Week 8, Lesson 15, Thursday
Talk about your life for two minutes
Everything from the month fits into one short talk. Today you build yours, check it against the five most common mistakes, and learn the questions that turn it into a conversation.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 7, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can talk for two minutes about my family, where I live and my weekday, and ask the same questions back.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- A model talk
- Five questions to ask back
- The month's top mistakes
A model talk
A two-minute talk has four parts. Fill each one with two sentences, and you are done.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Меня зовут Марк. Я живу в Торонто. | My name is Mark. I live in Toronto. |
| Торонто — большой и интересный город. | Toronto is a big and interesting city. |
| У меня есть брат и сестра. | I have a brother and a sister. |
| Мой брат живёт в …, а моя сестра живёт в … | My brother lives in …, and my sister lives in … |
| Утром я работаю, а вечером я изучаю русский язык. | In the morning I work, and in the evening I study Russian. |
| А вы? Где вы живёте? | And you? Where do you live? |
Swap in your own family, city and week; every line uses this month's grammar.
Five questions to ask back
A talk becomes a conversation the moment you ask back. These questions mirror your four branches.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Где вы живёте? | Where do you live? |
| У вас есть дети? | Do you have children? |
| Какой ваш город? | What is your city like? |
| Что вы делаете вечером? | What do you do in the evening? |
| Который час? | What time is it? |
The month's top mistakes
These five mistakes were the most common this month. Each one breaks a single rule you already know.
| Not this | But this |
|---|---|
| мой окно | моё окно |
| в Москва | в Москве |
| четыре часов | четыре часа |
| книгы | книги |
| русскый | русский |
Each one breaks a single rule: gender, the -е after в, the hours, the ы/и spelling, the adjective ending.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: Statements fall, «А вы?» rises
Let each statement fall at the end; then lift your voice on «А вы?» to hand the turn over.
- Я живу́ в Торо́нто. [falls at the end]
- А вы? [rises]
Listen to the textbook
The book's own recordings for this topic, free on the publisher's site. Listen once for the gist, then again with the book open.
5Phrases and words 5 minutes
Phrases to learn whole
Learn each one as a single unit, the way you would learn a word. They come back in your Daily 10.
- Расскажи́те о себе́.Tell me about yourself.
- А вы?And you?
- Интере́сно!Interesting!
- Пра́вда?Really?
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
Где вы живёте?
Where do you live?
У вас есть де́ти?
Do you have children?
Како́й ваш го́род?
What is your city like?
Что вы де́лаете ве́чером?
What do you do in the evening?
Кото́рый час?
What time is it?
Меня́ зову́т Марк. Я живу́ в Торо́нто.
My name is Mark. I live in Toronto.
Торо́нто — большо́й и интере́сный го́род.
Toronto is a big and interesting city.
У меня́ есть брат и сестра́.
I have a brother and a sister.
Мой брат живёт в …, а моя́ сестра́ живёт в …
My brother lives in …, and my sister lives in …
У́тром я рабо́таю, а ве́чером я изуча́ю ру́сский язы́к.
In the morning I work, and in the evening I study Russian.
А вы? Где вы живёте?
And you? Where do you live?
Расскажи́те о себе́.
Tell me about yourself.
А вы?
And you?
Интере́сно!
Interesting!
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)Пра́вда?
6Class exercises 15 minutes
Checked instantly. Get one wrong and you can try it again.
Role-play
Take one card each. Swap roles for a second round.
You
- Talk for two minutes: family, home, weekday.
- Ask Ника the same questions back.
Ника
- Interrupt once with a question, as in a real conversation.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write the four questions you will ask Ника after your talk.
See a model answer
Где вы живёте? У вас есть дети? Какой ваш город? Что вы делаете вечером?
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 15.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can talk for two minutes about my family, where I live and my weekday, and ask the same questions back.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 15 on Saturday: write your own two-minute talk and three questions for Ника.
I can talk for two minutes about my family, where I live and my weekday, and ask the same questions back.