Week 60, weekly review, Saturday

Month 15 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

A friendly debate. Everything here comes from Month 15.

Деба́ты в клу́бе (A debate at the club)

В клу́бе спо́рили о рабо́те из до́ма.

А́нна сказа́ла: «Я счита́ю, что э́то удо́бно: во-пе́рвых, не ну́жно е́хать в о́фис».

Марк отве́тил: «Возмо́жно, но мне ка́жется, что не хвата́ет обще́ния».

В конце́ все согласи́лись: лу́чше рабо́тать и до́ма, и в о́фисе.

Words you may not know yet

спо́рили argued, debated
согласи́лись agreed

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.

YouTube search: дебаты на русском языке (opens in a new tab)

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 60 on one plate. Lesson 119: Я считаю, что; Во-первых; Возможно, он прав, но; А что вы думаете. Lesson 120, the Month 15 test: 20 questions, 14 to pass, 3 topics. — The week on one plate.

Я счита́ю, что учи́ть иностра́нные языки́ о́чень поле́зно. I believe learning foreign languages is very useful.
Во-пе́рвых, э́то помога́ет в рабо́те. Firstly, it helps at work.
Во-вторы́х, мо́жно чита́ть кни́ги и смотре́ть фи́льмы в оригина́ле. Secondly, you can read books and watch films in the original.
Наконе́ц, хотя́ э́то тру́дно, э́то открыва́ет но́вый мир. Finally, although it's hard, it opens a new world.
Коне́чно, не все со мной согла́сны. Of course, not everyone agrees with me.
Мой друг ду́мает, что сейча́с мо́жно всё перевести́ на телефо́не. My friend thinks you can now translate everything on your phone.
Возмо́жно, он прав, но телефо́н не поговори́т за тебя́ с друзья́ми. Maybe he's right, but a phone won't talk to your friends for you.
А что вы ду́маете об э́том? And what do you think about it?

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?

I can give my opinion, firmly or carefully. I can agree and disagree politely. I can give reasons, results and contrasts. I can give and defend a structured opinion. I passed the Month 15 test at 66% or more.

7Next week

Week 61: Month 16 begins: Russia, its cities and its history.

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