A 12 page printable workbook to practise asking and answering questions using the following constructions: Его/ее/ зовут… - his/her name is У него/нее/них есть - he has Ему … лет/год - he is … year old. Practise Dative and Accusative cases personal pronouns. The resource can be used for teaching bilingual and heritage children as well as adult Russian learners. We included teaching recommendations: 8 different ideas on how to use the cards creatively to practise grammar and encourage speaking.

A colourful worksheet that can be used in class or as part of home learning to help children memorise letters, learn and practise colours, new words and numbers 1-10. ask children to find the letter the suggested word starts with ask them to find all the green/red letters ask them to count all the green/red letters or objects ask them to count all the animals, fruits, etc. ask them to test you! Kids love catching adults making a mistake!

A colourful printable 22- page workbook for bilingual, heritage and native Russian speaking children. The focus is on naming and spelling the words suggested by the pictures. The book comes with teaching recommendations with a lot of ideas on how the worksheets can be used. We also enclosed a copy of the alphabet that can be cut up into cards and used to build the words before copying them into the workbook. The book is appropriate for classwork as well as independent work at home.

This is an video tutorial where I explain the concept of aspect, draw parallels with the use of English tenses, offer real life situations and examples of usage of perfective and imperfective verbs, look at the formation of perfective verbs and offer some practice. For the second part of the video (from min.15:30) you will need to refer to the picture file.

9 pages to help learn and practise words and phrases on the topic of nature, environment, sustainability, recycling. The exercises include: *Matching picture to words *matching Russian words to their English equivalents *making up phrases *matching causes of nature pollution to consequences *Filling in gaps *Reading/listening comprehension *Comprehension exercises. The exercises can be further adapted and texts can be used as a starting point for discussion, for example: whose ideas do you find most useful? -do you think this is an effective way to help the environment. Why/why not? -which of the mentioned initiatives exist in your town or city? Appropriate for level A2/GCSE learners. The worksheet is created using EDEXCEL Russian language specification.

Expand your Russian vocabulary with this list of words and phrases related to music. The worksheet contains a list of phrases and two exercises to help you practise them and see the phrases in context. The worksheet can be used in class as well as for independent work, as the answers are provided. Appropriate for level A2 and higher as well as those working toward Russian A-level.

A worksheet on the topic of modern Russian cinema. It is based on a newspaper article about a critically acclaimed film by a Russian director. The text is followed by a series of exercises (true/false, synonyms as well as multiple choice). The text can be a conversation starter on the topic of modern cinema as well as family and family values. The worksheet can be used for class or independent work and the answers to the exercises are provided. Appropriate to use for Russian A-level teaching as well as level B1 adult learners .

This is a worksheet based on jokes about lawyers! The vocabulary is* business* and legal focused and is aimed at level B1 and higher. The jokes can also be used as a conversation starter talking about experiences with lawyers, courts, legal systems of different countries, perceptions and stereotypes of different professions or simply add a bit of humour at the end of a class. There are 12 jokes with some words and phrases that have to be translated into Russian. The answers are provided. The second task is sentences for translation into Russian using the words and phrases from exercise 1. Potentially new phrases are highlighted and explained.

A colourful worksheet that can be used in class or as part of home learning to help children memorise letters, learn and practise colours, new words and numbers 1-10. ask children to find the letter the suggested word starts with ask them to find all the green/red letters ask them to count all the green/red letters or objects ask them to count all the animals, fruits, etc. use it as an assessment task to see how well children remember certain letters ask them to test you! Kids love catching adults making a mistake! use the pages as a colouring activity

A 3 page resource addressing a very common mistake made when comparing or differentiating objects. The theory explains and provides examples on the following words and phrases: одинаковый похожий такой же один и тот же разный другой отличаться the worksheet includes a link to an interactive exercise that can be done in a variety of ways and an exercise for translation. ANswers are provided. The worksheet is appropriate for use at GCSE-level and anyone studing at level A2+

This 8-page resource will help you learn the difference between the verbs изучать / учить / учиться/научиться/учиться/ уметь and practise them with a variety of exercises. Pick up even more useful words and phrases with the text on **school routine **and 5 more exercises (word search, true or false, comprehension questions, translation, fill in the blanks). The worksheet is developed in compliance with GCSE Russian requirements and reflects on of the 5 topics (Future Aspirations, Study and Work - school routine subtopic). The worksheet can be used in classroom to introduce new material as well as for independent work for anyone studying Russian towards A2 level. Answers are provided.

