Russian, from zero to B1

Week 1, Homework 2, Monday

all 33 letters

Review the whole alphabet, then two short written tasks for Ни́ка. About 60 minutes.

1Review exercises 25 minutes

Remember

The key rule from Lesson 2, before you start.

Hushing and hissing soundsЖzhШshЩshchЧchЦts
Five letters, five sounds that English spells with two letters.

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 in Cyrillic: school, tea, apple, thank you, cheese.

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

Write three Russian words you can now read, and what they mean.

3Read aloud 10 minutes

Read Thursday's 15 words aloud, leaning on the stressed syllable.

One minute for Nika

Record a voice message for Nika on Edvibe (opens in a new tab). Topic: Read any word, stress and all. 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