Russian B1 — Intermediate: motion verbs, dative, opinions

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What you can do when B1 is finished

• Use motion verbs and aspects correctly
• Use dative for liking, age and giving
• Argue opinions and talk weather and plans

B1, unit by unit

Motion and aspects

Motion: идти vs ходить

Russian splits GOING in two! ИДТИ = going right now (one way); ХОДИТЬ = go regularly/there-and-back. Same for riding: ЕХАТЬ (now) vs ЕЗДИТЬ (usually). Я ИДУ = I'm going; Я ХОЖУ = I go (habitually)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Choose the contextual meaning of идти (ee-TEE).

   1. to go (now, on foot)
   2. to go (regularly, on foot)
   3. to go (now, by transport)
   Show the answer

   to go (now, on foot)

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “to go (regularly, on foot)”.

   Show the answer

   ходить

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Read ехать (YEH-khahty) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   to go (now, by transport)

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Produce “to go (regularly, by transport)” in Cyrillic, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   ездить

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Match пешком to its contextual meaning.

   1. by car
   2. on foot
   3. there (going)
   Show the answer

   on foot

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: He drives to work. (habit)

   Show the answer

   Он ездит на работу на машине.

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I'm going to school. (now)

   Show the answer

   Я иду в школу.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Select the correct target form for “back”.

   1. идти
   2. ходить
   3. обратно
   Show the answer

   обратно

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “He drives to work. (habit)”.

   Show the answer

   Он ездит на работу на машине.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Complete Иван’s turn in the taught register: I'm walking to school.

    Show the answer

    Я иду в школу пешком.

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Read А я езжу на работу на машине. (ah yah YEHS-jhoo nah rah-BOH-too nah mah-SHIH-nyeh.). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    And I drive to work. (habit)

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Motion: идти vs ходить: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Понятно!

    Show the answer

    Got it!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkЯ ИДУ means…

   1. I go (habit)
   2. I'm going (now)
   3. I went
   4. I will go
   Show the answer

   I'm going (now)

   Идти = one-way now.

2. quick checkЯ ХОЖУ means…

   1. I'm going now
   2. I go regularly
   3. I went once
   4. I drive
   Show the answer

   I go regularly

   Ходить = habitual/round-trip.

3. quick checkЕЗДИТЬ is for…

   1. walking now
   2. transport habits
   3. flying once
   4. swimming
   Show the answer

   transport habits

   Ездить = go-by-transport usually.

4. quick checkПЕШКОМ means…

   1. by car
   2. on foot
   3. by bus
   4. quickly
   Show the answer

   on foot

   Пешком = on foot.

5. quick checkКУДА ТЫ ИДЁШЬ? asks…

   1. where do you live
   2. where going now
   3. where were you
   4. how do you go
   Show the answer

   where going now

   Куда + идёшь = going where now.

Worksheet: Motion verbs worksheet

Review list. идти · ходить · ехать · ездить

Aspect: читал vs прочитал

Two verbs for one idea! ЧИТАТЬ = to read (process); ПРОЧИТАТЬ = to read (finish it!). Past: Я ЧИТАЛ = I was reading; Я ПРОЧИТАЛ = I read (done!). Prefixes finish actions: ДЕЛАТЬ→СДЕЛАТЬ, ПИСАТЬ→НАПИСА́ТЬ!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: What is the central communicative purpose of “Aspect: читал vs прочитал”?

   Show the answer

   Two verbs for one idea! ЧИТАТЬ = to read (process); ПРОЧИТАТЬ = to read (finish it!).

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Read А я читал, но не закончил. (ah yah chee-TAHL, noh nyeh zah-KOHN-cheel.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   And I was reading, but didn't finish.

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Я читал книгу. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   Yes! I finished it yesterday.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Did you finish the book?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Play the labeled synthetic Russian audio and type the complete line in Cyrillic.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Да! Я прочитала её вчера.

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. And I was reading, but didn't finish.
   2. No problem!
   3. to eat

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   And I was reading, but didn't finish.

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I read (finished) the book.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я прочитал книгу.

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Ты…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Ты прочитал книгу?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat to eat audio] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Да! Я прочитала её вчера.

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Practise читать (chee-TAHTY) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    читать

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Shadow the synthetic Russian model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Ничего!

