Chapter 7. Sample evaluation

You will hear a short narrative in Russian. Then you will hear questions on that selection. After each question, you will hear three possible answers, a., b., and c. Only one of these will be correct.

You are to select the culturally acceptable response.

EXAMPLE:

Сегодня воскресенье. Андрей и Ваня идут в кино. Андрей вчера достал билеты на "Войну и мир", на этот фильм билеты достать очень трудно. Все хотят его видеть.

You will hear a taped dialog between two natives Russians. You are to list the topics discussed in Russian ( teacher may substitute "...in English.")

EXAMPLE:

C. Ты знаешь, у Игоря новый автомобиль!

К. Не может быть!

С. честное слово!

К. Когда он его купил?

С. Только вчера. Я его ещё не видел, говорит, что красивая синяя "Волга". он зовёт нас покататься.

List the topics mentioned.

You will hear a narrative which could easily be a

Russian teenager telling about his life. You are to formulate questions in Russian about what you have heard. (teacher may substitute "...in English*N)

В субботу я еду в летний лагерь. я уже был там. Там очень весело. лагерь недалеко от Ялты. в прошлом году мы купались каждый день. Там тёплая вода - сияет солнце, мы загораем. Там погода чудная и днём и ночью. У костра вечером мы пели песни и пили чай.

Now formulate questions on what you have heard.

S-l This is an individual oral evaluation. You will be asked to repeat each word, phrase or sentence you hear. You will be evaluated as either being understandable or not understandable.

EXAMPLE:

This is an individual oral evaluation. You will be asked to give answers to the following oral Russian questions. Your answers will be evaluated as being acceptable or not acceptable.

EXAMPLE:

This is a GROUP oral evaluation. You will be assigned roles in groups. You will each be graded on your questions and answers» so be certain to become involved in the conversation.

EXAMPLE:

Salesman and customer) students in the cafeteria) friends discussing summer plane) friends discussing past summer's activities) father and son planning trip) mother and daughter shopping etc.

EXAMPLE:

Person-number substitution drill

Present — past

Patterned response drill

This is a reading test. You will hear a question to which you should know the answer. Printed on your answer sheet are two or more answers for each question* You are to select the correct answer, and indicate your choice by underlining it*

EXAMPLE:

(orally) что такое ГУМ?

(printed)

This is an individual evaluation testing your

ability to read orally. Read the following material with proper pronunciation» intonation» juncture and stress:

EXAMPLE:

Анна идёт в ГУМ. Она хочет купить новую блузку. Она Москву плохо знает и спрашивает милиционера, как попасть в ГУМ. Милиционер говорит, что в ГУМ попасть легко, ГУМ недалеко. Он говорит, что туда идёт автобус номер пять.

This is a test of your ability to copy correctly. Turn to page 209 in your text. Copy the first three lines of Cyrillic script at the top of the page, and the first three lines of printed Russian (copy them in script ) at the bottom of the page.

Write the following dictation:

EXAMPLE: ( to be read orally):

Write answers to these questions.

EXAMPLE:

Below are listed several aspects of Russian society which have been discussed in class. Choose two, and giving as much detail as possible, compare ( show both similarities and differences) to a similar aspect of American society.

Attitude change is difficult to evaluate except for observation of the pupil's active interest in the language in all its phases and in the people who speak it. He should display an attitude of sympathetic understanding toward the culture, its people, and its language. He should demonstrate his awareness of some of the many reasons for studying Russian. Perhaps the best way to evaluate this would be by his desire to continue his study of the language. To facilitate as objective an evaluation as possible, the following guide for noting activities of each student i.e.. suggested: