Russian B2 — Advanced: cases mastery, nuance, culture

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The whole Russian B2 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when B2 is finished

• Master genitive and instrumental cases
• Use position verbs and debate connectors
• Discuss Russian culture with real fluency

B2, unit by unit

Cases mastery

Genitive: нет времени

Missing things take GENITIVE! У МЕНЯ НЕТ ВРЕМЕНИ (I have no time), НЕТ ДЕНЕГ (no money). Genitive endings: -А/-Я (m), -Ы/-И (f). МНОГО + genitive: МНОГО ВОПРОСОВ!

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] — Genitive: нет времени: Choose the contextual meaning of время (an).

   1. time
   2. strength
   3. opportunity
   Show the answer

   time

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Genitive: нет времени: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “strength”.

   Show the answer

   сила

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Genitive: нет времени: Read возможность (vahz-MOHZH-nahsty) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   opportunity

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Genitive: нет времени: Produce “problem” in Cyrillic, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   проблема

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Genitive: нет времени: Match вопрос to its contextual meaning.

   1. answer
   2. question
   3. matter / business
   Show the answer

   question

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Genitive: нет времени: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: Many questions.

   Show the answer

   Много вопросов.

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Genitive: нет времени: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I have no time.

   Show the answer

   Нет, у меня нет времени!

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Genitive: нет времени: Select the correct target form for “money”.

   1. время
   2. сила
   3. деньги
   Show the answer

   деньги

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Genitive: нет времени: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “Many questions.”.

   Show the answer

   Много вопросов.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Genitive: нет времени: Complete Анна’s turn in the taught register: I have no time.

    Show the answer

    Нет, у меня нет времени!

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Genitive: нет времени: Read Нет проблем! А завтра? (nyeht prah-BLYEHM! ah ZAHF-trah?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    No problem! And tomorrow?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Genitive: нет времени: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Завтра много дел.

    Show the answer

    Tomorrow (I have) many things to do.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkНЕТ ВРЕМЕНИ uses ВРЕМЕНИ because…

   1. plural
   2. genitive after нет
   3. formal
   4. past tense
   Show the answer

   genitive after нет

   Нет + genitive.

2. quick checkНЕТ ПРОБЛЕМ means…

   1. many problems
   2. no problem
   3. big problem
   4. new problem
   Show the answer

   no problem

   Нет + проблем (gen pl).

3. quick checkДОМ → genitive is…

   1. дому
   2. дома
   3. домом
   4. доме
   Show the answer

   дома

   Masculine genitive -А.

4. quick checkМНОГО + questions is…

   1. много вопросы
   2. много вопросов
   3. многие вопросы
   4. много вопрос
   Show the answer

   много вопросов

   Много + genitive plural.

5. quick checkВРЕМЯ means…

   1. money
   2. time
   3. question
   4. matter
   Show the answer

   time

   Время = time.

Worksheet: Genitive worksheet

Review list. время · сила · возможность · проблема

Instrumental: с другом

Company takes INSTRUMENTAL! С ДРУГОМ = with a friend, С ПОДРУГОЙ = with a (girl)friend. Endings: -ОМ/-ЕМ (m/n), -ОЙ/-ЕЙ (f). Professions: Я ВРАЧ (I am a doctor) — bare, no case!

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] — Instrumental: с другом: What is the central communicative purpose of “Instrumental: с другом”?

   Show the answer

   Company takes INSTRUMENTAL! С ДРУГОМ = with a friend, С ПОДРУГОЙ = with a (girl)friend.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Instrumental: с другом: Read А я гуляю с подругой! (ah yah goo-LYAH-yoo s pah-DROO-gah-ee!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   And I walk with a (girl)friend!

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Instrumental: с другом: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Я гуляю с другом. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I walk with a friend.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Instrumental: с другом: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Who do you walk with?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Instrumental: с другом: Play the labeled synthetic Russian audio and type the complete line in Cyrillic.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я гуляю с другом.

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Instrumental: с другом: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. And I walk with a (girl)friend!
   2. Fun!
   3. fork

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   And I walk with a (girl)friend!

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Instrumental: с другом: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: She lives with family.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Она живёт с семьёй.

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Instrumental: с другом: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “С…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   С кем ты гуляешь?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Instrumental: с другом: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я гуляю с другом.

