A TEACHERS GUIDE TO WORKING ON A LUXURY YACHT

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1 A TEACHERS GUIDE TO WORKING ON A LUXURY YACHT Title of Scenario Language and level (estimated) Requirements Working on a Luxury Yacht Russian A1 2 h Nearly all activities require some computer/internet access although printed alternatives are possible This scenario starts with a difficult task where the students will have to rely on extra-linguistic cues. Tell the students that it will become easier afterwards. The yacht pictures need to be in the start because the scenario is centred around such vessels. 1. FINDING THE RIGHT YACHT IN THE MARINA NO. 1 Type of task Matching pictures and technical data of yachts Type of input Images and text No. of activities 1 10 min. Maritime technical terminology Communicative Written reception Files and links This activity shouldn t take very long. It is very important to make sure that students will not have the impression that they need to understand very much at all. The point we re trying to make is that it is possible to USE texts, even if they are in Russian/Cyrillic. The tip about an online translator is to be seen as an option if students feel like doing a little extra. From top to bottom: Eclipse, Angel 42, Belle Anna, and Dubai. 2. READING IN CYRILLIC NO. 1 Type of task Close reading and comparing Type of input Two alphabets Letters, pronunciation Communicative Written reception and phoneme realisation Files and links +

2 2a. Compare with the Latin Alphabet This activity must be done with Internet access, preferably in groups of 2-3 students. It is possible to do it in class too. The website TRANSLIT.RU is a fantastic asset for playing with the Cyrillic script. a) What letters are identical in the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets? A, E, K, M, O, T b) Which ones do exist in both, but look different? Б (B), B (V), Г (G), Д (D), З (Z), И (I), Й (J), Л (L), H (N), П (P), P (R), C (S), У (U), Ф (F), X (H) c) Which ones are missing in either one? Ё, Ж, Ц, Ч, Ш,, Щ, ъ, Ы, ь, Э, Ю, Я are missing in the Latin and Q and X are missing in the Cyrillic. d) How can the letters in c) be transcribed? Ё as yo/jo, Ж as zh, Ц as ts, Ч as ch, Ш as sh, Щ as shh, ъ (omitted), Ы as y, ь (omitted or ), Э as e or ä, Ю as yu/ju, Я as ya/ja. Latin Q can be K and Latin H can be Г or X in Cyrillic. Now try to read and pronounce these words. One easy thing in Russian is that the spelling and pronunciation are very closely related. Feel free help on the web, i.e. Google Translate, for the pronunciation! The key to this activity is the same as for the students: Google Translate. история география трактор телефон туалет театр спорт революция коммунист капиталист специалист музыка сестра бабушка спасибо нет да привет водка ресторан навигация советский союз Ленинград Сталинград Белое море Санкт Петербург Балтийское море Чёрное море Крым Москва Камчатка Волга Ладога бизнисмен препстройка 2b. Dictionary a) How many of the Russian words are NOT similar to the English ones on these two pages of the dictionary? About 15 words are NOT similar to English (but some of them are similar to other Germanic and Romance languages). b) Try and pronounce some of the easy words in a Russian fashion. Are there any rules as to how to pronounce that you can come up with? This is an open question and the answers depend on the native language of the person who answers. c) List the letters that you find difficult to remember or pronounce. In what words are they present? The difficult letters are likely to be the ones listed under c) above.

3 2c. Reading a map with place names Reading Russian is easier if you know what the words are supposed to mean. Make a list of 15 towns from the map below with both Cyrillic and Latin letters. Check with a map using Latin characters! Another thing: French and English (and more languages) are really difficult when it comes to knowing how to pronounce names, take Saint Quentin for example or Calais or Norwich. No problem in Cyrillic. List 5 places with their names written just the way they are supposed to be pronounced in Cyrillic (but not in English or French)! Use and a translation site with pronunciation. Check with a map using Latin characters! 3. USEFUL PHRASES IN SMALL TALK NO. 3 Type of task Decoding simple phrases in context Type of input Key words and sound clips No. of activities 5 The very most common phrases Communicative Oral reception Files and links Sound files The very most common and easiest phrases in Russian a fantastic way to open up for good communication everybody appreciates a good try with a positive attitude. a) Listen to the dialogues and match them to the right English ones and the Russian transcriptions below (not in the right order here). Most of the short phrases in the box here will be used. The dialog 1 clip goes with the dialogue on the far right in English. The dialog 2 clip goes with the dialogue on the far left in English. The dialog 3 clip goes with the dialogue in the middle in English. The Russian dialogues are in the same order as the clips. b) Listen to the soundtracks and look at the list of useful phrases for introducing oneself, basic, and small talk. Which phrases are used in which dialogue? See the highlighted cells in the table below! c) Can you guess what the phrases mean? Your best guesses are good enough! 1. What s your address? 2. Where is the toilet? 3. Very pleasant! (Pleased to meet you!) 4. Hello! 5. Good morning/afternoon/evening! 6. See you later! 7. What is your name? 8. My name is Alexey, and yours? 9. Everything OK? 10. How are things? 11. Good/well 12. Thank you! 13. Please! 14. Nothing! (Don t mention it!) 15. Yes 16. No 17. Maybe 18. Pardon me! 19. Goodbye! 20. Where are you from? 21. I m from Moscow. d) Try to pronounce them, but it is not the intention that you remember them. Some of them might stick anyway. 1. Каков ваш адрес 2. Где здесь туалет? 3. Очень приятно! электронной почты? 4. Привет! 5. Здравствуйте! 6. Пока! 7. Как вас зовут? 8. Меня зовут Алексей, а Вас? 9. Всё в порядке?

