Unit
Unit title
Weather
units[21].title.en
Unit title (ru)
Пого́да
units[21].title.ru
Unit summary
The weather and the four seasons — and one quiet new move: Russian says the weather with no 'it' (хо́лодно = 'it's cold'). Recycles last unit's future to look at tomorrow's sky.
units[21].summary.en
Communicative competency
After this unit, you'll be able to ask «Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?», describe the weather impersonally (тепло́ / хо́лодно / со́лнечно / о́блачно / ве́трено), say it's raining or snowing (идёт дождь / снег), name the four seasons, and say what tomorrow will be like (за́втра бу́дет …).
units[21].communicativeCompetency.en
What's the weather? ru.a1.u22.l1
Lesson title
What's the weather?
units[21].lessons[0].title.en
Lesson title (ru)
Кака́я пого́да?
units[21].lessons[0].title.ru
Recap title
The weather question
units[21].lessons[0].recapTitle.en
Recap subtitle
«Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?» (all owned) → «Сего́дня …». First word: со́лнце / со́лнечно.
units[21].lessons[0].recapSubtitle.en
Competency unlocked
Ask the weather and answer with «Сего́дня …».
units[21].lessons[0].competencyUnlocked.en
Example word
пого́да
units[21].lessons[0].exampleWord.text
Example word translation
weather
units[21].lessons[0].exampleWord.translation.en
introAudioru.a1.u22.l1.intro
Narration (Sarah)
Every day in Russia opens with one question: Кака́я сего́дня пого́да? — *what's the weather today?* Look closely — you already own every word of it. And the answer is one short word: Сего́дня тепло́. Сего́дня хо́лодно. Warm, cold — you met those in Clothes. One new thing today, the brightest one: со́лнце, *the sun* — and со́лнечно, *sunny.* Listen. *What's the weather today?* — Кака́я сего́дня пого́да? *Today it's sunny.* — Сего́дня со́лнечно. *The sun.* — со́лнце
units[21].lessons[0].activities[0].payload.transcript.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l1.hr.kakaya
Russian
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
units[21].lessons[0].activities[1].payload.phrase
Translation
What's the weather today?
units[21].lessons[0].activities[1].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
ka-KA-ya si-VOD-nya pa-GO-da
units[21].lessons[0].activities[1].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l1.hr.teplo
Russian
Сего́дня тепло́.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[2].payload.phrase
Translation
Today it's warm.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[2].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
si-VOD-nya tee-PLO
units[21].lessons[0].activities[2].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l1.hr.holodno
Russian
Сего́дня хо́лодно.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[3].payload.phrase
Translation
Today it's cold.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[3].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
si-VOD-nya KHO-lad-na
units[21].lessons[0].activities[3].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l1.hr.solntse
Russian
со́лнце
units[21].lessons[0].activities[4].payload.phrase
Translation
the sun
units[21].lessons[0].activities[4].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
SON-tse
units[21].lessons[0].activities[4].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l1.hr.solnechno
Russian
Сего́дня со́лнечно.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[5].payload.phrase
Translation
Today it's sunny.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[5].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
si-VOD-nya SOL-nyech-na
units[21].lessons[0].activities[5].payload.pronunciationNote.en
listenAndTapru.a1.u22.l1.lat.match
Prompt
Which weather? — listen.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[6].payload.prompt.en
On correct
Yes — со́лнечно, 'sunny.'
units[21].lessons[0].activities[6].payload.correctMessage.en
usageContextru.a1.u22.l1.uc.q
Scene
What's it like?
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.scene.en
Supporting text
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да? — every word already yours. The answer is just «Сего́дня …» + one weather word. со́лнце is *the sun*; со́лнечно is *'sunny'* — the -о ending turns the thing into the feeling.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.supportingText.en
Russian · line 1
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[0].text
Translation · line 1
What's the weather today?
