Повторе́ние 1: Дава́йте познако́мимся
Chapter Objectives
This chapter integrates Chapters 1 through 4. It introduces no new grammar, case, aspect, or pronunciation system. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Greet people, introduce yourself, and use ты and Вы appropriately in a single connected exchange.
- Ask and answer classroom questions and identify people and objects using zero copula and basic adjective agreement.
- State where you are from, what languages you speak, and basic study or contact information.
- Describe your family and friends, say what you have or do not have with у меня́ есть/нет, and use possessive words correctly.
- Ask and state age using the dative age formula, and make descriptive adjectives agree with their nouns.
- Combine all of the above into one connected spoken and written self-introduction.
Communication Scenario
Anna's class is finishing its first video exchange with the partner class in Kazan. Before the final call of the unit, each student prepares one connected self-introduction that pulls together everything practiced so far: a greeting, a name, where they are from, what they study, and a short description of their family, friends, or a pet. This chapter does not add new grammar. It gives you the material and tasks to combine Chapters 1 through 4 into one confident performance.
- Every pattern in this chapter was taught in Chapters 1 through 4. Nothing here is new.
- The formulaic genitive of у меня́ есть/нет and the formulaic dative age formula remain formulaic, exactly as in Chapter 4.
- Adjective agreement remains limited to the nominative singular and plural forms taught so far.
Recycled Vocabulary
No new vocabulary is introduced in this chapter. The tables below regroup the most important productive vocabulary from Chapters 1 through 4 by communicative function, so that you can review it as a connected set before the assessment tasks.
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| приве́т | hi |
| здра́вствуйте | hello (formal or plural) |
| меня́ зову́т... | my name is... |
| как тебя́ зову́т? | what is your name (informal) |
| как вас зову́т? | what is your name (formal or plural) |
| прия́тно познако́миться | nice to meet you |
| до свида́ния | goodbye |
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| кто э́то? | who is this? |
| что э́то? | what is this? |
| учи́тель / учи́тельница | teacher (male / female) |
| студе́нт / студе́нтка | student (male / female) |
| кни́га | book |
| ру́чка | pen |
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| отку́да вы? | where are you from? |
| я из... | I am from... |
| я живу́ в... | I live in... |
| я говорю́ по-ру́сски | I speak Russian |
| я говорю́ по-англи́йски | I speak English |
| я изуча́ю ру́сский язы́к | I am studying Russian |
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| семья́ | family |
| брат / сестра́ | brother / sister |
| у меня́ есть / у меня́ нет | I have / I do not have |
| мой / моя́, твой / твоя́, наш / на́ша | my, your, our |
| ско́лько тебе́ лет? | how old are you? |
| мне... год / го́да / лет | I am... years old |
| молодо́й / молода́я, до́брый / до́брая, весёлый / весёлая | young, kind, cheerful |
All vocabulary above is productive and drawn entirely from Chapters 1 through 4. Numbers 0 through 20 also remain fully productive and are recycled in the tasks below.
Systems Review Map
The chart below shows how each system from Chapters 1 through 4 fits together. No item on this chart is new. Use it to check your own readiness before the assessment tasks.
Cyrillic and Stress
Reading and writing the full alphabet, and marking or recognizing stress on multisyllabic words, as practiced since Chapter 1.
Zero Copula
Sentences such as Э́то моя́ семья́ or Он весёлый, with no linking verb in the present tense.
Ты / Вы / вы
Choosing informal ты, polite singular Вы, or plural вы according to the person addressed.
Nominative Gender
Recognizing masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns, and matching adjectives to them in the nominative case.
Formulaic Genitive
у меня́ есть / у меня́ нет, used as a fixed pattern, not as a productive genitive-case rule.
Formulaic Dative
The age formula мне... год/го́да/лет, used as a fixed pattern with the pronouns taught in Chapter 4.
The full genitive case, the full dative case, and further adjective case forms remain inactive until later chapters. Do not extend these patterns beyond the forms already taught.
Pronunciation Review
This chapter introduces no new sounds or stress patterns. Use the review below to check your control of the stress and vowel reduction patterns already presented.
Say each pair of words aloud, keeping the marked syllable clear and letting the other syllables weaken naturally: Москва́ and семья́, where stress falls on the final syllable; ба́бушка and де́душка, where stress falls on the first syllable; and сестра́ and жена́, where the earlier vowel weakens toward an unstressed sound.
- Read the vocabulary tables above aloud, checking every stress mark before you speak.
- Remember that ё, as in ребёнок, is always stressed and never carries an additional accent mark.
