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Context: You are listening to a Russian language podcast with your American roommate, and as you are the more advanced Russian speaker, he has asked you to explain a few things he didn’t understand. Listen to the podcast, then answer your roommate’s questions below in  English. Audio: (You may restart as many times as needed, but keep in mind that there is a time limit)  

1. Он хорошо [d511]. (танцевать – present tense) 

2. Завтра они [d521] (встать – future tense) в шесть часов утра.

Elena mentions a number of different things that her listeners may do in order to achieve the first goal. Name at least three of them.

1.  What is the purpose of the advice that the podcast host, Elena, is going to offer?  Give as much detail as possible. 

8. What other potential conversation starters might tell you about her interests? Give two examples.

You are seeing a client in an outpatient center with late-stage Huntington’s disease. Patient is wheelchair bound and maximal assistance transfer. Client has a spouse for a caregiver. You are problem solving ways for your client to enter his home.  Client has 4 steps to enter with an overall stair rise of 28 inches. Client has a front yard that measures 30 feet x 30 feet. The best recommendation for home access would be

What is a phrase she suggest using in these day-to-day situations?

To illustrate when this second habit might be useful, she mentions a number of day-to-day situations. What are two of them?

A restaurant employee incurred a fracture to the left humerus.  After cast removal, the patient received occupational therapy and now demonstrates 3/5 strength in the left triceps and full ROM in the left elbow.  To increase elbow function in order to perform work-related tasks, which activity is most effective for the occupational therapist to next include during intervention?