Course curriculum

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    Introduction

    • Introduction.

    • Contents. Part 1 and Part 2.

    • Download the test. Do it and send it to your teacher to check.

    • Teacher's contact details.

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    Lecture 1. travelling vocabulary. The nominative case and the verb conjugation.

    • Grammar. The nominative case.

    • Grammar practice. Task 1. Determine the gender and make plural. Tick if the word is plural.

    • Copy of Grammar practice. Task 2. Choose the correct form of adjectives.

    • Grammar practice. Task 3. Open the parenthesis and use the correct form of the possessive pronouns.

    • Grammar. The verb conjugation.

    • Grammar practice. Task 4. Open the parenthesis and use the correct form of the verbs.

    • Vocabulary. Task 5. Read the words. Describe the picture and say what you see in it, using the words.

    • Vocabulary and speaking practice. Task 6. Prepare to talk about the topic on task 2. A) Match the words with their definitions. B) Answer the questions.

    • Lecture 1.

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    Lesson 1A. В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

    • Printer copies.

    • Vocabulary. Listen to the words and repeat them after a native speaker.

    • Listening. Task 1. Listen to the audio and complete it with the words you hear.

    • Pronunciation. The lexical and pronunciation differences of Moscow and St.-Petersburg dialects.

    • Vocabulary. Task 2. Do the pdf and send it to your teacher to check.

    • Speaking. Task 3. Choose two ideas below to talk about. Think about what you're going to say and make notes. Record your answer and send it to your teacher to check.

    • Grammar. The nominative case.

    • Grammar practice. Task 4. Do the exercises and send the pdf to your teacher to check it.

    • Grammar. The verb conjugation. Print out the pdf page and go over the rules.

    • Grammar practice. Task 5. Highlight the nominative case in the text.

    • Grammar practice. Task 6. Do the pdf exercises and send the file to your teacher to check.

    • Dialogue. Task 7. You’re going to listen to small talk. Line A is a speaker 1 and line B is a speaker 2. Read the dialogue and the glossary.

    • Speaking. Task 8. Describe what you see in the video.

    • Colloquial Russian. Task 9. Watch the video and read the vocabulary. Make 8 sentences with the bold words.

    • Glossary. Lesson 1A. Review the vocabulary.

    • The answer key.

    • Homework. The deadline is 28.07.2022.

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    Lecture 2. Imperfective and perfective verbs. Job interview vocabulary.

    • Revision. Task 1. Open the parenthesis and conjugate the verbs correctly in the present tense.

    • Grammar practice. The short forms of adjectives.

    • Grammar practice. Task 2. Make short forms of the adjectives below.

    • Grammar practice. The perfective and imperfective aspects.

    • Grammar practice. Task 3. Choose the correct forms of the verbs.

    • Sound description. Task 4. Listen to the music and imagine you're having a holiday. Describe what you feel listening to this music.

    • Vocabulary. Task 5. Choose the picture and describe it, using the words in the vocabulary section.

    • Vocabulary and speaking practice. Task 6. Prepare to talk about the topic on task 2. A) Match the words with their definitions. B) Answer the questions.

    • Glossary. Speaking practice 2.

    • Lecture 2.

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    Lecture 3. Comparative and superlative adjectives. Perfective and imperfective.

    • Grammar. Perfective and imperfective. The past and Future.

    • Perfective and imperfective. Task 1. Open the parenthesis and conjugate the imperfective verbs. Change the sentences into perfective forms of the verbs.

    • Grammar. Task 2. Choose the correct verb.

    • Grammar. Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.

    • Grammar practice. Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.

    • Translation. Task 3. Comparative and Superlative adjectives and adverbs. Translate the sentences into Russian.

    • Speaking. Task 4. Read the vocabulary and use the words below to tell about your friend.

    • Speaking. Task 5. Describe the picture and answer the questions.

    • Lecture 3.

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    Lesson 1B. Работа не волк, в лес не убежит.

    • Listening. Task 1. Listen to the audio file and complete the missing words. Check yourself in the answer key.

    • Vocabulary. Task 2. Do the pdf and check it in the answer key. Send a screenshot of 2.2. to your teacher to check.

    • Vocabulary and speaking practice. Task 3. Prepare to talk about the topic on task B. Record your answers and send them to your teacher to check.

