The intern's first day
A short in Ukrainian 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. The workday starts at nine and ends at six. On the first day I was given a simple task: sort out a folder of papers and…
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- Початок робочого дня о девʼятій, кінець о шостій. У перший день мені дали просте завдання: розібрати теку для паперів і скласти список справ. Дедлайн був до кінця дня, і я встиг. Наставник пояснював двічі й жодного разу не дорікнув. На перерві на каву я зрозумів, що лишуся тут надовго.The workday starts at nine and ends at six. On the first day I was given a simple task: sort out a folder of papers and make a list of tasks. The deadline was the end of the day, and I made it. My mentor explained twice and never once reproached me. At the coffee break I understood I would stay here a long time.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When does the workday start?
- What was the first task?
- Did the narrator make the deadline?
- How did the mentor behave?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Ukrainian?
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.