Syllabus
The materials come from preparation textbooks for the certified exams, grammar or vocabulary textbooks, and original Russian language resources. The course practices all four language skills equally: reading, listening, speaking and writing.
An overview of the phenomena covered
Grammatical structures: repetition of inflection of nouns, adjectives and personal pronouns, verb tenses, verbs of motion, verb completions and incompletions. Compound sentences;
Vocabulary topics and focus: study, internet, global issues, economics, environment, relationships, travel (topics: ''Человек.Личность'', ''Учёба. Карьера'', ''Как бороться со стрессом'', ''Наш дом- наша планета'', ''Проблемы экологии'', ''Путешествия. Традиции и обычаи разных стран'');
Basic vocabulary related to the field of study;
Writing: essay structure, basic types - argumentative essay, descriptive essay, letter of recommendation, summary of a professional text
Reading: preparation for the types of questions and tasks found in the B2 exam;
Listening: preparation for the B2 exam. The relevant lessons are accompanied by audio and video recordings;
Speaking: preparation for the B2 exam; oral presentation of own project, discussion.
Annotation
One-semester course, 1 session x 90 mins week and is supplemented by home preparation supporting learner´s autonomy (the student focuses on what interests him/her, what he/she is not good at, what competences he/she wants to develop).
The course is intended for all students with a minimum level of B1 who want to improve their language knowledge and skills to reach B1+ level.
For successful preparation for the Russian B2 exam, we recommend the Russian course: Preparing for the B2 exam, which will take place in the summer semester and will be a follow-up to the B2.1 course
The course will focus on the development of all language and communication skills - see the syllabus for details.