1. To demonstrate greater competence in writing and pronouncing the letters of the Ukrainian alphabet.
2. To participate in activities which reinforce listening, speaking, reading and writing on the topic 'Conversing With A Friend'.
3. To display appropriate Ukrainian pronunciation skills for terms which are cognates (words which sound very similar in English).
4. To demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of several Ukrainian verbs and their pattern of change in sentences for subject-verb agreement.
5. To use simple question-answer techniques in order to greet a friend and conduct a simple conversation about pastimes such as reading or sports.

Діялог 2 – Що робиш?
Dialogue 2 – What are you doing?

Synopsis

Taras has come to visit his friend Roman. After exchanging friendly greetings, Taras wants to know what Roman is doing. Roman is reading a magazine about sports.

Dialogue – PowerPoint (PPT) Presentation

Follow the procedure which is outlined below.

Step 1: View Slides --- Listen to Audio Clips

View the PowerPoint (PPT) Slide presentation. Listen to Dialogue 2 – Що робиш?, using either the web link given, or the CD ROM provided. Click on the Audio button to hear the audio clips.

Step 2: View Slides --- Listen to Audio Clips --- Repeat

Listen to the dialogue again, and echo-read (repeat what you hear) after each audio clip. Pay particular attention to the stresses on words and the intonation pattern in the sentences.

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* If you prefer to view the dialogue online from the Saskatchewan Learning Ukrainian Education Portal, Click here.

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