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Pre-Intermediate Russian CEFR Level: A2

Author: Elena Khokhlova

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Coordinator: Erik L. Dostal

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Overview CA Institute’s courses of Russian language are designed for today’s students and professionals who are seeking to further expand their understanding of life, business and culture in Russia and over than fifteen Russian-speaking countries.

Goals To improve the level of students’ understanding of a foreign language and to get the students to use the language in an effective manner to succeed in communication in various general topics and daily life situations. To review students’ knowledge of Russian, get rid of possible false beginner problem, structure basic grammar. To reach an A2+ level according to the CEFR.

End of course “CAN DO” statements n I can talk about myself, colleagues, family and social groups. n I can express wishes, needs, likes and dislikes, feelings and emotions. n I can suggest a course of action, give recommendations, suggestions, and orders. n I can discuss culture and arts; I can speak about hobbies, leisure activities, daily routines,, work and study. n I can navigate in and outside of a city; I can use language associated with tourism. n I can speak about the past: discuss historical events, biographies, recent events. n I can obtain information from use public services such

Materials Rus’: a comprehensive course in Russian; Russian in One’s Palm; Russian in Exercises; Russian grammar reference chart; Case Book for Russian; Russia Today

Other resources Flashcards, grammar tables, grammar book, alphabet handwriting schoolbook, animations, projector, internet, dictionaries, special projects

Milestones Weekly quizzes Homework Personal language portfolio End of course test Certificate upon completion End of course test

Pre-Intermediate Russian CEFR Level – A2

Syllabus M-F Open Course duration: 36 lessons 90 minutes each

CEFR start: A1+ CEFR end: A2+ CA Institute of Languages E-Mail: [email protected]



as: restaurant, hospital, hotel, bank, other agencies. n I can give formal and informal messages. n I can speaking about public holidays, private celebrations, special occasions, traditions. n I can talk about fashion, shapes and colours. n I can speak about personalities, appearances, characters and behaviour. n I can use authentic and simplified typed and handwritten texts. n I can compose invitations, sign postcards and greeting cards, I can make telephone calls, I can write e-mails and applications. n I can talk to others, introduce myself, f I can find out about others, I can express personal opinions and feelings. n I can listen to and understanding public announcements and directions.

Prerequisites Students are expected to be at level A1 according to the CEFR.

Requirements It is necessary to be flexible and prepared. Please complete all assignments beforehand and bring the following to class:

1. Laptop 2. Articles, textbooks, your personal vocabulary and

homework

Special activities

Weekend courses Intensives Movie night Much more… .

Topic Outline / Schedule

Important Note: Refer to the course calendar for specific meeting dates and times. Activity and assignment details will be explained in detail within each week's corresponding learning module. If you have any questions, please contact your instructor.

n Lesson 1

Get to know classmates and instructor. Introduction of the course. Go over course material and goals. Icebreaker and game in groups. Identifying gaps and problems in Russian vocabulary and grammar.

n Lesson 2



Revision of level A1. Working with a text. Pronunciation: soft and hard vowels, soft and hard consonants, special consonants. Tongue twisters game. Locating objects in a map. New vocabulary: City locations and public services.

n Lesson 3

Public presentation of yourself. Game: interview. Present and past tenses. Translation practice. Lexical training: collocations. New vocabulary: Parentheses.

n Lesson 4

Quiz. Listening comprehension and dictation. Nominative case (sg. and pl.) of nouns, adjectives, personal pronouns. Game: true or false. New vocabulary: In a shop.

n Lesson 5

Reading dialogues. Questioning a text. Transitive (reflexive) verbs. Opinion polls Genitive case sg. Game: in a shop. New vocabulary: Seasons.

n Lesson 6

Quiz. Genitive case. Game: defining words. Listening comprehension. Cultural awareness: education. Relative pronouns. Reading and retelling a text. New Vocabulary: Parts of body.

n Lesson 7

Working with dialogues. Accusative case. Game. Composing an e-mail. Lexical training. Demonstrative pronouns. New vocabulary: Healthcare.

n Lesson 8

Test on pronouns. Adjectives. Constructing short dialogues. Spelling game. Reading comprehension. Dialogues: in a bank. Translation practice. New Vocabulary: shapes and colours.

n Lesson 9

Nominative vs. Accusative. Game in groups. Personal pronouns declination. Working with a text. Dictation. Conversation practice. New vocabulary: Appearances.

n Lesson 10

Perfective and imperfective verbs. Game. Advanced writing rules. Translation practice. Listening to a text. Word building. Diminutives. New vocabulary: Behaviours.

n Lesson 11

Locative case. Game. Indirect speech. Song “Neudachnoe svidanie”: listening, writing down, reading aloud, translating and spelling. Conversation practice.

n Lesson 12



Quiz. Special cases of declination of nouns and adjectives in Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, Locative. Present and past tense of perfective and imperfective forms of verbs. Analyzing an authentic text.

n Lesson 13

Test: nouns, adjectives and personal pronouns; Nominative, Accusative, Genitive and Locative cases and their usage; present and past tenses. Game. Composing e-mails. Opinion polls. Adverbs of manner. New vocabulary: Professionals.

