Week 53, Lesson 105, Monday
Read headlines
Headlines squeeze a whole event into a few nouns. Learn to unpack them, and short news becomes easy to follow.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Month 13, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can understand simple headlines and say what happened.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- News words
- Headline style
News words
News, as friends tell it. This conversation is invented for practice.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| но́вости, статья́ | news, article |
| заголо́вок | headline |
| В це́нтре Каза́ни откры́лся но́вый парк. | A new park has opened in the centre of Kazan. |
| В Москве́ прошёл фестива́ль. | A festival took place in Moscow. |
откры́лся, откры́лась; прошёл, прошла́: the verb agrees with what happened.
Headline style
| Headline | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Откры́тие но́вого музе́я | The opening of a new museum |
| Фестива́ль в Каза́ни | A festival in Kazan |
| Но́вый мост в це́нтре го́рода | A new bridge in the city centre |
Headlines like nouns: откры́тие + the genitive. Every news item in these weeks is invented for practice.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: но́вости
но́вости: the stress is on но, NO-vas-ti.
- но́вости [NO-vas-ti] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- откры́лся [at-KRYL-sya] 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.
- Ты слы́шал но́вости?Have you heard the news?
- Что случи́лось?What happened?
- Пра́вда?Really?
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
но́вости
заголо́вок
статья́
сообще́ние
откры́лся, откры́лась
opened
прошёл фестива́ль
a festival took place
откры́тие
Ты слы́шал но́вости?
Have you heard the news?
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
- Tell Екатери́на one piece of news from your week, in news style.
Екатери́на
- Ask Где? Когда́? Кто? to get all four answers.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write a news headline and the sentence behind it.
See a model answer
Откры́тие но́вого па́рка. В суббо́ту в на́шем го́роде откры́лся но́вый парк.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 105.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can understand simple headlines and say what happened.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 105 on Tuesday: headlines.
I can understand simple headlines and say what happened.