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A1 Осно́вы Foundations
Months 1 to 5, Weeks 1 to 20. Each month has a four-page study guide and a cheat sheet to download, and every lesson's goal.
Read Cyrillic, introduce yourself, talk about family, home and the city, the past, cafés and shops, likes and plans, and find your way. Ends with the A1 mock exam.
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Month 1 · Weeks 1 to 4
А́збука и знако́мство Read Russian and introduce yourself
- Read all 33 letters, stress marks included
- Greet people and introduce yourself
- Say your job, your country, your languages and your age
- Pass the Month 1 test at 66%
Study guide, PDF (4 pages) Cheat sheet, PNG
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
What each lesson teaches
- Lesson 1: I can read 19 letters and words made from them.
- Lesson 2: I can read all 33 letters, and any word with a stress mark, aloud.
- Lesson 3: I can greet people, say my name and ask theirs, choosing ты or вы.
- Lesson 4: I can ask who or what something is, use the eight pronouns, and count from 0 to 10.
- Lesson 5: I can say what I do, where I am from and which languages I speak.
- Lesson 6: I can use present-tense verbs of both patterns and say numbers up to 100, including an age.
- Lesson 7: I can introduce myself for two minutes, ask four questions back, and rescue a conversation when I am lost.
- Lesson 8: I can show what I learned this month: reading, greetings, questions, jobs, verbs and numbers.
Month 2 · Weeks 5 to 8
Семья́, дом, го́род Talk about your family, your home and your city
- Introduce your family with my, your and our
- Say what you have, and tell the time
- Say where you live, work and study
- Describe and compare places
- Pass the Month 2 test at 66%
Study guide, PDF (4 pages) Cheat sheet, PNG
Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
What each lesson teaches
- Lesson 9: I can name my family members and say my, your and our with the right ending.
- Lesson 10: I can say what I have, and ask and tell the time.
- Lesson 11: I can say where I live and where things are, with в or на and the right ending.
- Lesson 12: I can say where and what I study and work, and describe my weekday.
- Lesson 13: I can describe a city, a home or a person with adjectives that match he, she, it or they.
- Lesson 14: I can make the plural of common nouns and link two ideas with и, а or но.
- Lesson 15: I can talk for two minutes about my family, where I live and my weekday, and ask the same questions back.
- Lesson 16: I can show what I learned this month: family and my, have and time, where, study and work, adjectives and plurals.
Month 3 · Weeks 9 to 12
Вчера́, рестора́н, мой день Talk about yesterday, food and your day
- Say what you did yesterday: the past tense
- Order food, and say what you want and like
- Describe your day and how you get around
- Pass the Month 3 test at 66%
Study guide, PDF (4 pages) Cheat sheet, PNG
Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
What each lesson teaches
- Lesson 17: I can say what I did yesterday and ask others what they did.
- Lesson 18: I can say where I was on each day of the week, and where I was not.
- Lesson 19: I can read a simple menu and order a meal and a drink politely.
- Lesson 20: I can say what I eat and drink at each meal, what I love, and understand prices.
- Lesson 21: I can describe my daily routine with times, and say how often I do things.
- Lesson 22: I can say where I am going and how, and talk about the trips I make every week.
- Lesson 23: I can tell the story of my week for two minutes, in the past and the present, and ask the same back.
- Lesson 24: I can show what I learned this month: the past tense and был, ordering and eating, my routine and going places.
Month 4 · Weeks 13 to 16
Кино́, дом, университе́т Talk about films and music, your home and your studies
- Talk about films, music and the theatre
- Describe your home and your flat
- Talk about studying and university life
- Pass the Month 4 test at 66%
Study guide, PDF (4 pages) Cheat sheet, PNG
Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16
What each lesson teaches
- Lesson 25: I can say what I like, love and hate, and ask others what they like.
- Lesson 26: I can say what I will do, ask when something starts, and invite someone out.
- Lesson 27: I can describe my home: the rooms, and what stands, lies and hangs where.
- Lesson 28: I can say what I don't have, which floor I live on, and what is near my home.
- Lesson 29: I can talk about studying and exams, and choose between doing something and getting it done.
- Lesson 30: I can link two events with когда́, promise a result for tomorrow, and say what I must do.
- Lesson 31: I can talk for two minutes about what I like, what I will do, my home and my studies, and ask the same back.
- Lesson 32: I can show what I learned this month: likes, plans, my home, нет, floors, and the two kinds of verb.
Month 5 · Weeks 17 to 20
День рожде́ния, го́род, кни́ги Celebrate, find your way in a city, and read your first real texts
- Give presents, name the months and congratulate people
- Ask for and give directions in a city
- Read short real Russian texts
- Pass the A1 mock exam at 66%
Study guide, PDF (4 pages) Cheat sheet, PNG
Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20
What each lesson teaches
- Lesson 33: I can say who I am giving a present to, and give advice about presents.
- Lesson 34: I can name the months, say when my birthday is, and congratulate someone.
- Lesson 35: I can say where places are and ask how to get somewhere.
- Lesson 36: I can give and follow directions, and make the command form of verbs I know.
- Lesson 37: I can name four Russian writers, describe what a person is like, and talk about a book.
- Lesson 38: I can give advice and instructions, and read a short real text without panic.
- Lesson 39: I can talk about myself for three minutes, in the present, the past and the future, and ask the same back.
- Lesson 40: I can show my A1: the alphabet and introductions, family and city, the past, likes and plans, presents, the city and reading.