Model Dialogue: Дава́йте познако́мимся
Context: Two students from the partner classes meet for the first time on the final video call of the unit and introduce themselves fully.
Every pattern in this dialogue was taught in Chapters 1 through 4. This model shows how those separate patterns combine into one natural, connected introduction.
Listening Assessment
If no audio recording is available, ask a partner, instructor, or text to speech tool to read the lines below aloud, or read them aloud to yourself slowly, paying attention to the marked stress.
- Where is Elena from, and where does she live now?
- What language is Elena studying?
- List every family member Elena mentions, along with each person's age and one descriptive adjective.
Speaking Assessment
Управля́емая пра́ктика — Controlled practice: connected introduction
Using the Model Dialogue as a guide, greet a partner, give your name, ask theirs, state where you are from, and ask where they are from, choosing only from Chapters 1 through 4 vocabulary.
Коммуникати́вное зада́ние — Communicative task: Дава́йте познако́мимся
With a partner, complete a full introduction exchange: greetings, names, origin, one language you speak, one family member or pet with an adjective and an age, then a polite goodbye. Take turns leading the exchange.
Самостоя́тельная пра́ктика — Solo alternative
Record a one-minute self-introduction that includes your name, where you are from, one language you are studying, and a description of one family member, friend, or pet with an adjective and an age. Listen back and check your stress, your adjective agreement, and your у меня́ есть/нет and age formulas.
Reading Assessment
Само́е пе́рвое сообще́ние — The very first message
Здра́вствуйте! Меня́ зову́т Хосе́. Я из Мекси́ки, а сейча́с я живу́ в Чика́го. Я студе́нт, я изуча́ю ру́сский язы́к. Моя́ семья́ небольша́я. У меня́ есть ма́ма и брат, а сестры́ у меня́ нет. Моего́ бра́та зову́т Луи́с, ему́ два́дцать три го́да, он весёлый и высо́кий. У нас есть соба́ка, её зову́т Пе́рла, ей три го́да. Прия́тно познако́миться!
Зада́ние по чте́нию — Reading task:
- Where is Jose from, and where does he live now? What does he study?
- List every family member and pet mentioned, with each one's age.
- Find one masculine adjective and one feminine adjective in the passage, and identify the noun each one describes.
Writing Assessment
Complete the following linked writing tasks in order. Every task uses only material from Chapters 1 through 4.
Зада́ние 1 — Complete the sentence: Fill in the missing possessive word or adjective ending so that each sentence matches its noun.
Зада́ние 2 — Connected self-introduction: Write six to eight sentences that combine, in order: a greeting, your name, where you are from, one language you speak or are studying, one family member or pet with an adjective and an age, and a polite closing. Use only vocabulary and patterns from Chapters 1 through 4.
- Review the vocabulary tables above. Confirm you can produce each item with correct stress and spelling.
- Complete the possessive and adjective ending exercise. Check each ending against its noun's gender.
- Draft your connected introduction. Follow the order given in Зада́ние 2.
- Read your introduction aloud once. Listen for the stressed syllable in each word.
- Check every formulaic phrase against Chapter 4. Correct any у меня́ есть/нет phrase or age formula that does not match.
Спи́сок прове́рки — Editing checklist:
- Every word is written in Cyrillic, with no Latin letters.
- Stress marks are included where the vocabulary tables show them.
- Every possessive word and every adjective matches the gender and number of its noun.
- Every greeting, origin phrase, possession phrase, and age formula matches the patterns from Chapters 1 through 4.
- No vocabulary or grammar from outside Chapters 1 through 4 has been used.
Culture and Communication
The greeting, self-introduction, and family description you have practiced across Chapters 1 through 4 together form one of the most common early conversations in many Russian-speaking settings, whether between new classmates, new colleagues, or new acquaintances online. Choosing ты or Вы correctly from the very first greeting, as Dima and Maria do in the Model Dialogue, sets the tone for the rest of the conversation.
The students in this chapter's dialogues and readings come from Russia, Mexico, and other backgrounds, and they live in cities across several countries. Russian-language study connects people from many nationalities and citizenships, and speaking Russian does not by itself indicate where a person is from, what passport they hold, or what community they belong to.
Common Mistakes
Error: Asking Как вас зову́т? and then immediately asking У тебя́ есть бра́т? to the same unfamiliar adult.
Correction: Keep ты or Вы consistent with the same person throughout one exchange, unless that person has invited you to switch.
Error: Saying моя́ сестра́ весёлый instead of моя́ сестра́ весёлая.
