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Life as a Series of Questions and Exclamations

The story unfolds through life's stages, marked by questions and exclamations. From childhood to old age, it touches on love, education, marriage, aging, and reflections on life. The narrative captures the essence of human experience with humor and poignant moments.

CONTENT DETAILS
Title: Life as a Series of Questions and Exclamations
Difficulty: Advanced 
Topic: Russian Literature 
Source: Чехов, Антон Павлович. «Жизнь в вопросах и восклицаниях.» 1882.

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

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• 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:
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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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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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