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Russian Countries

Seventh graders learn country names in Russian (страны, strany) — Россия (Russia), Америка (America), Франция (France), Германия (Germany), Китай (China) — and can say where they and others are from.

Grade 7Countries50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn country names.
  • ✓Match countries to English.
  • ✓Say where you’re from.
  • ✓Ask others.
Essential Question

Россия, Америка, Китай… how do you name countries in Russian?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Country

Project this and match each Russian country name to its English name — tap the word, then tap the meaning.

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Around the World

6 min

How do you name countries in Russian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a world map.
  • Ask “Россия?”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Countries

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Country.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a country.
  • Say Россия & Америка.
  • Say where you’re from.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Point.
  • Say.
  • Say it.
4

Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Я из Америки” (I’m from America).
  • Say a country you’d visit.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say.
  • Ask.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a country.
  • Say where you’re from.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand country names.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore countries & cultures.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to geography.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: say where you’re from.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Country cards with flags.
  • Point on a map.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Россия & Америка.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use a map.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add nationalities.
  • Locate on a map.
  • Name a capital city.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🌍Country + flag cards
  • 💻Match the Country
  • 🗺️World map
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

страны (strany)countriesРоссия (Rossiya)RussiaАмерика (Amerika)AmericaФранция (Frantsiya)FranceГермания (Germaniya)GermanyКитай (Kitay)ChinaАнглия (Angliya)Englandстрана (strana)country
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “Russia” in Russian?
Россия (Rossiya).
QUESTION 2
What country is Китай?
China.
QUESTION 3
What country is Германия?
Germany.

Reflect: countries.

Have students name two countries in Russian and say where they’re from. A printable Russian countries sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: Америка (Amerika), Англия (Angliya), Германия (Germaniya), Китай (Kitay), Россия (Rossiya), страна (strana), страны (strany), Франция (Frantsiya)
  1. Germany
  2. Russia
  3. France
  4. America
  5. England
  6. country
  7. countries
  8. China

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “Russia” in Russian?
  2. What country is Китай?
  3. What country is Германия?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Германия (Germaniya) · 2) Россия (Rossiya) · 3) Франция (Frantsiya) · 4) Америка (Amerika) · 5) Англия (Angliya) · 6) страна (strana) · 7) страны (strany) · 8) Китай (Kitay)
Part B: 1) Россия (Rossiya). 2) China. 3) Germany.