Languages
Russian 2 lower: module 1
An elementary Russian course covering conversation, reading, grammar and everyday situations through interactive classroom activities.
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What Elementary (A2) Russian means
At A2 Russian, learners can handle simple routine exchanges and describe familiar aspects of everyday life.
Describe your routine
Обычно я езжу на работу на автобусе и возвращаюсь домой в шесть.
I normally go to work by bus and return home at six.
Make a simple plan
Хочешь пойти в кино в субботу днём?
Would you like to go to the cinema on Saturday afternoon?
Talk about the recent past
Вчера я ужинала с друзьями, а потом мы пошли гулять.
Yesterday I had dinner with friends and then we went for a walk.
These are general examples of language use at this level, not a description of any individual course syllabus.
About this course
The course develops spoken and reading fluency through topics including family and friends, the post office, weather, seasons and making arrangements. Learners revise noun cases and present and past tenses, then work with adjective cases, plural forms, ordinal numbers, verb aspects, comparisons and future tenses. Teaching centres on spoken interaction and communication, with pair and group work, role plays, games, presentations, hand-outs and audio-visual resources.
What you'll learn
- Discuss family and friends in Russian
- Handle basic interactions at a post office
- Talk about the weather and seasons
- Make arrangements to meet and go out
- Use a wider range of Russian noun, adjective, pronoun and verb forms
Is this course right for you?
This level 2 course is intended for learners who have studied Russian for approximately a year and can read the Cyrillic alphabet. It suits learners who can already communicate in most basic situations and are prepared to take part in spoken pair and group activities.
- Homework is highly recommended to consolidate classroom learning.
Before you go
- Learners should obtain chapters 1 to 4 of the Ruslan Russian 2 course book.
- Additional materials will be provided by the tutor.
