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RU S11 INT Advertising. Commercials

Class theme/topics discussed:
Advertising/ Commercials

How did you pick this theme or topic?
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Videos, handouts, general discussion, students’ presentation.

How did students react?
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 5_Feb 1_Video1 Questions
Lesson 5_Feb 1_Commercial #1
Lesson 5_Feb 1_Commercial #2
Lesson 5_Feb 1_Video2 Transcript

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It encourages spontaneous speech in the target language.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 5
February 1, 2011

1. On the board: РЕКЛАМА

2. News of the day

3. Brainstorming:

Что важно для хорошей рекламы?
Introduce words: изюминка / слоган/ логотип

4. Video #1: Lesson 5_Feb 1_Commercial #1

Questions (give out a handout Lesson 5_Feb 1_Video1 Questions + write down some hints on the board):

– Какой продукт рекламируют (реклама чего)?
– Какой слоган используют в этом ролике?
– В чем изюминка/ фишка этой рекламы?
– Персонажи рекламы? (сотрудники банка и клиенты/ посетители)
– Каких посетителей нам показывают?
– На ваш взгляд, это удачная реклама?

5. Video #2: Lesson 5_Feb 1_Commercial #2

a) first showing – NO SOUND
Questions: что рекламируют? какой слоган? что происходит?

Students create a script/ text for this commercial, if possible, read it out along with the video;

b) second showing – WITH THE SOUND

Students retell what they just heard. If needed, play the video again, pausing after each line and making them repeat after the video.

c) third showing – W/ SOUND and W/ TRANSCRIPT (handout Lesson 5_Feb 1_Video2 Transcript)

6. Script: (if time!)

Students create a script for a commercial. If they want to, we film it in our next class session.

RU S11 INT Phraseology to describe people

Class theme/topics discussed:
Phraseology to describe people

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They were surprised by some of the idioms that we discussed, which helped them memorize the new expressions.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 4_January 27_Phraseology
Lesson 4_January 27_Stories

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It introduces the students to the basic idiomatic expressions.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 4
January 27, 2011

1. News.

2. Warm-up: retelling anecdotes from the Internet — Lesson 4_January 27_Stories

3. Vocabulary Practice: Phraseology — Lesson 4_January 27_Phraseology

– students first look only at the pictures and try to guess in which context these expressions are used and what meaning they imply.
– Then they look at the explanations on top of the page and match them with the pictures.

Discussion: are there any similar English expressions?

RU S11 INT Asking for a Favor. Discussion Game

Class theme/topics discussed:
Asking for a favor.
Conversation Game.

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Making polite requests is a basic language skill that student need in their everyday communication.
It’s a fun activity that promotes free discussion in class and imitates a journalist’s interview.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They seemed to enjoy the activity and the questions, and although their language is often rather limited to fully express their opinions, they were actively sharing ideas, commenting on each other’s answers and participating in a discussion. Strangely, the discussion in the Intermediate class turned out to be livelier than one with the Advanced group.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 3_Jan 25_Favor
Lesson 3_Jan 25_Vocab Revision
Lesson 3_Jan 25_Discussion Questions

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Yes, the Asking for a Favor part is crucial in everyday communication.
And the game imitates a situation of real-life conversation and requires presenting and supporting personal opinions on various broad issues.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 3
January 25, 2011

Before the class – expression of the day on the board: ТЕРПЕТЬ НЕ МОГУ

1. News of the day.

2. Vocabulary revision (words and expressions introduced at our last class) – distribute the handout Lesson 3_Jan 25_Vocab Revision

3. Expression of the day: explain, translate, give examples:

Я терпеть не могу холодец. / Я терпеть не могу вставать рано утром.
Students give examples.

4. Asking for a favor: distribute the handout Lesson 3_Jan 25_Favor, let them look at it while you’re explaining. Students read out loud the examples.
Then make them ask you/ each other for a favor using different models.