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Instrumental: с другом: Practise гордость (GOHR-dahsty) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    гордость

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Instrumental: с другом: 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

    Весело!

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Instrumental: с другом: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Instrumental: с другом”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    Я гуляю с другом.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkС ДРУГОМ uses ДРУГОМ because…

   1. plural
   2. instrumental after с
   3. formal
   4. past
   Show the answer

   instrumental after с

   С + instrumental.

2. quick checkС ПОДРУГОЙ means…

   1. with a friend (m)
   2. with a friend (f)
   3. with friends
   4. with family
   Show the answer

   with a friend (f)

   Подруг-ОЙ = feminine instrumental.

3. quick checkЯ ПИШУ РУЧКОЙ means…

   1. I see a pen
   2. I write with a pen
   3. I buy a pen
   4. I want a pen
   Show the answer

   I write with a pen

   Tools take instrumental.

4. quick checkС КЕМ? means…

   1. with whom?
   2. with what?
   3. where?
   4. when?
   Show the answer

   with whom?

   С кем = with whom.

5. quick checkВРАЧ means…

   1. teacher
   2. doctor
   3. friend
   4. cook
   Show the answer

   doctor

   Врач = doctor.

Worksheet: Instrumental worksheet

Review list. друг · подруга · гордость · интерес

Кем быть: профессия и инструмент

The instrumental answers кем? and чем? — with what and as what. Стать + instrumental says what someone became (он стал врачом), работать + instrumental says what someone works as, and пользоваться + instrumental says what they use. The same case covers transport: ехать автобусом and на автобусе are both correct, the first more bookish.

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] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Choose the meaning of профессия (prah-FYEH-see-yah) in this lesson.

   1. profession
   2. to become
   3. to use
   4. tool, instrument
   Show the answer

   profession

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Type the Russian expression meaning “to become”.

   Show the answer

   стать

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: Он стал опытным инженером. (ohn stahl OH-piht-nihm een-zheh-NYEH-rahm.).

   Show the answer

   He became an experienced engineer.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Write in Cyrillic script: She works as a doctor in a big clinic..

   Show the answer

   Она работает врачом в большой клинике.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Match пользоваться to its lesson meaning.

   1. to use
   2. profession
   3. to become
   Show the answer

   to use

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: I use the dictionary every day..

   Show the answer

   Я пользуюсь словарём каждый день.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (стать + instrumental · работать + instrumental · пользоваться + instrumental): He became an experienced engineer..

   Show the answer

   Он стал опытным инженером.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Select the Russian form for “tool, instrument”.

   1. инструмент
   2. опытный
   Show the answer

   инструмент

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Он стал инженер.

   Show the answer

   Он стал инженером.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: What do you work as?

    Show the answer

    Инженером. Начинал мастером, потом стал инженером.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Read “Чем пользуетесь в работе?” (chem POHL-zoo-yeh-teh-syah v rah-BOH-tyeh?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    What do you use at work?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Кем быть: профессия и инструмент — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Drawings and software. I hardly write with a pen.

    Show the answer

    Чертежами и программой. Ручкой почти не пишу.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits профессия?

   1. profession
   2. to become
   3. to use
   4. tool, instrument
   Show the answer

   profession

   профессия (prah-FYEH-see-yah) means profession in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits стать?

   1. to become
   2. profession
   3. to use
   4. tool, instrument
   Show the answer

   to become

   стать (stahty) means to become in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits пользоваться?

   1. to use
   2. profession
   3. to become
   4. tool, instrument
   Show the answer

   to use

   пользоваться (POHL-zah-vaht-syah) means to use in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits инструмент?

   1. tool, instrument
   2. profession
   3. to become
   4. to use
   Show the answer

   tool, instrument

   инструмент (een-stroo-MYEHNT) means tool, instrument in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits опытный?

   1. experienced
   2. profession
   3. to become
   4. to use
   Show the answer

   experienced

   опытный (ah-PIHT-nihy) means experienced in this lesson.

Worksheet: Instrumental worksheet

Review list. профессия · стать · пользоваться · инструмент

Nuance

Position: стоит, лежит, сидит

WHERE things are needs the right verb! КНИГА ЛЕЖИТ (book lies flat), ЧАШКА СТОИТ (cup stands), КОТ СИДИТ (cat sits). Flat→ЛЕЖАТЬ, tall→СТОЯТЬ, seated→СИДЕТЬ. Placement: СТАВЛЮ (stand it), КЛАДУ (lay it)!

