LingoflyA meeting without an agreement
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. The meeting began calmly and ended without a decision. Half the team was for the new proposal and half against, and…
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- Састанак је почео мирно, а завршио се без одлуке. Половина екипе је била за нову понуду, а половина против, и нико није хтео да попусти. Шеф је тражио аргументе, а добио је само мишљења и повишене тонове. Најгоре је било то што нико није хтео да призна грешку из прошлог пројекта. На крају смо се договорили само о једном: да се нађемо поново у понедељак.Sastanak je počeo mirno, a završio se bez odluke. Polovina ekipe je bila za novu ponudu, a polovina protiv, i niko nije hteo da popusti. Šef je tražio argumente, a dobio je samo mišljenja i povišene tonove. Najgore je bilo to što niko nije hteo da prizna grešku iz prošlog projekta. Na kraju smo se dogovorili samo o jednom: da se nađemo ponovo u ponedeljak.The meeting began calmly and ended without a decision. Half the team was for the new proposal and half against, and nobody wanted to yield. The boss asked for arguments and got only opinions and raised voices. Worst of all was that nobody wanted to admit the mistake from the past project. In the end we agreed on only one thing: to meet again on Monday.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How did the meeting end?
- How was the team split?
- What did the boss ask for?
- What did they agree on at the end?
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.