    • Pronunciation. Task 4. Listen to the audio. Read the tongue twisters was fast as you can. Record yourself and send the recording to your teacher to check.

    • Grammar. Perfective and imperfective in the present and in the past.

    • Grammar practice. Perfective and imperfective. Task 5. Do the pdf and check yourself in the answer key.

    • Task 6. Read the following verbs and the rules. Learn the following prefixes that are used with the verb 'работать'. Рау special attention to the nouns that are frequently used with the following verbs.

    • Task 7. Give English equivalents for the following sentences. Send it to your teacher to check.

    • Grammar. Short adjectives.

    • Grammar practice. Task 8. Do the pdf and check yourself in the answer key.

    • Task 9. Translate the following adjectives into English. Match them with the nouns, making phrases. Send the exercise to your teacher to check.

    • The answer key.

    • Glossary. Lesson 1B.

    • Homework. The deadline is 05.08.2022.

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    Lecture 4. Perfective and imperfective infinitives.

    • Grammar. Perfective and imperfective infinitives.

    • Grammar. Perfective and imperfective infinitives.

    • Grammar. Task 1. Choose the correct verb.

    • Grammar and vocabulary. Prefixes for the verb 'работать'.

    • Grammar and vocabulary. Task 2. Give English equivalents for the following sentences

    • Vocabulary. Task 3. Do the exercises and review the family words.

    • Speaking. Task 4. Describe the picture, using the words.

    • Q-cards. Task 5. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card. Use the discourse markers and other words to link the sentences in your story.

    • Lecture 4.

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    Speaking practice. Revision

    • Reading and speaking. Task 1. Read the forum and discuss every idea that people do to reduce the cost of travelling. What do you think are the pros and cons of each idea? Do you know anyone who has done these things?

    • Q-cards. Task 2. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card. Use the discourse markers and other words to link the sentences in your story.

    • Sound description. Task 3. Listen to the music and imagine you're having a holiday. Describe what you feel listening to this music.

    • Speaking. Task 4. Read the vocabulary and use the words below to tell about your friend.

    • Vocabulary and speaking practice. Task 5. Prepare to talk about the topic on task 2. A) Match the words with their definitions. B) Answer the questions.

    • Glossary. Task 6. Make 5 sentences with words in. the list.

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    Speaking practice. Revision.

    • Task 1. Translate the sentences into English.

    • Q-cards. Task 2. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card. Use the discourse markers and other words to link the sentences in your story.

    • Task 3. Watch the video and tell the teacher what you've seen.

    • Task 4. Answer the questions.

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    Lecture 5. The prepositional case. Adjectives and possessive pronouns.

    • Revision. Task 1. Perfective and imperfective infinitives.

    • Revision. Task 2. Comparative and Superlative adjectives and adverbs. Translate the sentences into Russian.

    • Grammar. The prepositional case.

    • Grammar practice. The possessive pronouns in the prepositional case. Task 3. Put the words in brackets in the accusative case. T

    • Grammar practice. The adjectives in the prepositional case. Task 4. Put the words in brackets in the accusative case.

    • Speaking. Task 5. Go over the verbs of motion. Read the situation and give your advice. Use the given words.

    • Vocabulary and speaking practice. Task 6. Prepare to talk about the topic on task 3.

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    Lecture 6.

    • Revision. The prepositional case. Adjectives. Task 1. Put the words in brackets in the prepositional case

    • Revision. The prepositional case. Possessive pronouns. Task 2. Put the words in brackets in the prepositional case

    • Grammar. The verbs of motion.

    • Grammar practice. Task 3. Underline the correct verb

    • Task 4. Use the verbs идти́ - ходи́ть in the present and in the past

    • Speaking. Task 5. Watch the video and describe it.

    • Speaking. Q-cards. Task 6. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card. Use the discourse markers and other words to link the sentences in your story.

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    Lecture 7. The accusative case. Verbs of motion with prefix по.

    • Grammar. Accusative case

    • Task 1. Put the words in brackets in the accusative case

    • Task 2. Put the words in brackets in the accusative case.

    • Grammar. The prepositional and the accusative cases.

    • Grammar practice. Task 3. Choose between the prepositional and the accusative cases and use the correct ending.

