ЗУСТРІЧ 1.3
Знайомство
In this meeting, you will learn:
- pronouns (khto "who" and shcho "what")
- personal pronouns (vin "he", vona "she", vono "it")
- the gender of nouns (masculine, feminine, neuter)
- the alphabet
- vocabulary (cognates)


b Listen to each dialogue. Which phrases from the dialogues could be added to those you just provided. [S1-7, S1-8]
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
c Repeat after the recording.
[S1-7, S1-8]
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
d Work with your partner to practice similar dialogues.
[Optional] Walk around the class and talk to as many people as possible, greeting them, asking how they are, and saying “good bye” in Ukrainian.







c Work with your partner. Ask and answer each other’s questions about the students in the group and the objects in the pictures in a). Pattern:
- Хто це?
- Це Марк.
- Що це?
- Це бар.
Listen and number the images accordingly.
[S1-10]





Match the corresponding cognates.
1. bank
2. Oksana
3. Luka
4. opera
5. metro
a. Оксана
b. Лука
c. банк
d. метро
e. опера

a Listen and repeat the alphabet. [S1-11]
b Pronounce the circled letters.

The biggest letter Ї in the world in Rivne, Ukraine. (Photo: Радіо Свобода.)
Read the following Ukrainian words.
Оксана, опера, Лука, банк, метро.

Grammar in Focus:
Personal Pronouns
Person | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First | “I” | я | “we” | ми |
Second | “you” | ти | “you” | ви |
Third | “he” “she” “it” |
він вона воно |
“they” | вони |
a Look at the pictures. Listen and follow along with the words. [S1-12]







b Listen and repeat. [S1-12]
c Work with your partner. Ask and answer each other’s questions about the students in the group and the objects in the pictures in a). Follow the patterns:
Pattern A:
опера ⟶ вона
Джеймс ⟶ він
Pattern B:
— Хто це?
— Це Марк.
— Що це?
— Це бар.