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[0].translation.en
Speaker · line 1
Ка́тя
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[0].speaker.en
Speaker (ru) · line 1
Ка́тя
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[0].speaker.ru
Russian · line 2
Сего́дня со́лнечно и тепло́.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[1].text
Translation · line 2
Today it's sunny and warm.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[1].translation.en
Speaker · line 2
Макси́м
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[1].speaker.en
Speaker (ru) · line 2
Макси́м
units[21].lessons[0].activities[7].payload.lines[1].speaker.ru
shadowingru.a1.u22.l1.sh.kakaya
Phrase to shadow
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
units[21].lessons[0].activities[8].payload.targetPhrase
Prompt
Say it back.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[8].payload.prompt.en
After an attempt
Try it — ka-KA-ya si-VOD-nya pa-GO-da
units[21].lessons[0].activities[8].payload.attemptMessage.en
After silence
I didn't hear anything — give it a try when you're ready.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[8].payload.silenceMessage.en
writePhraseru.a1.u22.l1.wp.teplo
Russian
Сего́дня тепло́.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[9].payload.phrase
Translation
Today it's warm.
units[21].lessons[0].activities[9].payload.translation.en
It's cold, it's warm ru.a1.u22.l2
Lesson title
It's cold, it's warm
units[21].lessons[1].title.en
Lesson title (ru)
Хо́лодно, тепло́
units[21].lessons[1].title.ru
Recap title
It's …
units[21].lessons[1].recapTitle.en
Recap subtitle
Impersonal weather: «хо́лодно/о́блачно/ве́трено» — a whole sentence, no 'it'. Consolidates the Clothes feel.
units[21].lessons[1].recapSubtitle.en
Competency unlocked
Describe the weather with a single impersonal word.
units[21].lessons[1].competencyUnlocked.en
Example word
о́блачно
units[21].lessons[1].exampleWord.text
Example word translation
cloudy
units[21].lessons[1].exampleWord.translation.en
introAudioru.a1.u22.l2.intro
Narration (Sarah)
Notice what's missing in Сего́дня хо́лодно — there's no 'it.' Russian doesn't need one; хо́лодно on its own is a whole sentence: *'it's cold.'* You've felt this before — back in Clothes: Когда́ хо́лодно, я ношу́ ку́ртку. Same move, standing alone now. Two more to add: о́блачно, *cloudy*; and ве́тер, *the wind* — ве́трено, *windy.* Listen. *Today it's cloudy.* — Сего́дня о́блачно. *The wind.* — ве́тер *Today it's windy.* — Сего́дня ве́трено.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[0].payload.transcript.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l2.hr.oblachno
Russian
Сего́дня о́блачно.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[1].payload.phrase
Translation
Today it's cloudy.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[1].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
si-VOD-nya O-blach-na
units[21].lessons[1].activities[1].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l2.hr.veter
Russian
ве́тер
units[21].lessons[1].activities[2].payload.phrase
Translation
the wind
units[21].lessons[1].activities[2].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
VYE-ter
units[21].lessons[1].activities[2].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l2.hr.vetreno
Russian
Сего́дня ве́трено.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[3].payload.phrase
Translation
Today it's windy.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[3].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
si-VOD-nya VYE-tre-na
units[21].lessons[1].activities[3].payload.pronunciationNote.en
usageContextru.a1.u22.l2.uc.noit
Scene
No 'it' needed
units[21].lessons[1].activities[4].payload.scene.en
Supporting text
«хо́лодно» is the whole sentence — *'it's cold.'* No extra word, no 'it.' You already met it in Clothes: «Когда хо́лодно, я ношу́ ку́ртку.» Now it stands on its own: Сего́дня хо́лодно. о́блачно (*cloudy*) and ве́трено (*windy*) work the same way.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[4].payload.supportingText.en
listenAndTapru.a1.u22.l2.lat.match
Prompt
Which weather? — listen.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[5].payload.prompt.en
On correct
Yes — о́блачно, 'cloudy.'
units[21].lessons[1].activities[5].payload.correctMessage.en
usageContextru.a1.u22.l2.uc.q
Scene
Cold and windy
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.scene.en
Supporting text
Stack them with и (*'and'*): Хо́лодно и ве́трено. No subject, no verb — just the weather, standing on its own.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.supportingText.en
Russian · line 1
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[0].text
Translation · line 1
What's the weather today?