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Aspect: читал vs прочитал: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Aspect: читал vs прочитал”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    Да! Я прочитала её вчера.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkЯ ПРОЧИТАЛ means…

   1. I was reading
   2. I finished reading
   3. I will read
   4. I like reading
   Show the answer

   I finished reading

   Perfective = completed.

2. quick checkЯ ЧИТАЛ means…

   1. I finished
   2. I was reading
   3. I will read
   4. I must read
   Show the answer

   I was reading

   Imperfective = process.

3. quick checkСДЕЛАТЬ is…

   1. to do (process)
   2. to do (complete)
   3. to undo
   4. to redo
   Show the answer

   to do (complete)

   С- prefix completes ДЕЛАТЬ.

4. quick checkFinished? → use…

   1. imperfective
   2. perfective
   3. future
   4. infinitive
   Show the answer

   perfective

   Result = perfective.

5. quick checkPerfective verbs have…

   1. a present tense
   2. no present tense
   3. no past
   4. no future
   Show the answer

   no present tense

   Perfective future = ПРОЧИТАЮ (will finish).

Worksheet: Aspect worksheet

Review list. делать · сделать · читать · прочитать

Маршрут: как добраться

A route is told with the unidirectional verbs — ехать, идти — because every leg has one direction: сначала едете на метро, потом идёте пешком. С пересадкой means with a change, and the question как добраться? asks for the whole path. На + transport takes the prepositional: на метро, на автобусе, на поезде.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. Russian. Every exercise works on the Cyrillic alphabet, six cases, verbal aspect (делать / сделать), the motion verbs (идти / ходить, ехать / ездить), ты vs вы with имя-отчество, and the written register of official documents and expert prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Маршрут: как добраться — Choose the meaning of маршрут (mahr-SHROOT) in this lesson.

   1. route
   2. stop (bus)
   3. change, transfer
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   route

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Маршрут: как добраться — Type the Russian expression meaning “stop (bus)”.

   Show the answer

   остановка

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Маршрут: как добраться — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: Сначала едете на метро, потом идёте пешком. (snah-CHAH-lah YEH-deh-teh nah meet-ROH, pah-TOHM ee-DYOH-teh peesh-KOHM.).

   Show the answer

   First you go by metro, then you walk.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Маршрут: как добраться — Write in Cyrillic script: Is it far? — No, two stops with a change..

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   Это далеко? — Нет, две остановки с пересадкой.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Маршрут: как добраться — Match пересадка to its lesson meaning.

   1. change, transfer
   2. route
   3. stop (bus)
   Show the answer

   change, transfer

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Маршрут: как добраться — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: How much is a ticket to the centre?.

   Show the answer

   Сколько стоит билет до центра?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Маршрут: как добраться — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (на + transport (prepositional) · с пересадкой · сначала … потом …): First you go by metro, then you walk..

   Show the answer

   Сначала едете на метро, потом идёте пешком.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Маршрут: как добраться — Select the Russian form for “ticket”.

   1. билет
   2. поезд
   Show the answer

   билет

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Маршрут: как добраться — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Я езжу на метро сейчас.

   Show the answer

   Я еду на метро сейчас.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Маршрут: как добраться — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: How do I get to Red Square?

    Show the answer

    Едете на метро до «Охотного ряда», потом идёте пешком.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Маршрут: как добраться — Read “С пересадкой?” (s pee-ree-SAHD-koy?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    With a change?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Маршрут: как добраться — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: No, one line. About twenty minutes.

    Show the answer

    Нет, одна линия. Минут двадцать.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits маршрут?

   1. route
   2. stop (bus)
   3. change, transfer
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   route

   маршрут (mahr-SHROOT) means route in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits остановка?

   1. stop (bus)
   2. route
   3. change, transfer
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   stop (bus)

   остановка (ah-stah-NOHF-kah) means stop (bus) in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits пересадка?

   1. change, transfer
   2. route
   3. stop (bus)
   4. ticket
   Show the answer

   change, transfer

   пересадка (pee-ree-SAHD-kah) means change, transfer in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits билет?

   1. ticket
   2. route
   3. stop (bus)
   4. change, transfer
   Show the answer

   ticket

   билет (bee-LYEHT) means ticket in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits поезд?

   1. train
   2. route
   3. stop (bus)
   4. change, transfer
   Show the answer

   train

   поезд (POH-yehzd) means train in this lesson.

