Russian, from zero to B1A1

Week 9, weekly review, Saturday

Week 9 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

Anna's weekend in the past tense. Read it once for the story, then again for every был and была́.

Выходны́е А́нны (Anna's weekend)

В суббо́ту А́нна была́ в Москве́. У́тром она́ была́ в па́рке, а днём она́ была́ в кафе́.

Ве́чером А́нна и её брат бы́ли в кино́. Фильм был о́чень интере́сный.

В воскресе́нье А́нна была́ до́ма. Она́ чита́ла, слу́шала му́зыку и отдыха́ла.

Words you may not know yet
  • её брат her brother
  • му́зыку music, after a verb (Week 10 explains the -у)

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.

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 9 on one plate. Lesson 17, Monday: the endings -л, -ла, -ло, -ли for он, она, оно, они; работал, работала, работали, worked; Что вы делали вчера, what did you do yesterday. Lesson 18, Thursday: Где вы были, where were you; Я был в кино, I was at the cinema; в понедельник, в среду, on Monday, on Wednesday; Я не был дома, I wasn't at home.
The week on one plate.

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?

7Next week

Week 10: textbook Lesson 7, «Ресторан». Food and drink, wanting, ordering and prices.