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Вы всё по́няли? 3.7 Где они́ живу́т?

Упражне́ние 1

Answer the questions below based on what you learned from the opening text.

Упражне́ние 2. Э́то верно и́ли неве́рно?

Listen to each statement, then decide whether it is true or false.

Упражне́ние 3. Dictionary form or "где" form?

The text contains a number of places names: cities, states, rivers – and of course country names. Below are the names exactly as they appeared in the text. Review the text to help you decide which forms below are dictionary forms that answer the question "what?" (что?) and which answer the question "where?" (где) and follow a preposition expressing "at", "in", or "on."

Упражне́ние 4. Росси́йская Федера́ция и её города́

How well do you know Russian geography? In this section you will begin working on how Russians express locations in answer to the question Где? or Где нахо́дится? You will need to work on your ability to understand the dictionary forms of Russian place names correctly.

Яндекс КартыЯндекс Карты — транспорт, навигация, поиск мест

Listen as you hear the names of Russian cities and then locate them on the map above. Click on the number to see the name of the city. Then enter the number on the map that corresponds to the city to prove that you have located it. Note that you can use the scrollwheel on the mouse to zoom in and out, and that you can move the map within the window by clicking and dragging.

Click here to see the map in a larger size.

Упражне́ние 5. Светла́на Бори́совна нехорошо́ зна́ет шта́ты США.

Josh has traveled quite a bit in the U.S. and is showing Svetlana Borisovna some pictures. He has learned from experience that he needs to pronounce U.S. state names "the Russian way" if he wants to be understood easily.  Listen to the audio below and indicate the U.S. state that is mentioned.

Map of the USA with Russian names for states

Image courtesy of Wikipedia (with modifications)