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, argument construction. 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] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Position: стоит, лежит, сидит”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Я кладу книгу на стол.

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Role-play Анна: The cup stands nearby.

   Show the answer

   Чашка стоит рядом.

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Write one accurate Cyrillic sentence using ставить.

   Show the answer

   Чашка стоит на столе.

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Write 2–3 connected Russian sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Я кладу книгу на стол. Книга лежит на столе.

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Книга лежит на столе.

   Show the answer

   Книга лежит на столе.

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Russian sentence.

   Show the answer

   Чашка стоит рядом.

7. guided compositionPractice 9 [guided composition] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Compose a short response using “стоит/лежит/висит (state) · ставлю/кладу (action)”.

   Show the answer

   Я кладу книгу на стол.

8. change the registerPractice 10 [register transformation] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Recast “The book lies on the table.” in the formal, polite, or everyday register taught here.

   Show the answer

   Книга лежит на столе.

9. read the tonePractice 11 [tone identification] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Identify the tone or stance of Чашка стоит на столе..

   Show the answer

   The wording realizes Position vs placement in the lesson-appropriate register.

10. which one fitsPractice 12 [semantic distinction] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Distinguish висеть and ставить in meaning and grammatical use.

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    висеть means “to hang”; ставить means “to stand (put upright)”. Context and grammar select between them.

11. meaning in contextPractice 13 [contextual meaning] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Explain the contextual force of ставить here.

    Show the answer

    It contributes “to stand (put upright)” within Position vs placement.

12. build the argumentPractice 14 [argument construction] — Position: стоит, лежит, сидит: Build a claim and supporting reason appropriate to “Position: стоит, лежит, сидит”.

    Show the answer

    Чашка стоит на столе. Я кладу книгу на стол.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkКНИГА ЛЕЖИТ because books are…

   1. tall
   2. flat
   3. round
   4. heavy
   Show the answer

   flat

   Flat things lie (лежать).

2. quick checkЧАШКА СТОИТ because cups…

   1. lie flat
   2. stand upright
   3. hang
   4. sit
   Show the answer

   stand upright

   Upright things stand (стоять).

3. quick checkЯ КЛАДУ КНИГУ means…

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

   I lay the book

   Класть = lay flat.

4. quick checkPictures on walls…

   1. стоят
   2. лежат
   3. висят
   4. сидят
   Show the answer

   висят

   Висеть = hang.

5. quick checkСАДИТЬСЯ means…

   1. to stand up
   2. to sit down
   3. to lie down
   4. to hang up
   Show the answer

   to sit down

   Садиться = sit down.

Worksheet: Position verbs worksheet

Review list. стоять · лежать · сидеть · висеть

Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако

Debate like a Russian! ХОТЯ (although), ПОЭТОМУ (that's why), ОДНАКО (however), КАЖЕТСЯ (it seems), КОНЕЧНО (of course). Chain them: ХОТЯ ДОРОГО, ОДНАКО ЛУЧШЕ!

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

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

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

1. order the textPractice 4 [discourse ordering] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: Although expensive, however better.

   Show the answer

   Хотя дорого, однако лучше.

2. rewrite the stylePractice 5 [style rewriting] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Rewrite “It's cold, that's why I'm home.” in this lesson’s target style.

   Show the answer

   Холодно, поэтому я дома.

3. multiple choicePractice 6 [multiple choice] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Choose the contextual meaning of возможно (vahz-MOHZH-nah).

   1. possibly
   2. it seems
   3. to agree
   Show the answer

   possibly

4. fill the gapPractice 7 [fill in the blank] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “it seems”.

   Show the answer

   кажется

5. translatePractice 8 [translation] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Read соглашаться (sahg-lah-SHAHT-syah) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   to agree

6. translate into the languagePractice 9 [reverse translation] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Produce “although” in Cyrillic, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   хотя

7. matchingPractice 10 [matching] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Match поэтому to its contextual meaning.

   1. however
   2. that's why
   3. so / it means
   Show the answer

   that's why

8. put it in orderPractice 11 [reorder] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: It's cold, that's why I'm home.

   Show the answer

   Холодно, поэтому я дома.

9. build the sentencePractice 12 [sentence building] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: It seems it will rain.

   Show the answer

   Кажется, будет дождь.

