Lesson №4 FAMILY УРОК № 4

A typical Russian family in a major city consists of the parents, one child and often a grandmother or grandfather or even both. While urban families are more likely to have just one child, it is not unusual to see large families in the rural areas. In the cities as well as in the country, parents will often live with their adult, married children and help raise the grandchildren. This extended family provides a certain degree of stability and security to the children and alleviates the necessity of arranging for day-care outside the home. The economic situation in Russia and the Former Soviet Union dictates today (and has historically) that both parents work to support the family. However, some things have changed and are continuing to change; you can now find mothers who do not work outside the home, though the concept of a "house-husband" is still foreign to Russians. The use of words which indicate relationships between family members is somewhat fluid. Children will often refer to adults (their parents' acquaintances and strangers alike) as тётя Aunt or дя́дя Uncle. You may also hear people refer to elderly individuals, with whom they are not acquainted, as ба́бушка Grandma or де́душка Grandpa. The form of address will always be Вы in these cases. Though there are terms for cousins: двою́родный 6paт (for males) and двою́родная сестра́ (for females), Russians will often simply use брат or сестра́.

A Russian and an American are discussing their jobs and workplaces. Listen to the dialog several times with your books closed. Do not repeat it. Try to understand what the speakers are saying. Working as a group, discuss what was said. Then listen to the American's lines. You are responsible for learning these. You are also responsible for being able to understand the Russian's lines and to respond to them in the appropriate manner.

О семье́ P. Вы жена́ты? Are you married? A. Да, жена́т. / Нет, не жена́т. Yes, I'm married. / No, I'm not married. P. У вас есть де́ти? Do you have any children? A. Да, у меня́ сын и дочь. Yes, I have a son and a daughter.

P. Скажи́те, Ли́нда, вы за́мужем? Tell me, Linda, are you married? A. Да, за́мужем. / Нет, не за́мужем. Yes, I'm married. / No, I'm not married. P. У вас есть де́ти? Do you have any children? A. У меня́ оди́н сын. I have one son.

P. Скажи́те, пожа́луйста, у вас семья́ больша́я или ма́ленькая? Tell me, please, is your family large or small? A. Ма́ленькая, то́лько ма́ма и я. А у вас? It's small, just my mother and I. And yours? P. У меня́ больша́я - роди́тели, два бра́та, две сестры́, ба́бушка и де́душка. Mine's large: my parents, two brothers, two sisters, a grandmother and a grandfather. A. У меня́ то́же есть де́душка и ба́бушка. Они́ живу́т в Вашингто́не. I have grandparents, too. They live in Washington.

P. Скажи́те, пожа́луйста, у вас больша́я семья́? Tell me, please, do you have a large family? A. Да, мать, оте́ц, брат и сестра́. А у вас? Yes, my mother, father, brother, sister. And you? P. Моя́ семья́ небольша́я - роди́тели и я. My family's not large. Just my parents and I.

Connect the questions and the corresponding answers: P. Скажи́те, пожа́луйста, у вас семья́ больша́я или ма́ленькая? P. Скажи́те, пожа́луйста, вы жена́ты? P. Вы замужем? A. Да, жена́т. B. Нет, не за́мужем. C. Больша́я. А у вас?

Translate into Russian: 1. I am a married woman. 2. I am a married man. 3. My family is small: just my wife and I. 4. My family is small: just my husband and I. 5. I have a large family. 6. I have a small family. 7. My parents live in Washington. 8. Where do you live? 9. Do you have (any) children? 10. Where do your children live?

a. Using the model given, look at the pictures and identify the members of each family: 1. Ивано́вы 2. Но́виковы 3. Алекса́ндровы 4. Соловьёвы b. Using the Russian names you know, make up names for all the family members pictured. Don't forget о́тчество for the adults and nicknames for the kids.

Look at the pictures and explain how, in your opinion, these people are related to each other. Listen as your instructor tells you a little bit about the people pictured here. Jot down what you find interesting and retell it when asked.

