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Автор: croc954
« : 08 мая 2026, 15:11:44 »

Home assignment for Friday, May 15, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 12 "The Great Patriotic War"

Orally:

1. Listen to Historical accuracy audio and learn vocabulary.

2. Review modals. STUDY ONE PAGER HANDOUT "4B"!!!!! We haven't covered that in class. You should know how to translate things like "вот-вот", "он будет здесь с минуты на минуту", "маловероятно, что...", "скорее всего..."  etc. Also, pay attention to the word order in sentences containing probably and definitely.

3.  Study texts from Club 1 and 2 on WWI. Below are 4 questions that you should be able to answer rather intelligently in 5-7 sentences:

a) Germany is believed to have started WW1. And this opinion prevails in the historical literature. What makes people believe that it was Germany that was behind the start of WW1? Were there economic reasons for that?

b) The recent research findings prove that the true origins of the war are to be found not in Germany, but in England, which sought to inflict a strategic defeat on Germany. Why would England be so desperate to start the war? How was this organized? What was the plan and the ultimate goal of the British? Could GB achieve its goals on its own? Why?

c) What happened in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914? Was it an extraordinary event? How did Great Britain react to that? What was its (Britain's) ultimate goal?

d) Describe why Russia got involved in the war. What benefits did Nicholas II seek from participating in the war?





Автор: croc954
« : 24 апреля 2026, 11:04:06 »

Home assignment for Friday, May 8, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 12 "The Great Patriotic War"

Orally:

1. Club 1 (texts 2 and 3) and Club 2 (focus on texts 1 and 3) on WWI. You should read texts very thoroughly, study them and be ready for the discussion.

2. Listen to Hist accuracy couple more times as I will source final test assignments partly from this audio (primarily on the vocabulary side).

3. Review Modals for speculation and deduction, including the last handout I gave you 2 weeks ago ("4B", the last section about adverbs and adjectives for speculation). It's a one pager, do exercises, we will just check them in class.


Here is the full list of assignments that will be graded and that will carry relatively high weights in your final grade for the quarter:

a. Home work on modals for speculation and deduction (for April 10).
b. Home work on historical accuracy (for April 17).
c. Club 1&2 on WW1 (discussion).
d. Final test.

Interim grades for class participation also matter.
Автор: croc954
« : 17 апреля 2026, 12:46:13 »

Home assignment for Friday, April 24, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 12 "The Great Patriotic War"

Orally:

1. Historical accuracy in drama (links below). Please listen to the audio 2-3 times and be ready for the discussion of this topic. You should know his main points very well (a written assignment below will help you). Mind you, I will source some test assignments from his interview (primarily on the vocabulary side), so write out and learn all words that you do not know.

2. Review Modals for speculation and deduction. Finish working on adjectives and adverbs for speculation (started in class). It was a separate one-pager handout "4B".


In Writing:

1. Previous home assignment on modals for speculation and deduction is due. April 24th will be an absolute deadline for that. Only one student has turned it in. The rest of you will get "2д", which I will correct once you have completed the assignment. Read the assignment very carefully as it requires using both modals and conditionals.

2. In writing answer the following questions from the historical accuracy audio (no less than 4-5 sentences for each answer):
     
            - Why is it not always possible to be accurate when writing a historical drama or filming a historical movie? Does
                                 a drama have to be bound by the rules of history?
            - Does the writer have a responsibility to represent any kind of historical truth?
            - How does that change (the writer's responsibility) if the drama becomes "the received version of the truth"?

3. I will also check how you did the gist for texts 2 and 3 of Club 1 on WWI.


Автор: croc954
« : 10 апреля 2026, 12:40:03 »

Home assignment for Friday, April 17, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 12 "The Great Patriotic War"

Orally:

1. Historical accuracy in drama (links below). Be ready for the discussion of this topic. You should know his main points very well. Discussion questions can be found in the previous home assignment (along with the link to the audio).

2. Review Modals of speculation and deduction. Finish working on adjectives and adverbs for speculation (started in class).


In Writing:

1. Write the gist of the CLUB 1 texts 2 and 3. Ultimately you will be asked to retell it producing a smooth two minute uninterrupted speech.

2. Previous home assignment (!!!) still due. Please don't forget that in an academic quarter this short every grade that you receive carries a relatively high weight in your final grade. So, make sure you do your homeworks very thoroughly.

Автор: croc954
« : 03 апреля 2026, 12:37:49 »

Home assignment for Friday, April 10, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 12 "The Great Patriotic War"


PLEASE BRING CLUB 1 TEXT!!! We will work on it in class.

Orally:

1. Listen to the audio on historical accuracy in cinema/ drama. We will work on the audio at the next lesson and have a discussion, so please make sure you understand his main points (like why it is not always possible for a producer to be accurate when filming a historical movie, if a producer has the right to divert from historical truth, why it is more difficult to play fast and loose with the details of more recent events) and also be ready to disucss who and why might twist historical truth nowadays, who has the right to interprete history in general etc.

