LingoflyA police report about the incident
A text in Serbian at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. On Sunday evening an incident happened at the intersection in front of our house. The driver exceeded the speed limit…
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- У недељу увече десила се незгода на раскрсници испред наше зграде. Возач је прекорачио брзину и није успео да закочи на време. Полиција је стигла за десет минута и одмах почела да сачињава записник. Мене су питали шта сам видео, и морао сам да дам документа на увид. Возача нису ухапсили, само су га привели на разговор, јер то још није било кривично дело него прекршај.U nedelju uveče desila se nezgoda na raskrsnici ispred naše zgrade. Vozač je prekoračio brzinu i nije uspeo da zakoči na vreme. Policija je stigla za deset minuta i odmah počela da sačinjava zapisnik. Mene su pitali šta sam video, i morao sam da dam dokumenta na uvid. Vozača nisu uhapsili, samo su ga priveli na razgovor, jer to još nije bilo krivično delo nego prekršaj.On Sunday evening an incident happened at the intersection in front of our house. The driver exceeded the speed limit and couldn't brake in time. The police arrived in ten minutes and immediately began drawing up a report. They asked me what I had seen, and I had to present my documents. The driver wasn't arrested, only held for questioning, because it was still not a crime but a violation.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why did the incident happen?
- What did the police do right after arriving?
- What did the narrator have to do?
- Why wasn't the driver arrested?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Serbian?
B1. That means: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.