Week 52, weekly review, Tuesday

Month 13 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 joins a book club. Everything here comes from Month 13.

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

Книжный клуб (The book club)

Марк ходит в книжный клуб.

В этом месяце они читали рассказы Чехова.

Марку больше всего понравился рассказ «Толстый и тонкий».

«Он очень короткий, но очень точный», — сказал Марк.

Words you may not know yet

книжный клуб book club
точный precise

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: Чехов рассказы для изучающих (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 52 on one plate. Lesson 103: Я люблю русскую культуру; сказка Пушкина; рассказ Чехова; Советую всем. Lesson 104, the Month 13 test: 20 questions, 14 to pass, 3 topics. — The week on one plate.

Я люблю́ ру́сскую культу́ру. I love Russian culture.
Неда́вно я прочита́л ска́зку Пу́шкина о рыбаке́ и ры́бке. Recently I read Pushkin's tale of the fisherman and the fish.
Её мора́ль проста́я: жа́дность до добра́ не доведёт. Its moral is simple: greed leads to no good.
Ещё мне понра́вился расска́з Че́хова «То́лстый и то́нкий». I also liked Chekhov's story «The Fat and the Thin».
В Москве́ я хочу́ пойти́ в Третьяко́вскую галере́ю и в Большо́й теа́тр на бале́т. In Moscow I want to go to the Tretyakov Gallery and to the Bolshoi for the ballet.
Сове́тую всем посмотре́ть «Лебеди́ное о́зеро». I recommend everyone see Swan Lake.
А вы? Что вы неда́вно прочита́ли? And you? What have you read recently?

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 follow and retell an adapted Russian classic. I can describe people's character. I can talk about art, music and the theatre. I can recommend a book or a film. I passed the Month 13 test at 66% or more.

7Next week

Week 53: Month 14 begins: the news.

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