Russian Level 1, Part 1 (Evening 5 Week Intensive Course)

By studying Russian Level 1, you will be able to communicate in very basic everyday-life situations, including greetings, daily activities, finding your way, telling the time and date, making simple purchases, ordering a meal, etc, be able to understand very simple oral and written texts and ascertain specific information on simple topics and have developed an insight into Russian-speaking life, culture and society.

Topics may typically include:

• Greetings and introductions
• At the airport
• Directions
• You and your family
• Past events
• At the hotel
• At the restaurant

Functions may typically include:

• Greeting and introducing people
• Giving and receiving information
• Addressing people formally and informally
• Describing people and events
• Finding your way
• Ordering food and drinks
• Booking a hotel room

Grammar may typically include:

• Gender, number and declension of nouns
• Present and past tense of verbs
• Numerals
• Word order
• Noun and adjective agreement

When Russian Level 1 is complete, you will achieve the equivalent of A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), entry level of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

*The above is an indication of content that may be covered over the duration of the course but it could vary depending on the level and progress of students in the class.