5. Game (cut in strips the handout Lesson 3_Jan 25_Discussion Questions) – students draw questions from a pile and discuss them sharing their opinions/ experiences. Before starting the activity, tell that the questions are random and that students should imagine themselves being interviewed for a magazine/ show.

RU S11 ADV Discussion Activity

Class theme/topics discussed:
Free discussion based on given questions.

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It’s a fun activity that promotes free discussion in class and imitates a journalist’s interview.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.
How did students react?
They pondered more on some questions, but as a rule they were willing to share their thoughts and opinions on at least a couple of them.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 3_Jan 25_Discussion Questions

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Yes, it imitates a situation of real-life conversation and requires to present and support personal opinions on various broad issues.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 3
January 25, 2011

1. News of the day.

2. Vocabulary revision (vocab from last class) – distribute the handout “Vocab Revision”.

3. Game (cut in strips the handout “Discussion Questions”) – students draw questions from a pile and discuss them sharing their opinions/ experiences. Before starting the activity, tell that the questions are random and that students should imagine themselves being interviewed for a magazine/ show.

RU S11 INT Holidays – Kreschenie and Sviatki

Class theme/topics discussed:
Праздник Крещения. Святки. (Epiphany and the tradition of Sviatki in Russia.) Predicting future – good or bad?

How did you pick this theme or topic?
In Russia January 19th is the day when people celebrate Epiphany, a holiday widely celebrated not only by truly religious people, but by many others who follow the special traditions of this day.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, work in pairs.

How did students react?
They found the topic interesting since none of them were familiar with the discussed traditions.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.

Lesson 2_ Jan 20_Text (Epiphany)
Lesson 2_Jan 20_Sviatki

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Definitely yes. It introduces students to important cultural knowledge and new vocabulary.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 2
January 20, 2011

Before the class put up the picture on the board (ice-bathing for the day of Epiphany). Students will get curious about what it is when they come to class, but don’t tell them anything.

1. News of the day.

2. Expression of the day on the board:

Сколько лет, сколько зим!

First work with the words «лет» and «зим» – ask the students to define the case of these words and then to put them in Nom. Sg. and Pl. (they should be able to deduce this by this time).
Explain the use of the root «лет» – in words ЛЕТО (summer) and in the archaic word ЛЕТА (or ЛЕТЫ – as years). Tell them that a new year in Rus’ used to start in the end of summer, etc., that is why years were counted by summers. Now they can see this relation in Genitive Plural for ГОД, which is ЛЕТ. (don’t spend more than 5 minutes on that)

3. Photograph on the board:

Ask them to look at it and try to guess what is happening. Write ЧТО ПРОИСХОДИТ? on the board above the picture. Let them all suggest something, then turn to the text.

4. Text: Lesson 2_ Jan 20_Text (Epiphany) — divide students in two equal groups, group one gets text 1, group two gets text two. (Handout “Epiphany text”)
They work on the text on their own, then ask each other questions that they have at the bottom of the handout. (i.e. groups share with each other what they have just read about)

Ask each group to choose three words in their texts that they find the most useful and write them with translations on the board.

Discussion: хотели бы вы попробовать окунуться в прорубь? Если бы вы были родителем, вы бы окунули своего ребенка в прорубь – как человек на фотографии?

5. Tell them that January 19th is the end of the period called Святки. Distrubute the handout “Sviatki”, one or two students read out loud. Lesson 2_Jan 20_Sviatki
Kакой американский праздник напоминают Святки?
– Хотели бы вы погадать и узнать свое будущее? Почему да/ нет?

RU S11 ADV Epiphany and Sviatki

Class theme/topics discussed:
Праздник Крещения. Святки. (Epiphany and the tradition of Sviatki in Russia.) Predicting future – good or bad?

How did you pick this theme or topic?
In Russia January 19th is the day when people celebrate Epiphany, a holiday widely celebrated not only by truly religious people, but by many others who follow the special traditions of this day.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, work in pairs.

