La meva història de llengua
A short in Valencian text at level B1. 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 was born in 1994 in a seaside village, where I spent my whole childhood. At eighteen I left to study in the city, and…
Text
- Vaig néixer el 1994 en un poblet de la costa, on vaig passar tota la infància. A divuit anys vaig marxar a estudiar a la ciutat i des de llavors he viscut en tres barris diferents. La vida adulta no ha estat fàcil: he canviat de feina tres vegades, però enguany la cosa va millor. L'any passat vaig començar una vida nova: vaig canviar de treball i vaig mudar amb la meva parella a un pis prop del mar. D'ací a un any voldrem crear una família, si surt. El poblet natal queda a una hora en cotxe: hi anem sempre que podem, perquè hi tenim el millor record — l'estiu, a l'ombra dels arbres del riu.I was born in 1994 in a seaside village, where I spent my whole childhood. At eighteen I left to study in the city, and since then I have lived in three different neighborhoods. Adult life was not easy: I changed jobs three times, but this year things went better. Last year I began a new life: I changed jobs and moved with my partner to a flat by the sea. In a year we want to start a family, if it works out. The home village is an hour by car: we go there whenever we can, because there our best memory lives — the summer in the shade of the trees by the river.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where was the narrator born?
- What did he do last year?
- What does he plan in a year?
- How often does he return to the home village?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Valencian?
B1. 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.