Tuesday, April 21, 2026

ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN УРОК 8 Unit 8 Week 3 Неделя 3 Elementary Russian Lab




Урок 8 третья неделя. Магазин!




За работу, товарищи! 

First, look through the material for the grammar quiz here. The quiz will cover the formation of the dative (noun + modifier) and the expression of "nonexistence" in the past. 

review the memrise and then TAKE YOUR GRAMMAR QUIZ!

Молодцы! 

Now, grab or download this worksheet. On the back of it, there's some familiar information about soft consonants. Remember how the system works: There are two vowel graphemes for each vowel sound. Half the Russian vowel graphemes indicate softness in the preceding consonants (я е ё ю и), and half indicate hardness (а э о у ы). (Don't forget the мягкий знак, the soft sign.) Most of the consonants that precede the "soft-inducing" vowels (and ь) are palatalized, pronounced by engaging the palate, the roof of your mouth behind your dental ridge.

Hardness is the "default" -- lacking other indication, assume that the consonant is pronounced hard.

So, the word газета has a soft з (because of the following е) and a hard т (because of the following a... or more exactly, because the vowel following the т does NOT induce softness). 


See! Ingenious! Twice the number of vowels (there are only five vowel SOUNDS but ten vowel GRAPHEMES), but that means you only need half the number of consonants. (So many consonants! 20? It's a great tradeoff.) 


NB: Some consonants like the velars (к, г, х) and the hushers (ш, ж...) don't have "pairmates," they are pronounced hard or soft, regardless of the following vowels (or soft sign... дочь). In fact, a good case could be made that ш and щ are hard/soft variants...  Don't worry overly, though... You just "say it like it's written" and don't worry. Всё будет хорошо... 

We've been working on this phonological (or is it phonetic? Probably both...) effect all semester. The exercises tell you to listen to the recording and mark the soft consonants; of course, y'all are smart, and you don't need the recording--find the "soft vowels" and you'll know the consonants that precede them are palatalized! 


So, look through the dialogues, mark the soft consonants with an apostrophe. Then, listen to exercise 08-06 and 08-03, and check your work. (8-03 at 1m55s and 8-06 5m15s... sorry, the recording isn't broken up properly; just move the button to the right second in the recording.) 


Pay attention to the recording, listening carefully for the soft consonants. 


Then, пожалуйста, сделайте все упражнения из вашего хэндаута!  let's work a bit more on the dative case... finish all the handout assignments and add it to your portfolio.


Now, view this video sketch. Type or write answers to the following questions on your lab handout.
1) For whom is the man shopping?
2) What does the saleslady suggest that he should buy?
3)How much does it cost?

Monday, April 20, 2026

Второй курс. Урок 8. Неделя 3. Unit 8 week 3 LAB RUSS 202



Привет! Как дела? Потихоньку?


Ну, а теперь к делу!

1. Сначала напишите контрольную по грамматике =take your GRAMMAR quiz (20 мин) 

2. Прочитайте и ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ(!) ☟⇩(30 мин)   download your worksheet. Read the text and then Ответьте на вопросы письменно= Answer the questions in writing in your handout. Add this handout to your Portfolio 8.

На сегодня всё! Спасибо!

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Сегодня в лингафонном кабинете ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN УРОК 8 Unit 8 Week 2 Неделя 2 Elementary Russian Lab


Здравствуйте, дорогие студенты! 
Добро пожаловать в лабораторию! 
Welcome to the lab!

Добрый день, ребята? Вы готовы поработать? Будьте готовы! 

ВСЕГДА ГОТОВ! 


Универмаг “Московский” — современный торговый центр.

The building above is called УНИВЕРМАГ МОСКОВСКИЙ... "The Moscow Department Store." Only it's in St. Petersburg... see the letters on the building in the background?

С А Н К Т П Е Т Е Р Б У Р Г.

Странно! I don't get it either.

