Goals for Урок 3

By the end of this unit you will be able to:

• ask and tell about activities (work, relax, stroll, read, listen, think, write, play) that you and others are doing or do regularly
• ask and tell about what you and others read and listen to, and compare that to Russian reading and listening habits
• ask about and discuss playing games and instruments
• distinguish which Russian “school-related” words and phrases refer to university and which refer to elementary through high school
• ask about and discuss what academic subjects you are studying
• ask about and discuss what languages you know, speak, read, and write, and indicate how well you can do those actions in the language
• ask about and indicate where people and things are located

To achieve these outcomes, you will learn this information about the language:

1. conjugating verbs in the present tense (1st and 2nd conjugation)
2. using verb complements: direct objects, adverbs, prepositional phrases
3. noun and adjective endings for direct objects (accusative case)
4. locational phrases with prepositions and the prepositional case of nouns and adjectives
5. в + accusative case after “play” with games
6. на + prepositional case after “play” with musical instruments
7. when to use по-русски and when to use русский язык when talking about language abilities