Course detail

Russian for Pre-Intermediate Students

FAST-VYR003Acad. year: 2026/2027

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)
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, summer 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