Worksheet: Route worksheet

Review list. маршрут · остановка · пересадка · билет

Dative and people

Dative: мне нравится

LIKES flip too! МНЕ НРАВИТСЯ = To-me it-pleases = I like it. Dative pronouns: МНЕ, ТЕБЕ, ЕМУ, ЕЙ, НАМ, ВАМ, ИМ. ДАЙ МНЕ = Give me. Russians give everything TO people!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, semantic distinction, contextual meaning, multiple choice. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Dative: мне нравится: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Dative: мне нравится”; compare with the model.

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   Тебе нравится Москва?

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Dative: мне нравится: Role-play Иван: Me too!

   Show the answer

   И мне тоже!

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Dative: мне нравится: Write one accurate Cyrillic sentence using нам.

   Show the answer

   Мне нравятся книги.

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Dative: мне нравится: Write 2–3 connected Russian sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Тебе нравится Москва? Мне нравится книга.

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Dative: мне нравится: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Мне нравится книга.

   Show the answer

   Мне нравится книга.

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Dative: мне нравится: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Russian sentence.

   Show the answer

   И мне тоже!

7. guided compositionPractice 9 [guided composition] — Dative: мне нравится: Compose a short response using “мне/тебе/ему + нравится/нравятся”.

   Show the answer

   Тебе нравится Москва?

8. change the registerPractice 10 [register transformation] — Dative: мне нравится: Recast “I like the book.” in the formal, polite, or everyday register taught here.

   Show the answer

   Мне нравится книга.

9. read the tonePractice 11 [tone identification] — Dative: мне нравится: Identify the tone or stance of Мне нравятся книги..

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   The wording realizes Мне нравится = I like in the lesson-appropriate register.

10. which one fitsPractice 12 [semantic distinction] — Dative: мне нравится: Distinguish ей and нам in meaning and grammatical use.

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    ей means “to her”; нам means “to us”. Context and grammar select between them.

11. meaning in contextPractice 13 [contextual meaning] — Dative: мне нравится: Explain the contextual force of нам here.

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    It contributes “to us” within Мне нравится = I like.

12. multiple choicePractice 14 [multiple choice] — Dative: мне нравится: Choose the contextual meaning of вам (vahm).

    1. to you (formal)
    2. to them
    3. to be pleasing
    Show the answer

    to you (formal)

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkМНЕ НРАВИТСЯ КНИГА means…

   1. I read the book
   2. I like the book
   3. I want the book
   4. I see the book
   Show the answer

   I like the book

   To-me pleases = I like.

2. quick checkPlural THING needs…

   1. нравится
   2. нравятся
   3. нравлюсь
   4. нравимся
   Show the answer

   нравятся

   Книги → нравЯТСЯ.

3. quick checkЕЙ means…

   1. to him
   2. to her
   3. to us
   4. to them
   Show the answer

   to her

   Ей = to her.

4. quick checkДАЙ МНЕ means…

   1. tell me
   2. give me
   3. show me
   4. help me
   Show the answer

   give me

   Дай + мне = give me.

5. quick checkThe SUBJECT of НРАВИТСЯ is…

   1. the person
   2. the thing liked
   3. nobody
   4. always я
   Show the answer

   the thing liked

   The book pleases me!

Worksheet: Dative likes worksheet

Review list. мне · тебе · ему · ей

Age and family: мне 20 лет

Age is dative too! МНЕ 20 ЛЕТ = To-me 20 years = I'm 20. 1 ГОД, 2–4 ГОДА, 5+ ЛЕТ. Family: МОЙ БРАТ (my brother), МОЯ СЕСТРА (my sister) — МОЙ changes gender!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. fill the gapPractice 4 [fill in the blank] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “parents”.

   Show the answer

   родители

2. translatePractice 5 [translation] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Read сын (sihn) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   son

3. translate into the languagePractice 6 [reverse translation] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Produce “any” in Cyrillic, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   дочь

4. matchingPractice 7 [matching] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Match муж to its contextual meaning.

   1. wife
   2. husband
   3. family
   Show the answer

   husband

5. put it in orderPractice 8 [reorder] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: My brother lives in Moscow.

   Show the answer

   Мой брат живёт в Москве.

6. build the sentencePractice 9 [sentence building] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: My sister is a student.

   Show the answer

   Моя сестра студентка.

7. choose the wordPractice 10 [word selection] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Select the correct target form for “brother”.

   1. сестра
   2. родители
   3. брат
   Show the answer

   брат

8. find the mistakePractice 11 [error correction] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “My brother lives in Moscow.”.

