Survival Course

SURVIVAL COURSE

PRACTICAL COURSE: RUSSIAN FROM SCRATCH

In 5 weeks you will learn:

• Read and write in Russian
• Ask questions and give answers
• Talk about yourself and your family, your city/town and interests
• Do the shopping, order food at a restaurant
• Ask for directions, call a taxi

ADVANTAGES OF STUDYING ONLINE WITH THE FIREBIRD

Unique materials developed for online teaching

Flexible timetable

Study from any corner of the world

ALL YOU NEED IS:

A computer (a laptop, tablet, android or ios smartphone)

A webcam and microphone (usually built into the webcam)

An internet connection with at least 2 mbit/s input and 512 kbit/s output

THE COURSE PROGRAM

MODULE 1

STUDY POINTS: THE ALPHABET, READING RULES, THE GENDER AND NUMBER

You will have learnt:

- The Russian alphabet,
- The reading rules of the Russian language,
- The principles of gender and number usage.

MODULE 2

STUDY POINT: HOW TO TALK ABOUT YOURSELF

You will have learnt:

- To introduce yourself: to greet people and say good-bye in Russian,
- To talk about your occupation, country, and culture,
- To describe your family.

MODULE 3

STUDY POINTS: HOW TO TALK ABOUT YOUR LIFE

You will have learnt:

- To talk about your working day,
- To describe what you do in your free time,
- To give information about your hobby.

MODULE 4

STUDY POINT: SPOKEN RUSSIAN FOR SHOPPING

You will have learnt:

- To ask questions of a shop assistant at a clothes shop,
- To buy things at any shop,
- To make an order at a café.

MODULE 5

STUDY POINT: ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS IN A CITY

You will have learnt:

- To ask where a particular address is at,
- To orient yourself in a locality,
- How to order a taxi and tell the driver the address.

BONUS LESSON

STUDY POINT: the ins and outs of working with Russian websites

You will have learnt:

- order goods on the Wildberries website
- order goods on the Ozon website

SURVIVAL COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE:

Quickly learn how to read and speak russian

Go to a Russian speaking country for work

Talk with Russian people in their language

Travel across Russian speaking countries

Get married to a Russian girl

Study Russian culture

THE COURSE TEACHERS

LELYA RADCHENKO

‘Do good and it will come back to you’

When I teach, I use the most effective, state-of-the-art methods, which leads to outstanding results in minimum time.

IRINA KURILIK

‘You will think something is impossible until you do it.’

I am really into innovative methods and techniques in teaching the language. I successfully work with people of different ages and levels of training.

TATYANA ZAYCHIK

‘Life is a chance to grow, never stop developing’

My goal is to always make sure that the student has internalized the material. I use different methods. What is even more important is that I create a friendly and comfortable atmosphere in class.

Alina Dimidyuk

‘Learning from your own experience might not be a quick and easy but then it makes a deeper impression on your brain.’

I always try to be up to date with modern methodology and IT tools, which I actively use in my lessons. I put a high premium on friendly and light atmosphere in the classroom.

COST OF TRAINING