The Description of Private Courses taught by Margarita
Zoom lessons
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Beginner Course
Students will learn the alphabet, the rules of reading, the basic structure of a sentence, and different types of question. The vocabulary encompasses family, publications, cities, countries, languages and some activities. Students will learn how to greet each other and introduce themselves.
Students will gain a better understanding of the grammatical features of a noun, a verb, an adjective and an adverb. They will learn to describe a picture in the present and the past tenses. The vocabulary emphasizes eating and drinking. Students learn how to offer and accept things, talk about possessing things, and express their likes and dislikes.
Students will gain a better understanding of the grammatical features of a noun, a verb, an adjective and an adverb. They will learn to describe a picture in the present and the past tenses. The vocabulary emphasizes eating and drinking. Students learn how to offer and accept things, talk about possessing things, and express their likes and dislikes.
Pre-intermediate Course
Students are introduced to the aspectual characteristics of Russian verbs, and gain a deeper understanding of the forms and uses of nouns and adjectives. The vocabulary focuses on the language of the living room and the kitchen, and places in the city.
Intermediate Course - 1
Students gain a greater understanding of numbers and time. The vocabulary emphasizes movement in the city, and includes a large range of verbs of going.
Intermediate Course - 2
Students learn different types of pronouns, and degrees of comparison for adjectives and adverbs. The vocabulary encompasses body parts and descriptions of character, hobbies and clothing. Students learn how to make compliments.
Advanced Course - 1
Students explore quantities, numbers, and passive constructions, and the vocabulary centres on the corresponding grammatical concepts. Conversational practice.
Advanced Course - 2
Students learn the structure of a complex sentence and start retelling stories. Many exercises are provided to help them practice different features of grammar. Students start watching cartoons and analyse the language with a teacher.
Conversational Level
A series of everyday subjects are discussed in class. Students are given a large and informal vocabulary and introduced to popular jokes and movies. Students receive a lot of cultural information at this level.
Choose your own subject
This course is offered to students who are able to speak Russian with some fluency. They can choose any subject they want, such as discussing newspaper article, translating thematic texts, or writing letters to their Russian-speaking friends.
Russian for travellers
This course can be anything from one session to ten, depending on the student's choice. Students learn the basic vocabulary necessary for travelling and dealing with certain typical social situations. Students learn some cultural information.
Russian for people willing to adopt a child
The length of this course is chosen by students. They learn "children's vocabulary," and the most common every-day phrases that would be familiar to a child from Russia.