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Vinton Eberly
Central Valley High School
Spokane Valley, WA
Produced as part of
CREES Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program for K-12 Teachers:
Understanding Contemporary Russia, 2010
Overview: Russian verbs of motion (VOM) are complicated and often confusing to
students learning Russian. The nature of Russian high school texts is to introduce these
verbs late in first year of study. In contrast, the use of the English form of going is
prevalent and not always tied to mere motion. This unit attempts to introduce the Russian
verbs of motion at an earlier stage in order to stave off the confusion generated by the
variable meaning of the English going with the specific use of the Russian going. In
other words, I am going to introduce these verbs at an earlier stage of study.
There are 4 major lessons introducing the four main verbs of motion in Russian. Each
lesson is accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation plus practice. After a review lesson
and practice, students take a short test to measure understanding of the verbs of motion.
The lessons are designed to be stand alone lessons dealing with the introduction of VOM.
They are best suited for use after the students are initially aware of the accusative case,
due to the connection of VOM and the accusative case. This is not a hard and fast
necessity as with rote memory students can answer questions and make statements using
VOM and destinations with feminine endings in the accusative case.
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Plan for Independent Practice: Complete handout verb conjugation and sentence
completion/fill in the blank
Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Reminder that going in Russian is tied to movement;
ask where students are going next ( () .)
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Plan for Independent Practice: Complete handout verb conjugation and sentence
completion/fill in the blank
Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Have students respond to prompt in Russian or
English: How do you get to school? What trips do you make more than once a week?
What trips do you make one way?
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Plan for Independent Practice: Complete handout verb conjugation and sentence
completion/fill in the blank
Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Answer in Russian questions about habitual trips
students make by foot. ? .
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Plan for Independent Practice: Complete handout verb conjugation and sentence
completion/fill in the blank
Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Students elaborate on trips made during breaks and
vacations. ()? .
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. Choose between going by foot or going by vehicle and complete the sentence,
conjugating the verb as needed.
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. Choose between indeterminate and determinate. onjugate the verb to fit the
sentence.
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- often - always
usually
- never
every (used with day, hour, minute, month, etc.) Agrees in gender and number!
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- often - always
usually
- never
every (used with day, hour, minute, month, etc.) Agrees in gender and number!
* - yesterday
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We often go to the
movies.
We were at the
disco yesterday.
I go to school every
day.
We went to the
library yesterday
I am going to work
at 5 oclock.
At 8 oclock I go to
school.
On Monday we are
going to Russia.
My friend is going
to Japan soon.
I am going to
Moscow on
Saturday.
Lets go to Baskin
and Robbins
together!
Mother is going to a
concert on
Wednesday.
My parents are
going to the movies.
He is going to the
dorm at 2 oclock.
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