How did students react?
They found the topic interesting since none of them were familiar with the discussed traditions.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 2_Jan 20_Sviatki

Lesson 2_ Jan 20_Text (Epiphany)

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Definitely yes. It introduces students to important cultural knowledge and new vocabulary.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 2
January 20, 2011

Before the class put up the picture on the board (ice-bathing for the day of Epiphany) – handout “Picture (Epiphany)”. Students will get curious about what it is when they come to class, but don’t tell them anything.

1. News of the day.

2. Expression of the day on the board:

Как в воду канул!

Ask the students to guess what this expression means, only then give the real meaning. Examples in context.

3. Photograph on the board:
Ask them to look at it and try to guess what is happening. Write ЧТО ПРОИСХОДИТ? on the board above the picture. Let them all suggest something, then turn to the text.

4. Text: divide students in two equal groups, group one gets text 1, group two gets text two. (Handout “Text (Epiphany)”)
They work on the text on their own, then ask each other questions that they have at the bottom of the handout. (i.e. groups share with each other what they have just read about)

Ask each group to choose three words in their texts that they find the most useful and write them with translations on the board.

Discussion: хотели бы вы попробовать окунуться в прорубь? Если бы вы были родителем, вы бы окунули своего ребенка в прорубь – как человек на фотографии?

5. Tell them that January 19th is the end of the period called Святки. Distrubute the handout “Sviatki”, one or two students read out loud.
Какой американский праздник напоминают Святки?
– Хотели бы вы погадать и узнать свое будущее? Почему да/ нет?

RU S11 INT/ADV Introductions. About Yourself

Class theme/topics discussed:
Getting to know each other. Class requirements.

How did you pick this theme or topic?
N/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion, ice-breakers.

How did students react?
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Class Policy.
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
The ice-breakers work well, especially if you start by modeling their answers with your own example.
Why or why not?
Games are a fun way to start off the semester and build a team.

Intermediate/ Advanced Russian
Lesson 1
January 18, 2011

1. Welcome to class: introducing the class and myself, students introduce themselves.

2. Requirements for the class.

3. Students’ expectations – what do they expect from this class? How do they think the class will be designed? Etc.

4. Life-Line activity:
Each student is given a long sheet of paper to draw their lifeline on; when everyone is ready, they exchange their drawings and introduce each other.

5. About Me Picture: students draw a picture that represents or gives hints on their interests/ origins/ work/ likes and dislikes/ etc. They show their pictures to class, the others try to guess what the picture is supposed to represent. Feedback from the one who drew it.

RU F10 INT New Year’s and Christmas

Class theme/topics discussed:
Christmas and New Year

How did you pick this theme or topic?
n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion.

How did students react? They enjoyed the class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop.
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?

Intermediate Russian Conversation
Lesson 28
December 7, 2010

1. Discuss plans for the break.
2. Show two pictures – of Santa Claus and Дед Мороз:
Students point out the differences. Then remember legends/ stories/ rituals related to these characters.
3. Christmas and New Year in Russia: what do they know? + brief information
– if time – work on vocab with this handout (students are asked to tag pictures/ name the depicted activity) Новый год слова

RU F10 INT A Song – Viktor Tsoi “Kogda tvoya devushka bol’na”

Class theme/topics discussed:
Listening Practice: a song by Viktor Tsoi
Evaluation

How did you pick this theme or topic? Students were interested in Russian popular songs.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Listening exercise, handouts, general discussion.

How did students react? They enjoyed the class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, youtube.com
Please attach a copy. Lyrics for the song with blanks.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It is an efficient listening exercise, and it provides a springboard for the discussion.

Intermediate Russian Conversation
Lesson 27
December 2, 2010

Listening Class

1. Students listen to a song without a handout with the lyrics.
We discuss what they understood: what is the song about?..

2. Students get a handout with the lyrics, where they have to fill in the blanks.
If needed, they listen to a song twice.

3. Reading and translating the lyrics. Checking the blanks.

4. Discussing the singer/song: did they like the song? Why/ why not? Do they know anything about this singer? What Russian music do they know?..

