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GREETING PEOPLE

When greeting each other, Russians say: Здравствуйте! and Здравствуй.

Other greetings include: доброе утро (good morning), добрый день (good day), добрый вечер (good evening).

Между прочим (By the way)

Saying "Hello." Russians greet each other only the first time they meet on a particular day. During subsequent encounters that day they usually just nod or make eye contact.

Physical contact. Russians often embrace if they haven't seen each other for a long time. Men tend to shake hands each time they meet.

BOOK, p. 19

А. How would you greet people at the following times of day?

When Russians introduce each other, the new acquaintances usually shake hands and give their own names.

Introduce yourself to your classmates.

Use the model on p. 19 to introduce your classmates to each other.

Б. Что чему соответствует? Match the noun referring to a man with the corresponding noun referring to a woman.

Which word would you use to describe yourself?

Please copy and paste the word above:

Я . Я .

РАЗГОВОРЫ ДЛЯ СЛУШАНИЯ

You will probably always be able to understand more Russian than you are able to speak. So, one part of each unit will be devoted to listening to conversations that practice the unit's topic. In the following conversations you will hear the way Russians greet each other and introduce themselves. You will not be able to understand everything you hear. In fact, you shouldn't even try. As soon as you have understood enough information to answer the questions, you have completed the assignment.

Разговор 1. Давайте познакомимся!

1. What is the name of the male speaker?

2. What is the name of the female speaker?

3. What nationality is the woman?

4. Where is she from?

5. Where does the man go to school?

You will now hear two more conversations. Here are some suggestions on how to proceed:

• Read questions first.
• Listen to the whole conversation to get the gist of it.
• Keeping the questions in mind, listen to the conversations again for more detail.
• If necessary, listen one more time to confirm your understanding of what is going on. Don't worry if you don't understand everything. (This cannot be overemphasized!)

Разговор 2. Разрешите представиться.

1. What is the American's name?

2. What is the Russian's name?

3. What does she teach?

4. What American cities has the young man lived in?

5. Where does he go to school?

Разговор 3. Вы канадец?

1. What is the name of the male speaker?

2. What is the name of the female speaker?

3. What is the man's nationality?

4. Where is he from?

5. Where does the woman go to school?

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