Week 33, Lesson 65, Thursday
Talk about the weather today
Weather talk is the small talk of every Russian phone call. Most of it is a handful of adverbs and four little verbs.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Month 8, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can describe today's weather and say the temperature.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- What's it like?
- Rain, snow, sun, wind
- Degrees
What's it like?
Four kinds of weather, four little verbs.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Какая сегодня погода? | What's the weather like today? |
| Сегодня тепло / холодно. | Today it's warm / cold. |
| Жарко. Прохладно. | It's hot. It's cool. |
| Солнечно. Пасмурно. | It's sunny. It's overcast. |
Rain, snow, sun, wind
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Идёт дождь. | It's raining. |
| Идёт снег. | It's snowing. |
| Светит солнце. | The sun is shining. |
| Дует ветер. | The wind is blowing. |
Degrees
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Плюс двадцать градусов. | Plus twenty degrees. |
| Минус один градус. | Minus one degree. |
| Два градуса. | Two degrees. |
| Сколько сегодня градусов? | How many degrees is it today? |
The counting rule again: один градус, два градуса, пять градусов. Russia measures in Celsius.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: дождь
дождь ends in a soft sound close to shch: dosht'.
- дождь [dosht'] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- гра́дусов [GRA-du-saf] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
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.
- Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?What's the weather like?
- Ско́лько гра́дусов?How many degrees?
- Брр, хо́лодно!Brr, it's cold!
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
пого́да
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
What's the weather like today?
тепло́, хо́лодно
warm, cold
жа́рко, прохла́дно
hot, cool
Идёт дождь.
It's raining.
Идёт снег.
It's snowing.
Свети́т со́лнце.
The sun is shining.
Ду́ет ве́тер.
The wind is blowing.
гра́дус, гра́дуса, гра́дусов
degree, degrees
плюс, ми́нус
plus, minus
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
- Describe today's weather in your city.
- Ask about the weather in Moscow.
Ника
- Answer, and ask how many degrees it is where you are.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Describe today's weather with the temperature.
See a model answer
Сегодня тепло, плюс двадцать градусов. Светит солнце.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 65.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can describe today's weather and say the temperature.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 65 on Saturday: the weather today.
I can describe today's weather and say the temperature.