Conversational course – Lower Advanced Russian

• Interesting topic for discussion each week (i.e. Не интересоваться политикой – это плохо? Информация в СМИ может быть объективной?)
• Carefully selected and widely applicable core vocabulary
• Discussions, interviews and problem solving activities  
• Engaging reading, listening and writing activities
• Useful phrases for expressing opinion, agreement/disagreement and formulating questions in a clear and efficient way
• Revision and practice of essential grammar such as verb aspect, verbs with different cases, tenses, noun declension etc.

You are expected to be familiar with the following grammar:

Extensive knowledge of this grammar is NOT required!

• Declension of adjectives and l nouns (singular, plural)
• Comparative forms of adjectives
• Imperfective and perfective verbs
• All three tenses (Present, Past, Future)
• Basic and prefixed verbs of motion
• Real and unreal condition (если, если бы)
• Complex sentences with который, ли
• Impersonal pronouns (i.e. кто-то, что-то, что-нибудь)
• Double negative (i.e. Я ничего никому не скажу)
• The concept of active and passive participles (i.e. работающий, написанный) – desirable but not compulsory
• You need to be able to use Zoom and have a good Internet connection. 

Number of lessons

10