Russian, from zero to B1

Week 29, Lesson 57, Monday

Name clothes and colours

Colours are adjectives, so they agree with the clothes they describe. Learn ten clothes and eight colours, and you can describe any outfit.

In this lessonabout 70 minutes
New words12
Focusclothes, colours agree: кра́сная ку́ртка, си́ний сви́тер, Како́го цве́та …?

1Recap 5 minutes

Three questions from Month 7, before anything new.

2Goal 1 minute

I can name my clothes and say what colour they are.

3The lesson 20 minutes

In this lesson

  1. Clothes
  2. Colours agree

Clothes

A rail of clothes. Look at how each colour word ends before the rule.

бе́лаяруба́шкакра́сноепла́тьеси́няяку́рткачёрныебрю́ки
The colour's ending matches the clothes: -ая, -ое, -ые.
RussianMeaning
ку́ртка, руба́шка, ю́бкаjacket, shirt, skirt
пла́тье, пальто́dress, coat
сви́терjumper
брю́ки, джи́нсы, ту́флиtrousers, jeans, shoes

брю́ки, джи́нсы, ту́фли are plural words.

Colours agree

онона́оно́plural
кра́сныйкра́снаякра́сноекра́сные
си́нийси́няяси́нееси́ние

кра́сная ку́ртка, си́ний сви́тер, бе́лое пла́тье, чёрные брю́ки. Ask: Како́го цве́та …?

кра́сныйкра́снаякра́сныйкра́сноекра́сныйкра́сные
One colour, four endings.
Week 29 on one plate. Lesson 57: красная куртка; синий свитер; белое платье; Какого цвета. Lesson 58: Можно примерить; Куртка мне мала; Я возьму эту куртку; Можно оплатить картой.
Week 29 on one plate. This lesson is band L57.

4Listen and say 5 minutes

Sound of the lesson: ё in зелёный

зелёный, жёлтый and чёрный all carry the stress on ё.

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.

Words to read aloud

Read each one aloud, then open it to check.

ку́ртка
руба́шка
пла́тье
брю́ки, джи́нсы

trousers, jeans

сви́тер
ю́бка
пальто́
ту́фли, кроссо́вки

shoes, trainers

кра́сный, бе́лый, чёрный

red, white, black

си́ний, голубо́й

dark blue, light blue

зелёный, жёлтый, се́рый

green, yellow, grey

Како́го цве́та …?

What colour is …?

6Class exercises 15 minutes

Checked instantly. Get one wrong and you can try it again.

In class. With Екатери́на: describe what you are both wearing today, colour by colour.

Role-play

Take one card each. Swap roles for a second round.

You

  • Describe your favourite outfit.
  • Ask Како́го цве́та …? three times.

Екатери́на

  • Describe a person; you guess who it is.

7Your turn 5 minutes

Describe three things you are wearing, with colours.

See a model answer

На мне си́ние джи́нсы, бе́лая руба́шка и чёрная ку́ртка.

Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 57.

8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass

9Feedback 5 minutes

10Check your goal 1 minute

I can name my clothes and say what colour they are.

Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.

11Homework

Homework 57 on Tuesday: clothes and colours.

I can name my clothes and say what colour they are.

Can you do this now?