Тройка
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Introductory lesson: Русский алфавит
Alphabet
Урок 1: Как вас зовут?
Themes
Introducing people
Asking yes-or-no questions
Describing people with adjectives of nationality and quality
Inquiring about someone’s profession
Culture
Russian first names and last names
Introductions
Introduction to famous Russians
Addressing teachers
Structures
Negative sentences
Adjective agreement: introduction
Object forms of personal pronouns
Who? questions
Formal and informal greetings
Урок 2: Вы говорите по-русски?
Themes
Culture
The Russian language around the world
Grandparents
Russian families
Patronymics
Boyfriends and girlfriends
Structures
Personal pronouns: subject and object forms
Verb conjugation: Groups I and II
Introduction to verb conjugation
Adverbs versus adjectives: хороший/хорошо
Урок 3: Что у вас есть?
Themes
Culture
Russian language periodicals
Russian cars
Borzoi – the Russian greyhound
Structures
Adjective agreement
Что это? versus Что такое?
Verbs думать and знать
Dependent clauses
Equivalents of the verb to have: у меня есть
Accusative case: preview
Урок 4: Где здесь почта?
Themes
Describing your city
Describing things in the plural
Culture
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Russian housing
Inside an apartment
Structures
Demonstrative pronouns этот and тот
Verbs находиться, называться, and звать (зовут)
Prepositional case of singular nouns
Nominative plural of nouns
Nominative plural of adjectives
Plural of possessive and demonstrative pronouns
Урок 5: Где вы живёте?
Themes
Describing your country
Telling where you live and used to live
Culture
Physical and political geography of Russia, former USSR republics, and Europe
St. Petersburg
Countryside
Structures
Prepositional case of nouns (with в, на, and о)
Prepositional case of adjectives: в каком / в какой
Nouns with numerals (год, года, лет)
Time expressions: давно, сколько лет, всю жизнь
Урок 6: Вы работаете или учитесь?
Themes
Talking about working and going to school
Filling out applications
Talking about work and study schedules
Culture
Professions: Prestige and gender
Calendars
Acronyms
Structures
The verb работать
Negative sentences
Prepositional case (singular): adjectives, and possessive and demonstrative pronouns
Prepositional case of personal pronouns
Prepositional case (plural): nouns
Prepositional case (plural): adjectives, and possessive and demonstrative pronouns
Time expressions: days of the week and (for) how many hours?
Урок 7: Что вы делаете каждый день?
Themes
Culture
Moscow time
Time zones
Russian mealtimes
Household chores
Structures
Time expressions: hours and the nouns время and час
Verbs завтракать, обедать, and ужинать
Time expressions: At what time
Conjugation of verbs
Accusative case: inanimate nouns
Expressing direction: в/на + accusative
Time expressions: frequency of actions
Verbs of motion: идти versus ходить
Урок 8: Вы любите классическую музыку?
Themes
Talking about literature and art
Expressing emphasis and preference
Culture
Russian team names
The role of hockey in Russia
Famous athletes
Traditional Russian folk music
Famous composers
Structures
Accusative of personal pronouns: review
Accusative of adjectives and possessive and demonstrative pronouns (inanimate)
Emphasis and preference
Syntax
Урок 9: Что вы любите делать в свободное время?
Themes
Talking about the seasons
Talking about free-time activities
Discussing past activities
Telling about your vacation
Culture
Picking berries and mushrooms
Swimming in the winter
Where Russians spend their vacation
Russian souvenirs
Structures
Syntax: the noun время and the seasons
Verb + verb constructions: я люблю/умею плавать
Impersonal constructions: можно
Verbs of motion: ходил and ездил
Time expressions: How long (две недели) and How long ago (два года назад)
Урок 10: Где вы учитесь?
Themes
Talking about places to study
Talking about college-level studies
Talking about admission procedures, teachers, and course work
Discussing student accommodations
Discussing secondary education
Culture
Education in Russia
Colleges and divisions
Majors and year levels
Getting into a university
Different kinds of exams
Russian grading system
Good-luck wishes
Dormitories
Secondary education
Structures
Prepositional case: review
Изучать vs. учиться and заниматься
Nouns with parallel modifiers
Русский язык versus по-русски
The genitive case (singular): nouns, adjectives, and possessive and demonstrative pronouns
Урок 11: Где можно купить икру?
Themes
Talking about eating and drinking
Counting money
Talking about things you have and do not have
Comparing quantities and measurements
Comparing prices
Shopping for food
Culture
Russian food stores
Russians and money
Metric system
Russian caviar
Structures
Verbs есть, пить, продавать, and купить
Genitive case:
With numerals
To express possession: у Ивана есть/был
With negatives: у нас нет/не было
To express absence: Ивана нет дома
With quantity and measurement: бутылка молока, 200 г колбасы, сколько, много, мало, больше, меньше
Syntax:
Accusative versus nominative
Дорогой/дорого and дешёвый/дёшево
Урок 12: Что мы будем делать в субботу?
Themes
Describing past activities
Describing future activities
Talking about TV and movie schedules
Talking on the telephone
Going to the theater
Culture
Telephone etiquette
Structures
Verbal aspect in the past tense
Verbal aspect in consecutive action
Verbal aspect in the future tense
Animate accusative (singular)
Урок 13: Что ей подарить?
Themes
Culture
Giving gifts
Birthday parties
Visiting Russian homes
Russian holidays
Julian and Gregorian calendars
Structures
Dative case: overview: usage
Dative case: overview: forms
Verbs подарить and дать
Dative case: personal pronouns; singular and plural of nouns, adjectives, and possessive and demonstrative pronouns
Verbs помогать, предлагать, and советовать
Урок 14: Какая завтра будет погода?
Themes
Culture
The climate of Russia
Nature and the seasons
The White Nights
“Уж небо осенью дышало”
Climatic zones and animals
Structures
Урок 15: Куда вы поедете летом?
Themes
Making travel plans
Packing your suitcase
Discussing modes of transportation and travel routes
Arriving at your destination
Making requests
Culture
The resort of Sochi
Transportation in Russia
Hotels and dormitories
The writer Anton Chekhov
Урок 16: Где мы будем обедать?
Themes
Talking about food
Table manners and setting the table
Deciding where to eat and drink
Making reservations
Ordering food
Culture
Typical Russian ingredients and dishes
Recipes for salads
How food is served
Home entertainment
At the restaurant
Toasting
Structures
Instrumental case of nouns, adjectives, and possessive, demosntrative, and personal pronouns
Урок 17: Какие у вас планы на будущее?
Themes
Culture
Typical professions
Wedding ceremonies and traditions
Birth of a child
Popular names
Structures
Use of the instrumental case with стать, быть, работать, интересоваться, заниматься, and the short adjective доволен
The verb поступать/поступить
The reciprocal pronoun друг друга
Verbs жениться and выйти замуж
Feminine nouns ending in a soft sign
Урок 18: Как вы себя чувствуете?
Themes
Describing your physical appearance
Making health recommendations
Expressing feelings and empathy
Going to the doctor
Culture
Health care in Russia
Folk medicine
The Russian bathhouse – баня
Structures
Syntax: expressing resemblance or similarity with похож and такой же
Impersonal constructions хочется and спится
Impersonal constructions with надо, нужно, можно, and нельзя