Russian 0010 (Elementary Russian 1): Unit 5 Syllabus

Autumn 2007 (2081)

Prepared by: David J. Birnbaum (djbpitt+russ0010@pitt.edu) and Julie Draskoczy (jsd14@pitt.edu)
Last modified: 2007-12-03
Location: http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/unit5syllabus.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 5 covers TB, pp. 139–76 and SAM, pp. 105–30.

F, 11-16 Recitation

• Read TB, p. 139 to learn what the lesson covers.
• Look up unfamiliar words in, listen to, and practice TB, p. 143, Диало́г 1. Write TB, p. 144, Вопро́сы к диало́гам for Диало́г 1 (in Russian).
• Read TB, p. 153, and then write SAM, pp. 113–14.
• TB, p. 173, write flashcards for Nouns and begin learning them. There is a typographical error in some versions of the TB; the word for ‘story’ is эта́ж, not зта́ж.
• TB, p. 141, read Культу́ра и бы́т.
• Read on-line note about telling time on the hour at http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/hours.html.
• По смоленской дороге: Read on-line lyrics at http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/smolensk.html and listen to the on-line recording at http://file020.mylivepage.com/chunk20/132478/104/%D0%9F%D0%BE%20%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%20%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B5.mp3?1271589396 (there’s a 30-second count-down before the music begins to play).

M, 11-19 Recitation

• Look up unfamiliar words in, listen to, and practice TB, p. 143, Диало́г 2.
• Write TB, p. 144, Вопро́сы к диало́гам for Диало́г 2.
• Read TB, pp. 154–63 (read just the grammatical explanations; you do not have to do the exercises). Then write SAM, pp. 115–16.
• Read TB, p. 140–41 to see examples of things you can do on specific days and at specific times. Be prepared to discuss in class when you do these things.
• TB, p. 174, write flashcards for Verbs and begin learning them.
• SAM, pp. 105–06, write exercises about numbers.
• Read updated on-line description of single-stem verb system at http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/single-unit5.html, with particular attention to additions since the last version.
• Read on-line note about past tense at http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/unit5-past.html, with particular attention to verbs of motion.

T, 11-20 Lecture

• Look up unfamiliar words in, listen to, and practice TB, p. 143, Диало́г 3.
• Write TB, pp. 144–45, Вопро́сы к диало́гам for Диало́г 3.
• SAM, pp. 106–07, listen to and complete all phonetics and intonation exercises orally. Write (only) p. 107, упражне́ние А.
• Read TB, p. 162, and then write SAM, p. 117.
• TB, pp. 174–75, Write flashcards for Other Verbs and Adverbs begin learning them.

M, 11-26 Recitation

• Look up unfamiliar words in, listen to, and practice TB, p. 143, Диало́г 4.
• Write TB, p. 145, Вопро́сы к диало́гам for Диало́г 4.
• TB, pp. 173–75, write flashcards for Modifiers, Prepositions, and Question Words and begin learning them.
• Listen to SAM, p. 108. You do not have to write anything.
• Write SAM, p. 118.
• The web site at http://wsbs-msu.ru/lows/routine.shtml describes a daily schedule at a biology research station. Write down three activities you recognize in Russian and in English, writing out the times in words.
• The Birthday song: Read the on-line lyrics at http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/birthday.html and watch the YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILRe9dHyby8.
• Prepare for vocabulary quiz on nouns and verbs.

T, 11-27 Lecture

• Look up unfamiliar words in, listen to, and practice TB, p. 144, Диало́г 5.
• Write TB, p. 146, Вопро́сы к диало́гам for Диало́г 5.
• Listen to SAM, p. 109. You do not have to write anything.
• SAM, pp. 119–20, write упражне́ния 11and 12.
• TB, pp. 175–76, Write flashcards for Other Words and Phrases and begin learning them.

W, 11-28 Recitation

• TB, p. 141, read about Russian calendars (bottom of page).
• TB, p. 142, listen to Разгово́р 1 and write answers to questions in English.
• Listen to SAM, p. 110. You do not have to write anything.
• Write SAM, pp. 121–22.
• TB, p. 176, Write flashcards for Passive Vocabulary and begin learning the words there.

H, 11-29 Lecture

• TB, p. 142, listen to Разгово́р 2 and write answers to questions in English.
• Listen to SAM, p. 111. You do not have to write anything.
• Write SAM, p. 123.
• The web page at http://alushta.applmat.ru/Rasporjadok/frame.htm describes (on the left side) how a tourist might spend a day. Write down five activities you recognize in Russian and in English, writing out the times in words. The word сме́на means ‘shift’, as in first shift, second shift, etc.

F, 11-30 Recitation

• TB, p. 142, listen to Разгово́р 3 and write answers to questions in English.
• Read TB, pp. 164–65 and then write SAM, p. 120, упражне́ние 13.

M, 12-03 Recitation

• TB, p. 142, listen to Разгово́р 4 and write answers to questions in English.
• TB, pp. 151–52, Пе́рвые абза́цы. Read the explanation and then write p. 152, упражне́ние 5-18.
• Listen to SAM, p. 112. You do not have to write anything.
• SAM, pp. 124–25, read all materials associated with Kostya’s letter (упражне́ние В) and write a response to that letter (you do not need to write any of the other activities).
• TB, p. 152, prepare to answer упражне́ние 5-19 orally in class. Don’t write out your text, but think about how you would use connecting phrases like the ones on p. 151 and specifications of time to avoid short, choppy sentences.
• Prepare for comprehensive vocabulary quiz on entire unit.

T, 12-04 Lecture

• [Note: This web site was apparently taken down after we wrote the syllabus. We have placed a copy of the page (retrieved from the Google cache) at: http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~russ0010/2081/army.html. After you load the page you must set the encoding explicitly to Windows 1251 Cyrillic. You can do this on Windows Firefox by selecting View -> Character Encoding -> More Encodings -> Eastern Europe -> Cyrillic (Windows-1251). On Windows Internet Explorer choose Page -> Encoding -> More -> Cyrillic (Windows).]
  The web site at http://armyrus.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=749&Itemid=2163 describes the daily schedule in the Russian army. Write down in Russian and English the beginning times and the activities for three items you recognize, writing out the times in words.
• Watch Unit 5 video on line.
• SAM, pp. 125–30, write all video-related activities.

W, 12-05 Recitation

• TB, pp. 166–67, write answers to all questions in English. You won’t know all the words, but you know enough to be able to be able to figure out the answers.
• Sign up in class for an oral final examination (10 minutes) with your recitation instructor for Thursday, 12-06 or Friday, 12-07.

R, 12-06 Lecture

• TB, pp. 169–71, read email correspondence and write answers to questions on p. 171 in English.

F 12-07 Recitation

• SAM, p. 125, упражне́ние Г: write item #1 (notes, not full sentences) in Russian. You’ll be asked to give a presentation in recitation, and also to hand in the written notes you prepared.
• TB, p. 168, for each of the notes (from Irina, Volodia, Nina, and Vera), write in English what you think they are about. Don’t translate them and don’t look up any words you don’t know in a dictionary; just try to figure out as much as you can from words you’ve learned plus words you recognize and summarize the contents as well as you can.
• SAM, p. 125, write упражне́ние Д (интервью́) in English.

H 12-13, Final Examination

• Prepare for final written examination (10:00–11:50 a.m., CL 332)