10. choose the wordPractice 13 [word selection] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Select the correct target form for “of course”.

    1. возможно
    2. кажется
    3. конечно
    Show the answer

    конечно

11. find the mistakePractice 14 [error correction] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “It's cold, that's why I'm home.”.

    Show the answer

    Холодно, поэтому я дома.

12. finish the dialoguePractice 15 [dialogue completion] — Debate: хотя, поэтому, однако: Complete Анна’s turn in the taught register: Possibly. But the metro is cheaper, so I'm for the metro.

    Show the answer

    Возможно. Но метро дешевле, поэтому я за метро.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkХОТЯ means…

   1. because
   2. although
   3. that's why
   4. of course
   Show the answer

   although

   Хотя = although.

2. quick checkПОЭТОМУ means…

   1. however
   2. although
   3. that's why
   4. possibly
   Show the answer

   that's why

   Поэтому = that's why.

3. quick checkОДНАКО means…

   1. however
   2. because
   3. although
   4. of course
   Show the answer

   however

   Однако = however.

4. quick checkКАЖЕТСЯ means…

   1. of course
   2. it seems
   3. possibly
   4. so
   Show the answer

   it seems

   Кажется = it seems.

5. quick checkКОНЕЧНО means…

   1. possibly
   2. however
   3. of course
   4. although
   Show the answer

   of course

   Конечно = of course.

Worksheet: Debate worksheet

Review list. хотя · поэтому · однако · значит

Письмо с аргументом: за и против

A written argument in Russian names its parts: с одной стороны … с другой стороны, во-первых … во-вторых, следовательно, однако, тем не менее. Преимущество and недостаток are the two halves of a judgement, and вывод closes it. The register is formal, so the sentences stay long and the verbs nominal: это приводит к…

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] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Choose the meaning of аргумент (ahr-goo-MYEHNT) in this lesson.

   1. argument
   2. reason, point
   3. advantage
   4. shortcoming
   Show the answer

   argument

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Type the Russian expression meaning “reason, point”.

   Show the answer

   довод

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: С одной стороны, это дешевле; с другой стороны, дольше. (s ahd-NOY stah-rah-NIH, EH-tah deh-SHEHV-lyeh; s droo-GOY stah-rah-NIH, DOHL-sheh.).

   Show the answer

   On one hand it is cheaper; on the other, it takes longer.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Write in Cyrillic script: First, the point is unconfirmed; second, it is irrelevant..

   Show the answer

   Во-первых, довод не подтверждён; во-вторых, он не относится к делу.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Match преимущество to its lesson meaning.

   1. advantage
   2. argument
   3. reason, point
   Show the answer

   advantage

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: Nevertheless, the conclusion remains debatable..

   Show the answer

   Тем не менее вывод остаётся спорным.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (с одной стороны … с другой стороны · во-первых · следовательно · тем не менее): On one hand it is cheaper; on the other, it takes longer..

   Show the answer

   С одной стороны, это дешевле; с другой стороны, дольше.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Select the Russian form for “shortcoming”.

   1. недостаток
   2. вывод
   Show the answer

   недостаток

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Correct the model the lesson warns about: С одной стороны, это дешевле, а с другой стороны дороже.

   Show the answer

   С одной стороны, это дешевле; с другой стороны, дольше.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Where is the conclusion here?

    Show the answer

    В конце: «Следовательно, решение преждевременно».

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Read “А недостатки названы?” (ah nee-dah-STAHt-kee NAHZ-vah-nih?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    And are the shortcomings named?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Письмо с аргументом: за и против — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Only one. I'll cut the second point — it is emotion, not an argument.

    Show the answer

    Только один. Во-вторых пункт я уберу — он не довод, а эмоция.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits аргумент?

   1. argument
   2. reason, point
   3. advantage
   4. shortcoming
   Show the answer

   argument

   аргумент (ahr-goo-MYEHNT) means argument in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits довод?

   1. reason, point
   2. argument
   3. advantage
   4. shortcoming
   Show the answer

   reason, point

   довод (DOH-vaht) means reason, point in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits преимущество?

   1. advantage
   2. argument
   3. reason, point
   4. shortcoming
   Show the answer

   advantage

   преимущество (pree-EEM-oo-shcheh-stvah) means advantage in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits недостаток?

