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Your Program is broken down into 4 Courses:

Beginner’s Course
Lower-Intermediate Course
Upper-Intermediate Course
Advanced Course

Each Course consists of 5 Levels. Each Level consists of a 6 week intensive program (3 hours of Lecture time per week) or a 12 week regular program (1.5 hours of Lecture time per week).

Our classes are intentionally small, with a maximum class size of 10-12 students. This provides an opportunity for frequent and meaningful student-to-teacher and student-to-student interaction

and immersion. Our classes are offered on a rolling basis so once we determine your skill level, you can enrol in any class that suits your schedule. All you have to do is provide us with a series of times and weekdays that you are available and we will do the utmost to accommodate your schedule. What further distinguishes our school from other online schools is that we provide hand-in assignments and tests throughout each course, and will provide you with online face-to-face feedback on each test or assignment to ensure that you fully understand the material we have covered. Once you complete our Program, you should be proficient in Russian.

BEGINNERS LEVEL

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Module 1

Introducing people

You will learn the following themes:

Greeting people
Introducing people
Inquiring about someone’s profession
Asking yes-or no questions.
Describing people with adjectives of nationality and quality
Describing foreign language skills
Making compliments

You will learn the following grammatical structures:es:

Gender of nouns and adjectives
Personal pronouns (subject and object forms)
Possessive pronouns
Formal and informal addresses
Asking yes-or-no, “who” questions
Verb conjugation
Conjunctions и, а, но
Adverbs

Module 2

Possessions and your home city

You will learn the following themes will learn the following themes:

Asking for and expressing opinions
Talking about possessions
Describing the size of your family
Describing your city
Asking for directions
Expressing location
Describing things in the plural
Describing your house or apartment

You will learn the following grammatical structure:

Adjective agreement
Что это? versus Что такое?
Verbs думать and знать
Dependent clauses
Equivalents of the verb to have: у меня есть
Accusative case: Preview
Demonstrative pronouns этот and это
Verbs находиться, называться and знать
Prepositional case of singular nouns
Nominative plural of nouns and adjectives
Plural of possessive and demonstrative pronouns

Module 3

Work, going to school, and the country where you live

You will learn the following themes:

Asking for and expressing opinions
Talking about possessions
Describing the size of your family
Describing your city
Asking for directions
Expressing location
Describing things in the plural
Describing your house or apartment

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Adjective agreement
Что это? versus Что такое?
Verbs думать and знать
Dependent clauses
Equivalents of the verb to have: у меня есть
Accusative case: Preview
Demonstrative pronouns этот and это
Verbs находиться, называться and знать
Prepositional case of singular nouns
Nominative plural of nouns and adjectives
Plural of possessive and demonstrative pronouns

Module 4

Literature, music, sports

You will learn the following themes:

Describing your country
Expressing location
Making comparisons
Telling where you live and used to live
Talking about working and going to school
Filling out applications
Days of the week
Talking about work and study schedules

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Prepositional case of nouns and adjectives
Comparative of adjectives
Superlative of adjectives
Nouns with numerals год, года, and лет
Time expressions давно, сколько лет, and всю жизнь
Past tense of the verbs: Introduction
The verbs работать and учиться
Prepositional case of adjectives and pronouns
Time expressions

Grammar Exerciese

Module 5

University life, free time activities

You will learn the following themes:

Telling time
Literature, music, sport
Describing mealtimes
Talking about daily activities
Saying where you are going
Expressing frequency of actions
Talking about hobbies
Talking about literature and art
Expressing emphasis and preference
Talking about sports
Talking about music

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Reflexive verbs
Conjugation of verbs
Accusative case: Inanimate nouns
Accusative of adjectives, possessive and demonstrative pronouns
Expressing direction with accusative
Verbs of motion: идти versus ходить

LOWER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Module 1

Holidays, TV and movies, Talking on the phone,

You will learn the following themes:

Talking about eating and drinking
Counting money
Talking about things you have and do not have
Comparing quantities and measurements
Comparing prices
Shopping for food
Describing future activities
Talking about TV and movie schedules
Making invitations
Talking on the telephone
Going to the theater

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Genitive case with numerals and to express possession
Genitive case with negatives and with quantity and measurement
Verbal aspect in the past tense
Verbal aspect in the consecutive actions
Verbal aspect in the future tense
Animate accusative

