Russian listening and comprehension with a link to a podcast

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.