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Parent guide · Grade 3 Russian · Unit 4

Lesson 4.2 Переда́йте, пожа́луйста…: At the Table

Written for the parent. The Read aloud parts are written to your child; read them as they are. Do this parts are for you. Answers for you are marked Listen for.

At a glance

Time
3 sessions of 20–30 minutes
Goal
Name spoon, fork, knife, plate and cup in Russian. Ask politely for something at the table. Thank someone for a meal.
You need
  • Dishes and silverware
  • Folded index cards
  • Markers
  • A sketchbook or plain paper, and crayons
  • A King James Bible
Print
Worksheet A · the lesson page (it also has a short video (2:44))

Steps

  1. Do this together: Set the table for one person. What do you need? Today you learn the Russian names and how to ask for things politely.

  2. Read aloud: The story. After Pentecost, the first Christians in Jerusalem met every day. They went to the temple together, and in their homes they broke bread and ate their meals with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God. Sharing a meal was part of loving one another.

    Read aloud: How Russian sounds. Ло́жка is LOHSH-kuh, ви́лка is VEEL-kuh, нож is nohsh, таре́лка is tah-RYEL-kuh, and ча́шка is CHAHSH-kuh.

    Read aloud: Asking politely. To ask for something to be passed, say Переда́йте, пожа́луйста, хлеб! (to a grown-up or the whole table) or Переда́й, пожа́луйста, хлеб! (to a brother or sister). Feminine words change -а to -у here too: Переда́йте, пожа́луйста, ло́жку. When you are given it, say Спаси́бо! After the meal, Russians thank the cook: Спаси́бо, бы́ло о́чень вку́сно! (Thank you, it was very tasty!)

  3. Do this: Say each word clearly; your child says it back twice. Point to a picture or the real thing when you can.

    • ло́жка [LOHSH-kuh]: spoon
    • ви́лка [VEEL-kuh]: fork
    • нож [nohsh]: knife
    • таре́лка [tah-RYEHL-kuh]: plate
    • ча́шка [CHAHSH-kuh]: cup
    • переда́йте, пожа́луйста [pee-ree-DAHY-tee pah-ZHAH-looys-tuh]: please pass

  4. Show: Ask your father politely for a fork.

    Say this: “He is a grown-up at the table; переда́йте is polite ( переда́й is fine in a close family).”

    Say this: “Ви́лка becomes ви́лку.”

    Answer: Переда́йте, пожа́луйста, ви́лку.

    Show: Ask your sister to pass the bread.

    Say this: “Use the friendly form for a sister: переда́й.”

    Say this: “Хлеб does not change.”

    Answer: Переда́й, пожа́луйста, хлеб.

  5. Do this: Ask out loud. Let your child try first; help only after a real try.

    Ask: Say spoon and fork in Russian.

    Listen for: Ло́жка, ви́лка.

    Ask: Say plate and cup in Russian.

    Listen for: Таре́лка, ча́шка.

    Ask: Say knife in Russian.

    Listen for: Нож.

    3 more on the lesson page.

  6. Read aloud: Set the table for a family meal with Russian label cards, and use them at the meal.

    Steps:

    1. Make a folded label card for each item: ло́жка, ви́лка, нож, таре́лка, ча́шка, хлеб, вода́.
    2. Set the table and stand a card next to each item.
    3. At the meal, ask for things only in Russian with пожа́луйста.
    4. At the end, thank the cook: Спаси́бо, бы́ло о́чень вку́сно!

    Tips for you:

    • Make a card for the person who prays before the meal: моли́тва.

    Done when your child can say:

    • The table is set and labeled.
    • I asked for at least three things in Russian.

  7. Do this: Your child picks one or more; you write the date.

    1. In your notebook, draw a place setting and label each item in Russian. Write two polite requests.

  8. Read aloud: Russian families often keep tea going all evening from a samovar or a kettle, and a guest is always offered tea with jam, honey or cookies. Refusing everything can seem impolite, so guests usually accept at least a cup.

    • Saying переда́йте ло́жка. The thing passed changes -а to -у: ло́жку.
    • Forgetting пожа́луйста. A Russian request always includes it.

  10. Play restaurant: one person is the waiter, the others are guests. Guests must order and ask for everything in Russian with пожа́луйста. The waiter only brings things that are asked for correctly!

  11. Say this: “Tell me what you learned today.”

    Listen for: Name spoon, fork, knife, plate and cup in Russian.; Ask politely for something at the table.; Thank someone for a meal.

  12. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

    Acts 2:46 (KJV)

    Russian Synodal Bible (1876): <i class="ru-bible" lang="ru">принимали пищу в веселии и простоте сердца</i> The first Christians shared their meals with gladness. A happy, thankful family table is a gift from God.

Spread over the week

3 sessions of 20–30 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

  1. Session 1. Warm-up, then read and teach the new idea and the new words. Show how.
  2. Session 2. Practice together, then start the project. Finish the project, then the sketchbook.
  3. Session 3. Narration, the game and the Scripture.