LingoflyThe first year of university
A short text in Ukrainian 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. I entered university last year. At first it was hard: the lectures are long, the textbooks are thick, and the class…
Text
- Я вступив до університету торік. Спершу було важко: лекції довгі, підручники товсті, а розклад занять мінявся щотижня. Найскладніший предмет — хімія, найлегший — історія. Перший іспит я склав на десять балів і отримав стипендію. Живу в гуртожитку, у кімнаті нас троє.Ya vstupyv do universytetu torik. Spershu bulo vazhko: lektsii dovhi, pidruchnyky tovsti, a rozklad zaniat miniavsia shchotyzhnia. Naiskladnishyi predmet — khimiia, nailehshyi — istoriia. Pershyi ispyt ya sklav na desiat baliv i otrymav stypendiiu. Zhyvu v hurtozhytku, u kimnati nas troie.I entered university last year. At first it was hard: the lectures are long, the textbooks are thick, and the class schedule changed every week. The hardest subject is chemistry, the easiest is history. I passed my first exam with a ten and got a scholarship. I live in the dorm; there are three of us in the room.
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 did the narrator enter university?
- Which subject is the hardest?
- What grade did he get on the exam?
- How many people are in the room?
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.