   1. shortcoming
   2. argument
   3. reason, point
   4. advantage
   Show the answer

   shortcoming

   недостаток (nee-dah-STAH-tahk) means shortcoming in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits вывод?

   1. conclusion
   2. argument
   3. reason, point
   4. advantage
   Show the answer

   conclusion

   вывод (VIH-vaht) means conclusion in this lesson.

Worksheet: Argument worksheet

Review list. аргумент · довод · преимущество · недостаток

Culture and mastery

Russian culture and душа

Culture time! БОРЩ (beet soup), БЛИНЫ (pancakes), ПЕЛЬМЕНИ (dumplings), БАНЯ (sauna). And ДУША (soul) — Russians do everything С ДУШОЙ (with soul): ПОГОВОРИМ ПО ДУШАМ = let's have a heart-to-heart!

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

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

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

1. readingPractice 5 [reading comprehension] — Russian culture and душа: Read Он поёт с душой. (ohn pah-YOHT s doo-SHOY.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Have you tried borscht?

2. paragraphPractice 6 [paragraph comprehension] — Russian culture and душа: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Да! Бабушка готовит с душой.

   Show the answer

   Yes! Grandma cooks with soul.

3. the main ideaPractice 7 [main idea] — Russian culture and душа: What is the central communicative purpose of “Russian culture and душа”?

   Show the answer

   Culture time! БОРЩ (beet soup), БЛИНЫ (pancakes), ПЕЛЬМЕНИ (dumplings), БАНЯ (sauna).

4. spot the detailPractice 8 [detail identification] — Russian culture and душа: Read Обожаю! Поговорим по душам за чаем! (ah-bah-ZHAH-yoo! pah-gah-vah-REEM pah doo-SHAHM zah CHAH-yahm!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I adore them! Heart-to-heart over tea!

5. what is meantPractice 9 [inference] — Russian culture and душа: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Она душа компании. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   She is the life of the party.

6. listeningPractice 10 [listening comprehension] — Russian culture and душа: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Yes! Grandma cooks with soul.

7. dictationPractice 11 [dictation] — Russian culture and душа: Play the labeled synthetic Russian audio and type the complete line in Cyrillic.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   А блины?

8. listen and choosePractice 12 [listen and choose] — Russian culture and душа: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I adore them! Heart-to-heart over tea!
   2. Have you tried borscht?
   3. sauna / bathhouse

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I adore them! Heart-to-heart over tea!

9. listen, then orderPractice 13 [listen and reorder] — Russian culture and душа: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: He sings with soul.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Ты пробовал борщ?

10. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Russian culture and душа: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Да!…”.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Да! Бабушка готовит с душой.

11. repeat itPractice 15 [repeat after audio] — Russian culture and душа: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    А блины?

12. pronunciationPractice 16 [pronunciation] — Russian culture and душа: Practise душа (doo-SHAH) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    душа

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkС ДУШОЙ means…

   1. with sadness
   2. with soul
   3. with friends
   4. with music
   Show the answer

   with soul

   С душой = wholeheartedly.

2. quick checkПОГОВОРИМ ПО ДУШАМ means…

   1. let's argue
   2. let's have a heart-to-heart
   3. let's sing
   4. let's eat
   Show the answer

   let's have a heart-to-heart

   По душам = heart-to-heart.

3. quick checkБОРЩ is…

   1. pancakes
   2. beet soup
   3. dumplings
   4. tea
   Show the answer

   beet soup

   Борщ = beet soup.

4. quick checkПЕЛЬМЕНИ are…

   1. soups
   2. dumplings
   3. pancakes
   4. salads
   Show the answer

   dumplings

   Пельмени = dumplings.

5. quick checkБАНЯ is…

   1. a soup
   2. a sauna
   3. a doll
   4. a dance
   Show the answer

   a sauna

   Баня = bathhouse/sauna.

Worksheet: Culture worksheet

Review list. борщ · блины · пельмени · баня

Fluency review: storytelling

Graduation! Weave tales: СНАЧАЛА (at first), ЗАТЕМ (then), ВДРУГ (suddenly), НАКОНЕЦ (at last), В КОНЦЕ КОНЦОВ (in the end). Mix pasts, aspects, cases. Tell YOUR Moscow story!

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

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

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

1. shadow the audioPractice 6 [shadowing] — Fluency review: storytelling: 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

   Сначала я пришёл в Москву. Было холодно.