There are two parts. These are the links to both parts:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/tmp9EnCipKfydA

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/qVk7A_kOLHo4XQ


In Writing:

1. Modals of deduction and speculation. Take three verbs (might/may, can't, must), don't worry about "should". For each verb write 3 sentences in Present, and 3 sentences in Past. To each sentence add a conditional structure. Write the Russian equivalent!!!

Example. Take "MUST".

MUST (in Present): 1. He must be rich. If he were not rich, he would not be driving an expensive car.
                            2.
                            3.

MUST (in Past): 1. I must have left my phone on the desk. If I hadn't left it on the desk, I would have it in my bag now.
                        2.
                        3.

MIGHT/MAY (in Present)
1.
2.
3.

MIGHT/MAY (in Past)
1.
2.
3.

CAN'T (in Present)
1.
2.
3.

CAN'T (in Past)
1.
2.
3.
Автор: croc954
« : 30 марта 2026, 11:56:25 »

Home assignment for Friday, April 3, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 12 "The Great Patriotic War"


Orally:

1. We should be ready to discuss a movie using all vocabulary we have learnt by far (personality, feelings, strong adverbs and adjectives). Please  watch one more time a movie that we watched in December at the English Club - "Overboard". The topic of the discussion is "The grotesque as the main artistic device in the film "Overboard" ("Гротеск как основной художественный приём в фильме "Overboard"). Basically, we will discuss two questions: a) where is the grotesque in this movie and b) why did the producer use this technique.

There are three episodes. Here are the links:

https://cloudbeeline.ru/links/fs/bDsqkCJyQgq3VMyiSgmEUQ  (Episode 1)

https://cloudbeeline.ru/links/fs/yNzT4Vw9QE-Q9NsUesQQJA   (Episode 2)

https://cloudbeeline.ru/links/fs/05qs-JHPRPa3KGXgw2u1qA   (Episode 3)


2. Review your active voc on feelings&personality, and also strong adjectives.  At some point I will give you a little voc test on that.
Автор: croc954
« : 27 февраля 2026, 08:11:56 »

Home assignment for Friday, March 6, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Theatre, Cinema, Television"


Orally:

1. We should be ready to discuss a movie using all vocabulary we have learnt by far (personality, feelings, strong adverbs and adjectives). Please  watch one more time a movie that we watched in December at the English Club - "Overboard". The topic of the discussion is "The grotesque as the main artistic device in the film "Overboard" ("Гротеск как основной художественный приём в фильме "Overboard"). Basically, we will discuss two questions: a) where is the grotesque in this movie and b) why did the producer use this technique.

There are three episodes. Here are the links:

https://cloudbeeline.ru/links/fs/XIqcguI5TOOEaoZyhpa1EA  (Episode 1)

https://cloudbeeline.ru/links/fs/4magwRXZRB2ZNhhwFB5njw   (Episode 2)

https://cloudbeeline.ru/links/fs/7_doh_0cRje6xwnF94wPoQ   (Episode 3)



In Writing:

1. Study my handout ("Feelings", strong adjectives). Put down the translation of these words. And learn them!!!

2. "English Party" exercise to facilitate the discussion of our topic (Theatre, Cinema). Suppose you meet someone you don't know in a social setting. What questions would you ask them? Put down no less than 15 questions (8 indirect and 7 "think") about this topic.

Автор: croc954
« : 20 февраля 2026, 11:27:15 »

Home assignment for Friday, February 27, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Theatre, Cinema, Television"


Orally:

1. Listen to an interview (in two parts) with Steven Spielberg's interpreter about how they were filming "Schindler's List". We will discuss it in class. Here are the links to the audio:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/mMSLDZe3RGmCyA

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/rdC8ZCAoa0Bzqw

2. Personality (advanced) + Oxford (how we talk about movies) + Extras. I assume you have done all those assignments.
 
3. Review Modals (obligation and prohibition) as we are going to move on to advanced issues on modals.



no written assignments this time

Автор: croc954
« : 13 февраля 2026, 15:50:05 »

Home assignment for Friday, February 20, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Theatre, Cinema, Television"


Orally:

1. Vocabulary development. Do Personality (handout I gave you in class), and also go over vocabulary on cinema and personality (the first part) one more time.

2. Read the text about extras. We will go over the text. (It was your previous home assignment).

3. Grammar. Review Modal Verbs (Obligation and Prohibition) from the handout I gave you. Please spend some time on it, as you should be very comfortable with this material and know all subtleties.

