Numbers and Time
Days, Months and Calendar
Classes, Schedules and Supplies
Russian 1 > School Life
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about age.
- Ask and answer questions about street addresses and telephone numbers.
- Ask and answer questions about time and scheduled activities.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Interpret a time schedule (bus, train, class, movie listing, or TV guide).
Oral and Written Presentation
- Explain a schedule of activities.
- Present information about ages, phone numbers, addresses, and class schedules.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Discuss the way numerals are written in Russian.
- Discuss a typical day’s schedule in Russian-speaking countries (meal times, etc.).
- Discuss the metric system.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Explain the use of the metric system.
- Do simple mathematical computations in Russian.
- Discuss temperatures.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Discuss the concept of time in Russian-speaking countries.
- Compare the 24-hour clock used in Russian-speaking countries to the American system of a.m. and p.m.
- Discuss the use in Russian of the period to indicate thousands and of the comma for decimals when writing and reading numbers.
- Discuss the use of the metric system.
- Compare Russian time expressions to English expressions such as quarter-past, half-past, noon, and midnight.
Communication Across Communities
- Interpret a time schedule in Russian.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Adverb "now" used for time in Russian
- "It is" vs. "at" what time in Russian
Russian 1 > School Life
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about days of week, dates, and months.
- Ask and answer questions about birthdays and celebrations.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify dates of events and celebrations in the Russian-speaking world.
- Comprehend simple announcements that include dates.
- Understand written numerical information as used in newspapers, announcements, letters, brochures, etc.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Prepare and present a weekly activities calendar.
- Present important dates and celebrations.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Identify holidays and/or celebrations in the Russian-speaking world.
- Relate different products to celebrations such as New Year's Day, Christmas, Easter, and March 8 (International Women's Day).
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Make connections with historical events from Russian-speaking cultures that involve or relate to the United States, such as World War 2 allies, Mir space station and the Cold War.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Recognize that the Russian calendar starts on Monday.
- Recognize that the days of the week and months of the year are not capitalized in Russian.
- Recognize that the order in saying and writing dates is different in Russian (day, month, and then year).
Communication Across Communities
- Use community resources to identify cultural celebrations within the student’s own community.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Phrases for asking and telling the date
Russian 1 > School Life
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions related to class schedules and school subjects.
- Ask and answer questions about school supplies, furnishings, and rooms.
- Ask and answer questions related to a typical school day and routine.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand simple instructions related to classroom commands or procedures, and basic computer technology.
- Comprehend a class schedule, opinions of classes, and locations in the school.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Prepare and present a class schedule.
- Describe a class schedule and necessary materials for various classes.
- Identify in which rooms classes are held.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Discuss the courses taken at various grade levels in Russian-speaking countries, including the quantity of courses and frequency of class sessions.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Compare names of courses in English with the names in Russian.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare education systems in the U.S. and in Russian-speaking countries.
- Compare a typical school day in the U.S. with those in Russian-speaking countries.
- Compare grading scales in the U.S. and in Russian-speaking countries.
- Identify cognates and false cognates related to classes and school supplies.
Communication Across Communities
- Interpret a school schedule of a student from a Russian-speaking country.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to school schedules, rooms of the school and classroom objects
- Vocabulary related to telling time
- Question formation and interrogative expressions
- Adverbs of frequency
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