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An Introduction to Verbs of Motion for Beginning Russian StudentsVinton Eberly

Central Valley High SchoolSpokane 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 isprevalent 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. Inother 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. Eachlesson is accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation plus practice. After a review lessonand 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 fastnecessity 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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Lesson Plan Title: Introduction to Verbs of Motion Lesson 1

Concept / Topic to Teach: Introduction to Verbs of Motion and

General Goal(s):What are VOMs in Russian? Conjugation of ; to go by foot

Specific Objectives:terminology of VOMs; conjugation of

Required Materials:

PowerPoint Part 1

Handouts VOM part 1 practice ; Russian Verbs of Motion An Introduction

for Beginners handout

Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Discuss present continuous form of going in English andhow it is used, i.e. We are going to have a test vs. I am going to lunch

Step-By-Step Procedures:

1. Discuss what VOM is in Russian

2. Introduce basic terms

a. aspect

b. direction

c. modes/mean of movement

d. prefixes (brief explanation of how prefixes affect meaning)

3. Present PowerPoint introduction to VOM and verb

4. Solicit questions/ clarify as needed

5. Students complete practice6 Correct practice as class (this lesson or next day if assigned as homework)

Plan for Independent Practice: Complete handout verb conjugation and sentence

completion/fill in the blank


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Lesson Plan Title: Lesson 2 VOM

Concept / Topic to Teach: by foot vs. by vehicle;

General Goal(s):conjugation of VOM ; contrast of going by foot vs. going byvehicle

Specific Objectives:conjugation of

Required Materials:

PowerPoint Part 2

Handouts VOM part 2 practice

Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Reminder of previous lesson about VOM and English use of

going


1. Review lesson 1 - what VOM is in Russian

2. Review vehicle vocabulary presented earlier in course.



5. Students complete practice

6 Correct practice as class (this lesson or next day if assigned as homework)



Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Have students respond to prompt in Russian orEnglish: 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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Concept / Topic to Teach: the indeterminate verb

General Goal(s): Meaning of and its conjugation patterns; multi-directional andindeterminate uses

Specific Objectives: conjugation of

Required Materials:

PowerPoint Part 3


Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Review of means of transportation; what is this? (Vocab.

review using pictures)


1. Review previous lessons

2. Review grammar vocabulary from lesson 1 unidirectional/multidirectional/aspect)







Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Answer in Russian questions about habitual tripsstudents make by foot. ? .


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Concept / Topic to Teach: the verb

General Goal(s): Meaning of and its conjugation patterns; use in habitual,indeterminate and multidirectional uses

Specific Objectives:conjugation of

Required Materials:

PowerPoint Part 4


Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Elaborate about trips the teacher has made to other cities/

countries, emphasizing the round trip aspect of the trips.



2. Review vocabulary from lesson 1 (unidirectional/multidirectional/aspect)







Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Students elaborate on trips made during breaks andvacations. ()? .


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Concept / Topic to Teach: Review of Russian verbs of motion

General Goal(s): Practice of Russian VOM

Specific Objectives:game playing using Russian VOM

Required Materials: Game boards, markers, dice, game cards

Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Review conjugation of VOM, translate practice sentences



2. Explain how game is played; demonstrate game

3. Break students into groups for game


5. Students play game

6 Monitor game playing; answer questions as needed.

Plan for Independent Practice: Study for test.

Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Remind students that verbs of motion are used as

much in Russian as in English and it is important to have a solid foundation in them.

Assign test date.


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Russian Verbs of Motion An Introduction for Beginners

Learning about the verbs of motion can be one of the hardest concepts in the Russianlanguage. It is not so difficult if you take them one step at a time. However complex an

idea it may seem, it is an important concept, since motion verbs are among the most used

in any language. This is confusing to many English speakers learning Russian as we usegoing as a helping verb in ways that do not parallel Russian use of the going verb. (i.e

We are going to have a test on Friday.)

