Russian 0010 (Elementary Russian 1): Unit 4 Syllabus

Autumn 2007 (2081)

Prepared by: Julie Draskoczy (jsd14@pitt.edu) and David J. Birnbaum (djbpitt+russ0010@pitt.edu)
Last modified: 2007-10-28
Location: http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/unit4syllabus.html
Main course web site: http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/

TB = Textbook; SAM = Student Activities Manual.
Where the TB or SAM has a picture of headphones next to an exercise, that exercise has an oral component, which you will find on-line at the Голоса́́ web site. Unless stated otherwise, where a page in the TB or SAM is assigned, you should complete all activities on that page.

Unit 4 covers TB, pp. 105–138 and SAM, pp. 79–104.

For W, 10-31 Recitation

TB, p. 105: Read Unit outline.
TB, p. 108: Read Культура и быт.
TB, p. 111: Read Культура и быт.
TB, p. 109: Read and listen to Dialog 1, looking up unfamiliar vocabulary.
TB, pp. 135–36: Write flashcards for all nouns that specify subjects one can study in school and begin learning them.
SAM, pp. 79, упражне́ние A: listen.
SAM, pp. 79–80, упражне́ния Б-В: write.

For H, 11-01 Lecture

TB, p. 109: Read and listen to Dialog 2, looking up unfamiliar vocabulary.
TB, p. 115: read Section 2, then write SAM, p. 88.
TB, pp. 135–36: Write flashcards for all other nouns and begin learning them.
Go to site: http://www.spbu.ru/Education/Faculties/ and list in both Russian and English the names of five факулте́ты that you can understand.

For F, 11-02 Recitation

TB, p. 109: Read and listen to Dialog 3, looking up unfamiliar vocabulary.
TB, p. 114–17: read Sections 1 and 3 and then write SAM, pp. 89–90.
TB, p. 136: Write flashcards for all adjectives and begin learning them. Include as additional active vocabulary the adjective питтсбургский (as in Питтсбургский университет ‘University of Pittsburgh’).
Read lyrics to Ви́дели но́чь on web site, watch YouTube video, and bring printout of lyrics to class.

For M, 11-05 Recitation

TB, p. 109: Read and listen to Dialog 4, looking up unfamiliar vocabulary.
TB, p. 136: Write flashcards for all verbs and begin learning them.
SAM, p. 80, write упражне́ние А.
SAM, pp. 80–82, complete упражне́ния Б, В, and Г.
Write TB, p. 117, упражне́ния 4-15 and 4-16.
Go to http://www.msu.ru/study/licasp.html and list the names of five факульте́ты in Russian and English.
Prepare for vocabulary quiz on all nouns and adjectives plus verbs of studying (изуча́ть, учи́ться, занима́ться).

For T, 11-06 Lecture

TB, p. 110: Read and listen to Dialog 5, looking up unfamiliar vocabulary.
TB, p. 137: Write flashcards for remaining active vocabulary and begin learning them.
SAM, pp. 82–84, complete all У́стные упражне́ния.

For W, 11-07 Recitation

TB, p. 108: Listen to Разгово́р 1 and write answers to questions in English.
TB, pp. 137–38: Write flashcards for passive vocabulary through колледж.
SAM, p. 85, complete all activities.
TB, pp. 118–20, Read Grammar Section 4 and then write SAM, p. 91.
Go to http://www.krdu-mvd.ru/kafedri.html and list the names of five ка́федры in Russian and in English. What is the different between a факульте́т and a ка́федра? How do the web activities help you determine this difference?

For H, 11-08 Lecture

TB, p. 108: Listen to Разгово́р 2 and write answers to questions in English.
TB, p. 138: Write flashcards for remaining passive vocabulary and begin learning it.
SAM, p. 86, complete all activities.
TB, pp. 120–21, read Grammar Section 5 and then write SAM, p. 92.
Go to http://www.ed.gov.ru/edusupp/metodobesp/fd/5312,print/ and see what a real Russian transcript looks like. Print out a copy and fill in as much information as you can about yourself. (For comparison, you might also want to look at Julie’s transcript from her studies in Russia last summer.)

For F, 11-09 Recitation

TB, p. 108: Listen to Разгово́р 3 and write answers to questions in English.
TB, pp. 121–22, read Grammar Sections 6 and 7 and then write SAM pp. 93–94.
TB, pp. 123–24, read Grammar Section 8 and then complete all activities on SAM, p. 87.
Go to site http://school-lichnost.ru/rasp.htm, look at the page, and answer the following questions in writing in English:
1. Does this sitelook like it is for a grade school or a university? Why?
2. What time does the school day begin and what time does it end?
3. Write does four subjects that the 1ый класс has on its schedule.

For M, 11-12 Recitation

TB, pp. 123–24, review Grammar Section 8 and then write all activites on SAM, pp. 95–96.
TB, pp. 126–27, Read Культура и быт sections.
TB, pp. 132–33, read correspondence and write answers to questions in sections 1 and 2 in Russian.
Prepare for quiz on all vocabulary and accusative case.

For T, 11-13 Lecture

Listen and write SAM, p. 97 in Russian.
Listen and write TB, p. 134 in English.
Read Section 4-30, part 1 and 2 on TB pp. 128 and 130 (skipping for the moment 129). The read p. 129 and write the answers to exercises 2, 5, and 6 on pp. 130–31 in English.
Bring SAM to class (we will watch the video and do some of the activities in class, and you’ll need to hand in your answers at the end).

For W, 11-14 Recitation

Reread TB, p. 129 and then complete exercises 4 and 3 on pp. 130–31 (in that order). Write the answers to exercise 4 in Russian and the answers to exercise 3 in English.
Write an essay about yourself as a student, of the sort that might be part of an application to a study-abroad program. Among the things you might want to mention are your name and nationality; where you are from, where you have lived, and where you go to school; what subjects you take; what subjects you like and don’t like; what your major is; what languages you know (and how well you read, write, understand, etc. each of them—do you know them because of study, travel, or because your parents speak them?); and what your grades are like. You should write approximately ten sentences, trying to make your essay sound like a naturally connected paragraph (as you would in a real application), rather than just a list of facts.

For H, 11-15 Lecture

Study for Unit 4 examination.