The class schedule
A short in Serbian text at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. In our school the class schedule hangs next to the classroom and changes every September. On Mondays we have math for…
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- У нашој школи распоред часова виси поред учионице и мења се сваког септембра. Понедељком имамо математику прва два часа, а после тога страни језик. Хемија и физика су ми најтеже, зато уџбеник из хемије носим и кад немам час. Књижевност волим највише, али наставница тражи да песме знамо напамет. На великом одмору сви трче у двориште, а ја обично понављам градиво за сутра.U našoj školi raspored časova visi pored učionice i menja se svakog septembra. Ponedeljkom imamo matematiku prva dva časa, a posle toga strani jezik. Hemija i fizika su mi najteže, zato udžbenik iz hemije nosim i kad nemam čas. Književnost volim najviše, ali nastavnica traži da pesme znamo napamet. Na velikom odmoru svi trče u dvorište, a ja obično ponavljam gradivo za sutra.In our school the class schedule hangs next to the classroom and changes every September. On Mondays we have math for the first two lessons, and after that a foreign language. Chemistry and physics are the hardest for me, so I carry my chemistry textbook even when there's no class. I like literature most of all, but the teacher demands that we know poems by heart. At the long break everyone runs into the yard, while I usually review the material for tomorrow.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where does the class schedule hang?
- What are the first two lessons on Mondays?
- Why does the narrator always carry the chemistry textbook?
- What does the narrator do at the long break?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Serbian?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.