RU F10 INT Holidays

Class theme/topics discussed:
Holidays

How did you pick this theme or topic? Seemed to be interesting as providing some cultural knowledge and being a springboard for further discussion.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
PowerPoint presentation, handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They enjoyed the class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
TV- screen, laptop, handouts.
Please attach a copy. Lesson 26_Nov 30_Russian Holidays
+ from : «В этой маленькой корзинке-2», p. 47.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It provides both language practice and cultural knowledge.

Intermediate Russian Conversation
Lesson 26
November 30, 2010

Праздники

1. Warm-up: talking about the Thanksgiving celebration.
2. Powerpoint presentation: students see the pictures and try to guess to what holiday they correspond. The next picture gives a hint, and the third one is the answer.
Discussing the symbols used to identify various holidays.

3. Handout (from : «В этой маленькой корзинке-2», p. 47).

4. Favorite holidays. Why do you like them?

RU F10 INT Making Requests

Class theme/topics discussed:
Requests

How did you pick this theme or topic?
n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, listening practice

How did students react?
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, Internet.
Please attach a copy. Lesson 25_Nov 23_Requests_Students

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 25
November 23, 2010

ПРОСЬБЫ, ПРОСЬБЫ, ПРОСЬБЫ

1. Warm-up:
Как бы вы пригласили кого-то в кино? (How would you invite someone to go to the movies with you? What would you say in your language? What would you say in Russian?)

2. Pre-listening: exercises 1, 2 from the handout
3. Vocabulary:

Как вы понимаете выражения «сказать как отрезать» и «понимать с полуслова»?

4. Watching the video “Муж”:
1) First showing: Посмотрите рекламный ролик и ответьте на вопросы:

Кто персонажи ролика? Кем они являются друг другу?
– Что мужчина заявляет о себе?
– Что они, скорее всего, сделают в результате?

http://rutube.ru/tracks/351052.html?v=ec49772fce98ad51577e72cd3c24b36d

2) Second showing:Посмотрите рекламу второй раз и продолжите фразу женщины, которая начинается со слов “А не стоит ли…”.

3) Practice: (handout, exercise 3) Используя модель просьбы из рекламы, сделайте следующее:

попросите друга поехать с Вами в Нью-Йорк
– попросите соседа по комнате поучиться с Вами вместе сегодня вечером
– предложите посмотреть российскую комедию
– предложите кому-нибудь сходить в гости к Джону.

5. Watching the video «Тренер»
1) First showing: questions
Во что играют эти люди? (вид спорта)
– Что спортсмены думают о своем тренере? Как они его описывают?

2) Second showing: complete the line
Продолжите фразу тренера, которая начинается словами «Ну чё, …».
Тренер вежливый или грубый? Почему он обращается к спортсменам именно так? Как бы вы перевели эту фразу на английский?

3) Practice: (handout, exercise 4) Используя модель просьбы из рекламы в следующих ситуациях:

– Вы хотите, чтобы друзья пошли с вами на концерт в пятницу;
– вы предлагаете друзьям поучиться вместе в кафе сегодня вечером;
– вы хотите, чтобы ваш брат поехал в Калифорнию не в июле, а в июне.

RU F10 ADV Football Hooliganism in Russia

Class theme/topics discussed:
Football Hooligans in Russia

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It’s part of contemporary Russian culture.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Video, handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
Understanding the video was difficult for them, but it was still interesting.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, TV-screen, Internet.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 23_Nov 18_Questions

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It introduces students to contemporary political/ cultural issues in Russia.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 23
November 18, 2010

1. News of the day.

2. Reading the handout – discussing the questions and vocabulary (see attached file).

3. Watching the video –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8_-9YjfKF0

4. Answering the questions, discussing the video, expressing personal opinion.

RU F10 INT Malysh i Karlson – Cartoon

Class theme/topics discussed:
Watching a cartoon: Малыш и Карлсон – часть 1

How did you pick this theme or topic?
n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Video, general discussion.