2. guided speakingPractice 7 [guided speaking] — Fluency review: storytelling: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Fluency review: storytelling”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Сначала я пришёл в Москву.

3. answer in your own wordsPractice 8 [free response] — Fluency review: storytelling: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Fluency review: storytelling”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Вдруг пошёл снег!

4. role playPractice 9 [roleplay] — Fluency review: storytelling: Role-play Анна: Tell your story!

   Show the answer

   Расскажи свою историю!

5. write a sentencePractice 10 [sentence writing] — Fluency review: storytelling: Write one accurate Cyrillic sentence using затем.

   Show the answer

   Сначала я пришёл в Москву.

6. short writingPractice 11 [short writing] — Fluency review: storytelling: Write 2–3 connected Russian sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Вдруг пошёл снег! Наконец, я дома.

7. say it another wayPractice 12 [paraphrase] — Fluency review: storytelling: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Наконец, я дома.

   Show the answer

   Наконец, я дома.

8. summarisePractice 13 [summary] — Fluency review: storytelling: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Russian sentence.

   Show the answer

   Расскажи свою историю!

9. guided compositionPractice 14 [guided composition] — Fluency review: storytelling: Compose a short response using “сначала → затем → вдруг → наконец”.

   Show the answer

   Вдруг пошёл снег!

10. change the registerPractice 15 [register transformation] — Fluency review: storytelling: Recast “At last, I'm home.” in the formal, polite, or everyday register taught here.

    Show the answer

    Наконец, я дома.

11. read the tonePractice 16 [tone identification] — Fluency review: storytelling: Identify the tone or stance of Сначала я пришёл в Москву..

    Show the answer

    The wording realizes Story spine: сначала… наконец in the lesson-appropriate register.

12. which one fitsPractice 17 [semantic distinction] — Fluency review: storytelling: Distinguish сначала and затем in meaning and grammatical use.

    Show the answer

    сначала means “at first”; затем means “then”. Context and grammar select between them.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkThe story spine is…

   1. но, потому, что
   2. сначала, затем, вдруг, наконец
   3. да, нет, может
   4. я, ты, он
   Show the answer

   сначала, затем, вдруг, наконец

   Сначала→затем→вдруг→наконец.

2. quick checkВДРУГ means…

   1. slowly
   2. suddenly
   3. finally
   4. then
   Show the answer

   suddenly

   Вдруг = suddenly.

3. quick checkНАКОНЕЦ means…

   1. at first
   2. at last
   3. suddenly
   4. by the way
   Show the answer

   at last

   Наконец = at last.

4. quick checkЖАЛЬ means…

   1. joy
   2. pity / sorry
   3. anger
   4. fear
   Show the answer

   pity / sorry

   Жаль = pity (как жаль!).

5. quick checkКСТАТИ means…

   1. finally
   2. by the way
   3. suddenly
   4. however
   Show the answer

   by the way

   Кстати = by the way.

Worksheet: Storytelling worksheet

Review list. сначала · затем · вдруг · наконец

Книга и фильм: экранизация

A film made from a book is экранизация, and the argument about it uses four words: сюжет (plot), герой, режиссёр and сценарий. Снять фильм по книге is the verb — по + dative. The judgement is made with удачная / неудачная экранизация and the reason is given with потому что or благодаря + dative.

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] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Choose the meaning of роман (rah-MAHN) in this lesson.

   1. novel
   2. film adaptation
   3. director
   4. plot
   Show the answer

   novel

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Type the Russian expression meaning “film adaptation”.

   Show the answer

   экранизация

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: Это удачная экранизация романа. (EH-tah oo-DAHCH-nah-yah ehk-rah-nee-ZAH-tsee-yah rah-MAH-nah.).

   Show the answer

   This is a successful adaptation of the novel.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Write in Cyrillic script: The film is made from the book, but the plot is changed..

   Show the answer

   Фильм снят по книге, но сюжет изменён.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Match режиссёр to its lesson meaning.

   1. director
   2. novel
   3. film adaptation
   Show the answer

   director

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: Compared with the book, the character is softer..

   Show the answer

   По сравнению с книгой, герой мягче.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (экранизация + genitive · снять фильм по + dative · удачная, потому что …): This is a successful adaptation of the novel..

   Show the answer

   Это удачная экранизация романа.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Select the Russian form for “plot”.