4 10. Как дела? 11. Хорошо. 12. Спасибо! 13. Пожалуйста! 14. Ничего! 15. Да. 16. Нет. 17. Может быть. 18. Простите! 19. До свидания! 20. Откуда ты? 21. Я из Москвы. e) Make a dialogue and perform (in pairs). It should be a dialogue in preparation for the job application. Pay attention to how the written language and the pronunciation relate to each other! Feel free the Internet for help. 4. THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE NO. 4 Type of task Planning a day off Type of input Matching text and sound clips No. of activities 1 20 min. Seamanship terms Communicative Written reception, oral reception Files and links Sound files and timetable This is what one of the officers did during a normal week at work. (See Appendix 1 for a version with some words transcribed the Latin alphabet.) Listen to the sound files below and try to match them to the right day of the week. Use the picture clues further down. The timetable contains the following activities: The seven days of the week. The heading HOUR for the left column. Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Monday: Navigation, plotting charts, mooring. Tuesday: Meeting, Purchasing provisions, loading provisions, planning of work, checking the hull cleaning, spare time. Wednesday: Safety drills, checking deck cleaning, spare time. Thursday: hull painting, navigation, unloading waste and sewage. Friday: inspection of rigging, navigation, watch. Saturday: workplace familiarization, spare time. Sunday: spare time. Key to the sound files: Thursday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday Key to the clues: Meeting, spare time, loading, waste, rig, work, cleaning, paint work, 5. HELP THE OWNER TO HIRE NEW STAFF NO. 5 Type of task Matching, choosing Type of input Text and pictures 20 min. Names, interests, descriptions Communicative Written reception Files and links You are asked by a senior officer to help out when selecting a cook and a deckhand.

5 This activity is based on general knowledge of personal information and the hiring process. All words are not necessary to understand. However, it is likely that student will want to translate a word or two. a) Match pictures to profiles of applicants: competences, cultural background, position sought, age, sex, looks, and interests. The men are, from the right, Ivan, Pavel, Mikhail, Alexander b) Decide which one would be best for work on the yacht. You want to hire a deckhand and a steward. It is a matter of taste (age and spare time interests). The two top ones can be cooks, the lower two navigation officers. 6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF RUSSIA NO. 6 Type of task Matching Type of input Sound, text and pictures Geography, food, names of people and places Communicative Oral and written reception Files and links Sound files You need to brush up your knowledge of life in Russia in order to understand the guests onboard and to be able to join conversations also in English. 6a. Typical features of Russian geography The soundtracks are in this order. The matching pictures are stated next to each one. 1. Море morye: F 2. Гора gora: B 3. ГЭС (Гидро лектростанция GES (gidroelektrostantsiya): D 4. Курорт kurort: C 5. Озеро ozero: A 6. Порт port: E 7. Река reka: J 8. Тайга taiga: G 9. Тундра tundra; H 10. Железная дорогa - zheleznaja doroga: I 6b. Famous Russians a) Match the right names with the right pictures and try to recall what made these people famous. First row: Kalashnikov, Stalin, and Putin. Second row: Dostoyevsky, Gagarin, and Pussy Riot. Third row: Kasparov, Catherine the Great, Khrushchev. The reasons why these people are famous are perhaps well-known. b) Try to read the names and professions out loud when you only see them in Russian. They might sound different in Russian than in your own language. Check by inserting at a website where you get pronunciation. Yes, the names sometimes sound very differently from the way they have been made to conform to other languages sound systems and spelling conventions. Therefore it is necessary to know the way Russian-speaking people say the, in order to be able to refer to the same person at all.