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 Interests and Leisure Activities
Weather and Seasons
Russian 1 > Social Life
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about interests and leisure activities, including likes and dislikes.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Comprehend simple, culturally-authentic announcements and advertisements related to leisure activities.
- Identify activities being described.
- Determine whether a person likes or dislikes a particular activity.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Tell the degree to which a person likes or dislikes various activities.
- Tell when and how frequently a person participates in various activities.
- Tell what leisure activities a person does or does not do.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Identify popular sports and leisure activities in Russian-speaking countries.
- Discuss the role of leisure activities in a young person’s daily life.
- Discuss where young people meet during leisure time.
- Identify and discuss prominent individuals involved in sports and the arts in Russian-speaking countries.
- Discuss the impact of geographic location on popular leisure activities.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Compare the sports studied and played in physical education (P. E.) class in the U.S. with sports played in Russian-speaking countries.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare extra-curricular activities in the U.S. and in Russian-speaking countries.
- Compare typical customs of socializing for young people.
- Contrast the use of various verbs and prepositions with sports and activities in English and Russian.
- Identify cognates and false cognates for interests or activities.
Communication Across Communities
- Describe sports and leisure activities in the Russian-speaking community.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- "It is appealing" used with infinitives in Russian
- Vocabulary for playing various sports
- Present tense verbs
- Question formation and interrogative expressions
- Adverbs of frequency
- Negation
- Vocabulary for likes and dislikes
Russian 1 > Social Life
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions about weather and seasons.
- Ask and respond to questions about activities and weather during different seasons.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify weather and seasons based on spoken and written descriptions.
- Identify weather and seasons as represented by symbols (e.g., picture of sun, cloud, rain).
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe a variety of weather conditions and seasons.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Discuss the influence of weather on lifestyles and activities in Russian-speaking countries.
- Identify varying climates in different geographic locations in Russia.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Describe the use of metric system in giving temperatures.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Identify the differences in seasons in the U.S. and in Russian-speaking countries.
- Identify cognates and false cognates related to weather and seasons.
- Discuss the influence of the Russian language on English weather expressions.
Communication Across Communities
- Interpret a Russian language weather report.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Seasonal activity vocabulary
- Weather expressions
- Instrumental case with seasons
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