Russian course Russian - Intermediate

1. LESSON 01

Vocabulary: review of the already known greetings, "how are... more Vocabulary: review of the already known greetings, "how are you?" question and the possible responses to it, introducing yourself and others, farewells Grammar: Noun and its grammatical categories (gender, number, declension). Gender in nouns. Personal pronouns. Possessive pronouns. Reading: review of the Cyrillic alphabet and the basic pronunciation rules. Start reading the Russian falk tale "Маша и медведь". less

2. LESSON 02

Vocabulary: Знакомство. Семья. Russian... more Vocabulary: Знакомство. Семья. Russian patronimics. "Кто/что это? (with new words). "У меня есть..." Some way of word formation Grammar: General and special questions. Full and short answers. Exercises on personal and possessive pronouns. Reading: "Маша и медведь" - next episode less

3. LESSON 03

Vocabulary: building up vocabulary - topic - family (text... more Vocabulary: building up vocabulary - topic - family (text and dialogue). Farewells in various situations - overview Grammar: possessive pronouns and vocabulary from lessons 1-2 - exercises. Adverbs of place. Gender in nouns – overview. Exercises on determining gender in nouns Plural number of nouns – basic rules and some peculiarities Reading: "Маша и медведь" - next episode less

4. LESSON 04

Vocabulary: new words on topic family, verbs and commonly... more Vocabulary: new words on topic family, verbs and commonly used phrases. Listening Comprehension. Role-play dialogue. Situational exercises . Grammar: irregular forms of plural with –а (-я), -ья + nouns which do not have plural form. Possessive pronouns with plural nouns. Verbs – introduction. I and II conjugation – bascis. Imperative form of the verb on the example of "дать" (to give) . Reading: "Маша и медведь" - next episode less

5. LESSON 05

Grammar: 1. Demonstrative pronouns vs demonstrative... more Grammar: 1. Demonstrative pronouns vs demonstrative adjectives 2. Compound sentences with "где" 3. Reflexive verbs 4. Conjugation of new verbs 5. Plural of nouns 6. Possesive pronouns 7. Adverbs Vocabulary: general + topic "The place you live in" less

6. LESSON 06

In this lesson we will get acquainted with the case system... more In this lesson we will get acquainted with the case system and the parts of speech which are declined. We will see the structure and the meanings of the Nominative and the Genitive cases and we'll see the endings the nouns take in theGenitive singular. We will see the forms of the personal pronouns in Genetive, too. We'll have a lot of practice of the typical cases where Genitive is used. The topic for the oral practice - Describing the place where you live. less

7. LESSON 07

Grammar: 1. Adjective: gender, endings in singular and... more Grammar: 1. Adjective: gender, endings in singular and plural 2. Agreement of adjectives with nouns they modify 3. Relative pronouns "каждый", "какой" 4. Adjective vs Adverb 5. Numerals: ordinal numerals Vocabulary: colours, words denoting qualities less

8. LESSON 08

Grammar: 1. Numarals: cardinal (1-19) 2. Past Tense 3.... more Grammar: 1. Numarals: cardinal (1-19) 2. Past Tense 3. Prepositional case: nouns Vocabulary: colours, weather, days of the week, months less

9. LESSON 09

Grammar: adjectives vs adverbs Vacobulary: weather, new... more Grammar: adjectives vs adverbs Vacobulary: weather, new verbs, prefix "без-" less

10. LESSON 10

Grammar: 1. Numerals 20-49 2. Use of the Genetive case... more Grammar: 1. Numerals 20-49 2. Use of the Genetive case after numerals 3. Adverbs of periodicity 4. Prepositional case: personal pronouns Vocabulary: weather (temperature), telling the time, new verbs, adverbs of place and direction, hobby less

11. LESSON 11

Grammar: 1. Numerals: cardinal (50-100) 2. Transitive... more Grammar: 1. Numerals: cardinal (50-100) 2. Transitive verbs and the Accusative case: nouns and personal pronouns. Prepositional case vs Accusative case. Vocabulary: personal data (name, surname, date of birth, address and telephone number), in th city: asking directions, seasons less

12. LESSON 12

Grammar: 1. Insights on conjugation: irregular verbs 2.... more Grammar: 1. Insights on conjugation: irregular verbs 2. Imperative mood: requests 3. Modal verb "мочь" 4. Dative case: nouns Vocabulary: in the city: asking directions, daily routine, expressing ability, possibility, permission and prohibition less

13. LESSON 13

Grammar: 1. Dative case: personal pronouns; additional... more Grammar: 1. Dative case: personal pronouns; additional features on nouns 2. Preposition "по" Vocabulary: in the city: asking directions, daily routine less

14. LESSON 14

Grammar: 1. Aspect in verbs: perfective and imperfetive... more Grammar: 1. Aspect in verbs: perfective and imperfetive verbs. Ways of formation. Meanings. 2. Future Tense: Simple Future Tense Vocabulary: packing for a trip less

15. LESSON 15

Grammar: 1. Future Tense: Compound Future Tense 2.... more Grammar: 1. Future Tense: Compound Future Tense 2. Aspectual pairs of verbs: conjugation Vocabulary: food and dining out, Russian cuisine less

16. LESSON 16-17

Grammar: 1. Instrumental case: nouns and personal... more Grammar: 1. Instrumental case: nouns and personal pronouns 2. Prepositions and cases 3. More aspectual pairs of verbs and their conjugation Vocabulary: food and eating out - revision, packing for a trip, in the plane less

17. LESSON 18

In this lesson we will have Listening Comprehension "She is... more In this lesson we will have Listening Comprehension "She is going to be a teacher". We will do some exercises on Instrumental case and talk about professions and suffixes used to denote some professions for female. less

18. LESSON 19

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