1) Сначала write your vocab quiz
2) Work on this memrise list to prepare for the grammar quiz next week (Dative case)
3) Потом, Get a copy of today's lab handout. Возьмите хендаут!  

Here's what's on the handout. 
Диалоги: First, look at the "useful words" on your handout, and the pictures. What are you listening for? What items are pictured? Make sure you understand what each item means (детская куртка...). Now, read the 5 questions (a-e). Now....

Listen to the recording. Давайте послушаем! Let's give it a listen, at least three times. It's corny. There's a new mall! Let's find out what's inside! Listen to the recording. First time, just relax and listen for words you know. Second time, listen actively for the information sought and indicate where (what floor) each item at the top of handout is located. Third time, listen carefully and try to understand the recording, and jot down the answers for the questions a through e in the space provided on your handout. The whole thing should take NO MORE than 20 minutes. 

5) Грамматика Are you bored? Confused? Let's talk negatively! Let's deny things! Do the grammar tasks on your handout: 
First off, if you need some explanation (everyone does), here is a Power Point Presentation that explains how to express "negative possession" (I don't have a car!).

Now complete the other two assignments on your handout  (У меня был шарф! У меня нет шарфА). 


Sunday, April 12, 2026

УРОК 8 НЕДЕЛЯ 2 ВТОРОЙ КУРС. СВЯЗЬ И КОММУНИКАЦИЯ



Здравствуйте! Приветствуем вас!




1. Сначала повторите слова ЗДЕСЬ. = First, review the words. Pay attention to the stress marks as usual!

2. Потом напишите  контрольную по словам =take your vocab quiz (20 мин)

 2. Прочитайте и ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ(!) ☟⇩(10 мин)   download your worksheet. Read the dialogue Ответьте на вопросы письменно= Answer the questions in writing.

3. Сделайте упражнения на повторение дательного падежа, из vs. от (see your worksheet for the three grammar assignments)
ВСЁ! УРА!

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN УРОК 8 UNIT 8 Week 1 Неделя 1


Добро пожаловать в лабораторию! 
Welcome to the lab! 


А вот и лабораторная работа! Here's the хэндаут. Clicka da link and print it out or grab it at the lab.

First, do the memrise list to prepare for the vocab quiz. The vocab quiz is next week. Spend at least 10 min working on the list

Listen to the first three разговоры from Unit 8 

Разговоры: 1 2 3. Искусство, a word you hear in dialogue #2, means art!

Jot down the answers on the handout. 

Listen to each разговор at least once, but no more than 3 times. It should take you about TEN minutes. (Answer in English or Russian, in the margin... There's enough room...)

Now...

Let's do some possessing in the past! У меня были игрушки. У меня не было игрушек Do all the tasks on your handout. (15 minutes)

Это всё на сегодня! Молодцы!

Monday, April 6, 2026

ВТОРОЙ КУРС. УРОК 8. НЕДЕЛЯ 1








NOW THE LAB: FIRST THINGS FIRST! GO TO QUIZLET  AND GO OVER ALL 50 WORDS. We will have the quiz next week. It's not necessary to learn them all by heart for now but it is important to read them at least once during this session (10 мин)


РАЗГОВОРЫ ДЛЯ СЛУШАНИЯ (15 мин)

Послушайте разговор 124 (=listen to conversations at least a couple of times  (Textbook, p. 310). 

Write your answers to all three dialogues in your worksheet. Grab your worksheet at the lab or download your worksheet HERE.

Сейчас грамматика: посылать/отправлять - to send
Memorize the conjugation of both verbs. Jot down your conjugation patterns on the handout


Do you remember the mnemonic rules to use the preposition FROM (от vs. из vs. с) К-ОТ, V-IS(A), НА-С? See the table below to refresh this info and do the ex. in your handout. 





НА СЕГОДНЯ ВСЁ! ХОРОШО ПОРАБОТАЛИ! МОЛОДЦЫ!



Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Сегодня в лингафонном кабинете ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN УРОК 7 Unit 7 Week 3 Неделя 3 Elementary Russian Lab


Здравствуйте, дорогие студенты!