How did students react?
They liked the cartoon.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Laptop, video.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 24_Nov 28_Junior and Karlsson Questions

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
This cartoon is part of cultural background that almost every Russian person has, so it is important to introduce the students to it.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 24
November 18, 2010

1. Warm-up: News of the day

2. Introduce the cartoon: who? When? Where? Etc.

3. Watching the cartoon

4. Questions:

Персонажи мультфильма: кто они? Какие они?
– Что происходит в этой серии?
– Общее впечатление.

RU F10 INT Clothing. Fashion – cont’d

Class theme/topics discussed:
Clothing
Fashion: what’s in and what is not (CONT’D)

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Former LR’s lesson plans

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Follow-up handout on the vocabulary from the previous class
Video, general discussion, students’ presentation

How did students react? Did they engage with each other and you? Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Video, laptop, Internet
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.

Why or why not?
The activities provide students with basic vocabulary in the topic and encourage speaking in the target language.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 18
October 28, 2010

Clothing. Fashion: what’s in and what is not? (CONT’D)

Warm-up: follow-up exercise to revise vocabulary from the previous class.

Practice: 1. Watching fashion show videos

http://video.mail.ru/bk/danki84clab/2313/2704.html

– Discuss the shows. What was especially good about them and what would you change?

2. Commenting on a fashion show. Look at the pictures from the presentation and comment on the models following the plan:

1. Имя коллекции и конкретной модели.
2. Опишите модель/цвета.
3. Скажите:
• насколько универсальна и удобна такая одежда.
• куда можно её надевать
• сколько такая одежда будет стоить в магазине
• что делает эту модель уникальной

http://www.cosmo.ru/fashion/spec_section_rfw/839805

[OR: Make a short fashion defile and a presentation. You can use music/video, Internet for your preparation. ]

RU F10 ADV Soviet Propaganda Posters

Class theme/topics discussed:
Soviet propaganda posters: visiting Special Collections at Honold Mudd library.

How did you pick this theme or topic?
As an introduction to the work we could do for the Honnold Mudd library.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion.

How did students react?
They enjoyed the class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 16_Oct 26_Эстетика и функции советских плакатов

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Yes, I would.

Advanced Conversation
Lesson 16
October 26, 2010

1. News of the day.

2. Visit to the Special Collections to see Soviet posters from late 1970s. On the way to the library – brief intro to this genre of visual art, functions, major artists, etc.

3. Discussion: functions of soviet posters. Ways to classify.

4. Reading (see attached file)

RU F10 INT Clothing. Fashion

Class theme/topics discussed:
Clothing
Fashion: what’s in and what is not.

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Former LR’s lesson plans

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They participate actively in class and revised and learned lots of vocabulary in the topic.
Did they engage with each other and you
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy. – see below

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
The activities provide students with basic vocabulary in the topic and encourage speaking in the target language.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 17
October 26, 2010

Clothing. Fashion: what’s in and what is not?

Warm-up: Что сейчас модно?

Vocabulary: look at the pictures and tag them with Russian words.

Practice: Lesson 17_Oct 26_Questions

1. Одежду какого цвета ты никогда не надеваешь?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Если бы ты мог носить только 1 предмет одежды, что бы ты носил? (юбку, шорты, платье, пальто, нижнее бельё, ничего….)
______________________________________________________________________
3. Если бы ты был(а) полицейским моды, что бы ты запретил носить женщинам/мужчинам?
_______________________________________________________________________
4. Без какого предмета гардероба ты не можешь жить?
________________________________________________________________________
5. Ты носишь одежду, которую купил(а) 7 лет назад? Что это?
_______________________________________________________________________
6. Что самое дорогое в твоем гардеробе? (сумка, сапоги, часы, рубашка…)
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7. Сколько вещей ты берешь с собой на отдых? ______________________________________________________________
8. Что написано на твоей любимой футболке?
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9. Твое “правило моды №1”?
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10. Что, по-твоему, является самым безвкусным в сегодняшней моде?

 

RU F10 ADV Russia in the News

Class theme/topics discussed:
Russia in the news

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Reading and retelling the news is an efficient activity to boost vocabulary.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Group work, individual presentation, handouts.

