Week 28, Lesson 55, Monday
Tell the story of an illness
One cold uses everything from this month. Build the story today, check it against the five most common mistakes, and finish with a question back.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 27, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can tell how I fell ill and got better: the symptoms, the doctor, the pharmacy and the advice.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- A model story
- The month's top mistakes
A model story
A health story has four parts. Two sentences each, and you have two minutes.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| На про́шлой неде́ле я заболе́л. | Last week I fell ill. |
| У меня́ боле́ло го́рло и была́ температу́ра. | I had a sore throat and a temperature. |
| Я записа́лся к врачу́. | I made an appointment with a doctor. |
| Врач сказа́л, что мне на́до отдыха́ть и пить горя́чий чай. | The doctor said I needed to rest and drink hot tea. |
| В апте́ке я купи́л сиро́п от ка́шля. | At the pharmacy I bought cough syrup. |
| Че́рез три дня мне ста́ло лу́чше. | Three days later I felt better. |
| Тепе́рь я бо́льше гуля́ю и ра́но ложу́сь спать. | Now I walk more and go to bed early. |
| А вы? Вы ча́сто боле́ете? | And you? Do you often fall ill? |
Swap in your own illness; every line uses this month's grammar.
The month's top mistakes
| Not this | But this |
|---|---|
| у меня́ боли́т зу́бы | у меня́ боля́т зу́бы |
| я пло́хо | мне пло́хо |
| к врач | к врачу́ |
| от ка́шель | от ка́шля |
| вы нельзя́ | вам нельзя́ |
Each breaks one rule: боля́т for several things, мне for feelings, к врачу́, от + the genitive, and вам with нельзя́.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: Warmth in your voice
Выздора́вливайте! is said warmly, rising on the stressed syllable.
- Выздора́вливайте! [vyz-da-RAV-li-vai-tye] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- Что случи́лось? [shto slu-CHI-las']
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.
- Что случи́лось?What happened?
- Мне ста́ло лу́чше.I got better.
- Береги́те себя́!Take care of yourself!
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
На про́шлой неде́ле я заболе́л.
Last week I fell ill.
У меня́ боле́ло го́рло и была́ температу́ра.
I had a sore throat and a temperature.
Что случи́лось?
What happened?
Выздора́вливайте!
Get well soon!
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)Я записа́лся к врачу́.
I made an appointment with a doctor.
Врач сказа́л, что мне на́до отдыха́ть и пить горя́чий чай.
The doctor said I needed to rest and drink hot tea.
В апте́ке я купи́л сиро́п от ка́шля.
At the pharmacy I bought cough syrup.
Че́рез три дня мне ста́ло лу́чше.
Three days later I felt better.
Тепе́рь я бо́льше гуля́ю и ра́но ложу́сь спать.
Now I walk more and go to bed early.
А вы? Вы ча́сто боле́ете?
And you? Do you often fall ill?
Мне ста́ло лу́чше.
I got better.
Береги́те себя́!
Take care of yourself!
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 your illness from the first symptom to getting better.
- Ask Екатери́на how she stays healthy.
Екатери́на
- Ask about the doctor and the medicine.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write the first four sentences of your health story.
See a model answer
На про́шлой неде́ле я заболе́л. У меня́ боле́ло го́рло. Я записа́лся к врачу́. Врач сказа́л, что мне на́до отдыха́ть.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 55.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can tell how I fell ill and got better: the symptoms, the doctor, the pharmacy and the advice.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 55 on Tuesday: write your story.
I can tell how I fell ill and got better: the symptoms, the doctor, the pharmacy and the advice.