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Имя и фамилия …………………………… Graded Assignment

RUSSIAN I - Packet 1

Greetings/Alphabet/Cognates You are responsible for working on this Packet in class and at home and submitting it on time.

PART 1: FORMAL AND INFORMAL GREETINGS / INTRODUCTIONS.

1. Use the Vocabulary column to fill in missing parts in the formal and informal dialogues below.

Formal Dialogue ( Teacher/Adult – student/child) Vocabulary

-Здравствуй!

-..................................... !

-Как дела?

-............................................. . ................................?

-Ничего. Как тебя зовут?

-................................................... . ...........................?

-Меня зовут Анна Петровна.

Очень приятно.

- ................................................................. .

- До свидания.

- ............................................................... .

Привет! – Hi! - is a casual greeting. Use it with friends. It is

inappropriate for students to use it with teachers.

Здравствуйте! – Hello! - use it to greet an adult or more

than one person.

Здравствуй! – Hello! - use it to greet one person or someone

your age.

До свидания! – Bye-bye!

Пока! – See you! - Use it with friends.

хорошо – fine/well/good/

ничего – okay

плохо – not well/bad

Как дела? – How are you?

А у вас? – And you? (Formal / Plural)

А у тебя? - And you? (Informal / Singular)

Как вас зовут?– What is your name? (Formal/Plural)

А вас? – And yours? (Formal / Plural)

Как тебя зовут?– What is your name? (Informal/Singular).

А тебя? – And yours? (Informal / Singular)

Спасибо! – Thank you!

Меня зовут ........ . – My name is ………….

Очень приятно!Как дела? – Nice to meet

youHow are you?

Спасибо! – Thank you! you?

Informal Dialogue (student – student)

-Привет!

-……………….!

-Как дела?

-……………………. , спасибо. А у тебя?

-Ничего. Как тебя зовут?

-Меня зовут ..................... . ……………………..?

-Меня зовут Тамара. ………………………... !

- Очень приятно!

-Пока.

-………………….….

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PART 2: RUSSIAN ALPHABET AND SOUNDS.

The Russian alphabet doesn’t use Latin letters as the English alphabet. It uses Cyrillic letters and that’s why it

is called Cyrillic alphabet. There are 26 letters in our alphabet. But the Russian alphabet has 33 letters.

Russian alphabet and sounds:

Аа Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй a b v g in gum d ye yo zh z ee/i

y in yet

Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф k l m n o p r s t oo/u f

Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ ъ ы ь Ээ Юю Яя h ts

ch sh shch tvyordiy

znak

i in pit myakiy

znak

e in egg yoo/yu ya

1. Write down missing sounds of the Russian letters in the chart below.

Аа Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй

a

v d yo zh

Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф

l n o s

oo

Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ ъ ы ь Ээ Юю Яя

h ch sh tvyordiy

znak

myakiy

znak

2. In the brackets next to the Russian letter write down its sound in English. Model: н [……] / н [n]

ж [....]

к [.....]

в [.....]

ё [.....]

б [.....]

я [....]

p [.....]

ф [....]

г [.....]

ы [.........]

н[.....]

п [.....]

ю[....]

х [.....]

л [.....]

м [....]

с [.....]

д [.....]

г [.....]

щ [...........]

3. Now, provide the Russian letter: Model: . ........ [tse] / ц [ts]

................ [h]

............. [p]

........... [r]

................. [z]

.............. [e in egg]

.............. [yo]

................ [d]

........... [v]

........... [n]

................ [ee]

................ [g]

............. [i in pit]

............... [f]

........ [ch]

........... [ya]

............... [yoo]

................ [oo]

.............. [ts]

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PART 3: RUSSIA ON THE MAP.

Russia is the largest country in the world. It stretches from Eastern Europe through Northern Asia. About ¼ of

Russia is located in Europe and the rest is in Asia. The capital of Russia is Moscow. Another famous city (2nd

largest) in Russia is called Saint Petersburg. The colors of the Russian flag are: white, blue and red from the

top.

1. Find and mark Russia and the USA on the map below. Can you name other countries on the map? Mark

them too.

2. FACTS ABOUT RUSSIA

Russia stretches from Eastern Europe through Northern Asia.

Russia is the largest country in the world.

About ¼ of Russia is in Europe, the rest is in Asia.

Russia is almost twice as big as the United States of America.

Moscow is the capital of Russia.

Moscow is in the European part of Russia.

Moscow is the biggest city in Russia and Europe with the population of over 11 million people.

The second largest city is Saint Petersburg.

The Russian flag has three horizontal stripes: (from top) white, blue and red.

The ruble is the currency of the Russian Federation.

The Ural mountains separate the European and Asian parts of Russia

The most popular Russian souvenirs are: samovar, balalaika, Matryoshka, Icons, ushanka, Faberge eggs.

PART 4: COGNATES.

Russian cognates are words that sound similar to English words and their meaning can be guessed.

Since Russian uses a Cyrillic alphabet you need to sound a word out in order to hear it to guess what it means.

For example: парк in Russian is in English park

1. Below is one way of reading Russian cognates. Cover the words in transliteration and try to read them in

Russian. Then, look at the transliteration and check if you guessed the word.