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[0].translation.en
Speaker · line 1
Ка́тя
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[0].speaker.en
Speaker (ru) · line 1
Ка́тя
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[0].speaker.ru
Russian · line 2
Хо́лодно и ве́трено.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[1].text
Translation · line 2
It's cold and windy.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[1].translation.en
Speaker · line 2
Макси́м
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[1].speaker.en
Speaker (ru) · line 2
Макси́м
units[21].lessons[1].activities[6].payload.lines[1].speaker.ru
shadowingru.a1.u22.l2.sh.oblachno
Phrase to shadow
Сего́дня о́блачно.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[7].payload.targetPhrase
Prompt
Say it back.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[7].payload.prompt.en
After an attempt
Try it — si-VOD-nya O-blach-na
units[21].lessons[1].activities[7].payload.attemptMessage.en
After silence
I didn't hear anything — give it a try when you're ready.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[7].payload.silenceMessage.en
writePhraseru.a1.u22.l2.wp.holodno
Russian
Сего́дня хо́лодно.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[8].payload.phrase
Translation
Today it's cold.
units[21].lessons[1].activities[8].payload.translation.en
Rain and snow ru.a1.u22.l3
Lesson title
Rain and snow
units[21].lessons[2].title.en
Lesson title (ru)
Идёт дождь
units[21].lessons[2].title.ru
Recap title
It's raining
units[21].lessons[2].recapTitle.en
Recap subtitle
«Идёт дождь / Идёт снег» — frozen idiom (rain/snow 'goes'). New: дождь, снег.
units[21].lessons[2].recapSubtitle.en
Competency unlocked
Say it's raining or snowing.
units[21].lessons[2].competencyUnlocked.en
Example word
дождь
units[21].lessons[2].exampleWord.text
Example word translation
rain
units[21].lessons[2].exampleWord.translation.en
introAudioru.a1.u22.l3.intro
Narration (Sarah)
Two kinds of weather get their own little phrase. In Russian, rain and snow don't fall — they go. Идёт дождь — literally 'rain goes,' but it simply means *it's raining.* Идёт снег — *it's snowing.* That little идёт you already know, from Transport. And the two things: дождь, *rain*; снег, *snow.* Listen. *Rain.* — дождь *It's raining.* — Идёт дождь. *Snow.* — снег *It's snowing.* — Идёт снег.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[0].payload.transcript.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l3.hr.dozhd
Russian
дождь
units[21].lessons[2].activities[1].payload.phrase
Translation
rain
units[21].lessons[2].activities[1].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
dozhd'
units[21].lessons[2].activities[1].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l3.hr.idetdozhd
Russian
Идёт дождь.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[2].payload.phrase
Translation
It's raining.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[2].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
i-DYOT dozhd'
units[21].lessons[2].activities[2].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l3.hr.sneg
Russian
снег
units[21].lessons[2].activities[3].payload.phrase
Translation
snow
units[21].lessons[2].activities[3].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
snyek
units[21].lessons[2].activities[3].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l3.hr.idetsneg
Russian
Идёт снег.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[4].payload.phrase
Translation
It's snowing.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[4].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
i-DYOT snyek
units[21].lessons[2].activities[4].payload.pronunciationNote.en
listenAndTapru.a1.u22.l3.lat.scene
Prompt
Which weather? — listen.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[5].payload.prompt.en
On correct
Yes — идёт дождь, 'it's raining.'
units[21].lessons[2].activities[5].payload.correctMessage.en
usageContextru.a1.u22.l3.uc.q
Scene
Raining and cold
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.scene.en
Supporting text
«идёт дождь» / «идёт снег» — learn each as one frozen phrase. идёт (*'goes'*) is the word you met for travel, but here it just means the rain or snow is falling. Don't take it apart; keep the whole phrase.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.supportingText.en
Russian · line 1
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[0].text
Translation · line 1
What's the weather today?