   Show the answer

   Мой брат живёт в Москве.

9. finish the dialoguePractice 12 [dialogue completion] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Complete Анна’s turn in the taught register: Great!

   Show the answer

   Здорово!

10. readingPractice 13 [reading comprehension] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Read Сколько тебе лет? (SKOHL-kah tih-BYEH lyeht?). What exact detail is communicated?

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    How old are you?

11. paragraphPractice 14 [paragraph comprehension] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Мне двадцать лет. А тебе?

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    I'm twenty. And you?

12. the main ideaPractice 15 [main idea] — Age and family: мне 20 лет: What is the central communicative purpose of “Age and family: мне 20 лет”?

    Show the answer

    Age is dative too! МНЕ 20 ЛЕТ = To-me 20 years = I'm 20.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkМНЕ 20 ЛЕТ means…

   1. I want 20
   2. I'm 20
   3. I see 20
   4. I have 20
   Show the answer

   I'm 20

   To-me 20 years = I'm 20.

2. quick checkМОЯ is for…

   1. masculine
   2. feminine
   3. neuter
   4. plural
   Show the answer

   feminine

   МОЯ СЕСТРА.

3. quick check21 takes…

   1. лет
   2. года
   3. год
   4. лети
   Show the answer

   год

   1 → ГОД: 21 год.

4. quick checkДОЧЬ means…

   1. son
   2. daughter
   3. wife
   4. sister
   Show the answer

   daughter

   Дочь = daughter.

5. quick checkМОИ is for…

   1. one masculine
   2. one feminine
   3. plural
   4. neuter only
   Show the answer

   plural

   МОИ РОДИТЕЛИ.

Worksheet: Age and family worksheet

Review list. семья · брат · сестра · родители

Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите

A polite request puts the person in the dative and the verb in the imperative: помогите мне, пожалуйста; подскажите, как пройти. Можно? asks permission and можно … ? offers it; нельзя forbids. Занято and свободно answer the question about a seat or a phone line without naming a person.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. Russian. Every exercise works on the Cyrillic alphabet, six cases, verbal aspect (делать / сделать), the motion verbs (идти / ходить, ехать / ездить), ты vs вы with имя-отчество, and the written register of official documents and expert prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Choose the meaning of помочь (pah-MOHCH) in this lesson.

   1. to help
   2. to tell, to prompt
   3. to allow
   4. taken, occupied
   Show the answer

   to help

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Type the Russian expression meaning “to tell, to prompt”.

   Show the answer

   подсказать

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: Помогите мне, пожалуйста, найти гостиницу. (pah-mah-GEE-teh mnyeh, pah-ZHAH-loo-stah, nigh-TEE gahs-TEE-nee-tsoo.).

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   Help me find the hotel, please.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Write in Cyrillic script: May I come in? — Yes, of course..

   Show the answer

   Можно войти? — Да, конечно.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Match разрешить to its lesson meaning.

   1. to allow
   2. to help
   3. to tell, to prompt
   Show the answer

   to allow

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: Is this seat taken? — No, it's free..

   Show the answer

   Здесь занято? — Нет, свободно.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (помогите мне + infinitive · можно + infinitive? · занято / свободно): Help me find the hotel, please..

   Show the answer

   Помогите мне, пожалуйста, найти гостиницу.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Select the Russian form for “taken, occupied”.

   1. занято
   2. свободно
   Show the answer

   занято

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Помогите меня, пожалуйста.

   Show the answer

   Помогите мне, пожалуйста.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Excuse me, may I ask a question?

    Show the answer

    Конечно.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Read “Помогите мне, пожалуйста, вызвать такси.” (pah-mah-GEE-teh mnyeh, pah-ZHAH-loo-stah, VIHZ-vahty tahk-SEE.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Help me call a taxi, please.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Просьбы и разрешение: можно, помогите — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: One moment. Here is the number: 3-1-2.

    Show the answer

    Минуту. Вот номер: 3-1-2.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits помочь?

   1. to help
   2. to tell, to prompt
   3. to allow
   4. taken, occupied
   Show the answer

   to help

   помочь (pah-MOHCH) means to help in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits подсказать?

   1. to tell, to prompt
   2. to help
   3. to allow
   4. taken, occupied
   Show the answer

   to tell, to prompt

   подсказать (paht-skah-ZAHTY) means to tell, to prompt in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits разрешить?

