Russian, from zero to B1

Week 1, Homework 1, Saturday

the first 19 letters

Review everything from Monday, then two short written tasks for Ни́ка. About 60 minutes.

1Review exercises 25 minutes

Remember

The key rule from Lesson 1, before you start.

Look and sound like EnglishАaКkМmОoТtFalse friends: they sound differentВvЕyeНnРrСsУuХkhNew shapes, sounds you knowБbГgДdЗzЛlПpФf
Nineteen letters, three families. The false friends are the ones to watch.

Everything so far, mixed. Get one wrong and you can try it again.

2Written tasks for Ни́ка 25 minutes

Your answers save as you type. Ни́ка's comments appear under each one after she reviews them.

Type these five words in Cyrillic: cat, juice, city, lamp, flag.

Turn on a Russian keyboard first. Mac: System Settings, Keyboard, Input Sources, add Russian – PC. Phone: add the Russian keyboard in your keyboard settings.

Which letter was hardest today, and why? (English is fine.)

3Read aloud 10 minutes

Read Monday's 15 words aloud, twice.

One minute for Nika

Record a voice message for Nika on Edvibe (opens in a new tab). Topic: Read your first Russian words. Speak for 60 to 90 seconds, in full sentences: about six sentences, using this week's phrases. Nika will listen and reply on Edvibe.

4Send to Ни́ка