A week without a phone
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 smartphone broke on Tuesday: first the microphone stopped working, then the phone's camera would not turn on. I…
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- Смартфон зламався у вівторок: спершу не працював мікрофон, потім перестала вмикатися камера телефона. Я віддав його в ремонт і тиждень жив без сім-карти. Виявилося, що будильник є і на розумному годиннику, а кодів із смс за тиждень не знадобилося жодного. Коли телефон повернули, я не одразу згадав пароль.The smartphone broke on Tuesday: first the microphone stopped working, then the phone's camera would not turn on. I handed it in for repair and lived a week without a SIM card. It turned out there is an alarm clock on a smart watch too, and in a week not one code from text messages was needed. When the phone came back, I did not remember the password right away.
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 broke first?
- How long did the narrator live without the phone?
- Where did the alarm clock turn out to be?
- What happened when the phone came back?
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.