   1. to allow
   2. to help
   3. to tell, to prompt
   4. taken, occupied
   Show the answer

   to allow

   разрешить (rahz-ree-SHIHty) means to allow in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits занято?

   1. taken, occupied
   2. to help
   3. to tell, to prompt
   4. to allow
   Show the answer

   taken, occupied

   занято (ZAH-nyah-tah) means taken, occupied in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits свободно?

   1. free, available
   2. to help
   3. to tell, to prompt
   4. to allow
   Show the answer

   free, available

   свободно (svah-BOHD-nah) means free, available in this lesson.

Worksheet: Requests worksheet

Review list. помочь · подсказать · разрешить · занято

Opinions and plans

Opinions and comparisons

Argue in Russian! Я ДУМАЮ, ЧТО… (I think that…), ЛУЧШЕ (better), ХУЖЕ (worse), БОЛЬШЕ (bigger/more), САМЫЙ (most): САМЫЙ ЛУЧШИЙ = the best!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. spot the detailPractice 5 [detail identification] — Opinions and comparisons: Read Я думаю, что метро лучше. (yah DOO-mah-yoo, shtoh miht-ROH LOOCH-shih.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I think the metro is better.

2. what is meantPractice 6 [inference] — Opinions and comparisons: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Самый лучший день! without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   The best day!

3. listeningPractice 7 [listening comprehension] — Opinions and comparisons: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   But the metro is cheaper!

4. dictationPractice 8 [dictation] — Opinions and comparisons: Play the labeled synthetic Russian audio and type the complete line in Cyrillic.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Согласен!

5. listen and choosePractice 9 [listen and choose] — Opinions and comparisons: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I think the metro is better.
   2. And I consider the car faster.
   3. to think

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I think the metro is better.

6. listen, then orderPractice 10 [listen and reorder] — Opinions and comparisons: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I think this is better.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я думаю, что это лучше.

7. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Opinions and comparisons: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Но…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Но метро дешевле!

8. repeat itPractice 12 [repeat after audio] — Opinions and comparisons: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Согласен!

9. pronunciationPractice 13 [pronunciation] — Opinions and comparisons: Practise больше (BOHL-shih) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   больше

10. shadow the audioPractice 14 [shadowing] — Opinions and comparisons: Shadow the synthetic Russian model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    А я считаю, что машина быстрее.

11. guided speakingPractice 15 [guided speaking] — Opinions and comparisons: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Opinions and comparisons”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    Согласен!

12. answer in your own wordsPractice 16 [free response] — Opinions and comparisons: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Opinions and comparisons”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    Я думаю, что это лучше.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkЯ ДУМАЮ, ЧТО means…

   1. I know that
   2. I think that
   3. I see that
   4. I want that
   Show the answer

   I think that

   Думаю, что = I think that.

2. quick checkХУЖЕ means…

   1. better
   2. worse
   3. bigger
   4. smaller
   Show the answer

   worse

   Хуже = worse.

3. quick checkСАМЫЙ ЛУЧШИЙ means…

   1. very good
   2. the best
   3. better
   4. good day
   Show the answer

   the best

   Самый + adj = superlative.

4. quick checkComparatives like ЛУЧШЕ…

   1. change gender
   2. never change
   3. add -ы
   4. need cases
   Show the answer

   never change

   Лучше/хуже/больше are frozen.

5. quick checkСОГЛАСЕН means…

   1. disagree
   2. agreed
   3. maybe
   4. never
   Show the answer

   agreed

   Согласен = agreed (m).

Worksheet: Opinions worksheet

Review list. думать · считать · лучше · хуже

Weather and plans

Russian weather talk! ИДЁТ ДОЖДЬ (it's raining), ИДЁТ СНЕГ (it's snowing), ХОЛОДНО (it's cold), ЖАРКО (it's hot). No subject — weather just HAPPENS. Plus future plans with БУДУ!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, guided composition, register transformation, tone identification, semantic distinction, contextual meaning, multiple choice, fill in the blank. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. role playPractice 6 [roleplay] — Weather and plans: Role-play Анна: It's it is cold! It's snowing.

   Show the answer

   Холодно! Идёт снег.

2. write a sentencePractice 7 [sentence writing] — Weather and plans: Write one accurate Cyrillic sentence using тепло.

   Show the answer

   Сегодня холодно.

3. short writingPractice 8 [short writing] — Weather and plans: Write 2–3 connected Russian sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Идёт дождь. Завтра будет тепло.

