song with imperatives

[Irina Mikaelian]

Thank you Steven! The song is wonderful! My students will like it very much!

Irina Mikaelian


At 12:28 PM 2/27/2008, you wrote:
>My long-time favorite is "Brosaj kurit'", a Russian rap song from 1997
>from the group Otpetye Moshenniki featuring the chorus:
>
>Бросай курить
>Вставай на лыжи
>Бросай курить
>Здоровьем будешь
>Не обижен!
>
>I still use this in my first year class to reinforce imperatives,
>easily more than a dozen imperatives in the song.
>
>I found the song on youtube
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dePs_U8SG64
>
>Their website is: http://www.otpetyemoshenniki.ru/
>
>Steven
>
>Steven Clancy
>Senior Lecturer in Russian and Slavic Linguistics
>Academic Director, Center for the Study of Languages
>Director, Slavic Language Program
>
>University of Chicago
>Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
>
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