Module 2

Holidays, TV and movies Talking on the phone

You will learn the following themes:

Buying presents
Asking for advice and making decisions
Discussing likes and dislikes
Planning for parties and making invitations
Discussing ages and dates of birth
Talking about holiday
Expressing congratulations

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Dative case: overview
The possessive pronoun свой
Verbs requiring the Dative case
Time expressions: Days, months, and years

Module 3

Weather, weather related activities, Travel

You will learn the following themes:

Talking about the weather
Describing weather related activities
Making travel plans
Packing your suitcase
Discussing modes of transportation and travel routes
Arriving at your destination

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Impersonal versus nouns + adjectives construction
Irregular comparative of adjectives and adverbs
Impersonal constructions of physical and emotional states
If clauses
Soft adjectives
Conditional mood,
Genitive plural of nouns
Animate accusative plural
Time expressions: через and на
Verbs of motion with prefixes

Module 4

Going out and, discussion love and marriage

You will learn the following themes:

Talking about food
Table manners and setting the table
Deciding where to eat and drink
Making reservations
Ordering food
Talking about your plans and interests
Discussing love and marriage
Discussing family plans

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Instrumental case of nouns, adjectives, and possessive, demonstrative and personal pronouns
Substantivized adjectives
Short adjectives
The construction хотеть + чтобы
The reciprocal pronoun друг друга
Feminine nouns ending in a soft sign

Module 5

Going to the doctor and physical appearance

You will learn the following themes:

Describing your physical appearance
Complaining about your health
Making health recommendations
Expressing feelings and empathy
Going to the doctor
Describing personality traits

You will learn the following grammatical structures:

Expressing resemblance or similarity
The reflexive pronoun себя
Impersonal constructions хочется
Impersonal constructions with надо, нужно, можно, and нельзя

UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Module 1

Life in a city

You will learn the following themes:

Reading and discussing stories by Soviet and Russian authors about
Life in a city
City architecture,
Famous sites
Historic buildings
Going to the theater

You will practice the following grammatical structures:

Чтобы + infinitive
Нужно + infinitive
Не только ..., но и ...
The pronoun свой
The short adjective согласен, согласна, согласны
Dative case with нравиться
Dative case with age expressions
Model words можно, нужно, нельзя, надо

Module 2

Job, career and vocation

You will learn the following themes:

Reading and discussing stories by Soviet and Russian authors about
Job, career, vocation

You will practice the following grammatical structures:

The difference between знать, мочь, and уметь
Irregular comparative of adjectives and adverbs
The construction чем, ... тем
Unprefixed verbs of motion

Module 3

Science

You will learn the following themes:

Talking about directions
Reading and discussing stories by Soviet and Russian authors about:

Scientific discoveries
Geographic discoveries
Exploration of space
Russian climate, culture and traditions

You will practice the following grammatical structures:

Using the prefix по- with verbs of motion
Prefixed verbs of motion при-, у-, в-вы-, до-, про- за-, пере-, под-, от- а-, пере-, под-, от-

Module 4

Personal relationship

You will learn the following themes:

Talking about dating and personal relationships
Cultural differences
Immigration
Superstitions and customs
Tourism, sports

You will practice the following grammatical structures:

Reflexive constructions
Impersonal negative constructions
Constructions with нечего, некогда, негде etc
Long and short forms of adjectives
Use of short form adjectives
Using aspect in imperative forms
Third-person imperative: пусть

Module 5

Theatre, music and ballet

You will read and discuss text about Russian culture:

Reading about theatre
Reading about music
Reading about ballet

You will practice the following grammatical structures:

Formation and use of active participles: present and past tense
Formation and use of passive participles: present and past tense (long and short forms)
Formation and use of verbal adverbs
Complex sentences with dependent clauses introduced by то

ADVANCED LEVEL

Conducted in Russian, this course uses interactive approach and offers advanced practice in oral work and written composition. The goal is to raise the linguistic skills of the students to the intermediate-advanced threshold and maximally enrich students’ vocabulary.

Variety of resources are used in the course to facilitate the understanding of cultural complexities, including folk, classical and modern literature, music and song lyrics, poetry, art, drama, newspaper, magazine, radio and Internet reports, film and cartoons.

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