What will I learn in Russian Intermediate 2?

Designed for students with a basic knowledge of Russian, Russian Intermediate 2 focuses on the further development of fluency.

Please note that the prerequisite for Russian Intermediate 2 is Russian Intermediate 1 or equivalent proficiency.

In addition to the cumulative material, at the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Compare things, places, people, and phenomena 
  • Tell a story/produce a narrative in the past or future tense
  • Talk about your plans, dreams, wishes, and desires 
  • State their own and someone else’s age 
  • Describe their feelings and emotions 
  • Talk about health and describe symptoms of an illness 
  • Describe a family event, such as a wedding  

In addition to the cumulative material, the topics covered are:

  • Russian culture and famous people 
  • Personality/ Personal Characteristics 
  • Life and family events; weddings, vacations 
  • Biographies/ Life stories 
  • Dreams/ Plans for the future 
  • Tastes 
  • Emotions 
  • Health 

In addition to the cumulative material, the grammatical topics covered are:

  • Prepositions & cases 
  • Adjectives and their agreements with nouns 
  • Accusative animate 
  • Comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs 
  • Verbal aspect in the Infinitive, in the Past, and in the Future 
  • Dative Case