Russian, from zero to B1

Week 19, Homework 37, Saturday

writers and people

Practise the writers and the adjectives, then describe a person. About 60 minutes.

1Review exercises 25 minutes

Remember

The key rule from Lesson 37, before you start.

весёлыйвесёлаядобрыйдобраяумныйумнаясерьёзныйсерьёзная
For a woman, -ый becomes -ая.

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

2Written tasks for Ника 25 minutes

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

Describe a person you know with four adjectives.

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

Who is your favourite writer, in any language, and why?

3Read aloud 10 minutes

Say the four writers' names aloud, with the stress.

One minute for Nika

Record a voice message for Nika on Edvibe (opens in a new tab). Topic: Meet four Russian writers. 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 Ника