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Russian GCSE: SCHOOL 1 - speaking exam sample question card with answers.
This resource is aimed both at teachers preparing students for the new GCSE specification (first certification from 2019) as well as students.
The file includes a student’s card (that imitates a card that a student will be given at the exam and based on which a discussion with the examiner will follow) , a teacher’s card and sample answers to all five questions.
The answers acan be used as a starting point for a discussion, to practise vocabulary (for example, do a word search) or certain grammar themes (e.g. find all examples of Genitive case in the text, find the verbs in the past tense, retell the text in the past tense or from the third person,etc). Teachers could encourage the students to discuss the sample answers, saying whther they share the same viewpoint.
It is impossible to predict the exact questions but we tried to include the questions that cover a broad spectrum within the chosen theme (School in this instance). Page 3 provides possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades.
We included grammatical constructions and vocabulary listed in Specification Pearson Edexcel GCSE Russian
Russian GCSE speaking exam practice card with answers. Town, region, country 1
This resource is aimed both at teachers preparing students for the new GCSE specification (first certification from 2019) as well as students.
The file includes a student’s card (that imitates a card that a student will be given at the exam and based on which a discussion with the examiner will follow) and a teacher’s card. Pages 3-4 provides possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades.
The questions on the card cover a broad spectrum within the chosen theme (Town, region, country in this instance). Sample answers contain grammatical constructions and vocabulary listed in Specification Pearson Edexcel GCSE Russian.
The sample answers can be used as a reading comprehension exercise, followed by a word search exercise, true/false. Another idea is asking students to find synonyms/antonyms from the text; students could compare the sample answer to their own answers, agree/disagree with the statements.
Russian GCSE exam practice card with answers. School 2
This resource is aimed both at teachers preparing students for the new GCSE specification (first certification from 2019) as well as students.
The file includes a student’s card (that imitates a card that a student will be given at the exam and based on which a discussion with the examiner will follow) and a teacher’s card. The questions cover a broad spectrum within the chosen theme (School in this instance). Page 3 provides possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades. We included grammatical constructions and vocabulary listed in Specification Pearson Edexcel GCSE Russian.
Russian GCSE: verbs 'to study, learn, teach', talking about school and studies
This 8-page resource will help you learn the difference between the verbs изучать / учить / учиться/научиться/учиться/ уметь and practise them with a variety of exercises.
Pick up even more useful words and phrases with the text on **school routine **and 5 more exercises (word search, true or false, comprehension questions, translation, fill in the blanks).
The worksheet is developed in compliance with GCSE Russian requirements and reflects on of the 5 topics (Future Aspirations, Study and Work - school routine subtopic).
The worksheet can be used in classroom to introduce new material as well as for independent work for anyone studying Russian towards A2 level.
Answers are provided.
Russian GCSE: Town, Region and Country (vocab, comprehension, exercises, writing)
A 6-page worksheet on one of the 5 themes of Russian GCSE- Local area, tourism and Travel
The worksheet includes:
*relevant glossary
*reading comprehension texts and exercises
*vocabulary focused exercises
*exam-style translation task
*answers to tasks
Reading comprehension tasks can be adapted for pair work in class, stimulus for further discussion or as a listening comprehension.
The resource is prepared in line with the UK GCSE requirements. However, it can be used by anyone studying general Russian towards A2 level.
Russian GCSE: School (vocab, comprehension, exercises, translation, writing)
A 9-page worksheet on one of the 5 themes of Russian GCSE-School (what school is like, school issues, foreign languages)
The worksheet includes:
*relavant glossary
*reading comprehension texts
*vocabulary focused exercises
*writing task
*translation task
*answers to tasks
Reading comprehension tasks can be adapted for pair work in class, stimulus for further discussion or as a listening comprehension
A-level Russian: topic 1.2 - развитие российского общества - ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ
This 19-page workbook covers subtheme 2 ‘Education (educational system, problems of the current system, life of Russian students, examination)’ of the first of the 4 topics - Development of Russian Society/ Развитие российского общества/ studied at A-level.
The document contains:
essential vocabulary lost
a broad list of exam-style questions
a separate list with possible detailed answers - each answer can be used for information, reading, translation, vocabulary and discussion practice
a variety of texts to cover the topic (e.g. school problems, ЕГЭ - for and against, how effective is the current curriculum in preparing children for the fast changing world))
infographics and survey results to enable further discussion
comprehension questions and questions for further discussion, vocabulary exercises
The texts can also be used to practise translation skills.
All texts and exercises are developed in line with Edexcel GCE Russian specification for the level of vocabulary and grammar required at that level.
The worksheet is also appropriate for anyone learning Russian towards B1-B2 level and interested in expanding their general knowledge and vocabulary on the topic of the life of modern youth.
A-level Russian: topic 3.2- Москва и Санкт-Петербург: преступность, бездомность -изменения в жизни б
This 24-page workbook covers subtheme 2 ‘Homelessness, crime’ of one of the 4 topics - Moscow and Saint Petersburg: changes in the life of a big city/Москва и Санкт-Петербург: изменения в жизни большого города / studied at A-level.