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[0].translation.en
Speaker · line 1
Ка́тя
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[0].speaker.en
Speaker (ru) · line 1
Ка́тя
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[0].speaker.ru
Russian · line 2
Идёт дождь. Хо́лодно.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[1].text
Translation · line 2
It's raining. It's cold.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[1].translation.en
Speaker · line 2
Макси́м
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[1].speaker.en
Speaker (ru) · line 2
Макси́м
units[21].lessons[2].activities[6].payload.lines[1].speaker.ru
shadowingru.a1.u22.l3.sh.idetdozhd
Phrase to shadow
Идёт дождь.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[7].payload.targetPhrase
Prompt
Say it back.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[7].payload.prompt.en
After an attempt
Try it — i-DYOT dozhd'
units[21].lessons[2].activities[7].payload.attemptMessage.en
After silence
I didn't hear anything — give it a try when you're ready.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[7].payload.silenceMessage.en
writePhraseru.a1.u22.l3.wp.idetsneg
Russian
Идёт снег.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[8].payload.phrase
Translation
It's snowing.
units[21].lessons[2].activities[8].payload.translation.en
The four seasons ru.a1.u22.l4
Lesson title
The four seasons
units[21].lessons[3].title.en
Lesson title (ru)
Времена́ го́да
units[21].lessons[3].title.ru
Recap title
Seasons
units[21].lessons[3].recapTitle.en
Recap subtitle
зима́ · весна́ · ле́то · о́сень — the four seasons, tied to owned weather.
units[21].lessons[3].recapSubtitle.en
Competency unlocked
Name the four seasons.
units[21].lessons[3].competencyUnlocked.en
Example word
ле́то
units[21].lessons[3].exampleWord.text
Example word translation
summer
units[21].lessons[3].exampleWord.translation.en
introAudioru.a1.u22.l4.intro
Narration (Sarah)
Four words for the year's four turns. Зима́ — *winter,* when идёт снег. Весна́ — *spring.* Ле́то — *summer,* when жа́рко. О́сень — *autumn,* when идёт дождь. Two of them you've half-met — зима́ and ле́то slipped past you back in the alphabet. Now they arrive as seasons. Listen. *Winter.* — зима́ *Summer.* — ле́то *Spring.* — весна́ *Autumn.* — о́сень
units[21].lessons[3].activities[0].payload.transcript.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l4.hr.zima
Russian
зима́
units[21].lessons[3].activities[1].payload.phrase
Translation
winter
units[21].lessons[3].activities[1].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
zee-MA
units[21].lessons[3].activities[1].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l4.hr.leto
Russian
ле́то
units[21].lessons[3].activities[2].payload.phrase
Translation
summer
units[21].lessons[3].activities[2].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
LYE-ta
units[21].lessons[3].activities[2].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l4.hr.vesna
Russian
весна́
units[21].lessons[3].activities[3].payload.phrase
Translation
spring
units[21].lessons[3].activities[3].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
vis-NA
units[21].lessons[3].activities[3].payload.pronunciationNote.en
hearAndReadru.a1.u22.l4.hr.osen
Russian
о́сень
units[21].lessons[3].activities[4].payload.phrase
Translation
autumn
units[21].lessons[3].activities[4].payload.translation.en
Pronunciation note
O-syen'
units[21].lessons[3].activities[4].payload.pronunciationNote.en
listenAndTapru.a1.u22.l4.lat.season
Prompt
Which season? — listen.
units[21].lessons[3].activities[5].payload.prompt.en
On correct
Yes — зима́, 'winter.'
units[21].lessons[3].activities[5].payload.correctMessage.en
usageContextru.a1.u22.l4.uc.tie
Scene
Season and weather
units[21].lessons[3].activities[6].payload.scene.en
Supporting text
Tie each season to a weather you own: Зима́ — хо́лодно (*winter — cold*). Ле́то — жа́рко (*summer — hot*). Зима́. Идёт снег. О́сень. Идёт дождь. Just the season and the weather, side by side — that's all you need.
