Option 2: RUSSIAN LESSON

25 minutes

The activity outlined below will be used to review some of the techniques discussed last session (using cue cards and sight words) as well as a basis for trainees to understand some of the beginning level teaching techniques (such as drills and dialogues) outlined in this session.

Materials (provided and facilitator produced):

  • Have handouts 1B, 2B and 3B available for the trainees.
  • Make an overhead copy of handout 2B (or prepare the facilitator cue cards provided).
  • Collect and bring the objects (or large pictures of the objects) shown on handout 1B.
  • While drills will not be discussed until the grammar portion of the workshop, take note of what you do during the Russian lesson so you can refer back to it when discussing drills next session.
English Russian Russian (using short and long vowel notation)
Table graphic of the word table in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the word table in Russian
Chair graphic of the word chair in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the word chair in Russian
Book graphic of the word book in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the word book in Russian
Pen graphic of the word pen in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the word pen in Russian
Pencil graphic of the word pencil in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the word pencil in Russian
Lamp graphic of the word lamp in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the word lamp in Russian

Additional phrases:

English Russian Russian (using short and long vowel notation)
This is graphic of the phrase (this is) in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the phrase (this is) in Russian
What is this? graphic of the phrase (What is this?) in Russian graphic of the pronunciation of the phrase (What is this?) in Russian

This lesson has been adopted from a "Russian Lesson" from the Lutheran Women's Series.