4. say it another wayPractice 9 [paraphrase] — Weather and plans: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Завтра будет тепло.

   Show the answer

   Завтра будет тепло.

5. summarisePractice 10 [summary] — Weather and plans: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Russian sentence.

   Show the answer

   Холодно! Идёт снег.

6. guided compositionPractice 11 [guided composition] — Weather and plans: Compose a short response using “идёт дождь/снег · холодно/жарко/тепло”.

   Show the answer

   Идёт дождь.

7. change the registerPractice 12 [register transformation] — Weather and plans: Recast “Tomorrow will be it is warm.” in the formal, polite, or everyday register taught here.

   Show the answer

   Завтра будет тепло.

8. read the tonePractice 13 [tone identification] — Weather and plans: Identify the tone or stance of Сегодня холодно..

   Show the answer

   The wording realizes Weather without subjects in the lesson-appropriate register.

9. which one fitsPractice 14 [semantic distinction] — Weather and plans: Distinguish жарко and тепло in meaning and grammatical use.

   Show the answer

   жарко means “hot”; тепло means “it is warm”. Context and grammar select between them.

10. meaning in contextPractice 15 [contextual meaning] — Weather and plans: Explain the contextual force of тепло here.

    Show the answer

    It contributes “it is warm” within Weather without subjects.

11. multiple choicePractice 16 [multiple choice] — Weather and plans: Choose the contextual meaning of ветер (VYEH-tyehr).

    1. wind
    2. weather
    3. sun
    Show the answer

    wind

12. fill the gapPractice 17 [fill in the blank] — Weather and plans: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “weather”.

    Show the answer

    погода

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkИДЁТ ДОЖДЬ means…

   1. rain falls
   2. it's raining
   3. rain stops
   4. rain dances
   Show the answer

   it's raining

   Идёт дождь = it's raining.

2. quick checkХОЛОДНО means…

   1. it is hot
   2. it is cold
   3. it is warm
   4. it is windy
   Show the answer

   it is cold

   Холодно = cold.

3. quick checkЗАВТРА БУДЕТ ТЕПЛО means…

   1. today is warm
   2. tomorrow will be warm
   3. yesterday was warm
   4. always warm
   Show the answer

   tomorrow will be warm

   Будет тепло = will be warm.

4. quick checkWeather sentences have…

   1. он subject
   2. no subject
   3. она subject
   4. они subject
   Show the answer

   no subject

   Холодно. Идёт снег. — bare!

5. quick checkСНЕГ means…

   1. rain
   2. snow
   3. wind
   4. sun
   Show the answer

   snow

   Снег = snow.

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. погода · солнце · дождь · снег

Отпуск: планы и сравнение

Comparatives are short and irregular: дешевле (cheaper), дороже (more expensive), лучше (better), хуже (worse), ближе (closer). A comparison takes чем or the genitive: море дороже, чем горы; море дороже гор. Plans for the holidays use поеду / поедем or собираюсь + infinitive.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. Russian. Every exercise works on the Cyrillic alphabet, six cases, verbal aspect (делать / сделать), the motion verbs (идти / ходить, ехать / ездить), ты vs вы with имя-отчество, and the written register of official documents and expert prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Choose the meaning of отпуск (OHt-poosk) in this lesson.

   1. holiday, leave
   2. sea
   3. mountain
   4. cheaper
   Show the answer

   holiday, leave

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Type the Russian expression meaning “sea”.

   Show the answer

   море

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: Поезд дешевле, чем самолёт. (POH-yehzd deh-SHEHV-lyeh, chem sah-mah-LYOHT.).

   Show the answer

   The train is cheaper than the plane.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Write in Cyrillic script: In summer the sea is more expensive than the mountains..

   Show the answer

   Летом море дороже гор.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Match гора to its lesson meaning.

   1. mountain
   2. holiday, leave
   3. sea
   Show the answer

   mountain

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: We intend to go to the sea in July..

   Show the answer

   Мы собираемся поехать на море в июле.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (дешевле / дороже + чем · собираюсь + infinitive · поедем на море): The train is cheaper than the plane..

   Show the answer

   Поезд дешевле, чем самолёт.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Select the Russian form for “cheaper”.

   1. дешевле
   2. собираться
   Show the answer

   дешевле

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Море более дорогое, чем горы.

   Show the answer

   Море дороже, чем горы.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Where will you go on holiday?