1. [ba-le-ri-na] балерина 11. [li-der] лидер

2. [lam-pa] лампа 12. [fru-kt] фрукт

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3. [oo/u-ni-ver-si-tet] университет 13. [li-te-ra-tu-ra] литература

4. [prin-ter] принтер 14. [gim-nas-ti-ka] гимнастика

5. [ast-ro-navt] астронавт 15. [zhas-min] жасмин

6. [ar-hi-tek-tu-ra] архитектура 16. [trans-port] транспорт

7. [prin-ts] принц 17. [eks-port] экспорт

8. [te-le-vi-zor] телевизор 18. [pers-pek-ti-va] перспектива

9. [sta-di-on] стадион 19. [tak-si] такси

10. [yu-mor] юмор 20. [kro-ko-dil] крокодил

2. Match the Russian cognates with the English words. List 1 List 2

1 telephone спорт 1 taxi институт

2 radio банан 2 toilet ресторан

3 bar телефон 3 lamp стадион

4 banana парк 4 café кафе

5 sport суп 5 restaurant кофе

6 bank банк 6 institute такси

7 park радио 7 stadium туалет

8 soup бар 8 coffee лампа

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE RESTROOM YOU MUST ASK:

Можно в туалет ? The answer will be «Да» or «Нет».

3. Read the cognates and write down what they are in English.

Cognate Meaning Cognate Meaning

1. парк

2. мама

3. кот

4. спорт

5. лампа

6. бар

7. банк

8. банан

9. телефон

10. спрайт

11. фанта

12. Макдоналдс

13. гамбургер

14. институт

15. ресторан

16. суп

17. кафе

18. кофе

19. такси

20. туалет

21. лампа

22. спрайт

4. Какой это спорт? What sport is it? Sign each picture with the proper Russian word from the Word Bank.

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2

3

4

5

5

6

7

шахматы

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9

10

11

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Word Bank:

/баскетбол / хоккей / футбол / волейбол /

/гимнастика / бадминтон / бейсбол / теннис / бокс / гольф /

/ пинг-понг /

5. A. Match the Russian months with the English words. The Russian months are written in consecutive order.

B. Insert missing months in the Russian calendar below to see when the Russian have their main holidays.

Месяц - month

Русский Календарь and Holidays

Январь December

Февраль March

Март July

Апрель January

Май November

Июнь February

Июль June

Август October

Сентябрь April

Октябрь May

Ноябрь August

Декабрь September

ЯНВАРЬ New Year

Christmas

_____________________

Valentine's Day

Father Land Defender’s

Day

__________________

Intenational Women's

Day

АПРЕЛЬ

____________________

International Worker's

Day, Victory Day

ИЮНЬ

ИЮЛЬ

АВГУСТ

___________________

Day of Knowledge

ОКТЯБРЬ

_________________

(October Revolution)

ДЕКАБРЬ

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PART 5: READING AND CATEGORIZING COGNATES.

Read the following cognates and write them down in the proper category.

Sport Food / Drink Animals Place City

Пицца / Кенгуру / Ресторан / Фанта / Волейбол / Лос-Анджелес / Мемфис / Парк / Банк

Гамбургер / Жираф / Пингвин / Хоккей / Кофе / Панда / Теннис / Гимнастика

/ Туалет/ Бостон / Институт / Зебра / Нью-Йорк / Гольф / Спрайт / Вашингтон /

PART 6 WRITING COGNATES

Write the following words of American cities and states in Russian. Do not use “э” in the middle of the Russian

words – use “e” Model: Nevada – Невада

1. Memphis ……………………………………….

2. Colorado ……………………………………….

3. Oregon ……………………………………….

4. Washington ……………………………………….

5. Jackson ……………………………………….

6. Tampa ……………………………………….

7. Phoenix ……………………………………….

8. Arizona ……………………………………….

9. California ……………………………………….

10. Sacramento ……………………………………….

Your first and last names in Russian: ………………………………….………………….

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PART 6: 50 STATES IN THE USA.

Read the names of the 50 American States in Russian and next to each one write what it is in English. The

States are given in the Russian alphabetical order. You need to read them in order to know which one it is. If

one causes you a problem, just move on and go to the next one. You will see what States are left and will be

able to complete your task. (25 pts)

Vocabulary:

Западная (adj) – West Северная (adj) – North Южная (adj) - South

Штат State Штат State

1 Айдахо 26 Миссисипи

2 Айова 27 Миссури

3 Алабама 28 Мичиган

4 Аляска 29 Монтана

5 Аризона 30 Мэн

6 Арканзас 31 Мэриленд

7 Вайоминг 32 Небраска

8 Вашингтон 33 Невада

9 Вермонт 34 Нью-Гэмпшир

10 Виргиния 35 Нью-Джерси

11 Висконсин 36 Нью-Йорк

12 Гавайи 37 Нью-Мексико

13 Делавэр 38 Огайо

14 Джорджия 39 Оклахома

15 Западная Виргиния 40 Орегон

16 Иллинойс 41 Пенсильвания

17 Индиана 42 Род-Айленд

18 Калифорния 43 Северная Дакота

19 Канзас 44 Северная Каролина

20 Кентукки 45 Теннесси

21 Колорадо 46 Техас

22 Коннектикут 47 Флорида

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23 Луизиана 48 Южная Дакота

24 Массачусетс 49 Южная Каролина

25 Миннесота 50 Юта

Write your first and last name

in Russian. (10 pts) …………………………………………..………..…..

Points ……. / 180 Grade …………….

Copy all 7 words and write their meaning/ Take turn to write the English word on the board.

Колорадо …………… (Еддрэл)

Зебра …………… (Джамая)

Февраль …………… (Кинан)

Принц …………… (Травис)

Механик …………… (Джосэф)

Флорида …………… (Дэтэёна)

Юмор …………… (Калвон)