   1. сюжет
   2. герой
   Show the answer

   сюжет

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Это экранизация по роману.

   Show the answer

   Это экранизация романа.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Have you seen the new adaptation?

    Show the answer

    Видел. Удачная, хотя сюжет изменён.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Read “А герои?” (ah gee-ROH-ee?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    And the characters?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Книга и фильм: экранизация — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Compared with the book they are softer, and that is thanks to the actors.

    Show the answer

    По сравнению с книгой они мягче, и это благодаря актёрам.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits роман?

   1. novel
   2. film adaptation
   3. director
   4. plot
   Show the answer

   novel

   роман (rah-MAHN) means novel in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits экранизация?

   1. film adaptation
   2. novel
   3. director
   4. plot
   Show the answer

   film adaptation

   экранизация (ehk-rah-nee-ZAH-tsee-yah) means film adaptation in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits режиссёр?

   1. director
   2. novel
   3. film adaptation
   4. plot
   Show the answer

   director

   режиссёр (ree-zhee-SYOHR) means director in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits сюжет?

   1. plot
   2. novel
   3. film adaptation
   4. director
   Show the answer

   plot

   сюжет (syoo-ZHEHT) means plot in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits герой?

   1. hero, character
   2. novel
   3. film adaptation
   4. director
   Show the answer

   hero, character

   герой (gee-ROY) means hero, character in this lesson.

Worksheet: Adaptation worksheet

Review list. роман · экранизация · режиссёр · сюжет

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the B2 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Russian B2 vocabulary list — the words of “Cases mastery” through “Culture and mastery”, 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 B2 test — 10 items

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

1. translate into the languageSay: I have no time

   Show the answer

   У меня нет времени

2. translate into the languageSay: I walk with a friend

   Show the answer

   Я гуляю с другом

3. choose'The book lies on the table'

   1. Книга стоит на столе
   2. Книга лежит на столе
   3. Книга висит на столе
   4. Книга сидит на столе
   Show the answer

   Книга лежит на столе

4. translate into EnglishХотя дорого, однако лучше.

   Show the answer

   Although expensive, however better.

5. fill the gapНет ___! (problems)

   Show the answer

   проблем

6. choose'Let's have a heart-to-heart'

   1. Поговорим с душой
   2. Поговорим по душам
   3. Поговорим о душе
   4. Поговорим за душу
   Show the answer

   Поговорим по душам

7. put it in orderOrder: снег / пошёл / вдруг

   Show the answer

   вдруг пошёл снег

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Поговорим по душам!

   Show the answer

   Поговорим по душам!

9. fill the gap___, я дома. (At last)

   Show the answer

   Наконец

10. translate into the languageSay: He sings with soul

    Show the answer

    Он поёт с душой

Russian B2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Russian B2 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

Russian literature is read at home the way other countries read scripture: Пушкин's Евгений Онегин supplies the lines people quote without noticing, Достоевский and Толстой are argued about as moral authorities, and Чехов's plays are still cast every season. The theatre carries the same weight — МХТ, Большой, Вахтангов — and a ticket is bought months ahead. In speech the canon appears as shorthand: «пушкинский вопрос», «чеховское настроение», «толстовское» as an adjective for a whole way of looking at a village.

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

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: On Saturday we were at the theatre. They were performing Chekhov — 'The Cherry Orchard'. The hall was full; many had come with books. After the third act we went out into the foyer and argued: is the end of the play funny or tragic? My friend thinks Chekhov does not laugh at his characters but pities them. I disagree, but his arguments are stronger.

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: Have you finished the novel? — I finished it yesterday. — And how do you like the ending? — Honestly: I expected something else. But the more I think about it, the more I like it.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• У меня нет время. → У меня нет времени. Нет takes the genitive: времени.
• Я горжусь за тебя. → Я горжусь тобой. Гордиться takes the instrumental, with no за.
• Я пришёл с друг. → Я пришёл с другом. С takes the instrumental: с другом.

Your task

Рецензия на вечер Write a short review of a book, a play or a film you know: what it is, what it argues, one thing you agree with and one thing you do not, and what you would tell a friend. Use at least one genitive after нет / нет времени and one instrumental with с or гордиться. Then rewrite the last sentence so that it concedes something, with хотя or однако.

After B2: the B2+ checkpoint

B2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Russian B2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at B2+ when you can run a meeting, read a contract, disagree well. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you.

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