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”.
In this interactive tutorial, students will learn the key words and phrases associated with simple biographies.
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to the construction у + genitive for possession. Length: 2:49.
In this video, learners are introduced to the concept of verbs of motions with prefixes. Length: 5:34.
This short video demonstrates the main meaning of unidirectional verbs of motion in the future tense (by foot) – идти. Length: 0:15.
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to the third person plural (они construction without они) for passive meaning. Length: 4:22.
In this video, learners are introduced to the construction на + prepositional case for means of transport. Length: 1:36.
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to на + prepositional for playing a musical instrument, as well as vocabulary related to music. Length: 6:53.
In this interactive video, learners encounter the verbs слышать, слушать, видеть, смотреть. Length: 3:06.
Reading text about the family of Valentina. Includes some genitive case with ages.
In this interactive video, learners are made aware of the concept of neuter indeclinable words. Length: 3:34.
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to verbal adverbs (gerunds) and verbal adjectives (participles) for recognition. Length: 13:19.
This short video demonstrates the main meaning of unidirectional verbs of motion in the past tense (by foot) – идти. Length: 0:12.
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to some greetings and how to ask and answer someone’s name. Length: 2:53.
In this video, learners are introduced to vocabulary and grammar related to music. играть на чём (prepositional). Length: 4:39.