Week 49 of 76

Pushkin: the fisherman and the fish

Month 13 is about culture. This week: Pushkin's fairy tale of the fisherman and the golden fish, retold in simple Russian, and the idiom it gave the language.

This week you will be able to

I can read an adapted Pushkin fairy tale and follow what happens.
I can retell a story in order and use the idiom it gave Russian.

Пушкинan adapted story
Чеховshort stories
Искусствоart and music
Экзаменthe Month 13 test

This week in pictures

One key picture from each lesson. Open the lesson for the rest.

The old man's reply is Pushkin's own line.

Three words carry any retelling.

This week

Lesson 97: Read a Pushkin fairy tale
Thursday
Not started
Homework 97: the tale
Saturday
Not started
Lesson 98: Retell the tale, and its idiom
Friday
Not started
Homework 98: retell it
Monday
Not started
Week 49 review: Week 49 review
Tuesday
Not started

Wednesday and Sunday are free.

Week 49 on one plate. Lesson 97: золотая рыбка; Старик поймал рыбку; новое корыто; стать царицей. Lesson 98: сначала, потом; в конце; у разбитого корыта; жадность. — The week on one plate. The same content follows as text.

Lesson 97, Thursday: The tale

золотая рыбка: the golden fish.
Старик поймал рыбку.: The old man caught a fish..
новое корыто: a new washtub.
стать царицей: to become tsaritsa.

Lesson 98, Friday: Retelling

сначала, потом: first, then.
в конце: in the end.
у разбитого корыта: with nothing left.
жадность: greed.