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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Winter clothing, weather phenomena, verbs of play and movement.

This story is about a child's winter day: a walk, building a snowman, and playing in the snow. It helps learn winter clothing names and natural phenomena at A1 level.

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Мені потрібно тепло одягнутися

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Мені потрібно тепло одягнутися

Structure: "мені потрібно" = "I need to" + infinitive. Тепло одягнутися = dress warmly.

Essential phrase for expressing necessity in Ukrainian.

Під ногами рипить сніг

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Під ногами рипить сніг

Рипить = crunches (makes a characteristic sound underfoot). This verb describes the unique sound of snow.

Great descriptive word for winter scenes.

Сніг добре ліпиться

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Сніг добре ліпиться

Ліпиться = molds (passive form). Сніг ліпиться = the snow can be molded. Used for snow games.

Useful for describing winter activities.

Це кумедний звук

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Це кумедний звук

Кумедний = funny/amusing. Used to describe sounds and situations. Common in everyday speech.

Frequently used word in daily conversation.

Какао солодке і ароматне

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Какао солодке і ароматне

Солодкий = sweet, ароматний = aromatic (pleasant smell). Learn to describe food and drinks.

Practice describing food and beverages.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Sweater

светр

Светр = sweater. Warm woolen garment worn on top. Examples: вовняний (woolen), теплий (warm), сірий (grey).

Basic winter wardrobe item.

Gloves

рукавички

Рукавички = gloves (separate fingers). Рукавиці = mittens (one piece). Both are winter hand wear.

Essential winter accessory.

Sled

санки

Санки = sled. Winter transport for riding down hills. Санки швидкі = the sled moves fast downhill.

Great winter activity!

Crunches

рипить

Рипить = crunches (3rd person singular). The sound snow makes underfoot in winter.

Quintessential winter sound!

Molds

ліпиться

Ліпиться = molds (passive). Сніг ліпиться = the snow can be molded into something (snowman, balls).

Useful for winter games.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Dress: я одягаю

Я одягаю теплий светр

Одягати = to dress/wear. я одягаю (I dress), ти одягаєш, він одягає. Also: одягатися (reflexive, for oneself).

Basic verb for describing clothing.

Adjective gender agreement

Куртка велика і тепла

Adjectives agree in gender: светр (masc) — теплий, куртка (fem) — тепла, какао (neut) — тепле. Note the endings!

Important Ukrainian grammar rule.

Preposition НА

Сніг лежить на землі

НА + locative case means location: на землі (on the ground), на деревах (on trees), на будинках (on houses). Compare: на столі (on the table), на підлозі (on the floor).