Course detail

Russian for Pre-Intermediate Students

FAST-VYR003Acad. year: 2025/2026

Topics – education, city navigation, means of transport, shopping

Grammar – prepositional phrases, declension of nouns and pronouns, verb conjugation, infinitive, animate and inanimate nouns, indeclinable nouns


Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

Students should have a good command of the Russian alphabet, vocabulary, and conversation on the following topics: introductions, phone conversations, nationalities, visiting someone, family, occupations, leisure time, hobbies, and school.

They should also master the following grammar topics: numerals, verb conjugation, reflexive verbs, declension of nouns and pronouns, dates, past tense, and formal address.

 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The scope of supervised instruction and the method of its implementation are defined by an annually updated directive issued by the course guarantor. 

Aims

The aim of the course is to achieve a pre-intermediate level in Russian vocabulary and grammar, as well as the student’s ability to read, translate, and produce moderately complex Russian texts. The student will meet the course objectives if they reach a pre-intermediate level in Russian vocabulary and grammar and are able to read, translate, and create moderately complex Russian texts. 


Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

JELÍNEK, Stanislav a kol.: Raduga 2 po novomu. Plzeň: Fraus, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7238-700-7. (RU)
Materiály zpracované vyučující předmětu. (RU)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-VP Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, revision
  • 2. L2-revision of topic School, Classes - reading and listening of texts, new vocabulary, school subjects
  • 3. L2-Classes, timetable, dialogues, inflexion of pronouns (who, what), prepositional phrases (after)
  • 4. L2-Classes, types of school, inflexion of nouns (masculine, feminine gender, singular number), revision of grammar and vocabulary, additional text, role play
  • 5. L3-Orientation in a city, dialogues, underground in Moscow, conjugation of verbs "go/drive, can"
  • 6. L3-Means of transport, infinitive clauses, revision of grammar and vocabulary, additional text, role play
  • 7. L4-Shopping, dialogues, exercises, conjugation of verbs "buy, ask, take", 1st and 2nd case of some plural nouns
  • 8. L4-Shopping, clothes, flowers, food, flexible "-o-, -e-" in nouns, 4th case of inanimate and animate plural nouns, revision
  • 9. L5-Moscow - sights, texts, exercises, inflexion of nouns (neuter gender, singular number)
  • 10. L5-Petersburg - sights, texts, exercises, indeclinable nouns, prepositional phrases (after) - summary
  • 11. L6-Prague - sights, dialogues, 1st and 2nd case of plural nouns (feminine, neuter gender)
  • 12. L6-Prague, exercises, text, inflexion of nouns in plural – summary
  • 13. Revision, summary, games, role play