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Fashion and Clothes
Leisure Time
Russian 3 > Teen Culture
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Exchange ideas about clothing preferences and personal style, giving details such as patterns, fabrics, and fit.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Comprehend spoken and written information on clothing and personal style presented in advertisements, articles, or Internet sites.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe clothing, and fashion styles, both present day and from another time period.
- Produce and written presentations on the influence of fashion on teen culture.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss modern and traditional dress in Russian-speaking countries.
- Discuss attitudes towards fashion and traditional dress from various cultures in Russian-speaking countries.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Make connections between types of clothing worn in geographic locations in the U.S. and Russian-speaking countries.
- Recognize differences between sizes of clothing in the U.S. and Russian-speaking countries.
- Relate knowledge of fashion and clothing issues to information learned in classes such as history, economics and marketing.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast typical clothing in the U.S. and in Russian-speaking countries.
- Identify Russian clothing and fashion terms used in English and vice-versa.
- Compare and contrast attitudes toward fashion in the U.S. and in Russian-speaking countries.
Communication Across Communities
- Locate an authentic source of information on fashion and/or traditional dress, such as an individual, Internet site or article.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to wearing and purchasing clothing
- Vocabulary for expressing interest, disinterest and indifference
- Vocabulary for detailed descriptions of clothing, including specific color, pattern and style
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Adjective-noun agreement
- Use of genitive case to ask and tell about what something is made of
Russian 3 > Teen Culture
Leisure Time
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Express preferences and elicit those of others about leisure time activities.
- Exchange points of view and support opinions about leisure time activities.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Demonstrate an understanding of culturally-authentic selections on teen interests from the media of Russian-speaking countries, such as key pal letters, leisure time advertisements, videos, print or Internet articles, and news features.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Produce well-organized spoken and written presentations with supporting details appropriate to the type of audience and the purpose of the presentation in relation to teenage leisure activities.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss patterns of teen behavior and recreational pastimes in Russian-speaking countries.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss information learned in courses such as biology about the connection between active pastimes and good health.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast patterns of teen behavior and recreational pastimes in Russian-speaking countries with those of teens in the United States.
- Identify words related to leisure time activities that are derived from the same root in English and Russian.
Communication Across Communities
- Expand Russian language skills and cultural knowledge by viewing programs and videos in Russian related to leisure time activities in the Russian-speaking world.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to pastimes, sports and leisure
- Expressions of excitement, disappointment and opinions
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