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Сло́во за сло́во, unit 11: My day

Speak about this week's topic: daily words, questions and answers, verbs, a dialogue to shadow, and things to say aloud.

Goes with Lesson 21 and Lesson 22 of Week 11. About 15 minutes; one part a day works well.

Words of the week

One a day: say it aloud three times, then use it in a sentence about your day.

DayRussianMeaning
Mondayвстава́тьto get up
Tuesdayумыва́тьсяto wash (your face)
Wednesdayодева́тьсяto get dressed
Thursdayза́втракатьto have breakfast
Fridayобе́датьto have lunch

Questions and answers

Read the question aloud, answer it yourself, then open the model answer and compare.

Приве́т! Куда́ ты идёшь?

A model answer

На рабо́ту.

Пешко́м?

A model answer

Нет, я е́ду на авто́бусе.

А ве́чером?

A model answer

Ве́чером я иду́ в кино́.

Describe your morning in four steps, with times.

A model answer

Я встаю́ в семь часо́в. Снача́ла я умыва́юсь, пото́м одева́юсь. В во́семь часо́в я за́втракаю.

Write where you go on three days of the week, and how.

A model answer

В понеде́льник я е́ду на рабо́ту на авто́бусе. В сре́ду я хожу́ в парк. В пя́тницу я иду́ в кино́.

Verbs to use

Make one sentence with each, about yourself.

VerbMeaning
встава́тьto get up
умыва́тьсяto wash (your face)
одева́тьсяto get dressed
за́втракатьto have breakfast

Shadow the dialogue

Listen to a line, pause, and say it back at the same speed. Then take the other part.

WhoLine
Екатери́наПриве́т! Куда́ ты идёшь?
YouНа рабо́ту.
Екатери́наПешко́м?
YouНет, я е́ду на авто́бусе.
Екатери́наА ве́чером?
YouВе́чером я иду́ в кино́.

Say it aloud

Tick each one when you have said it aloud. When all are ticked, the unit is done.

Play

Flashcards turn a question into its answer; the speed round tests the week's words.

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