A verb of motion is simply a verb that moves you or someone or something else from one

place to another. Examples include verbs like go, walk, run, swim or fly. Thereason they are special in Russian is that Russian uses special prefixes and differentforms to explain even more with one word.

Some basics and terms:

Aspect -Russian has a concept termed aspect. Basically, Russian distinguishes between

a completed action (or one that will be completed) and on-going or habitual action in the

present tense. We refer to this idea of action vs. completion as aspect. Therefore,Russian has imperfective (emphasis on action) and perfective (emphasis on completion)

forms for every verb. Verbs come in aspectual pairs.

Direction -Russian verbs of motion determine whether the motion is in one direction

(unidirectional) or in many directions or habitual (multidirectional.) Understanding ifmoving has a round trip implied (multidirectional) or is talking about a one way trip

(unidirectional) helps us choose the correct form of the verb of motion.

Means or mode of transport Russian has different verbs to use if you are going by

foot or if you are going by vehicle. They are often paired up together to help in

memorizing. There are advanced verbs that deal with flying, swimming and others, butfor the time being we will concentrate on the basic foot/vehicle verbs.

Prefixes For the time being we will deal only with basic verbs of motion. There are a

number of prefixes we can add to the verbs to refine their meanings, such as entering vs.exiting. The added nuances of these meanings are something we will study later.


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Russian 1B Verbs of Motion Test

. Conjugate these verbs in their present tense forms:

, ,

. 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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- Practice with the verb to go

Write down the present tense forms for

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Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb .

1. ___________________ .

2. ___________________ ?

3.

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4. ___________________?

5. ___________________ .

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Russian 2 Verbs of Motion Practice

Exercise 1. Unidirectional (Determinate) or Multidirectional (Indeterminate) verb?Choose from the options provided.

1. ___________ .

2. - , ! ___________?

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3. ____________ .

4. ___________ .

5. ___________ .

6. - , ! _____________?

Exercise 2. Choose between and . Use the appropriate present tenseform of each verb.

: .

1. _______________________ .

2. _______________________ .

3. _______________________ ?

4. _______________________ .


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Exercise 3. Choose between and .Use the appropriate presenttense form of each verb.

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1. _______________________ .

2. _______________________ .

3. - , _______________________ ?

- , _______________________ .

4. _______________________ .

5. _______________________ .

We often go to the We were at the Ivan is going home


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We often go to the

movies.

I go to school every

day.

At 8 oclock I go to

school.

Where are yougoing?

I am going to

Moscow on

Saturday.

We were at the

disco yesterday.

We went to the

library yesterday

On Monday we are

going to Russia.

She rarely goes tothe post office.

Lets go to Baskin

and Robbins

together!

Ivan is going home

now.

I am going to work

at 5 oclock.

My friend is going

to Japan soon.

Where are theygoing tomorrow?

Mother is going to a

concert on

Wednesday.


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VOM Game Rules:


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VOM Game Rules:

Each player rolls the die to determine starting position. Low number begins, and then

play continues clockwise.

Roll the die to determine how many spaces to move

Draw a card from the pile corresponding to the color on which you land.

Give answer per card requirement. If a player cannot answer correctly, he/she movesback to the previous spot.

If you land on a gray space lose a turn.

Player must enter on a number equal to distance from . (3 spaces from

requires a 3 or less to advance.)

First player to reach wins.

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Translate these sentences to Russian.

1 We often go to the movies


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1. We often go to the movies.

2. I go to school every day.

3. Where are you going?

4. I am going to Moscow on Saturday.

5. My parents are going to the movies.

6. We were at the disco yesterday.

7. We went to the library yesterday

8. On Monday we are going to Russia.

11.Are you going to the classroom now?


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12.At 8 oclock I go to school.

13.Ivan is going home now.

14.I am going to work at 5 oclock.

15.My friend is going to Japan soon.

16.Where are they going tomorrow?

17.Mother is going to a concert on Wednesday.

18.He is going to the dorm at 2 oclock.

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