How did students react?
They enjoyed the class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 15_Oct 21_Russian Police Reform
Lesson 15_Oct 21_RUSSIANS IN ISRAEL

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Yes, I would.

Advanced Conversation
Lesson 15
October 21, 2010

1. News of the day.

2. Students get different texts. They have 10 minutes to read them and prepare to present to the rest of the class.

3. Work with vocabulary: each student suggests five words from their text that they consider important.

RU F10 INT Phraseology to Describe People. Telling Anecdotes

Class theme/topics discussed:
Phraseology to describe people

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They were surprised to see the anecdotes ☺
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts
Please attach a copy. – see below

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
Introduces students to more advanced vocabulary.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 16
October 21, 2010

1. News.

2. Warm-up: retelling anecdotes from the Internet Lesson 16_Oct 21_Stories

3. Vocabulary Practice: Phraseology:
Lesson 16_Oct 21_Phraseology

– students first look only at the pictures and try to guess in which context these expressions are used and what meaning thy imply.
– Then they look at the explanations on top of the page and match them with the pictures.

4. Discussion: are there any similar English expressions?

RU F10 INT Realities of Life in St. Petersburg (jokes); Life on Campus

Class theme/topics discussed:
Reading practice
Life on campus

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They enjoyed the class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It encourages spontaneous speech in the target language.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 15
October 14, 2010

1. News.

2. Warm-up: “On the Spot” game – a student has to ask as many questions as possible in one minute. For the handout, see file Lesson 15_Oct 14_Game in the Visuals folder.
Lesson 15_Oct 14_Game

3. Reading the text «Ты живёшь в Петербурге, если…»
Translation.
Lesson 15_Oct 14_St. Petersburg Jokes

4. Writing a short text “Ты понимаешь, что живешь в колледже, если…”

RU F10 ADV Print Press vs Online Press

Class theme/topics discussed:
Print publications vs E-publications

How did you pick this theme or topic?
n/a

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, debate, listening practice

How did students react?
The listening part seemed to be not very challenging for them;
The topic itself is a successful communicative idea – students willingly expressed their opinions.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, Internet.
Please attach a copy. – see below

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It is an efficient combination of listening, reading, and conversational practice.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 13
October 12 , 2010

1. Warm-up: News of the day

2. Listening Practice:

(for the vocabulary list, exercises, and transcript see materials listed on the website)

– read and discuss new words;
– listen to the recording;
– do the exercises
– answer the questions:

Что американцы предпочитают читать онлайн – книги, газеты или и то, и другое?
Сколько в среднем люди готовы платить за доступ к Интернет-изданию?
Откуда эта информация?

3. Reading and Discussion:
Students read the text along with the recording and the translate if needed.

Discussion:

Что предпочитате вы – бумажные или электронные издания? Почему?
Как вы узнаете новости?
Считаете ли вы, что информация должна быть максимально доступной? То есть – должен ли быть доступ к онлайн публикациям дешевым или даже бесплатным? Аргументируйте.

4. Скороговорка: Любопытной Варваре нос на базаре оторвали.
(+ expression of the day: совать нос не в свои дела/ в чужие дела)

RU F10 INT Invitations, Requests

Class theme/topics discussed:
Invitations, Requests

How did you pick this theme or topic? N/A
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They engaged actively in the activities and produced a lot of situational examples of the expressions that were discussed in class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Printed handouts, questions and a deck of cards for the conversation game.
Please attach a copy.
Lesson 14_Oct 12_Requests Invitations

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
Brings a communicative aspect to class syllabus, providing students with vocabulary and expressions that can be used directly in a conversation.


Занятие 14

1. News of the day – 5 min.

2. Handout – Просьбы.

Ex. 2A – rank the expressions from the most direct (1) to the least.
Discuss the use of these models of requests/invitations/suggestions in the context.
Give your examples – short role-play (Q&A) for each model.

