By now you have seen several pronouns that refer to people: in part one you saw the words я, ты, мы and вы as well as он and она́. Now you have seen one more: они́. Later in the section you will have an opportunity to learn one more pronoun and review all the pronouns you have encountered. For now you will work on these pronouns in the context of referring to people.
Listen again to the sentences above, noticing the pronunciation of the letter -о in each pronoun. What sound does -о make in the forms она́ and они́?
Read each sentence and then mouse over the picture of the character to which the sentence refers.
Read each sentence and then mouse over the picture of the character to which the sentence refers.
Read each sentence and then mouse over the picture of the characters to which the sentence refers.
Choose the logical completion of each sentence.
| 1. Caitlin is upset because… | ...Natalya Mikhailovna was late. ...she has lost her suitcase. ...she is very tired. |
| 2. Joshua is… | ...a graduate student. ...a little tired. ...looking for his suitcase. |
| 3. Natalya Mikhailovna is… | ...glad to see Denis. ...upset to see Denis. ...not acquainted with Denis. |
| 4. Natalya Mikhailovna uses the word администра́тор… | ...to ask where to file a lost luggage report. ...to tell the students what her profession is. ...to ask the students where their director is. |
Look back at the text to recall how the phrases below are used. Once you have done so, see if you can determine the phrase(s) below that would be appropriate in the following situations. Say the phrase aloud, then check yourself by mousing over the word Отве́т.
What would you say in order to…
| 1. Greet someone in the morning | Отве́т | |
| 2. Greet your teacher or an older colleague | Отве́т | |
| 3. Greet another student | Отве́т | |
| 4. Say goodbye | Отве́т | |
| 5. Convey that you would like to get acquainted | Отве́т | |
| 6. Greet someone in the evening | Отве́т | |
| 7. Greet a child | Отве́т | |
| 8. Respond to someone who just introduced himself/herself to you | Отве́т | |
| 9. Greet a family member, like a sibling or a parent | Отве́т | |
| 10. Greet several of your classmates in the afternoon | Отве́т | |
| 11. Greet your older neighbor | Отве́т | |
| 12. Greet your host mother in the morning | Отве́т | |
| 13. Greet your host parents when you get home in the evening | Отве́т | |
