Russian, from zero to B1

Week 33, Lesson 66, Thursday

Yesterday's weather and the forecast

Weather adverbs take бы́ло in the past and бу́дет in the future. Rain and snow go: they шёл and they will идти́.

In this lessonabout 70 minutes
New words7
Focusбы́ло тепло́, шёл снег, бу́дет хо́лодно, бу́дет дождь, the forecast

1Recap 5 minutes

Three questions from Monday, before anything new.

2Goal 1 minute

I can say what the weather was like and what it will be like.

3The lesson 20 minutes

In this lesson

  1. Yesterday
  2. Tomorrow

Yesterday

The weather across three days. Look at the verbs.

вчера́yesterdayшёл снегсего́дняtodayтепло́за́втраtomorrowбу́дет дождьпото́мlaterсо́лнечно
бы́ло and шёл for the past; бу́дет for the future.
RussianMeaning
Вчера́ бы́ло хо́лодно.Yesterday it was cold.
Шёл снег. Шёл дождь.It was snowing. It was raining.
Ве́чером пошёл дождь.In the evening it started to rain.

Tomorrow

RussianMeaning
За́втра бу́дет тепло́.Tomorrow it will be warm.
За́втра бу́дет дождь.Tomorrow it will rain.
По прогно́зу бу́дет со́лнечно.The forecast says it will be sunny.

бу́дет + an adverb (тепло́) or a noun (дождь, снег).

Кака́я за́втрабу́дет пого́да?What will the weather be like tomorrow?АПо прогно́зубу́дет дождь.The forecast says rain.Б
The future of the weather: бу́дет.
Week 33 on one plate. Lesson 65: Какая сегодня погода; Идёт дождь; Светит солнце; плюс двадцать градусов. Lesson 66: Вчера было холодно; Шёл снег; Завтра будет тепло; прогноз погоды.
Week 33 on one plate. This lesson is band L66.

4Listen and say 5 minutes

Sound of the lesson: бу́дет

бу́дет is said with a short, clear first syllable: BU-dit.

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.

прогно́з пого́ды

weather forecast

бу́дет тепло́

it will be warm

бу́дет дождь

it will rain

бы́ло хо́лодно

it was cold

шёл снег

it was snowing

со́лнечно, па́смурно

sunny, overcast

пошёл дождь

it started to rain

6Class exercises 15 minutes

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

In class. With Екатери́на: read a real Russian weather forecast together and plan the weekend from it.

Role-play

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

You

  • Be a weather presenter: yesterday, today, tomorrow.

Екатери́на

  • Ask what to wear tomorrow.

7Your turn 5 minutes

Write yesterday's weather and tomorrow's forecast.

See a model answer

Вчера́ бы́ло хо́лодно и шёл дождь. За́втра бу́дет тепло́.

Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 66.

8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass

9Feedback 5 minutes

10Check your goal 1 minute

I can say what the weather was like and what it will be like.

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

11Homework

Homework 66 on Friday: yesterday and tomorrow.

I can say what the weather was like and what it will be like.

Can you do this now?