3. Conversation Game
Before the activity – show a deck of cards, intoduce the words
Карта – карты
Колода

One students reads out loud the rules of the game (in the handout below the table).
Introduce the words – вытянуть (карту/ билет на экзамене и т.п.)
Look at the table and discuss the terms used there – suits, etc.
Introduce the words – пики/ черви/ крести/ бубны и туз/ король/ дама/ валет, etc.
Go first to give an example ☺

RU F10 INT/ADV Movies – Genres, Preferences

Class theme/topics discussed:
Preferences in Movies. Latest Russian Movies.

How did you pick this theme or topic? From the previous semester.
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, video clips presentation.

How did students react?
The topic elicits a lot of language use from the students.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, TV, laptop, youtube.com
Please attach a copy. Handout from : «В пути», p. 327.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
Students can learn smth about modern Russian cinematography and decide what movie they would like to see. Plus, the topic is encouraging conversation.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 12
October 7, 2010

1. Warm-up: ask students what movies they have seen recently, why they decided to see these particular ones, whether they liked them or not, etc.

2. Handout: looking through the words (Genres of movies). Ask students about their preferences in genres.

3. Watching trailers for several Russian movies and discussing them.
Which one seems to be the most interesting for you? Rate the movies.
Guess what the story of the movie is.

– Похороните меня за плинтусом: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbkOAqcQJWk
– Апельсиновый сок: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O10l7MS_KjQ&feature=related
– Царь: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJx8nUavJDU
– Сказка про темноту: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_z_zP24h4

RU F10 ADV Giving and Receiving Compliments

Class theme/topics discussed:
Giving and Receiving Compliments

How did you pick this theme or topic?
N/A
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Video, handouts, general discussion.

How did students react?
They enjoyed the class.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, TV-screen, Internet.
Please attach a copy. See below
+ Lesson 12_Oct 7_Compliments

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
The lesson includes listening/comprehension and communicative components.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 12
October 7, 2010

1. News
2. Watching a video – http://russian.cornell.edu/brtf/eralash5/start.cfm OR http://teledu.ru/video/901f1e7a-d4d8-448e-9249-341ef3e182b8
– without the transcript
– with the transcript/ fill in the blanks

3. Find all compliments and replies to them in the text.
4. Practice: give each other compliments.

Full text of the video:
Комплименты
Мальчик: Здравствуйте, Надежда Петровна!
Надежда Петровна: Здравствуй!
Мальчик: Надежда Петровна, у вас сегодня день рождения?
Надежда Петровна: С чего это ты решил?
Мальчик: А вы такая нарядная!
Надежда Петровна: Правда?
Девочка: Доброе утро, Надежда Петровна! Какая у вас классная прическа!
Надежда Петровна: Нравится?
Девочка: Супер!
Вторая девочка: Блеск!
Мальчик: Обалдеть!
Дети: Здравствуйте, Надежда Петровна!
Надежда Петровна: Здравствуйте.
Мальчик: Надежда Петровна, вы сегодня потрясающе выглядите!
Надежда Петровна: Правда?
Девочка: А какая у вас блузка красивая! Она вам так идет!
Надежда Петровна: Блузка моя нравится? Цветочки сама вышивала.
Другая девочка: А кулончик у вас очень стильный!
Мальчик: Очень, очень.
Надежда Петровна: Ну, спасибо!
Мальчик: Здрасьте, Надежда Петровна!
Надежда Петровна: Здравствуй, Вася!
Мальчик: Вы так похожи на Клавдию Шифер!
Надежда Петровна: Ой! Врешь, но всё равно приятно.
Мальчик: Прошу вас.
Надежда Петровна: Здравствуйте, дети! Какие вы все красивые! Как я рада вас всех видеть! Садитесь. Какой сегодня дивный день! Какое солнце светит! Пушкинская, пушкинская осень! Дети, я сегодня хотела устроить опрос по теме: гидроксиды и соли. Но я подумала: «Гидроксиды — это ведь так скучно». Формальдегиды — вот, что меня сегодня интересует!