    Show the answer

    Собираемся на море, но решаем: море или горы.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Read “Горы дешевле.” (GOH-rih deh-SHEHV-lyeh.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    The mountains are cheaper.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Отпуск: планы и сравнение — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Agreed, but it takes longer to get to the mountains.

    Show the answer

    Согласен, но до гор дольше ехать.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits отпуск?

   1. holiday, leave
   2. sea
   3. mountain
   4. cheaper
   Show the answer

   holiday, leave

   отпуск (OHt-poosk) means holiday, leave in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits море?

   1. sea
   2. holiday, leave
   3. mountain
   4. cheaper
   Show the answer

   sea

   море (MOH-ryeh) means sea in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits гора?

   1. mountain
   2. holiday, leave
   3. sea
   4. cheaper
   Show the answer

   mountain

   гора (gah-RAH) means mountain in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits дешевле?

   1. cheaper
   2. holiday, leave
   3. sea
   4. mountain
   Show the answer

   cheaper

   дешевле (deh-SHEHV-lyeh) means cheaper in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits собираться?

   1. to intend, to be about to
   2. holiday, leave
   3. sea
   4. mountain
   Show the answer

   to intend, to be about to

   собираться (sah-bee-RAHT-syah) means to intend, to be about to in this lesson.

Worksheet: Holiday worksheet

Review list. отпуск · море · гора · дешевле

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the B1 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Russian B1 vocabulary list — the words of “Motion and aspects” through “Opinions and plans”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The B1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Russian B1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Russian B2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: I'm going to school (now)

   Show the answer

   Я иду в школу

2. translate into the languageSay: I finished the book

   Show the answer

   Я прочитал книгу

3. choose'I like the book'

   1. Я люблю книгу
   2. Мне нравится книга
   3. Я нравлюсь книге
   4. Меня любит книга
   Show the answer

   Мне нравится книга

4. translate into EnglishМне двадцать лет.

   Show the answer

   I'm twenty.

5. fill the gapЯ ___ в школу. (attend, habit)

   Show the answer

   хожу

6. choose'I was reading'

   1. Я прочитал
   2. Я читал
   3. Я читаю
   4. Я буду читать
   Show the answer

   Я читал

7. put it in orderOrder: дождь / идёт

   Show the answer

   идёт дождь

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Я думаю, что метро лучше.

   Show the answer

   Я думаю, что метро лучше.

9. fill the gapМне ___ книги. (plural like)

   Show the answer

   нравятся

10. translate into the languageSay: It's raining

    Show the answer

    Идёт дождь

Russian B1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Russian B1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Дача is not a country house and not a farm: it is a small plot with a wooden house, a garden and a greenhouse, reached by elektrichka on Friday evening and left on Sunday. Families grow cucumbers, tomatoes, berries and dill, and the summer's work is measured in jars — соленья, варенье, компот — put up for the winter. The dacha is also where Russian weather is actually experienced: открытие сезона in May, the short hot июль, and закрытие сезона in October with the water turned off.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Dacha”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: On Friday evening we go to the dacha. The suburban train takes forty minutes, then ten minutes on foot. At the dacha the vegetable beds wait for us: cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs. On Saturday dad digs, mum waters, and I pick berries. In the evening we drink tea on the veranda. On Sunday we close the house and go back to the city.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged ru-RU; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: What will the weather be like on Saturday? — They promise rain. — Then we'll go to the dacha on Sunday. — Fine, but if it rains we'll stay at home.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Я иду на дачу каждый weekend. → Я езжу на дачу каждые выходные. Regular trips take ездить; идти is only the trip happening now.
• Я прочитал эту книгу два часа. → Я читал эту книгу два часа. A duration spent on the process takes the imperfective читал.
• В субботу будет дождь, поэтому мы поедем на дачу, несмотря на дождь. → Если в субботу будет дождь, мы поедем на дачу в воскресенье. A condition is said once, with если — not repeated.

Your task

Планы на выходные Write a six-line plan for a weekend at the dacha: what the weather will be, who does which job, what you will cook, and what happens if it rains. Use three structures from this rung — the future with буду/поедем, a real condition with если + future, and one motion verb pair (ехать / ездить) — then read it aloud and check the aspect of каждое verb: process or result.

After B1: the B1+ checkpoint

B1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Russian B1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at B1+ when you can work in the language, argue a point politely. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B2 pages.

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