Week 57, Lesson 114, Thursday
Ask for opinions and react
A discussion is a conversation, not two speeches: ask what the other person thinks, then react before you answer.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can ask other people what they think and react to their answers.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Asking
- Reacting
Asking
Ask, answer, react.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Что вы ду́маете об э́том? | What do you think about it? |
| Что ты ду́маешь о фи́льме? | What do you think of the film? |
| Как вы счита́ете, …? | What's your view: …? |
о + the prepositional; before э́том it becomes об.
Reacting
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Интере́сно! | Interesting! |
| Пра́вда? Неуже́ли? | Really? Is that so? |
| Я то́же так ду́маю. | I think so too. |
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: Неуже́ли?
Неуже́ли? rises sharply on же: ni-u-ZHE-li.
- Неуже́ли? [ni-u-ZHE-li] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- об э́том [ab E-tam]
5Phrases and words 5 minutes
Phrases to learn whole
Learn each one as a single unit, the way you would learn a word. They come back in your Daily 10.
- Что вы ду́маете об э́том?What do you think about it?
- Неуже́ли?Is that so?
- Я то́же так ду́маю.I think so too.
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
Что вы ду́маете об э́том?
What do you think about it?
Как вы счита́ете?
What's your view?
Интере́сно!
Interesting!
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)Пра́вда?
Неуже́ли?
Is that so?
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)Я то́же так ду́маю.
I think so too.
6Class exercises 15 minutes
Checked instantly. Get one wrong and you can try it again.
Role-play
Take one card each. Swap roles for a second round.
You
- Ask Екатери́на three opinion questions and react to each answer.
Екатери́на
- Give one surprising answer, so you react with Неуже́ли?
7Your turn 5 minutes
Ask someone's opinion, then react to the answer.
See a model answer
Что вы ду́маете о но́вом фи́льме? — Пра́вда? Почему́?
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 114.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can ask other people what they think and react to their answers.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 114 on Friday: asking and reacting.
I can ask other people what they think and react to their answers.