Der Reifen unter dem Tamarindenbaum

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Linh has to give a talk at school about her family’s work. Her mother repairs tyres on a street corner in Hue, and every morning Linh walks past on the other side of the street. So she invents a hotel. But on Friday the teacher’s bicycle stands in the schoolyard with a flat tyre.

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Herr Hai, der Geografielehrer der 8b, ist am Montag mit einem Zettel in die Klasse gekommen und hat so gelächelt, wie Lehrer lächeln, wenn sie etwas Schreckliches vorhaben.

On Monday, Mr Hai, the geography teacher of class 8b, came into the room with a slip of paper and smiled the way teachers smile when they are planning something terrible.

„Am Freitag hält jeder von euch einen Vortrag“, hat er gesagt. „Fünf Minuten. Das Thema ist: die Arbeit meiner Familie. Was tut ihr, was tun eure Eltern, und was ist das Besondere daran? Ihr dürft Bilder zeigen.“

“On Friday each of you will give a talk,” he said. “Five minutes. The topic is: my family’s work. What do you do, what do your parents do, and what is special about it? You may show pictures.”

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All 17 editions: titles, levels and lengths

Der Reifen unter dem Tamarindenbaum · German (original)B1 Intermediate · 1,641 words · ~15 min
Το λάστιχο κάτω από την ταμαρινθιά · GreekB1 Intermediate · 1,617 words · ~15 min
The Tyre Under the Tamarind Tree · EnglishB1 Intermediate · 1,623 words · ~15 min
La rueda bajo el árbol de tamarindo · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 1,619 words · ~15 min
Le pneu sous le tamarinier · FrenchB1 Intermediate · 1,926 words · ~15 min
इमली के पेड़ के नीचे का टायर · HindiB1 Intermediate · 1,857 words · ~15 min
Ban di Bawah Pohon Asam · IndonesianB1 Intermediate · 1,419 words · ~10 min
La gomma sotto l’albero di tamarindo · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 1,668 words · ~15 min
タマリンドの木の下のタイヤ · JapaneseB1 Intermediate
타마린드나무 아래의 타이어 · KoreanB1 Intermediate · 1,178 words · ~10 min
De band onder de tamarindeboom · DutchB1 Intermediate · 1,590 words · ~15 min
Opona pod tamaryndowcem · PolishB1 Intermediate · 1,343 words · ~10 min
O pneu embaixo do pé de tamarindo · PortugueseB1 Intermediate · 1,662 words · ~15 min
Cauciucul de sub tamarind · RomanianB1 Intermediate · 1,638 words · ~15 min
Demirhindi Ağacının Altındaki Lastik · TurkishB1 Intermediate · 1,239 words · ~10 min
Chiếc lốp xe dưới gốc cây me · VietnameseB1 Intermediate · 2,087 words · ~15 min
《酸豆树下的车胎》 · ChineseB1 Intermediate

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The original German is B1 Intermediate. In translation, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese are B1 Intermediate. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.

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About 1,641 words in 5 chapters: around 5–15 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.

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