Start your intermediate Russian learning journey with our Intermediate Russian: B1.1 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Russian: A2 Conclusion course or have approximately 160 hours of prior study. This course helps you expand your ability to communicate more confidently in Russian while strengthening your understanding of key grammar and vocabulary needed for everyday conversation. It is ideal for learners interested in learning Russian for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.
You will practise communication in situations such as introducing yourself and others, addressing people formally and informally, discussing personal background and interests, and describing people's appearance and character. Grammar is taught in context and includes further work with case usage for nouns, adjectives, and pronouns, conjunctions used in complex sentences, reflexive possessive structures, and the foundations of Russian word order. Vocabulary development focuses on language used to describe biographies and personal traits, express likes and dislikes, and manage everyday social interactions such as greetings, farewells, and asking for clarification, helping you communicate more confidently in Russian.
- Russian: From Novice High to Intermediate (Routledge 2021), ISBN: 9780367137137
Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.
Communication
- Using first names and patronymics
- Addressing on ты and вы
- Shortened and diminutive first name forms
Grammar
- Review of the prepositional case functions and endings for nouns, adjectives, and pronouns
- Speaking and writing in complex sentences
- Conjunctions: потому́ что, та́к как, and кото́рый in the prepositional case
- Conjunctions что, где, как, когда́, and кото́рый in the genitive case
- Practicing using reflexive possessive pronoun СВОЙ (oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves)
- Review of first/second conjugation verbs
- Basics of Russian word order
- Practicing pronunciation of unstressed and stressed vowels (O, A, E)
- Learning grammatical structures of Russian words (roots, suffixes)
Vocabulary
- Biography, interests, personal appearance and personal traits, likes and dislikes, discussing and describing people
- Practice communicating situations on greeting, farewells, introductions, and asking for clarifications
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Communicate in Russian in everyday social situations, including greetings, introductions, and discussing personal information about people and relationships.
- Describe people’s biographies, interests, appearance, and personality while asking questions and clarifying information in conversation.
- Use a wider range of intermediate Russian grammar and vocabulary to form more complex sentences and communicate ideas with greater confidence.
