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.
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.
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| in a year, in a century: the prepositional | в 1961 году́, в двадца́том ве́ке |
| кото́рый takes the case of its role | кни́га, кото́рую я прочита́л |
| the past of нра́виться agrees with what was liked | мне понра́вилась кни́га |
| на + a person after жени́ться; за + a person after вы́йти за́муж | жени́лся на А́нне; вы́шла за́муж за Ива́на |

4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: кото́рую
кото́рую: ka-TO-ru-yu, four syllables.
- кото́рую [ka-TO-ru-yu] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- двадца́том [dva-TSA-tam] 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.
- в … году́in the year …
- кни́га, кото́рую я прочита́лthe book I read
- Мне понра́вился …I liked …
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.
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.