RU F10 INT/ADV Driving + Personality Quiz

Class theme/topics discussed:
Driving
+Personality Quiz

How did you pick this theme or topic?
It’s an efficient activity with lots of vocabulary in the task.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, presentation on the screen.

How did students react?
They liked the activity.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Printed handouts, Internet, laptop, TV screen.
Please attach a copy. Handout from : В пути…, p. 239, ex. 9-40.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It is highly motivating and it encourages active language use, combining reading, comprehension, and conversational skills.
But the activity is more suitable for a one-student class – since the quiz is taken online. Though it could be modified for larger classes – up to four students, with each student reading out and answering one question – and others could compare their answers…

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 11
October 5, 2010

1. News of the day (5 min.)

2. Handout – reading the words out loud. (5 min.)

3. Online quiz: http://testoteka.ukr.net/personality/test/97/ (30 -40 min.)
The student reads out the question and possible answers, chooses an answer and comments on it.
Then we read and discuss the results.

4. If time: discussion – driving experience
1) Когда вы начали водить машину?
2) Как вы научились водить машину?
3) Вы предпочитаете ездить на машине или на общественном транспорте?
4) Вас когда-нибудь штрафовали? За что вам приходилось платить штраф?
5) Что нужно сделать, чтобы получить права в США?

Etc.

RU F10 ADV Requesting Information. Giving Advice

Class theme/topics discussed:
Making polite request, giving recommendations.

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Making requests/giving advice are basic communicative models.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, pair work, student presentations.

How did students react?
They found the class helpful.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts.
Please attach a copy. see below

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 11
October 5, 2010

1. News

2. Quiz:

1) Что будет делать ворона, прожив три года?
2) Что в России на первом месте, а во Франции на втором?
3) Какая деталь книжного шкафа состоит из половины согласной буквы?
4) На какой ответ никогда нельзя дать утвердительный ответ?
5) В каком месяце есть 28 число?
6) Какой малыш рождается с усами?
7) Сын моего отца, а мне не брат?
8 ) Что можно видеть с закрытыми глазами?
9) Какие часы показывают верное время только два раза в сутки?

3. Making Requests, Addressing People, Refusing to do smth…

a) Reading expressions from the handout
b) Exercises from the handout
c) Practice – making up dialogues using these expressions (situations given).
4. Practice

Imagine you are asked to give recommendations on where to go in your hometown or any other city of your choice. Tell about places you think would be interesting to see and explain how to get there.

See the handout below:

В русском языке часто вежливое обращение/ просьба/ отказ содержат отрицательную конструкцию.

Просьба:
Не могли бы вы…
Вас не затруднит… + инфинитив совершенного вида
Нельзя ли… (perfective infinitive)

Не + the verb in 2d person future + ли вы/ ты… ?
Вы не + the verb in 2d person future…?

У вас/ тебя нет + noun in Gen.? (У вас нет ручки?)

Обращение:
Не могли бы вы сказать…
Не подскажете…
Вы не скажете…
Не могли бы вы мне помочь…

Отказ:
К сожалению, никак не могу.
Мне очень жаль, но не я не могу…
Я бы с удовольствием, но не могу…
Ни за что!
Нет, не могу.
Никак не могу.

Несогласие с мнением собеседника:

Ничего подобного.
Это не совсем то, что я имел(а) в виду.
Да, но…

Сомнение:
Я не уверен(а) (, что это так).
Я в этом не уверен(а).
Я бы так не сказал(а).
Я бы не сказал(а), что это так.

Ответ на извинение:
Ничего!
Ничего страшного!
Что ты/вы, всё в порядке!
Не стоит извиняться!
Упражнение 1. Вежливо откажитесь от предложения/ приглашения.

1) Выпейте еще чашечку кофе!

2) Пойдем со мной на выставку!

3) Мы хотели пригласить вас на конференцию.

4) Давай сегодня навестим маму.

5) Приходи ко мне в гости.

6) Принеси сегодня с собой книгу.

Упражнение 2. Составьте диалоги, содержащие:
– обращение
– просьбу
– вежливый отказ
– извинение
– ответ на извинение.

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