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Russian Language: Real Breakthrough Yulia Stepanova
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Hello! I am Yulia Stepanova and I am a teacher of Russian as a foreign language on italki.com
This is podcast for my personal course "Russian Language: Real Breakthrough". I designed it for students who reached a B1 level, but are no longer making progress. Listen to these stories, check your listening comprehension and learn even more (on the topic, with vocabulary and exercises) by supporting me on
https://boosty.to/russian_with_yulia_stepanova
or by booking a lesson with me on
https://teach.italki.com/teacher/804453
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B2-C1 Ukraine. Talking About The Motherland Again
Let me introduce you to the Ukrainian writer Valentina Oseeva and to present a fragment from her book "Vasyok Trubachov and His Friends. A magic word, filled with humanism and love for her native country, for Ukraine, passionately proclaiming peace, understanding and brotherhood between people - that is what Valentina Oseeva's work is like.
Words that are not part of the minimum vocabulary of the level C1
беспризорный homeless;
бич whip;
будка hut
венок wreath;
вскидывать / вскинуть toss;
вышитый embroidered;
задорный perky cheerful playful
изумительный amazing, stupendous
картуз cap with a viso (old word)r;
клевер clover;
корень - root
крынка а tall clay vessel with a wide neck for milk;
кувшинка water lily
лакомиться treat oneself, eat something dainty, delicious
лукошко a hand basket of linden bark or twigs;
нагибаться / нагнуться bend down;
оторачивать / оторочить trim at the edges with braid, cloth or fur;
пересыпать pepper (one's speach);
пригоршня handfuls;
припоминать / припомнить remember, recover in memory;
пучок bundle;
приёмник here: reception centre;
проповедовать proclaim;
свешивать / свесить dangling (his head)
силиться try;
сливаться / слиться merge into;
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B1-B2 Ukraine. Talking About The Motherland Again
FREE TRANCRIBTION OF THIS PODCAST ON PATREON.
Let me introduce you to the Ukrainian writer Valentina Oseeva and to present a fragment from her book "Vasyok Trubachov and His Friends.
A magic word, filled with humanism and love for her native country, for Ukraine, passionately proclaiming peace, understanding and brotherhood between people - that is what Valentina Oseeva's work is like.
Words that are not part of the minimum vocabulary of this level
беспризорный homeless;
венок wreath;
выпрямляться / выпрямиться straighten up;
вышитый embroidered;
говор accent;
загорелый sun-baked;
корзина basket;
коса braid;
корень - root
луг meadow
овёс oats;
певучий sonorous;
пучок bundle;
приёмник here: reception centre;
проповедовать proclaim;
пшеница buckwheat;
пушистый fluffy;
стадо heard;
тереть / растереть rub;
телёнок
черешня cherry -
B1-C1 With freedom's seed the desert sowing...
Free transcript and assignments for this podcast on patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/63778900
Читаем стихотворение Пушкина о свободе и анализируем его.
Словарь стихотворения
разбудить awaiken, arouse, погремушка rattle, пастись graze, сеятель sower, семя sed, живительный life'giving, честь honour, стричь shear, бич whip, безвинный innocent, клич cry, пустынный desert, дар gift, бразды furrow& порабощать enslave, наследство inheritance, ярмо yoke, благой good, стадо flock
Словарь анализа стихотворения
ссы́лка exil, унизи́тельно humiliating, переме́на change, разочарова́ние disappointment, сдава́ться / сда́ться surrender, give up, путь m. way, запреща́ть / запрети́ть prohibit. -
B2-C1. We've all received some education...
I bet your Russian teacher hasn't taught you the game of "Fool"yet. It is your loss! This is the most popular card game in Russia. Learn vocabulary and fight with your Russian friends.
You can fight even with a Russian teacher, with me, for example https://teach.italki.com/teacher/804453
Download to the card game lesson at Patreon for free https://www.patreon.com/posts/nas-vsekh-uchili-55400921?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare
Держу пари, ваш учитель русского языка ещё вас не научил игре в "дурака". А зря! Это самая популярная карточная игра в России. Выучите лексику и сразитесь с вашими русскими друзьями в гостях, на даче или онлайн!
Загрузите бесплатно на урок игры в карты на Патреоне. -
A2-B1. We've all received some education...
I bet your Russian teacher hasn't taught you the game of "Fool"yet. It is your loss! This is the most popular card game in Russia. Learn vocabulary and fight with your Russian friends.
You can fight even with a Russian teacher, with me, for example https://teach.italki.com/teacher/804453
Download to the card game lesson at Patreon for free https://www.patreon.com/posts/nas-vsekh-uchili-55400921?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare
Держу пари, ваш учитель русского языка ещё вас не научил игре в "дурака". А зря! Это самая популярная карточная игра в России. Выучите лексику и сразитесь с вашими русскими друзьями в гостях, на даче или онлайн!
Загрузите бесплатно урок игры в карты на Патреоне. -
B1. Young farmer
What are the first words that Russian students learn in English? Goat, hen, cow, horse, kitten, bee, pig and piglet. But do you know these words in Russian? If not, I will help to fill the gaps in your knowledge.
Check your listening comprehension and learn even more (on the topic, with vocabulary and exercises) by booking a lesson with me on Italki
https://teach.italki.com/teacher/804453
You can also download scripts with vocabulary and pictures for FREE here https://www.patreon.com/yulia_stepanova
This funny story will help us discuss many interesting topics in Russian.
Have you seen these animals in real life? Where do you prefer to live – in the city or the countryside?
We will talk about why people give up their life in big cities and go to the countryside.
A lot of exercises on new vocabulary and grammar to make you feel confident in this topic.