Week 73, Lesson 145, Thursday
Review: life stories and culture
Months 12 and 13 in one lesson: years and centuries, life stories, который, the classics and your recommendations.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Month 18, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can tell a life story with dates, join sentences with который and talk about books and art.
3The lesson 20 minutes
The rules to recall
Months 12 and 13 in three cards.
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| in a year, in a century: the prepositional | в 1961 году, в двадцатом веке |
| который takes the case of its role | книга, которую я прочитал |
| the past of нравиться agrees with what was liked | мне понравилась книга |
| на + a person after жениться; за + a person after выйти замуж | женился на Анне; вышла замуж за Ивана |

4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: кото́рую
кото́рую: ka-TO-ru-yu, four syllables.
- кото́рую [ka-TO-ru-yu] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- двадца́том [dva-TSA-tam] 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.
- в … году́in the year …
- кни́га, кото́рую я прочита́лthe book I read
- Мне понра́вился …I liked …
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
в … году́, в … ве́ке
in a year, in a century
кото́рый, кото́рая, кото́рое
who, which
Мне понра́вился …
I liked …
ска́зка, расска́з
fairy tale, short story
роди́лся, поступи́л, стал
was born, entered, became
наза́д, че́рез
ago, later
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 the life of someone you admire, with dates.
Ника
- Ask what book or film about them you'd recommend.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write two sentences about a person: a date and a который clause.
See a model answer
Гагарин полетел в космос в 1961 году. Это человек, который первым полетел в космос.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 145.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can tell a life story with dates, join sentences with который and talk about books and art.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 145 on Saturday: life stories and culture.
I can tell a life story with dates, join sentences with который and talk about books and art.