Week 33, Lesson 65, Monday
Talk about the weather today
Weather talk is the small talk of every Russian phone call. Most of it is a handful of adverbs and four little verbs.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Month 8, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can describe today's weather and say the temperature.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- What's it like?
- Rain, snow, sun, wind
- Degrees
What's it like?
Four kinds of weather, four little verbs.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Кака́я сего́дня пого́да? | What's the weather like today? |
| Сего́дня тепло́ / хо́лодно. | Today it's warm / cold. |
| Жа́рко. Прохла́дно. | It's hot. It's cool. |
| Со́лнечно. Па́смурно. | It's sunny. It's overcast. |
Rain, snow, sun, wind
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Идёт дождь. | It's raining. |
| Идёт снег. | It's snowing. |
| Свети́т со́лнце. | The sun is shining. |
| Ду́ет ве́тер. | The wind is blowing. |
Degrees
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Плюс два́дцать гра́дусов. | Plus twenty degrees. |
| Ми́нус оди́н гра́дус. | Minus one degree. |
| Два гра́дуса. | Two degrees. |
| Ско́лько сего́дня гра́дусов? | How many degrees is it today? |
The counting rule again: оди́н гра́дус, два гра́дуса, пять гра́дусов. Russia measures in Celsius.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: дождь
дождь ends in a soft sound close to shch: dosht'.
- дождь [dosht'] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- гра́дусов [GRA-du-saf] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
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.
- Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?What's the weather like?
- Ско́лько гра́дусов?How many degrees?
- Брр, хо́лодно!Brr, it's cold!
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
пого́да
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
What's the weather like today?
тепло́, хо́лодно
warm, cold
жа́рко, прохла́дно
hot, cool
Идёт дождь.
It's raining.
Идёт снег.
It's snowing.
Свети́т со́лнце.
The sun is shining.
Ду́ет ве́тер.
The wind is blowing.
гра́дус, гра́дуса, гра́дусов
degree, degrees
плюс, ми́нус
plus, minus
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
- Describe today's weather in your city.
- Ask about the weather in Moscow.
Екатери́на
- Answer, and ask how many degrees it is where you are.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Describe today's weather with the temperature.
See a model answer
Сего́дня тепло́, плюс два́дцать гра́дусов. Свети́т со́лнце.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 65.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can describe today's weather and say the temperature.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 65 on Tuesday: the weather today.
I can describe today's weather and say the temperature.