An evening at the theater
A text in Urdu 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. For my birthday I was given a subscription to stage plays. The first was based on a novel. The main role was played by…
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- سالگرہ پر مجھے اسٹیج ڈراموں کی ممبرشپ ملی۔ پہلا ڈرامہ ایک ناول پر بنا تھا۔ مرکزی رول مشہور اداکار نے کیا، مگر سب سے اچھا کام نوجوان اداکارہ کا تھا۔ ڈائریکٹر نے کہانی آج کے زمانے میں ڈالی۔ اختتام پر تالیاں اتنی دیر بجتی رہیں کہ اداکار تین بار آئے۔salgira per mujhe stedzh dramon ki membership mili. pehla drama ek nawel per bana tha. markazi rol meshhur adakar ne kiya, magar sab se achchha kam nojdzhawan adakara ka tha. dairektar ne kahani adzh ke zamane main dal. akhtitam per talian itne der badzhti rehen ke adakar tin bar ae.For my birthday I was given a subscription to stage plays. The first was based on a novel. The main role was played by a famous actor, but the young actress played best of all. The director moved the plot into our time. At the end the applause sounded so long that the actors came out three times.
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 did she get for her birthday?
- Who played best of all?
- What did the director do with the plot?
- How many times did the actors come out at the end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Urdu?
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.