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Prepositional case with ending -у

This video introduces learners to the prepositional ending -у using headlines. Length: 2:38.

Prepositional plural – interactive video

In this interactive video, learners are introduced to formation of plurals in prepositional case. Length: 2:09.

Pronunciation of prepositions

In this video, learners are introduced to the fact that prepositions are pronounced as if they are part of the next word. Length: 1:54.

Putting things – video

In this video, learners are introduced to the verbs ставить, поставить, класть, положить. Length: 4:28.

Question words

In this interactive video, learners are introduced to question words in Russian (что, кто, как, какой, где, чей). Length: 6:24.

Question words in Russian (declined forms of кто / что)

In this interactive video, learners review question words and are introduced to declined forms of кто and что. Length: 7:20.

Reading – genitive case

Reading text about the family of Valentina. Includes some genitive case with ages.

Reading – what celebrities speak what languages

In this activity, learners read a short text about which celebrities speak which languages.

Reading text of a student’s letter to a teacher

Reading text of a student's letter to a teacher.

Recognizing cognates – interactive slideshow

This is lesson 2 in a lesson series that focuses on challenges in understanding and learning Russian vocabulary. This lesson focuses on: recognizing where cognates are likely to occur, recognizing letters and letter combinations used predominantly in foreign words, recognizing violations of spelling and pronunciation rules in foreign words, recognizing ways of transliterating English to Russian, recognizing Russian equivalents of English suffixes, recognizing the productive verb suffix -oвать with foreign roots, recognizing "false friends".

Recognizing cognates – interactive video

In this interactive video, learners are introduced to some strategies for identifying cognates from English. Length: 5:28.

Open resources for online teaching in Slavic