Beginning Russian Through FilmThe cells in each row show the homework that has to be done before the class. Note that some days include more than one row. See Course Description for notes on doing the homework.
Week 10: Thursday 10/30 - Wednesday 11/5
| Thu | Read from Beginning Russian: | Les. 35 and 36 |
|---|---|---|
| Do from Beginning Russian Quizzes: | Quizzes to Les. 35 and 36 | |
| Fri | Watch and understand: | Volgograd: The Mushroom Man, Captain's Family |
| Write an English translation of: | Volgograd: Captain's Family | |
| Mon | Watch again: | Volgograd: The Mushroom Man |
| Record your version of: | Volgograd: The Mushroom Man, 3.2 (several versions) | |
| Memorize: | Volgograd: The Mushroom Man, 3.2 (any one version) | |
| Prepare exercises: | Volgograd: The Mushroom Man, 3.1, 3.3 | |
| Tue | Watch again: | Volgograd: Captain's Family |
| Compose and record a story... | ...about the captain and his family (6-8 sentences). Here are a few examples of what you may want to say: "The captain's wife has been working for 38 years. She earns more money than he does. They're neither rich nor poor. His son Igor says they need money to pay for clothes, food, and electricity. He knows what "a small business" means and wants to make money. The captain can't live on his pension alone, so he had to get a job." This is not a translation assignment; rather, you should go through the scenes and collect the phrases that can be put together into a story. | |
| Prepare exercises: | Volgograd: The Mushroom Man, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 | |
| Wed | Read from Beginning Russian: | Les. 37 and 38; p.103 |
| Record on a tape from the RLL series: | Les. 37 and Les. 38 (hand in your tape) |
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