    • Grammar. The verbs of motion with the prefix -по.

    • Task 4. Open the parenthesis and conjugate the right form of the verb.

    • Speaking. Task 5. Translate the sentences into Russian and guess the drink they offer you to make. Make your own recipe and share it with your tutor.

    • Speaking. Q-cards. Task 6. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card. Use the discourse markers and other words to link the sentences in your story.

    • Video

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    Lecture 8. Nominative, accusative and prepositional cases. The verb prefixes of 'слушать'.

    • Grammar. Revision. Task 1. Go over the nominative, prepositional and accusative cases. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

    • Go over the nominative, accusative and prepositional cases. Task 2. Open the parenthesis and use the correct form of the words.

    • Grammar and vocabulary. Task 3. Read the prefixes for the verb 'слушать' and make your own examples with them. Do the exercise below.

    • Grammar and vocabulary. Task 4. Read the prefixes for the verb 'слушать' and make your own examples with them. Do the exercise below.

    • Vocabulary and speaking practice. Task 5. Prepare to talk about the topic on task 3. A) Match the words with their definitions. B) Answer the questions.

    • Speaking. Q-cards. Task 6. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card. Use the discourse markers and other words to link the sentences in your story.

    • Revision of Vocabulary. Task 7. Translate the words and phrases into Russian.

    • Video

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    Lecture 9. Bonus lecture.

    • Go over the nominative, accusative and prepositional cases. Task 1. Open the parenthesis and use the correct form of the words.

    • Grammar and vocabulary. Task 2. Read the prefixes for the verb 'слушать' and make your own examples with them. Do the exercise below.

    • The reflexive verbs

    • Grammar. Task 3. The reflexive verbs.

    • Grammar and vocabulary. Task 4. Read the prefixes for the verb 'заниматься' and make your own examples with them. Do the exercise below.

    • Speaking. Task 5. Answer the questions.

    • Q-cards. Task 6. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card.

    • Bonus lecture 1

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    Lecture 10. Bonus Lecture

    • Revision. Reflexive verbs.

    • Grammar. The instrumental case.

    • Grammar exercise. Task 1. Put the nouns in brackets in the instrumental case

    • Grammar exercise. Task 2. The instrumental case (adjectives). Put the words in brackets in the instrumental case

    • Copy of Grammar exercise. Task 3. Put the words in brackets in the instrumental case

    • Q-cards. Task 4. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card.

    • Task 5. Watch the video and say what you've seen in it.

    • Glossary. Task 6. Go over the vocabulary from Lesson 1A and make your examples with the words.

    • Bonus lecture 2

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    Lecture 11. Instrumental case.

    • Revision. Reflexive verbs.

    • Grammar. The instrumental case.

    • Grammar exercise. Task 1. Put the nouns in brackets in the instrumental case

    • Grammar exercise. Task 2. The instrumental case (adjectives). Put the words in brackets in the instrumental case

    • Grammar exercise. Task 3. Put the words in brackets in the instrumental case

    • Q-cards. Task 4. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card.

    • Glossary. Task 5. Go over the vocabulary from Lesson 1A and make your examples with the words.

    • Lecture 11

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    Lecture 12.

    • Revision. The instrumental case. Task 1. Put the words in brackets in the instrumental case

    • Revision. The instrumental case. Task 2. Answer the questions. Use the words in brackets

    • Grammar. Passive voice in the Russian language.

    • Task 3. Make the sentences on the right in Past Passive.

    • Task 4. Choose the correct form.

    • Q-cards. Task 5. Read the instructions and prepare to talk for one minute, using a plan in your Q-card.

    • Lecture 12

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    Review and check 1. The deadline is 27.09.22

    • Review and check 1. The deadline is 27.09.22

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    Revision lecture with tigers.

    • Revision of cases. Nominative, Accusative, Prepositional and Instrumental. Task 1. Open the brackets and use the correct form of the word.

    • Revision. The verbs - идти / пойти, ехать/поехать. Task 2. Use the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.

    • Revision. Perfective and imperfective. Task 3. Complete the sentences with a verb (imperfective or perfective) in the correct form.

    • Speaking. Task 4. Read the text and find three mistakes in the verbal aspect

    • Speaking. Task 5. Answer the questions.

    • Lecture 10. Video.