Добро пожаловать в лабораторию!


Grab the lab worksheet:

1/// во-первых... First off:

DO THE GRAMMAR QUIZ!

AND NOW:
A little dictation! Write down as best you can this "dialogue"... You'll hear words like старший брат and единственный ребёнок... Помните? Don't sweat it if you can't get it all... this is practicing!

2/// во-вторых... second... Practice

Now, practice the formation of animate Singular masculine Accusative and animate Plural. Do the BRIEF exercises (7-31) on the handout, get some feedback from the tutors... Поняли?


На, посмотри! Check out this Presentation Here. Take a look... How do you form the genitive plural?

3/// Now, practice the formation of the Gen Pl nouns on the handout 

4/// And Now do this (ex. 7-48 on the handout)


Трудно! It's hard. Попробуйте! Give it a try (15 min) 

Make sure you read the questions carefully BEFORE you listen to the recording. 2) Know what you want to find in the recording before you listen...3) Do NOT spend more than 15 minutes on this exercise... The goal is to train your ear, not to get everything right.  


Сможете! You can do it!

This old dude is totally класс, no? 

Monday, March 30, 2026

ВТОРОЙ КУРС. УРОК 7. НЕДЕЛЯ 3 RUS 202 Unit 7 LAB week 3





FIRST, TAKE THE GRAMMAR QUIZ!

А теперь посмотрите этот видеоклип (4:54 мин)



Это видео о том, как некоторые люди проводят свободное время. Сделайте упражнения по этому видео.

2. Сделайте упражнения 07-24 – 07-29 (SAM p. 159-161) grab the handout at the lab or see the handout.

Это всё! Ура!


Sunday, March 22, 2026

Сегодня в лингафонном кабинете ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN LAB УРОК 7 Unit 7 Week 2



First off (10 min), review this QUIZLET and TAKE YOUR VOCAB QUIZ!!!! (just a reminder, the vocab quiz is the closed-book one, take some time to review the vocab and then grab the quiz from the table when you are comfortable with the vocab)
  • Now, grab  YOUR HANDOUT from the tutor. Now, let's have a listen to this recording of your host brother's description of his family. Listen a couple times, then answer the questions in your handout in writing.
  • Let's visit this interactive ppt, where you can find some exercises on the formation of the genitive plural and the plurals of family members. Important! Download the presentation so you can use the interactive practice mode. Learn these expressions! All of them are fair game for the grammar quiz next week.
  • Now, SPEND FIVE MINUTES looking through this COOL PREZI Dr. Denner made on the formation of the genitive plural.
  • minutes 35-40: See the cutest video below. Did you understand everything?



Давайте играть! Давайте!
Сколько тебе лет?
Мне один год. Мне пятнадцать лет!
Great, isn't it?!
  • Finally, complete the other two assignments on your handout.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Лингафон ВТОРОЙ КУРС УРОК 7 НЕДЕЛЯ 2




Наш план на сегодня:
  • 0-10 минут: First, let's practice for the vocab quiz. Quizlet review practice тест ЗДЕСЬ

  • 10-20 минут: Take the vocab quiz in the lab!

  • 20-25 минут (5 минут) Review свой for the grammar test next week:


  • 25-50 минут: "Задумчивый вундеркинд" textbook pp. 290-291 or in the lab handout.
    1. прочитайте текст "Задумчивый вундеркинд" в учебнике на странице 290 (=read the text OUT LOUD! PRACTICE READING! p. 290 or the lab handout)
    2. посмотрите "Новые слова в контексте" и "словарь" на странице 291 (=look up the new words on p. 291)
    3. ответьте на вопросы 7-38 стр. 290 письменно (=in writing/typing) answer all 10 questions in full
    4. show your answers to the tutors, correct if necessary, and keep the doc for your portfolio. You can type in this handout or you can just jot down/type your answers on the physical copy of the handout in the lab.
На сегодня всё! Молодцы!