The worksheet is appropriate for anyone learning Russian towards B1-B2 level and interested in expanding their general knowledge and vocabulary on the topic of urban life, social issues and economic development.
All texts and exercises are developed in line with Edexcel GCE Russian specification for the level of vocabulary and grammar required at that level.
The document contains:
essential vocabulary list
a broad list of exam-style questions
a separate list with possible detailed answers
each answer can be used for information, reading, translation, vocabulary and discussion practice
a variety of texts to cover the topic:
*situations leading to homelessness
*growth of homelessness
*crime issues in St-Petersburg and what the government do to tackle them
leaflet of a charity organisation
*how charities can help homeless people
*Moscow’s Mayor Office inititatives
comprehension questions and questions for further discussion,
-true/false questions - inference exercises
a variety of vocabulary exercises (word search, synonyms, translation, matching pairs).
The texts can also be used to practise translation and listening skills.
Russian GCSE speaking exam. Identity&Culture. Who am I?
The resource is aimed at A2 level learners.
Although we developed it for both teachers preparing students for the new GCSE specification (first certification from 2019) as well as students, the resource can be used by anyone looking to expand their vocabulary and practise talking about culture and identity.
The file includes a student’s card (that imitates a card that a student will be given at the exam and based on which a discussion with the examiner will follow), a teacher’s card and sample answers to all five questions.
Pages 3-4 provides possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades. The answers can be used as a starting point for a discussion, to practise vocabulary (for example, do a word search) or certain grammar themes (e.g. find all examples of Genitive case in the text, find the verbs in the past tense, retell the text in the past tense or from the third person,etc). Teachers could encourage the students to discuss the sample answers, saying whether they share the same viewpoint.
Although it is impossible to predict the exact questions but we tried to include the questions that cover a broad spectrum within the chosen theme (ldentity & Culture in that case). Pages 3-4 provide possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades. We included grammatical constructions and vocabulary listed in Specification Pearson Edexcel GCSE Russian.
Please, note, the sample answers reflect the higher tier GCSE requirements.
Russian GCSE translation booklet
Translation activities designed to practise and revise the GCSE level vocabulary. The activities cover all 5 GCSE themes (with subtopics). Each subtopic contains 6 sentences and 2 texts for translation from Russian into English and vice versa.
The activities are designed to prepare for GCSE, but can be useful for anyone studying Russian towards A2 level (continuing beginner).
The exercises can be used as a 10-15 minute homework or classwork activity with subsequent peer assessment.
Russian GCSE Identity&Culture: Cultural life - film and TV
Although we developed it for both teachers preparing students for the new GCSE specification (first certification from 2019) as well as students, the resource can be used by anyone looking to expand their vocabulary and practise talking about culture and identity.
The file includes a student’s card (that imitates a card that a student will be given at the exam and based on which a discussion with the examiner will follow) ,a teacher’s card and sample answers to all five questions.
Pages 3-4 provides possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades. The answers can be used as a starting point for a discussion, to practise vocabulary (for example, do a word search) or certain grammar themes (e.g. find all examples of Genitive case in the text, find the verbs in the past tense, retell the text in the past tense or from the third person,etc). Teachers could encourage the students to discuss the sample answers, saying whether they share the same viewpoint.
It is impossible to predict the exact questions but we tried to include the questions that cover a broad spectrum within the chosen theme (“Identity and culture: cultural life” in that case). Pages 3-4 provide possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades. Students can think of their own answers and compare them with those provided or read the answers first, express their opinion and then think of how they would respond to the same questions. We included grammatical constructions and vocabulary listed in Specification Pearson Edexcel GCSE Russian.
Please, note, the sample answers reflect the higher tier GCSE requirements.
Russian GCSE Paper 4 writing specimen. Higher tier
The paper is tailored to suit students preparing for Edexcel Russian Higher tier, but can also be used at Foundation level with minor modifications.
It is designed to be as close as possible to the exam and sample assessment released by the exam board.
The paper follows the order of tasks in an exam assessment paper:
-shorter writing task;
-longer writing task;
-translation into Russian.
Each task reflects the themes and subtopics prescribed by Edexcel board (e.g. food and drink, school, friendship, future plans, sport events, environment).
There is a choice of 8 tasks in exercises 1 and 2 each and 4 texts for translation in exercise 3 to ensure as many subtopics are covered as it is possible.
Bundle
Russian A-level: развитие российского общества
This bundle contains is 56 pages in total and contains 3 workbooks covering 3 subtopics of the abote theme:
-жизнь российской молодеёжи: здоровье, отдых, новые технологии;
-образование: система образования, жизнь российских школьников;
-мир труда: отношение к труду, равноправие, возможности для молодых россиян.
The workbooks contains:
a broad list of exam-style questions for each subtheme;
a separate list of model extended answers to exam-style questions;
a variety of texts to cover the topic (e.g. youth problems, modern hobbies, problems of young people in modern Russia, what is the government doing to improve the situation, the problem of loneliness, spare time)
infographics to enable further discussion;
comprehension questions and questions for further discussion, vocabulary exercises
The texts can also be used to practise translation skills.
