Week 16, Lesson 31, Monday
Your tastes, your plans, your home, your studies
Four weeks, four topics, one talk. Build it today, check it against the five most common mistakes, and make it a conversation with one question back.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 15, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can talk for two minutes about what I like, what I will do, my home and my studies, and ask the same back.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- A model talk
- The month's top mistakes
A model talk
A two-minute talk has four parts. Fill each with two sentences, then turn it into a conversation with one question back.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Мне нра́вится джаз, а о́перу я не люблю́. | I like jazz, and I don't like opera. |
| В суббо́ту мы бу́дем смотре́ть фильм. | On Saturday we'll watch a film. |
| В кварти́ре две ко́мнаты и балко́н. | The flat has two rooms and a balcony. |
| У меня́ нет маши́ны. | I don't have a car. |
| Я живу́ на тре́тьем этаже́. | I live on the third floor. |
| Вчера́ я до́лго чита́л и наконе́ц прочита́л кни́гу. | Yesterday I read for a long time and at last finished the book. |
| Я до́лжен вы́учить слова́. Я вы́учу их за́втра! | I must learn the words. I'll learn them tomorrow! |
| А вам нра́вится кино́? | And do you like the cinema? |
Swap in your own tastes, plans, flat and studies; every line uses this month's grammar.
The month's top mistakes
These five mistakes were the most common this month. Each breaks a single rule you already know.
| Not this | But this |
|---|---|
| Я нра́вится джаз | Мне нра́вится джаз |
| Я бу́ду прочита́ть | Я прочита́ю |
| нет телеви́зор | нет телеви́зора |
| на тре́тий эта́ж | на тре́тьем этаже́ |
| Мне нра́вится фи́льмы | Мне нра́вятся фи́льмы |
Each breaks one rule: the to-whom form, the result future, the ending after нет, the floor phrase, and нра́вятся for several things.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: Statements fall, questions rise
Let each statement of your talk fall at the end, and lift your voice on А вам? to hand the turn over.
- Мне нра́вится джаз. [falls]
- А вам? [rises]
Listen to the textbook
The book's own recordings for this topic, free on the publisher's site. Listen once for the gist, then again with the book open.
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.
- А вам нра́вится …?And do you like …?
- Что вы бу́дете де́лать?What will you do?
- Расскажи́те о кварти́ре.Tell me about your flat.
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
Мне нра́вится джаз, а о́перу я не люблю́.
I like jazz, and I don't like opera.
В суббо́ту мы бу́дем смотре́ть фильм.
On Saturday we'll watch a film.
наконе́ц
В кварти́ре две ко́мнаты и балко́н.
The flat has two rooms and a balcony.
У меня́ нет маши́ны.
I don't have a car.
Я живу́ на тре́тьем этаже́.
I live on the third floor.
Вчера́ я до́лго чита́л и наконе́ц прочита́л кни́гу.
Yesterday I read for a long time and at last finished the book.
Я до́лжен вы́учить слова́. Я вы́учу их за́втра!
I must learn the words. I'll learn them tomorrow!
А вам нра́вится кино́?
And do you like the cinema?
А вам нра́вится …?
And do you like …?
Что вы бу́дете де́лать?
What will you do?
Расскажи́те о кварти́ре.
Tell me about your flat.
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
- Say what you like and hate, and what you will do at the weekend.
- Describe your flat and your floor.
- Ask Екатерина what she likes.
Екатерина
- Ask what you don't have at home.
- Ask when your next exam or deadline is, and what you must do first.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write the first four sentences of your two-minute talk.
See a model answer
Мне нра́вится джаз, а о́перу я не люблю́. В суббо́ту мы бу́дем смотре́ть фильм. В кварти́ре две ко́мнаты. У меня́ нет маши́ны.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатерина together with Homework 31.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can talk for two minutes about what I like, what I will do, my home and my studies, and ask the same back.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 31 on Tuesday: write your two-minute talk and three questions for Екатерина.
I can talk for two minutes about what I like, what I will do, my home and my studies, and ask the same back.