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An Enquiry

Landowner Voldirev seeks information in a bureaucratic office but is repeatedly ignored. Frustrated, he eventually bribes the clerk with money, prompting immediate assistance. Voldirev, feeling awkward, gives the clerk money again, reflecting on the nature of such interactions as he leaves the office.

CONTENT DETAILS
Title: An Enquiry
Difficulty: Advanced 
Topic: Russian Literature 
Source: Чехов, Антон Павлович. «Справка.» 1883.

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• Level 1
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Russian-only
• English-only

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English-to-Russian:
​If English is your known language, use it as a prompt for the Russian segment.

Russian-to-English:
​If English is your known language, use it to verify comprehension of the Russian segment.

Level 1 presents content segmented mostly by single words, phrases, or short sentences. 
Objectives

• Repeatedly listen until you can do the following:
  • Comprehend each segment in your target language.
  • Accurately predict and vocalize the second segment of each matching pair.
• Identify and understand the grammar at play in each phrase.

English-to-Russian:
​If English is your known language, use it as a prompt for the Russian segment.

Russian-to-English:
​If English is your known language, use it to verify comprehension of the Russian segment.

Level 2 presents content segmented mostly by large phrases or complete sentences.
Objectives

• Repeatedly listen until you can do the following:
  • Comprehend the complete sentences in your target language.

English-to-Russian:
​If English is your known language, use it as a prompt for the Russian segment.

Russian-to-English:
​If English is your known language, use it to verify comprehension of the Russian segment.

Level 3 presents content segmented mostly by paragraphs or large sections of a paragraph.
Objectives

• Repeatedly listen until you can do the following:
  • Comprehend each paragraph in your target language.
  • As you listen, accurately define specific vocabulary words or phrases of your choice.

The Russian-only version presents content in Russian only.
Objectives

• Repeatedly listen until you can do the following:
  • Comprehend the entire piece with little effort.
  • Identify words and phrases of your choice and accurately translate them as you listen.

The English-only version presents content in English only.
Objectives

• Repeatedly listen until you can do the following:
  • Identify words and phrases of your choice and accurately translate them as you listen.
  • In your target language, accurately vocalize words and phrases of your choice.

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This transcript is from version Level 3 - Russian-to-English.

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