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Study and Education

Unit 10 complete

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You can talk about study — the places, the objects, and that you're a student or learning Russian.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Hobbies and Free Time

Unit 11 complete

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You can say what you do for fun — sport, football, guitar — and talk about your free time.

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Body parts

Unit 12 complete

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You can name face and body parts, say what hurts, and walk through a morning routine.

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House and apartment

Unit 13 complete

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You can name rooms and furniture and say where things are — в the room, на the surface.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

City and town

Unit 14 complete

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You can name places around a city, say where you are, and say where you're going.

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Getting around

Unit 15 complete

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You can name the transport, say how you travel, ask where the stop is, and buy a ticket.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Before and Now

Unit 16 complete

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You can talk about before — where you were and what you did yesterday, with был and the -л past.

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How Many?

Unit 17 complete

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You can count, ask and answer a price, give an order — first, second — and say your age.

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At the Shop

Unit 18 complete

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You can ask a price, understand the answer in rubles, ask for an item, and judge it — cheap or dear.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Health

Unit 19 complete

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You can say what hurts, say you're ill or well, mention a fever, and handle a short visit to the doctor.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Greetings

Unit 2 complete

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You can greet anyone — formally or with a friend — introduce yourself, and say goodbye. A whole first meeting, start to finish.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

At the Café

Unit 20 complete

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A whole café visit — order it, flavour it, ask the price, and say what you don't have.

Your practice for this unit is open. A few minutes, whenever you like.

Looking Ahead

Unit 21 complete

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You can talk about tomorrow — where you'll be and what you'll do — with the бу́ду family.

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Weather

Unit 22 complete

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You can ask what the weather's like and describe it — warm, cold, sunny, raining, snowing — across the four seasons.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Where Are You From?

Unit 23 complete

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You can ask where someone's from and where they live, and say where you're from and where you live now.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Essentials

Unit 3 complete

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The little words that hold a conversation together — yes and no, please and thank you, sorry, and «I don't understand» when you need a moment.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

First Conversations

Unit 4 complete

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You can ask for something politely, ask what a thing is, where it is, and what it costs — the four questions a first conversation needs.

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Family

Unit 5 complete

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You can name the people closest to you — the whole family, from ма́ма and па́па to your husband, wife, son or daughter.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Daily Life

Unit 6 complete

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You can talk about your day — what you do, when you do it, and the days of the week it happens on.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Food

Unit 7 complete

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You can name everyday foods, say what you like and don't like, and ask for or offer something at the table.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Clothes

Unit 8 complete

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You can name what you wear, describe clothes for warm and cold weather, and tell formal apart from casual.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.

Work and Professions

Unit 9 complete

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You can name a profession, say what you do and where you work, and give a full self-introduction — name, job, place.

Your practice for this unit is open — a few minutes, whenever you like.