Week 48, weekly review, Tuesday

Month 12 review

A short story, ten questions across the whole week, extra practice from earlier weeks, your words and your can-do list. About 60 minutes.

1Story of the week 15 minutes

Mark tells his life story. Everything here comes from Month 12.

In the exam every text is played once: try the story by ear first.

Моя история (My story)

Я родился в Лондоне в тысяча девятьсот девяностом году.

Когда я учился в университете, я познакомился с русскими студентами.

Пять лет назад я переехал в Москву и стал менеджером.

Это город, который я очень люблю!

Words you may not know yet

с русскими студентами with Russian students

Check your understanding

Then listen

Listen to Russian on the same topic. The textbook audio matches it best; the YouTube link opens a search, so pick a short video made for beginners.

YouTube search: easy Russian listening B1 life story (opens in a new tab)

2Weekly questionnaire required, 80% to pass

3Feedback

4More practice from earlier weeks optional, 10 minutes

Five questions from earlier weeks, in different formats. Remembering after a gap is what makes it stick; your answers also feed the retention figure in Analytics.

5Your words this week

Say each word aloud and tick the ones you know without looking at the English.

Week 48 on one plate. Lesson 95: Я родился и вырос; После школы я поступил; через несколько лет; два года назад. Lesson 96, the Month 12 test: 20 questions, 14 to pass, 3 topics. — The week on one plate.

Я роди́лся и вы́рос в Торо́нто. I was born and grew up in Toronto.
По́сле шко́лы я поступи́л в университе́т и изуча́л эконо́мику. After school I got into university and studied economics.
Когда́ я учи́лся, я мно́го путеше́ствовал. When I was a student, I travelled a lot.
Пото́м я на́чал рабо́тать в ба́нке, а че́рез не́сколько лет стал ме́неджером. Then I started working at a bank, and a few years later became a manager.
Два го́да наза́д я на́чал учи́ть ру́сский. Two years ago I started learning Russian.
Я хочу́ сдать экза́мен B1 и пое́хать в Росси́ю. I want to pass the B1 exam and go to Russia.
А вы? Где вы вы́росли? And you? Where did you grow up?

Play with these words

Flashcards to remember them, then a 60-second speed round to recall them fast. Your best score stays on this device.

6Can you do this now?

I can say years and full dates. I can tell the main events of a life. I can read and write a short biography. I can tell my life story for two minutes. I passed the Month 12 test at 66% or more.

7Next week

Week 49: Month 13, culture: adapted stories by Pushkin and Chekhov.

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