Russian, from zero to B1A1

Week 14, weekly review, Saturday

Week 14 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

Ivan's new flat, room by room. Read for what he has, what he lacks, and his floor.

Но́вая кварти́ра (A new flat)

У Ива́на но́вая кварти́ра в це́нтре. В кварти́ре две ко́мнаты, ку́хня и балко́н.

В гости́ной стои́т дива́н, а на стене́ виси́т больша́я карти́на. В спа́льне стои́т крова́ть, и кни́ги лежа́т на по́лке.

У Ива́на нет телеви́зора, но есть ра́дио. Он живёт на четвёртом этаже́, и в до́ме есть лифт. О́коло до́ма есть парк и метро́.

Words you may not know yet
  • ра́дио radio
  • в до́ме in the building

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 14 on one plate. Lesson 27, Monday: В квартире две комнаты, the flat has two rooms; Стол стоит в кухне, the table stands in the kitchen; Книга лежит на столе, the book lies on the table; Картина висит на стене, the picture hangs on the wall. Lesson 28, Thursday: У меня нет машины, I don't have a car; У нас нет телевизора, we don't have a television; Какой это этаж, which floor is this; На третьем этаже, on the third floor.
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 15: textbook Lesson 11, «В университете». Studying, exams and the two kinds of verb.