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Сегодня на уроке в лингафонном кабинете... Today in the lab for Elementary Russian!
Добро пожаловать! Welcome!
Hey, notice that the Russians mark dates differently: 27/IX/2023. Yeah, they use Roman numerals... funny, no? And they write the date first, then the month (in Roman or Arabic numerals), then the year.
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Порядок очередности! Priorities...
Берите, пожалуйста, хэндаут! The handout is here.
1) (20 minutes) Listen to these разговоры:
and, on the back of the handout, answer these questions (just jot them in the margins). It's helpful if you read the questions first, think about the kinds of answers you might expect, and THEN listen to the разговоры...
Oh, by the way, таможня means "customs." Where do you think Katya & Mary are meeting?
Oh, by the way, таможня means "customs." Where do you think Katya & Mary are meeting?
2) A major concept in Russian is modifying: Modifiers (adjectives) change their forms to "match" the noun they're modifying. Just remember: Nouns are the bosses. They tell EVERYONE what kind of endings to wear... Мой, моя, моё, мои.
Every noun in Russian has a permanent, unalterable gender: Москва is always feminine. Костюм is always masculine. Remember to look at the ending. Almost always, the ending indicates the gender of the noun: -a/-я is feminine; -o/-е is neuter; -ы/-и is plural; and -∅ (null) is masculine.
3) I've added Глава 2 vocabulary to Memrise, so you can start practicing. Here's a link to the material. The vocab quiz is next Wednesday! Spend at least 10 minutes practicing the vocab today and every day.
4) Here are two more Memrise links that will help you understand and use grammar concepts: Here's a link to part I (numbers) of the material on that quiz; here's a link to part 2 (modifiers).
Note: The material for the vocabulary and grammar quizzes is part of a Memrise course. All the data is there! You don't have to use Memrise, though I think it's an excellent program (and it's cross-platform, so there's OS, Android, etc. versions). But you may adapt the data as you see fit... You can cut and paste the tables into other programs, like Quizlet, or make your own flashcards with paper and pen. Ask me for paper flashcards! I have, like, a thousand...
Labs are days when you ask for extra help, work with the tutors on whatever you want.
Oh, and if you haven't yet, go LIKE the Russian Studies Facebook page!
3) I've added Глава 2 vocabulary to Memrise, so you can start practicing. Here's a link to the material. The vocab quiz is next Wednesday! Spend at least 10 minutes practicing the vocab today and every day.
4) Here are two more Memrise links that will help you understand and use grammar concepts: Here's a link to part I (numbers) of the material on that quiz; here's a link to part 2 (modifiers).
Note: The material for the vocabulary and grammar quizzes is part of a Memrise course. All the data is there! You don't have to use Memrise, though I think it's an excellent program (and it's cross-platform, so there's OS, Android, etc. versions). But you may adapt the data as you see fit... You can cut and paste the tables into other programs, like Quizlet, or make your own flashcards with paper and pen. Ask me for paper flashcards! I have, like, a thousand...
Labs are days when you ask for extra help, work with the tutors on whatever you want.
Oh, and if you haven't yet, go LIKE the Russian Studies Facebook page!
