Lingoflyபரீட்சைக்கு முந்தின வாரம்
A short text in Tamil 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. My younger sister is in her final school year this year. Next week she has a test. Mathematics and physics are…
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- என் தங்கச்சி இந்த வருஷம் கடைசி வகுப்பில படிக்கிறா. அடுத்த வாரம் அவளுக்கு தவணைப் பரீட்சை. கணிதமும் பௌதிகவியலும் அவளுக்கு கடினமான பாடம், ஆனா வரலாறு மிகவும் பிடிக்கும். ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் அவ மாலையில ரெண்டு மணி நேரம் படிக்கிறா, படிச்சதை திரும்பப் படிக்கிறா. நேற்று அவ ஒரு பழைய டெஸ்டை எடுத்து பாத்தா, அங்கே நிறைய தவறு இருந்தது. நான் அவளுக்கு விளக்கம் குடுத்தன், அவ தவறை திருத்தினா. மறுபரீட்சை வேண்டாம், நல்ல மதிப்பெண் வேணும் எண்டு அவ சொல்லுறா.eṉ taṅgacci inda varuṣam kaḍaisi vaguppila paḍikkiṟā. aḍutta vāram avaḷukku tavaṇaip parīṭcai. kaṇidamum paudigaviyalum avaḷukku kaḍiṉamāṉa pāḍam, āṉā varalāṟu migavum piḍikkum. ovvoru nāḷum ava mālaiyila reṇḍu maṇi nēram paḍikkiṟā, paḍiccadai tirumbap paḍikkiṟā. nēṟṟu ava oru paḻaiya ṭesṭai eḍuttu pāttā, aṅgē niṟaiya tavaṟu irundadu. nāṉ avaḷukku viḷakkam kuḍuttaṉ, ava tavaṟai tiruttiṉā. maṟuparīṭcai vēṇḍām, nalla madippeṇ vēṇum eṇḍu ava solluṟā.My younger sister is in her final school year this year. Next week she has a test. Mathematics and physics are difficult subjects for her, but history she loves very much. Every day she studies for two hours in the evenings and repeats what she has learned. Yesterday she took out an old test and looked: there were many mistakes in it. I gave her an explanation, and she corrected the mistakes. A retake is not needed, a good mark is needed, she says.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What will her sister have next week?
- Which subjects are hard for her?
- What did she find in the old test?
- What does she not want?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Tamil?
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.