Course detail

Russian for Pre-Intermediate Students

FAST-VYR003Acad. year: 2026/2027

The aim of the course is to develop students' Russian vocabulary and grammar to the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Topics: education; getting around the city; means of transport; shopping.

Grammar: prepositional constructions; declension of nouns and pronouns; verb conjugation; the 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 are expected to have a good command of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, vocabulary, and conversational skills related to the following topics: introducing oneself; telephone conversations; nationalities; visiting people; family; occupations; leisure time; hobbies; school.

Students are expected to have knowledge of the following grammar: numbers; verb conjugation; reflexive verbs; declension of nouns and pronouns; dates; the past tense; formal and informal forms of 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 develop students' Russian vocabulary and grammar at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The course also develops the skills required to read, translate, and produce moderately complex texts in Russian.

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)
Studijní materiály zpracované vyučující předmětu. (RU)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

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

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Introduction; revision

Lesson 2: School – revision; school subjects

Lesson 3: Education; timetable; declension of pronouns (who, what); prepositional constructions 

Lesson 4: Education; types of schools; declension of nouns (masculine and feminine gender, singular)

Lesson 5: Getting around the city; conjugation of the verbs to go/walk, can

Lesson 6: Means of transport; infinitive constructions

Lesson 7: Shopping; conjugation of the verbs to buy, ask,take; nominative and genitive plural of selected nouns

Lesson 8: Shopping; clothes; food; movable -o- and -e- in nouns; accusative plural of animate and inanimate nouns

Lesson 9: Landmarks; declension of nouns (neuter gender, singular)

Lesson 10: Landmarks; indeclinable nouns; prepositional constructions – revision

Lesson 11: Prague – landmarks; nominative and genitive plural of nouns (feminine and neuter gender)

Lesson 12: Prague; declension of plural nouns – revision

Lesson 13: Revision and course summary