Correction: Match the adjective ending to the gender of the noun it describes, exactly as reviewed in the Systems Review Map above.
Error: Saying ей два́дцать два лет instead of ей два́дцать два го́да.
Correction: Choose год, го́да, or лет according to the last digit of the number, as first presented in Chapter 4.
Chapter Review
Часть A — Понима́ние (Comprehension)
1. Return to the Model Dialogue, and answer these short questions.
- Where is Maria from, and where does she live now?
- What does Maria say about her sister, including her sister's age?
Часть B — Пи́сьменная речь (Writing)
1. Write four sentences: a greeting and your name, where you are from, a family member with an adjective, and that person's age.
2. Give the informal and formal or plural question forms for asking someone's name and someone's age.
Часть C — Чте́ние (Reading)
1. Return to the reading passage, and list every у меня́ есть/нет phrase and every age formula that appears in it.
Часть D — Говоре́ние (Speaking)
1. With a partner, complete a full introduction exchange, from greeting to goodbye, following the order used in the Model Dialogue.
Unit I Performance Task
Chapter 5 Practical Check — Unit I Integrated Assessment
Дава́йте познако́мимся: A Complete First Meeting
Complete the following connected tasks, in order, treating them as one full introduction routine that draws on Chapters 1 through 4.
- Read the Model Dialogue and the reading passage. Answer the comprehension questions above before continuing.
- Greet a partner or record yourself, and exchange names. Choose ты or Вы appropriately and keep it consistent.
- State where you are from and where you live now. Name one language you speak or are studying.
- Describe one or two family members, friends, or pets. Use a possessive word and one adjective for each.
- State an age using the age formula. Choose the correct form of год/го́да/лет.
- Close the exchange politely. Use прия́тно познако́миться and до свида́ния or an equivalent closing from Chapter 1.
- Write your six to eight sentence introduction from the Writing Assessment. Apply the editing checklist.
| Criterion | What is assessed |
|---|---|
| Greetings and address | The learner greets, introduces themselves, and closes the exchange, using consistent ты/Вы/вы choice. |
| Origin and language | The learner states origin, current residence, and at least one language, using Chapter 3 patterns. |
| Possession accuracy | The learner correctly uses у меня́ есть and у меня́ нет with the formulaic forms taught in Chapter 4. |
| Possessive words and adjective agreement | The learner selects the correct possessive word and matches adjective endings to gender and number. |
| Age formulas | The learner selects the correct dative pronoun and the correct form of год/го́да/лет. |
| Stress, pronunciation, and Cyrillic control | The learner produces marked stress with reasonable accuracy and writes practiced vocabulary in accurate Cyrillic. |
This checkpoint uses only material introduced in Chapters 1 through 4. No item on this rubric requires a system that has not yet been taught, and no item on this rubric is assessed for the first time here.
Answer Key
Listening — Comprehension
- Elena is from Saint Petersburg and now lives in Toronto.
- Elena is studying English.
- Elena has a husband, Viktor, thirty-five years old and tall and kind, and a daughter, four years old and young and cheerful. She does not have a son.
Model Dialogue — Comprehension
- Maria is from Mexico and now lives in New York.
- Maria has a sister, Sofia, who is twenty-two years old, cheerful, and kind. Maria does not have a brother.
Writing
- Sample answer: Здра́вствуйте! Меня́ зову́т А́нна. Я из Кана́ды, а сейча́с я живу́ в Москве́. Я изуча́ю ру́сский язы́к. У меня́ есть брат, его́ зову́т Марк, ему́ два́дцать четы́ре го́да, он весёлый. Прия́тно познако́миться! Other combinations from Chapters 1 through 4 vocabulary are also correct.
- Informal: Как тебя́ зову́т? / Ско́лько тебе́ лет? Formal or plural: Как вас зову́т? / Ско́лько вам лет?
Reading
- Jose is from Mexico and now lives in Chicago. He is studying Russian.
- Family and pet: mother (no age given), brother Luis, twenty-three years old, cheerful and tall; dog Perla, three years old. Jose does not have a sister.
- у меня́ есть ма́ма и брат; сестры́ у меня́ нет; ему́ два́дцать три го́да; у нас есть соба́ка; ей три го́да
Looking Ahead
Что вы уже уме́ете — What you can do now
You can greet people, introduce yourself, and use ты and Вы appropriately; ask and answer basic classroom questions; state where you are from, where you live, and what you study; describe your family and friends using possession and possessive words; ask and state age; and combine all of these into one connected spoken or written introduction.