*Discuss the pros and cons of living in a big city and village. *Learn relevant vocabulary *Practise listening skills- video link to a short video is included *Discuss the video *Complete a comprehension exercise after the video *Use the video as a stimulus for further discussions on the topic 6 tasks in total, answers are provided for the relevant exercises. This worksheet is appropriate for level A2 Russian Learners and can be used in preparation for Russian GCSE Higher Tier with teacher’s support.

This 14 page pdf provides handy words and phrases to talk about timetables, daily routines and your working day. A variety of activities from multiple choice, word search, spin the wheel to practising verbal endings, frequency adverbs and days of the week ensures you’re not bored whilst learning and practising essential new words and phrases on the subject of daily routine, times of the day, days of the week. Suitable for beginners and GCSE learners (my working day subtopic)

This 11-page activity book provides a variety of exercises to learn essential adjectives, -practise the use of long and short form, -learn gender endings, -practise comparative forms -expand vocabulary and learn useful Russian Idioms containing short forms of adjectives -distinguish between adjectives and adverbs All exercises contain the vocabulary required at Russian GCSE level and can be used when practising such topics as food, studies, my house, describing character and appearance. The exercises include: -grouping items -matching pairs -filling in gaps -multiple choice -anagram The exercises can be further adapted, for example discussing the pictures: -Asking for student’s opinion on the pictures where appropriate -asking the students to describe their own home/dream home/holiday villa, etc. asking to describe their typical day based on the model text asking to make a sentence based on the picture using a specific adjective or verb -guessing which picture is being described

This worksheet is based on a media publication, which offers a fascinating insight into the secretive world of one of the biggest American family business empires. It is appropriate for class work as well home reading and is aimed at confident speakers of B2/C1 looking to expand their vocabulary further with a specific focus on business and finance vocabulary. The text is thought provoking and can be a starting point for discussing such topics as family relationships, generation gap, work ethic, business development and strategy. Instead of providing translation for potentially unknown words, we included synonyms. This along with the context should be enough to guess the word’s meaning. The main task is to find Russian equivalents to the English words and phrases in the text. Answers are provided

This worksheet contains a link to a episode 1 of podcast Reading Russian with Belka. We read a story called ‘Встретились, поговорили’ by Sergei Dovlatov. The worksheet contains: a transcript of the story with highlighted tricky words and phrases which are explained in the podcast as well as included in the vocabulary list after the text vocabulary list with translation into English and words with the same roots to those highlighted so that students can trace the etymology and learn more words. comprehension questions word search exercise with answers translation exercise with answers The resource can easily be used for home and class reading and is easily adaptable. The text provides a good basis for starting a discussion on a number of topics (such as family life, school and university life, world of work, immigration, politics), which are relevant for those working towards an A-level exam (UK-based students), Russian proficiency exam B1 and higher and or a degree level.

This worksheet contains a link to a episode 3 of podcast Reading Russian with Belka. We read a story called ‘Встретились, поговорили’ by Sergei Dovlatov. The worksheet contains: a transcript of the story with highlighted tricky words and phrases which are explained in the podcast as well as included in the vocabulary list after the text vocabulary list with translation into English and words with the same roots to those highlighted so that students can trace the etymology and learn more words. comprehension questions word search exercise with answers translation exercise with answers The resource can easily be used for home and class reading and is easily adaptable. The text provides a good basis for starting a discussion on a number of topics (such as family life, school and university life, world of work, immigration, politics), which are relevant for those working towards an A-level exam (UK-based students), Russian proficiency exam B1 and higher and or a degree level.

This is a worksheet I developed for my business Russian students aimed at B2/C1 level. The file contains an interview with a book author. The task is to substitute English words with Russian equivalents. The vocabulary is business and finance focused. Students will also benefit from finding a number of synonymous constructions for the phrases to be translated into English. If used for self-study, the worksheet will require work with a dictionary or a teacher’s guidance. While using it for my own lessons, I encouraged students to think of the answers to the questions posed by the journalist in the text before proceeding to reading the author’s answers. This prompted a lively discussion in the group and a bit of a break from a rather intense grammar and vocab exercise.

A 5-page A1-2 level worksheet with a link to a file for listening, vocabulary list and 3 exercises . Transcript and answers are provided. The resource can be for individual work or in class can as a conversation starter on the topics of sports, money and hobbies. Suitable for continuing level A1/A2 and GCSE Russian.

A fun way to revise numerals and enrich vocabulary with some commonly used Russian proverbs. Learn how to use them, fill in the missing words, try and find English equivalents, think of situations you might use them in. All proverbs contain collective, cardinal or ordinal numerals in different cases. Answers are provided