Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza

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Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza

Delegates from 116 nations and 24 organizations gather in Egypt to review progress on combating H5N1 avian flu. The meeting aims to mobilize resources for long-term response and strengthen global cooperation against pandemics.

CONTENT DETAILS
Title: Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Difficulty: Advanced
Topic: Medicine

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

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.

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

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