n Lesson 14

Numbers. Recap game prepositions. Working with poetry. Word building. Cultural awareness: history. Dative case. New Vocabulary: Tourism.

n Lesson 15

Game: my homeland. Advanced spelling. Game: correct me. Analyzing video advertisement. Translation practice. Revision of cases. New Vocabulary: Festivals.

n Lesson 16

Quiz. Instrumental case. Collocations. Text: visiting public offices. Asking for help personally, by phone and via e-mail. Game in groups. New Vocabulary: Bureaucracy

n Lesson 17

Reading and understanding practice. Relative clause. Working with map. Listening to Russian speech. Revision: relative pronouns. New vocabulary: Restaurant.

n Lesson 18

Role play: restaurant. Working with complex text. Advanced intonation and pronunciation. Agents of passive verbs. Game: description.

n Lesson 19

Quiz. Indirect speech. Game. Where, where to and where from: prepositions and cases. Working with map in groups. Reflexive verbs. New Vocabulary: Collocations.

n Lesson 20

Recap: Dative and Instrumental. Memory game. Collocations. Listening: analyzing speech. Translation practice. New Vocabulary: Holidays.

n Lesson 21

Test: Dative and Instrumental. Slang. Analyzing a text. Role play. Indirect speech. Game: formal and informal chat. Writing e-mail.

n Lesson 22



Reading and speaking about cultural background. Game. Cultural awareness: social networks. Genitive case. Constructions with “if” and “when”. New Vocabulary: Holidays.

n Lesson 23

Writing an application. Game in groups. Analyzing a video. Wishes and greeting cards. Translation practice. Quantifiers. New Vocabulary: Traditions.

n Lesson 24

Quiz. Ordinal numerals. Game: when. Indirect speech: past tense. Presentation. Tongue twisters. Expressing purpose. New Vocabulary: Verbs of motion and carrying.

n Lesson 25

Telling the time. Game: time expressions. Prepositions of time. Lexical training. Dictation. Translation practice. New Vocabulary: Mass media.

n Lesson 26

Game: personal column. Text: changing trends. Giving orders. Demonstrative pronouns: declination. Speaking about time. New Vocabulary: Daily activities.

n Lesson 27

Quiz. Negative words. Negation rules. Game. Analyzing new text. Guided writing. Lexical test. Pair work with dialogue. Translation practice.

n Lesson 28

Test on Genitive case. Beginnings, middles and ends. Presenting a book or a movie. Recap: personal pronouns. New Vocabulary: Literature and Cinema.

n Lesson 29

Quiz.Game. Speaking about work. Expressing regular and irregular activities. Listening comprehension. New Vocabulary: In the office.

n Lesson 30

Quiz. Presentation of yourself. Interviewing others. Giving suggestions and recommendations. Structuring grammar: cases. Game: moving between cities and countries. Word building.

n Lesson 31

Reviewing detailed biography: reading and conversation practice. Game. Giving definition and expressing purpose. Revision of cases. New Vocabulary: Life circle.

n Lesson 32

Tenses of verbs: revision. Plural forms of Nominative and Accusative cases. Question game: tourists. Advanced activities with a map. Speaking about local curiosities. Reviewing authentic texts.



n Lesson 33

Game: guide. Prepositions and cases. Instrumental case. Interests and hobbies. Verbs of motion and adverbs of time. Translation practice. New Vocabulary: Travelling.

n Lesson 34

Test: prepositions and cases. Interview game: daily routine. Complex numbers and quantifiers. Suggesting course of action. Interpreting practice.

n Lesson 35

Grammar review. Perfective and imperfective verbs. Game. Listening comprehension. Report on case. New Vocabulary: Nature and weather.

n Lesson 36

End of course quiz. Game: funny questionnaire. Permitting and forbidding modality. Opinion polls. Revision of the course grammar and vocabulary.

Notes:

Homework is composed of grammar and vocabulary essential to the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Useful Links

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/LRC/RU_writing/index.htm

http://languages.uchicago.edu/NativeHand/CyrillicQuickly/

http://masterrussian.com/start_learning.htm

http://learnrussian.rt.com/

http://english.franklang.ru/download/Frank_Russian_in_Ones_Palm.pdf

http://www.russianforeveryone.com/

http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/

Mandatory Reading

SMYTH S., CROSBIE, E., (2002), RUS’: A Comprehensive Course in Russian Result Intermediate Student’s Book , Cambridge University Press.



Recommended Reading

ZUBAKHIN, V., (2012), Second Russian Reader, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

FLEMING, S., KAY, S., (2003), Colloquial Russian 2: The Next Step in Russian Learning, Colloquial Series.

DYAKOV I., (2013), Rasskaz-Sensatsiya / The Story Sensat ion, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

WADE T., GILLESPIE D., (2010) A Comprehensive Russian Grammar , Wiley-Blackwell

WADE T., GILLESPIE D., (2012) Russian Grammar Workbook , Wiley-Blackwell

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