Choose the relationship which most appropriately describes the pair. Влади́мир Петро́вич Ивано́в и Пётр Никола́евич Ивано́в. a. сын и оте́ц b. де́душка и внук c. дя́дя и племя́нник Васи́лий Никола́евич Алексе́ев и Валенти́н Никола́евич Алексе́ев. a. бра́тья b. оте́ц и сын c. де́душка и внук Мари́я Влади́мировна Каза́нцева и Михаи́л Влади́мирович Каза́нцев. a. муж и жена́ b. сестра́ и брат c. мать и сын Со́фья Миха́йловна Григо́рьева и Михаи́л Ива́нович Григо́рьев. a. жена́ и муж b. мать и сын c. дочь и оте́ц Гали́на Алекса́ндровна Соколо́ва и Дми́трий Ю́рьевич Соколо́в. a. жена́ и муж b. сестра́ и брат c. дочь и оте́ц

Create a dialog using the following statements as opening lines: 1. Познако́мьтесь, э́то мой брат. 2. Познако́мьтесь, э́то моя́ сестра́. 3. Познако́мьтесь, э́то м́й муж. 4. Познако́мьтесь, э́то моя́ жена́. 5. Познако́мьтесь, э́то мой сын. 6. Познако́мьтесь, э́то моя́ дочь. 7. Познако́мьтесь, э́то мои́ роди́тели. 8. Познако́мьтесь, э́то моя́ ба́бушка. 9. Познако́мьтесь, э́то мой де́душка.

Your instructor will show you a picture of his/her family. Ask him/her who is who and what their names are.

Use the following phrases to create dialogs. Remember that this is simply an exercise and completely truthful answers are not always necessary. 1. У вас есть мать? Do you have a mother? У вас есть оте́ц? Do you have a father? У вас есть де́ти? Do you have (any) children? У вас есть сын? Do you have a son? У вас есть дочь? Do you have a daughter? 2. У меня́ есть роди́тели. I have parents. У меня́ есть сын и дочь. I have a son and daughter. У меня́ есть брат и сестра́. I have a brother and a sister. 3. У него́ есть жена́? Does he have a wife? У него́ есть сестра́? Does he have a sister? У него́ есть де́ти? Does he have (any) children? 4. У неё есть муж? Does she have a husband? У неё есть брат? Does she have a brother? У неё есть де́ти? Does she have (any) children' 5. У них есть баб́ушка? Do they have a grandmother? У них есть де́душка? Do they have a grandfather? У них есть де́ти? Do they have (any) children?

Ask your classmates about their families.

Ask your instructor about his/her family.

Bring pictures of your family (or any family) to class. Introduce the people in the pictures to your classmates. Be prepared to answer questions about them.

Fill in the blanks, following the example given: де́душка - ба́бушка 1. дочь ____________________ 2. мать ____________________ 3. ба́бушка ____________________ 4. роди́тели ____________________ 5. муж ____________________

1 оди́н 2 два З три 4 четы́ре 5 пять 6 шесть 7 семь 8 во́семь 9 де́вять 10 де́сять

Listen and repeat as the numbers from 1-10 are read on the tape.

Listen to the numbers from 1-10 as your instructor reads them aloud. a. He/she will skip certain numbers at each reading. Which ones were they? b. Write down the numbers your instructor will read aloud. Read them back in Russian.

Listen and follow along in your books as the following series of numbers are read on the tape. Now listen again, with your books closed. Repeat after the speaker. a. 5-2-4-3-1-6-9-8-10-7 b. 7-5-10-2-8-4-9-3-6-1 с 8-10-5-7-2-1-6-3-9-4

Look at the pictures and count the objects. What are the totals for each?

По вертика́ли По горизонта́ли 1. Брат и... 1.Дочь и ... 3. Ба́бушка и... 2.Мать и оте́ц 4. Роди́тели и де́ти -- э́то... 5.Сын и ... 7. Сестра́ и ... 6.Де́душка и...

