Russian, from zero to B1

Week 73, Lesson 145, Monday

Review: life stories and culture

Months 12 and 13 in one lesson: years and centuries, life stories, кото́рый, the classics and your recommendations.

In this lessonabout 70 minutes
New words6
Focusyears and centuries, кото́рый, Pushkin, Chekhov and what you liked

1Recap 5 minutes

Three questions from Month 18, before anything new.

2Goal 1 minute

I can tell a life story with dates, join sentences with кото́рый and talk about books and art.

3The lesson 20 minutes

The rules to recall

Months 12 and 13 in three cards.

1961году́in 1961XXве́кеin the 20th c.ктокото́рыйwho, which
The prepositional for time; кото́рый in its case.
RuleExample
in a year, in a century: the prepositionalв 1961 году́, в двадца́том ве́ке
кото́рый takes the case of its roleкни́га, кото́рую я прочита́л
the past of нра́виться agrees with what was likedмне понра́вилась кни́га
на + a person after жени́ться; за + a person after вы́йти за́мужжени́лся на А́нне; вы́шла за́муж за Ива́на
1Bornроди́лся2Studiedпоступи́л3Becameстал4Todayсего́дня
The skeleton of any biography.
Week 73 on one plate. Lesson 145: в 1961 году; книга, которую я прочитал; Мне понравился рассказ; родился, поступил, стал. Lesson 146: Он сказал, что; спросила, открыт ли; музей открыт; Говорят, что.
Week 73 on one plate. This lesson is band L145.

4Listen and say 5 minutes

Sound of the lesson: кото́рую

кото́рую: ka-TO-ru-yu, four syllables.

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.

в … году́, в … ве́ке

in a year, in a century

кото́рый, кото́рая, кото́рое

who, which

Мне понра́вился …

I liked …

ска́зка, расска́з

fairy tale, short story

роди́лся, поступи́л, стал

was born, entered, became

наза́д, че́рез

ago, later

6Class exercises 15 minutes

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

In class. With Екатери́на: tell a famous person's life in two minutes, with three кото́рый clauses.

Role-play

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

You

  • Tell the life of someone you admire, with dates.

Екатери́на

  • Ask what book or film about them you'd recommend.

7Your turn 5 minutes

Write two sentences about a person: a date and a кото́рый clause.

See a model answer

Гага́рин полете́л в ко́смос в 1961 году́. Э́то челове́к, кото́рый пе́рвым полете́л в ко́смос.

Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 145.

8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass

9Feedback 5 minutes

10Check your goal 1 minute

I can tell a life story with dates, join sentences with кото́рый and talk about books and art.

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

11Homework

Homework 145 on Tuesday: life stories and culture.

I can tell a life story with dates, join sentences with кото́рый and talk about books and art.

Can you do this now?