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IB Russian ab initio SL

25 lessons in one SL course: Russian ab initio is offered at SL only. Five-minute lessons, exam-style questions and timed mock papers.

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Units
7
SL lessons
25
Questions
150
Key terms
94

What you will study

Every lesson follows the current IB guide. The first unit is free.

Identities (Идентичность)4 lessons · free
  1. IdentitiesThe Cyrillic alphabet and greetings
  2. IdentitiesIntroducing yourself: я из, я живу and age
  3. IdentitiesFamily: gender and мой, моя, моё
  4. IdentitiesFood and well-being: люблю, нравится and болит
Experiences (Опыт)4 lessons
  1. ExperiencesLeisure: the two conjugations and играть
  2. ExperiencesDaily routine: -ся verbs and the time
  3. ExperiencesHolidays: идти, ехать, в and на
  4. ExperiencesFestivals and celebrations: the past tense and dates
Human ingenuity (Человеческая изобретательность)3 lessons
  1. Human ingenuityTransport in the city: мочь, хотеть and можно
  2. Human ingenuityEntertainment and media: questions and потому что
  3. Human ingenuityTechnology: comparing things
Social organization (Социальная организация)4 lessons
  1. Social organizationAt home: rooms, есть and where things are
  2. Social organizationThe neighbourhood: places and directions
  3. Social organizationShopping: prices and quantities
  4. Social organizationSchool and work: надо, должен and jobs
Sharing the planet (Наша планета)3 lessons
  1. Sharing the planetWeather and seasons
  2. Sharing the planetPhysical geography: landscapes and самый
  3. Sharing the planetThe environment: надо, нельзя and the future
Text types: emails, postcards, blogs and notices3 lessons
  1. Text typesInformal texts: emails and postcards
  2. Text typesBlogs and diary entries
  3. Text typesNotices and the formal register with Вы
Assessment: papers and the individual oral4 lessons
  1. Paper 1Paper 1: productive writing
  2. Paper 2Paper 2: listening
  3. Paper 2Paper 2: reading
  4. Individual oralThe individual oral

Try a question

From “The Cyrillic alphabet and greetings”.

Questions are in Russian, like the exam. Every answer comes with an explanation.

Как правильно прочитать слово «ресторан»?

  1. Apectopah
  2. Breztoran
  3. Crestopan
  4. Drestoran
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D. restoran

Р is "r", с is "s", т is "t", о is "o" and н is "n", so ресторан reads "restoran". "Pectopah" reads the letters as if they were Latin.

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The first unit is free. No card needed.

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