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Work for Thursday, March 9, 2020.
Do you know how to type in Russian? No? OK, it's easy. Windows here and Apple here. Make sure to use a "phonetic" or "mnemonic" keyboard, sometimes referred to as a "student" or "яшерты" keyboard. (Choose Russian first, and then choose the right keyboard, deleting other keyboards to keep it simple.) The student keyboard is the one where if you hit the letter "bee" it types б.
If you have problems with the Russian keyboard, let us know... we're experts!
As usual, let's start with a dictation. Click the "show solution" button at the end of the exercise: It shows you what you got right and wrong. Здорово! Cool!
Поняли? Did you get them all right? Молодец!
1. Expressing age. First, starting off... Remember that the age expression in Russian is "to me/him/her is 5 years." The exercise rehearses pronouns in the dative: мне, тебе, ему, ей, нам, вам, им. Remember! The dative vowel is е and the dative consonant is м. ЕМУ! Now do this:
2. Counting. Recall the... contorted... system of "counting stuff" in Russian:
The "rule of counting" in Russian: 1+ nominative; 2, 3, 4 + genitive singular; 5+ and the genitive plural. (And remember that we're talking about COMPOUND numerals like двадцать два when you actually say "two"... the teens, for instance, all are followed by the genitive plural: пятнадцать студентов.) Moreover, adverbial quantifiers (like "a lot много," "a few несколько," "how many сколько") expect the genitive (usually the plural):
- How many disco fountains does Stetson have? Сколько фонтанов в стиле Диско есть на кампусе Стетсона?
- How many statues of dead white men does Stetson have? Сколько памятников мертвым белым мужчинам есть на кампусе?
Drag the correct words from the list on the right. Pay attention to the pronoun and the choose the correct form of год depending on the number.
3. THE GENITIVE PLURAL: Do you get how to form the genitive plural? If not, you'll need to review this Prezi.
We're going to use FlipGrid a LOT for the next few weeks... The first time you use it, it may be confusing, but... You're smart. Try it again. If you can't understand it, reach out to me or Dr Z.
It's a simple program, platform independent, stupid-proof... You can use in on any computer or phone with a microphone and a camera. It's made for use on your phone, but it's equally functional on a laptop or desktop. If you're using your phone, it's probably a good idea to download the FlipGrid app (though you can just use it as "in browser" if you want!). You know how to do it: Just open up your app app (yep!) and search for FlipGrid. Click it.
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Remember when you couldn't read русский язык? Think of how much you've learned and overcome!
Do an exercise that advances your understanding of the formation of the genitive plural.
You can scan the QR code below (God forgive me! Ради бога!)
Or you can just click this link. (By the way, my favorite Tumblr of all time.)
On FlipGrid, Leave a recording of yourself doing the assignment: Сколько у вас институтов? How many institutes do you have? (°o•)
4. Finally, do this simple exercise that explains the formation of "tricky" genitive plural forms... When you're done, they won't seem tricky!
Endure! (҂◡_◡) ᕤ
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