Listen to the dialog as recorded on the tape. When you are finished, discuss it with your classmates. What were you able to understand? Listen to the dialog again to check your comprehension. Ask your instructor for help if you need it. Now answer the questions below. A. Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F): 1. The conversation is between 2 women. ____________________ 2. Raisa Nikolaevna has a son named Aleksandr. ____________________ 3. Aleksandr has 2 children. ____________________ 4. Her daughter Natasha is a diplomat. ____________________ 5. Natasha lives in Washington, DC. ____________________ B. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the names and patronymics of the two people in the conversation? 2. Does Raisa have any children? If yes, how many and what are their names? 3. Are any of her children married? 4. Does she have any grandchildren? If yes, how many and what are their names? 5. Who is Viktor Egorovich Martynov and what is his profession? 6. Who lives in Arlington? 7. Where were the pictures of Boris and Svetlana taken? 8. What did Ivan Andreevich think of the pictures?

The Genitive case has a number of different functions, the most important ones being: - showing possession (the 's form in English) Э́то маши́на Ива́на. This is Ivan's car Э́то кни́га Мари́ны. This is Marina's book. Она́ живёт в до́ме роди́телей. She lives in her parents' house. - indicating a noun which modifies another noun Он мэр Москвы́. Не is the mayor of Moscow. Э́то уче́бник ру́сского языка́. This is a Russian language textbook. Она́ учи́тельница матема́тики. She is a math teacher. стака́н молока́ a glass of milk остано́вка авто́буса a bus stop буты́лка вина́ a bottle of wine - indicating quantity with numbers 2,3,4: кни́ги, до́ма, окна́ (Gen. singular) 5-20: книг, домо́в, око́н (Gen. plural) - indicating absence of someone or something using the word нет (the opposite of есть) Есть кни́ги. There are books. Нет книг. There aren't (any) books. Есть вре́мя. There is time. Нет вре́мени. There's no time. У него́ есть сын. He has a son. У него́ нет сы́на. He doesn't have a son. Ива́н сего́дня на уро́ке. Ivan is in class today. Ива́на нет сего́дня на уро́ке. Ivan is not in class today. - indicating possession with preposition у followed by a noun or pronoun plus the word есть У меня́ есть.... У них есть.... У Ива́на есть.... У Ири́ны есть.... Note that the object owned is in the nominative case У меня́ есть кни́га. У них есть де́ти. У Ива́на есть маши́на. У Ири́ны есть соба́ка. The table below shows the forms of the Genitive cases (G) for nouns and adjectives and compares them to Nominative case (N) and Accusative case (A). OH ОНА́ ОНО́ ОНИ́ N но́вый студе́нт ста́рый дом но́вая студе́нтка ста́рая кварти́ра но́вое сло́во ста́рое кре́сло но́вые студе́нты ста́рые костю́мы A но́вого студе́нта ста́рый дом но́вую студе́нтку ста́рую кварти́ру но́вое сло́во ста́рое кре́сло но́вых студе́нтов ста́рые костю́мы G но́вого студе́нта ста́рого до́ма но́вой студе́нтки ста́рой кварти́ры но́вого сло́ва ста́рого кре́сла но́вых студе́нтов ста́рых костю́мов

The table below shows the forms of the Genitive case (G) for nouns and adjectives and compares them to Nominative case (N) and Accusative case (A). N я ты он она́ мы вы они́ A меня́ тебя́ его́ её нас вас их G меня́ тебя́ его́ её нас вас их

Find examples of the Genitive case in Lessons 2-4.

ба́бушка grandmother большо́й больша́я, большо́е, больши́е big, large брат (бра́тья) brother (brothers) внук grandson вну́чка granddaughter де́душка grandfather де́ти children дочь daughter дя́дя uncle жена́ wife жена́т married (referring to a man) за́мужем married (referring to a woman) ма́ленький ма́ленькая, ма́ленькое, ма́ленькие small, little мать mother мой моя́, моё,мои́ my муж husband оте́ц father племя́нник nephew племя́нница niece роди́тели parents семья́ family сестра́ sister сын son тётя aunt Вы жена́ты? Are you married? (asked of men) Вы за́мужем? Are you married? (asked of women) Познако́мьтесь... Get acquainted... Скажи́те, пожа́луйста... Tell me, please... У вас есть ? Do you have...? У меня́ есть... I have... У меня нет́... I don't have...

оди́н, одна́, одно́ one два, две two три three четы́ре four пять five шесть six семь seven во́семь eight де́вять nine де́сять ten