SAVE THE DATE! CULTURAL CREDIT AND RUSSIAN PORTFOLIO CREDIT PROVIDED FOR BOTH EVENTS!
January 26, MONDAY, 1pm-2pm at SPREES
Strings and History: Slavic Folk Music Lab
Experience Slavic folk music beyond the textbook in this interactive, hands-on workshop. You will explore traditional Slavic instruments, learn to play balalaika, and discover how Slavic folk music has evolved from ancient village traditions to modern stage performances. No musical experience required!
January 26, MONDAY 4pm-5pm at Lee Chapel (Elizabeth Hall)
A Musical Journey around the World: Domra, Guitar, and Voice concert
This one-hour concert features Peter Omelchenko, one of the world's greatest domra players. He is joined by Anna Kusner, a Gnessin academy-trained guitarist, and a renowned Ukrainian baritone Peter Slutsky. The musicians will perform popular classical favorites, Ukrainian melodies, Jewish music, Russian romances, and international hits. Learn more about the musicians and listen to the music excerpts HERE
Давайте поработаем! Сначала...
ДАВАЙ!
Here's the worksheet for today. There will be "physical" copies in the lab for you!
Prepare for the vocab quiz next week:
1) Follow the link, and memorize the days of the week.
2) Follow the link, and memorize useful phrases from the dialogues
Now, work on days of the week for at least 10 minutes. Remember!
Monday понедельник (СТАРТ недели)
Tuesday вторник (ВТОРой день недели)
Wednesday среда (в середине (middle) недели)
Thursday четверг (четвертый день недели)
Friday пятница (пятый день недели)
Saturday суббота (как на иврите, sabbath shabbos)
Sunday воскресенье (an old word... it has CROSS in the middle)
Next, РАЗГОВОРЫ ДЛЯ СЛУШАНИЯ.
Послушайте разговоры 2 и 3 (Textbook, p. 150). Напишите ответы на хендауте. (Write your answers on the back of the lab handout). Spend about 15 minutes on this section.
Послушайте разговоры 2 и 3 (Textbook, p. 150). Напишите ответы на хендауте. (Write your answers on the back of the lab handout). Spend about 15 minutes on this section.
Разговор 2. Билеты на рок-концерт. (5 мин... )
Разговор 3. Пойдем в буфет! (5 мин)
Now, look through this Point Presentation on Verbs of Motion. Click through the slides; there are 8. You'll get a bird's-eye view of the system of motion verbs in Russian.
The point: These verbs are systematic! There's a series of rules that underwrite their usage. Learn the system, and learn the correct way to express motion in Russian. We'll spend much of this unit working on this verbal system.
А теперь... письменные упражнения на хендауте! =Now, go work on written work with the tutors or your professor.