In Writing:

1. Finish your exercise on Conditionals (do the remaining sentences).
2. Listen to the Oxford lesson on how we talk about movies. Take notes if you hear something interesting. I WILL CHECK THAT!!! Here is the link:

https://cloudbeeline.ru/links/fs/TAgj6DxTSbuswFXDPBprNQ




Автор: croc954
« : 06 февраля 2026, 14:46:31 »

Home assignment for Friday, February 13, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Theatre, Cinema, Television"

Orally:

1. Go over grammar on modal verbs on obligations and prohibitions (have to, must, shoud, be supposed to). You must know all subtleties very well.
2. Listen to "Speed of news": https://rutube.ru/video/b442756bf2b8247503459d391639b8b5/


In Writing:

1. Voc on Personality and Cinema (my handout, learn all new words, do all the assignments).
2. Read the text about extras (my handout). Complete the paragraph headings.
3. Translation exercise on conditionals (my handout): do sentences 33-45.
Автор: croc954
« : 30 января 2026, 12:40:57 »

Home assignment for Friday, February 06, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Theatre, Cinema, Television"

Orally:

1. Listen to the audio file "Why we listen to  music". Be ready to retell the second part, effectively answering the question about how those who write movie sountracks exploit some patterns in music. Here are the links:

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/k2JmjRuJLn9qGA
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/gI4DK9WF8_latg

2. Go over grammar on obligations and prohibitions (have to, must). You must know all subtleties very well.


In Writing:

1. Finish your exercises on obligations and prohibitions (my handout).
2. Write down three forms of the following verbs: врать, класть, лежать (lie, lay, lie).





Автор: croc954
« : 23 января 2026, 14:26:28 »

Home assignment for Friday, January 30, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Theatre, Cinema, Television"

Orally:

1. Repeat the structure of conditional sentences. By now you should have an expert knowledge of this.

2. Listen to the conversation about live performance vs a recorded one. Learn all new words we wrote in class. Here is the link:

https://rutube.ru/video/e82620bc336f6403f1306347e792cd86/


In Writing:

1. Next Friday (Jan 30) will be an absolute deadline for all previous home assignments (see home assignment for Jan 23rd).
Автор: croc954
« : 16 января 2026, 14:00:02 »

Home assignment for Friday, January 23, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Cinema, Television"


Orally/ In Writing:

1. Listen to the following story in two parts couple times. Make sure you have a 100% understanding of the language. Put down 10 sentences with a 3rd conditional. This is an exercise on a 3rd conditional only.

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/RV_VeEBy8RR18A
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/oPct9ZHqpmuxlg


2. For those who haven't done the previous assignment: please do it as I will evaluate you for that. This is the assignment:

Write down 10 sentences of your own with a 2 and 3rd conditional (5 of each). Please write the Russian equivalent so that I know what exactly you wanted to say. For each sentence put a direct general question (all in all there should be 10 general questions). Example:
       Nina wouldn't have gone abroad if she had been able to find a job.
       Would Nina have gone abroad if she had been able to find a job?

Автор: croc954
« : 15 декабря 2025, 14:12:56 »

Home assignment for Friday, January 16, 2026 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 11 "Cinema, Television"

Orally/ In Writing:

1. Listen to the following story in two parts couple times. Make sure you have a 100% understanding of the language. Put down 10 sentences with a 3rd conditional. This is an exercise on a 3rd conditional only.

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/RV_VeEBy8RR18A
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/oPct9ZHqpmuxlg

2. For the following sentence put all sorts of questions (direct, indirect, think).

If the ticket inspector hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have made it to Leeds that night.

Questions:

General direct (indirect, think)
Subject direct (indirect, think)
Special to "Leeds" direct (indirect, think)   "where"
Special to "that night" direct (indirect, think)   "when"


3. Please go over two texts on "Shopping and Economy" we worked on in class last week. Make sure you are comfortable with the basic terms as I am going to use them in the subsequent exercises (disposable income, economically disadvantages people, consumer sentiment, jobless claims, income stream dries up, unemplyment benefits, staple goods etc).

4. For those who haven't done the previous assignment: please do it as I will evaluate you for that. This is the assignment:

Write down 10 sentences of your own with a 2 and 3rd conditional (5 of each). Please write the Russian equivalent so that I know what exactly you wanted to say. For each sentence put a direct general question (all in all there should be 10 general questions). Example:
       Nina wouldn't have gone abroad if she had been able to find a job.
       Would Nina have gone abroad if she had been able to find a job?


Автор: croc954
« : 05 декабря 2025, 14:29:00 »

Home assignment for Friday, December 12, 2025 (with Vladimir Vl)
Unit 10 "Shops and Shopping"


Orally:

1. Go over my handout on conditionals. Make sure you understand the structure of such sentences, how unreal conditions are taken care of.


In Writing:

1. Write down 10 sentences of your own with a 2 and 3rd conditional (5 of each). Please write the Russian equivalent so that I know what exactly you wanted to say.

2. For each sentence in #2 put a direct general question (all in all there should be 10 general questions).

Example:
Nina wouldn't have gone abroad if she had been able to find a job.
Would Nina have gone abroad if she had been able to find a job?



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