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Russian 141, Reading
Comprehension
Русский язык 141 - Понимание
письменной речи
Homework
Assignments / Домашняя работа
First week
(Sept. 2 - 6)
Monday, Labor Day - no class.
Course introductionn
Wednesday - Pp. 1-6 in News from Russia. Start
learning the vocabulary; we shall commence using it in class.. We
will do the exercises included in the assignment.
Friday - Pp. 7-13 in News from Russia. Do
the several exercises. Read ALL of the Russian material. We
shall read and discuss the popular
news
source material. Be sure you are acquiring the vocabulary,
including the abbreviations, which are so common to Russian speech.
Second
week
(Sept. 8 - 12)
Monday - Finish assignment to p. 13.
Wednesday
- Pp. 14-17 in News from Russia. Do
the several exercises. Read ALL of the Russian material. We
shall read and discuss the popular
news
source material. Be sure you are acquiring the vocabulary.
Friday
- Page 14, #B and page 15,
#7. Submit a written presentation of a favorite publication using
the formats in these two exercises. In class
we shall go
over the material on pp. 18-23. Get ready to prepare #2 / B on
page 23 for oral presentation on Monday.
Third week
(Sept. 15
- 19)
Monday
- In class work on oral presntation for
Wednesday.
Wednesday - - Orally present #2 / B, on page
23. N.B. All oral
class presentations MUST be presented the day they are due.
Friday - Pp. 25-29. We shall go over the
vocabulary. Please begin acquiring it! Do through exerise
5.
Fourth week
(Sept. 22
- 26)
Monday
- Pp. 29-32. Do all exerecises.
Wednesday -
Pp. 33- middle of 36. Do all exerecises.
Friday
- Pp.
36-38. There are Internet activities.
Please look up the information for class. Do all exerecises.
Fifth week (Sept. 29 - October 3)
Monday - Orally present information to be
included in the Monday, October 6, written assiggnment.
Wednesday - Pp.
39-42.
Friday- Aumni Donor Luncheon - NBO CLASS
Sixth week (Oct. 6 - 10)
Monday - Writing
assignment. Using Exercise 8A on pagew 40, write about the
current
politicl campaigner of your choice here in the State of Vermont.
Wednesday - Pp.
39-42 continued.
Friday - Pp. 43-45
Seventh week
(Oct. 13
- 17)
Monday
- Class absences caused class cancellation.
Wednesday - Individually
orally present the
project described for pairs or triplets in 13A on p. 45.
Write out and eletronically send the
project described for pairs or triplets in 13A on p. 45 (which ytou did
orally for Monday). Class discussion -
"government."
Friday - Class discussion
- "government."
Eighth week
(Oct. 20
- 24)
Monday - Pp.
46-50. We shall read alound and discuss this material.
Wednesday -
Pp.
46-50. We shall read alound and discuss this material.
Friday -
Pp.
46-50. We shall read alound and discuss this material.
Ninth week
(Oct. 27
- 31)
Monday -
Pp. 51-52. Please begin learning the new vocabulary.
Wednesday -
Pp. 53-54.
Friday -
Pp. 54-57.
Tenth week (November. 3 - 7)
Monday -
Pp. 58-60 (finish #9).
Wednesday -
Pp. 60 (bottom)-63. Eletronically
forward Exercise #8 (p. 59) as graded work.
Friday - P. 60-62 (down to
class activities). Eletronically
forward Exercise #10 (p. 60) as graded work.
Eleventh week
(Nov. 10
- 14)
Monday
- Bottom of p. 62 - p. 64. Eletronically
forward Exercise #2 (p. 63) as graded work.
Wednesday - From #2, p. 63 -
bottom of p. 66.
Friday
- From
#3, p. 63 - #4 p. 65.
Twelfth week
(Nov. 17
- 21)
Monday
- P.
65-
bottom of p. 66.
Wednesday - Pp. 78-79.
Begin learning new vocabulary.
Friday
- Pp.
80-81.
Thirteenth week
(November
24 - 28)
Monday
- Friday
Thanksgiving Recess- No
class
Fourteenth week
(Dec.
1
- 5)
Monday
- Pp.
82-85 (to #6). Eletronically submit an essay on the
thene: «Положение политики в Америке после ноябрских выборов.»
("The State of American Politics Following the November Elections."
Wednesday
- Pp.
86-89.
Friday - Pp. 89 (bottom) to 91
(middle) - DECIMALS.
Fifteenth
week
(December
8 - 10)
Monday
- P. 94 - Reading Text. (This item
will find itself on the final exam!)
Wednesday - Brunch
in Seminar Room - Wild, smoked salmon, bagels, cream cheese, herring,
fresh brewed Nalibow coffee.
Final
Examination - Friday Dec,
12, 2008, 9 am (rather
than the 8am posting), WATERM 423.
Your laptop computer will be
required for the exam. You will type the exam in the classroom and
send
it
via email. If you do not own a laptop, one of you may use my
MAC G-4 and one may work on my office desktop computer.