Amb el smartphone
A short in Valencian text at level A1. 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 smartphone is new: the screen is big and bright. Every morning I listen to music in headphones and read the…
Text
- El meu smartphone és nou: la pantalla és gran i clara. Cada matí escolto música amb els auriculars i llig el diari a la pantalla. Al vespre envio missatges a la família i fem una trucada amb l'àvia. Si no hi ha senyal, llig un llibre: val la pena descansar del telèfon.My smartphone is new: the screen is big and bright. Every morning I listen to music in headphones and read the newspaper on the screen. In the evening I send messages to the family and we call grandma. If there is no signal, I read a book: it is worth resting from the phone.
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 is the narrator's smartphone like?
- What does he do every morning?
- Who do they call in the evening?
- What does he do if there is no signal?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Valencian?
A1. 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.