Graphs can be used to practise the use numerals in all cases and as a starting point for discussing the topic.
All texts and exercises are developed in line with Edexcel GCE Russian specification for the level of vocabulary and grammar required at that level.
The worksheet is also appropriate for anyone learning Russian towards B1-B2 level and interested in expanding their general knowledge and vocabulary on the topic of modern Russian society
Russian GCSE &beginners: Holidays, Celebrations, New Year
Appropriate for beginners and GCSE Russian learners.
Useful vocabulary related to winter, winter holidays, New Year and festivities.
Exercises include:
-match words to pictures
-making up phrases
Multiple choice
-filling in gaps
filling in gaps using present and future tense
-texts for reading and discussion
-further questions to enable use of learnt vocabulary
-picture prompts to enable speaking
A-level Russian: topic 2.1 - политическая и художестввенная культура- СМИ
This 30-page workbook covers subtheme 1 ‘Mass Media(freedom of expression, printed and digital media, influence of media on society and politics)’ of one of the 4 topics -Political and artistic culture in Russian-speaking world/Политическая и художественная культура в русскоязычном мире/ studied at A-level.
The document contains:
essential vocabulary list
a broad list of exam-style questions
a separate list with possible detailed answers - each answer can be used for information, reading, translation, vocabulary and discussion practice
a variety of texts to cover the topic (e.g. the future of printed press, influence of media on young people, popularity of different media channels, most well-paid Russian video bloggers, public trust in different media, use of the Russian language in other countries, popular programmes on TV, etc.)
infographics and survey results to enable further discussion
comprehension questions and questions for further discussion,
a variety of vocabulary exercises
The texts can also be used to practise translation skills.
All texts and exercises are developed in line with Edexcel GCE Russian specification for the level of vocabulary and grammar required at that level.
The worksheet is also appropriate for anyone learning Russian towards B1-B2 level and interested in expanding their general knowledge and vocabulary on the topic of media and media in Russian-speaking countries…
Russian for kids: сколько лет? Как зовут? Что у тебя есть?
A 12 page printable workbook to practise asking and answering questions using the following constructions:
Его/ее/ зовут… - his/her name is
У него/нее/них есть - he has
Ему … лет/год - he is … year old.
Practise Dative and Accusative cases personal pronouns.
The resource can be used for teaching bilingual and heritage children as well as adult Russian learners.
We included teaching recommendations: 8 different ideas on how to use the cards creatively to practise grammar and encourage speaking.
Russian language: learning to write first words
A colourful printable 22- page workbook for bilingual, heritage and native Russian speaking children.
The focus is on naming and spelling the words suggested by the pictures.
The book comes with teaching recommendations with a lot of ideas on how the worksheets can be used.
We also enclosed a copy of the alphabet that can be cut up into cards and used to build the words before copying them into the workbook.
The book is appropriate for classwork as well as independent work at home.
Russian Idioms
Expand your Russian vocabulary and ‘colour’ your language with a range of idioms.
The worksheet consists of two parts:
part 1 - a list idioms with the word УМ (mind, brain, intelligence) and a variety of exercises to practise using the m in real speech
part 2 - a list of idioms with the word НОС, dialogues with examples and fill in the gaps
The exercises include:
match the phrases
fill in the gaps
find the opposites
find equivalents
find the odd word
The worksheet is appropriate for level B1+
Can be used for classwork or independent study.
Each idiom can be used as a astimulus for speaking exercise (e.g. think of a situation where you might usethe phrase, ‘guess the idiom’ task for for work in pairs, think of an equivalent saying in a student’s native language and give a literal translation to the phrase)
Answers are provided.
Russian: house, interior, art, design, like/dislike, Prepositional case
This 13-page resource contains 7 pictures by modern and impressionist artists and 6 vocabulary exercises. Each picture is accompanied by 10-15 questions to encourage speaking.
The resourse is appropriate for Russian GCSE (my home subtopic) and can be used for a higher level students with teachers’ support.
The questions provided with the pictures help practise such grammar/vocab topics as:
use of Prepositional case to denote location and position
use of such verbs as стоять, лежать, висеть, ставить, вешать, класть
words to describe interior
a variety of adjectives to describe a room
expressing likes/dislikes in regards to the picture
practice of subjunctive mood (e.g. ты бы хотел жить в таком доме? Что бы ты изменил в этой комнате?)
The questions can further facilitate a discussion on a wider topic of art, style, artists, etc.
There are also exercises to practice vocabulary 9mathich pairs, unjumbling words, word search, etc)
Russian GCSE Oral exam sample question card with answers
This resource is aimed both at teachers preparing students for the new GCSE specification (first certification from 2019) as well as students. The file includes a student’s card (that imitates a card that a student will be given at the exam and based on which a discussion with the examiner will follow) and a teacher’s card.
we included questions that cover a broad spectrum within the chosen theme (Local area, holiday, travel in this worksheet). Pages 3-4 provide possible answers aimed at achieving the highest grades. We included grammatical constructions and vocabulary listed in Specification Pearson Edexcel GCSE Russian.