Week 46, Lesson 91, Thursday
Tell your life story
A life story is a chain of result verbs, each happening once. Russian even has two different verbs for getting married, one for a man and one for a woman.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 45, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can tell the main events of a life: born, grew up, studied, married, moved.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Life events
- Getting married
Life events
Mark's life, on one line.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Я родился в Лондоне. / Я родилась … | I was born in London. (a man / a woman) |
| Я вырос в Торонто. / Я выросла … | I grew up in Toronto. |
| Я окончил школу и поступил в университет. | I finished school and got into university. |
| Пять лет назад мы переехали в Москву. | Five years ago we moved to Moscow. |
Getting married
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Он женился на Анне. | He married Anna. |
| Она вышла замуж за Марка. | She married Mark. |
| Они поженились в две тысячи десятом году. | They got married in 2010. |
A man: жениться на + the prepositional. A woman: выйти замуж за + the accusative. A couple: пожениться.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: вы́рос
вы́рос: the stress stays on вы́.
- вы́рос [VY-ras] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- вы́шла за́муж [VYSH-la ZA-mush]
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.
- Я вы́рос в …I grew up in …
- Я поступи́л в …I got into …
- Я перее́хал в …I moved to …
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
роди́ться
to be born
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)вы́расти: вы́рос, вы́росла
to grow up
око́нчить шко́лу
to finish school
поступи́ть в университе́т
to get into university
жени́ться на …
to marry (a man)
вы́йти за́муж за …
to marry (a woman)
перее́хать
получи́ть рабо́ту
to get a job
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 life in five events, with years or how long ago.
Ника
- Ask three follow-up questions: where, when, why.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write three events of your life.
See a model answer
Я родился в Торонто. Я поступил в университет. Потом я стал менеджером.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 91.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can tell the main events of a life: born, grew up, studied, married, moved.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 91 on Saturday: life events.
I can tell the main events of a life: born, grew up, studied, married, moved.