What happened at lunchtime? If the child went to a Russian-speaking kindergarten abroad, he heard this question every day. At the kindergarten…
«Grandma, I'll come on Saturday.» It takes two seconds for the child to utter the phrase. He says it without hesitation and...
The teacher called the child’s name during a trial lesson and asked them to show a toy. For example, this could be the start of the first lesson. Then what happens...
Take a sheet of paper and draw seven cells in a row. Sign the days of the week. The child attends a Russian day-care center. Classes are held in...
My friend’s machine broke. The very same one he carried with him everywhere. The child knows what to say, and even doesn’t…
It's ten minutes until class. The child says, «I don't want to.» A minute later, the adult tells it to another adult. «He's refusing Russian again.» In between...
In the summer of 1881, there was rain in Bremare, Scotland, and the Stevenson family was at home. The writer’s son, schoolboy Lloyd, was drawing with watercolors. Stevenson…
The child comes up with the news. «I lost a tooth!» The adult replies, «Oh well!» The child remains silent. He knows the word «well» as «good,…”
In the morning Auntia Olya sent a photo from the family cottage to the family chat; in the photo, a bucket of apples was sitting on the porch. In an hour, under the photo…
Say the word «leek» out loud. Now say «leek». The words are short, three letters each, and they end the same way. The difference is in the beginning. It's...
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