Week 12, Lesson 23, Thursday
Tell the story of your week
This month gave you three ways to talk about life: what you did, what you order, and how your days run. Today they become one story.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 11, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can tell the story of my week for two minutes, in the past and the present, and ask the same back.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- A model story
- The month's top mistakes
A model story
A two-minute story has four parts. Fill each with two sentences, then turn it into a conversation with one question back.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| В субботу я был в кино. | On Saturday I was at the cinema. |
| Потом я ужинал в кафе в центре. | Then I had dinner in a café in the centre. |
| Обычно я встаю в семь часов. | I usually get up at seven. |
| Каждый день я езжу на работу на метро. | Every day I go to work by metro. |
| Вечером я иду домой пешком. | In the evening I walk home. |
| А вы? Что вы делали в выходные? | And you? What did you do at the weekend? |
Swap in your own week. Every line uses this month's grammar: the past tense, ordering, your routine and your trips.
The month's top mistakes
These five mistakes were the most common this month. Each breaks a single rule you already know.
| Not this | But this |
|---|---|
| Я хочу рыба. | Я хочу рыбу. |
| Я иду на автобусе. | Я еду на автобусе. |
| Я никогда завтракаю. | Я никогда не завтракаю. |
| Я иду дома. | Я иду домой. |
| в среда | в среду |
Each breaks one rule: the -у ending, ехать for transport, не with никогда, the where-to form, and -у after в.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: Small words glue to the next one
Prepositions have no stress of their own: say в кино́ and на метро́ as one word each. в before a voiceless sound turns into f.
- в кино́ [f ki-NO]
- на метро́ [na-mi-TRO]
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.
- Что вы де́лали в выходны́е?What did you do at the weekend?
- Как вы е́хали домо́й?How did you get home?
- А пото́м …And then …
- Бы́ло здо́рово!It was great!
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
В суббо́ту я был в кино́.
On Saturday I was at the cinema.
Пото́м я у́жинал в кафе́ в це́нтре.
Then I had dinner in a café in the centre.
пото́м
ка́ждый день
every day
Обы́чно я встаю́ в семь часо́в.
I usually get up at seven.
Ка́ждый день я е́зжу на рабо́ту на метро́.
Every day I go to work by metro.
Ве́чером я иду́ домо́й пешко́м.
In the evening I walk home.
А вы? Что вы де́лали в выходны́е?
And you? What did you do at the weekend?
Что вы де́лали в выходны́е?
What did you do at the weekend?
Как вы е́хали домо́й?
How did you get home?
А пото́м …
And then …
Бы́ло здо́рово!
It was great!
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
- Tell your last weekend in four sentences.
- Describe a normal weekday, with two times.
- Ask Ника about her weekend.
Ника
- Ask where you were and what you ate.
- Ask how you get to work, and how often you go out in the evening.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write the first four sentences of the story of your week.
See a model answer
В субботу я был в кино. Потом я ужинал в кафе. В воскресенье я был дома. В понедельник я ездил на работу на метро.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 23.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can tell the story of my week for two minutes, in the past and the present, and ask the same back.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 23 on Saturday: write the story of your week, and three questions for Ника.
I can tell the story of my week for two minutes, in the past and the present, and ask the same back.