units[21].lessons[3].activities[6].payload.supportingText.en
shadowingru.a1.u22.l4.sh.zima
Phrase to shadow
зима́
units[21].lessons[3].activities[7].payload.targetPhrase
Prompt
Say it back.
units[21].lessons[3].activities[7].payload.prompt.en
After an attempt
Try it — zee-MA
units[21].lessons[3].activities[7].payload.attemptMessage.en
After silence
I didn't hear anything — give it a try when you're ready.
units[21].lessons[3].activities[7].payload.silenceMessage.en
writePhraseru.a1.u22.l4.wp.leto
Russian
ле́то
units[21].lessons[3].activities[8].payload.phrase
Translation
summer
units[21].lessons[3].activities[8].payload.translation.en
Today and tomorrow ru.a1.u22.l5
Lesson title
Today and tomorrow
units[21].lessons[4].title.en
Lesson title (ru)
Сего́дня и за́втра
units[21].lessons[4].title.ru
Recap title
The whole picture
units[21].lessons[4].recapTitle.en
Recap subtitle
A weather exchange — today + tomorrow's бу́дет (the U21 bridge). All owned or unit-taught.
units[21].lessons[4].recapSubtitle.en
Competency unlocked
Talk about today's and tomorrow's weather.
units[21].lessons[4].competencyUnlocked.en
Example word
за́втра
units[21].lessons[4].exampleWord.text
Example word translation
tomorrow
units[21].lessons[4].exampleWord.translation.en
introAudioru.a1.u22.l5.intro
Narration (Sarah)
Everything from this unit, in one short exchange — and a glance at tomorrow. Listen for how бу́дет, from your last unit, slides straight in: Сего́дня хо́лодно, а за́втра бу́дет тепло́. Today's weather, then за́втра. Read along. Listen. *What's the weather today?* — Кака́я сего́дня пого́да? *Tomorrow it'll be warm.* — За́втра бу́дет тепло́.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[0].payload.transcript.en
capstoneReadAlongru.a1.u22.l5.ra.weather
Title
Today and tomorrow
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.title.en
Encouragement
You just talked about the weather — today and tomorrow — all in Russian.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.encouragement.en
Russian · line 1
Кака́я сего́дня пого́да?
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[0].ru
Translation · line 1
What's the weather today?
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[0].en.en
Russian · line 2
Сего́дня хо́лодно. Идёт снег.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[1].ru
Translation · line 2
Today it's cold. It's snowing.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[1].en.en
Russian · line 3
А за́втра?
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[2].ru
Translation · line 3
And tomorrow?
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[2].en.en
Russian · line 4
За́втра бу́дет тепло́. Бу́дет со́лнечно.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[3].ru
Translation · line 4
Tomorrow it'll be warm. It'll be sunny.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[3].en.en
Russian · line 5
Хорошо́!
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[4].ru
Translation · line 5
Good!
units[21].lessons[4].activities[1].payload.lines[4].en.en
shadowingru.a1.u22.l5.sh.c4
Phrase to shadow
За́втра бу́дет тепло́.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[2].payload.targetPhrase
Prompt
Say it back.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[2].payload.prompt.en
After an attempt
Try it — ZAV-tra BOO-dyet tee-PLO
units[21].lessons[4].activities[2].payload.attemptMessage.en
After silence
I didn't hear anything — give it a try when you're ready.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[2].payload.silenceMessage.en
usageContextru.a1.u22.l5.uc.recap
Scene
Today and tomorrow
units[21].lessons[4].activities[3].payload.scene.en
Supporting text
Today's weather (Сего́дня хо́лодно, идёт снег), and tomorrow's — with бу́дет from the last unit sliding straight in: За́втра бу́дет тепло́, бу́дет со́лнечно. бу́дет + a weather word is all it takes to talk about tomorrow's sky.
units[21].lessons[4].activities[3].payload.supportingText.en