Russian courses

Conversational Russian

Private and group lessons with professional native teachers

Course introduction

This Conversational Russian Course seeks to provide an intensive speaking immersion to students of all levels, starting from everyday situations and moving on to formal communication.

Course details

A1 Level (30 hours)

A1 Level of Conversational Russian Course covers following topics:

How can I provide personal information about me and other people;
How can I describe some events in the past;
How can I give and receive a phone number and an address;
How can I describe my family;
How can I describe the weather;
How can I speak about my hobbies.

A2 Level (30 hours)

A2 Level of Conversational Russian Course covers following topics:

How can I describe my flat;
How can I order food in a restaurant;
How can I buy food in a supermarket;
How can I describe my daily routine;
How can I buy food;
How can I talk about date and time;
How can I describe my health;
How can I describe a person;
How can I describe basic emotions and states.

Level B1 (40 hours)

B1 Level of Conversational Russian Course covers following topics:

How can I ask the way;
How can I buy a metro ticket;
How can I buy a plane ticket;
How can I speak on the phone;
How can I book a room in a hotel;
How can I buy tickets to the theatre, cinema and circus;
How can I describe objects;
How can I describe a trip;
How can I speak with a doctor;
How can I buy medicines;
How can I send a letter or a parcel;
How can I describe natural phenomena;
How can I describe emotions and states in detail.

Level B2 (40 hours)

B2 Level of Conversational Russian Course covers following topics:

How can I handle a job interview;
How can I describe the school and university system in Russia and in my country;
How can I describe technical problems at home or in a hotel and ask for help;
How can I describe my favorite food and understand recipes;
How can I open a bank account;
How can I choose a tour in a tourist agency;
How can I give a detailed description of a person;
How can I describe computer problems and ask for help.

Level C1 (30 hours)

C1 Level of Conversational Russian Course covers following topics:

How can I describe a person, an object or a situation using some slang words and expressions (everyday Russian words and expressions and phraseology);
How can I describe and analyze a specific historical or a literature phenomenon;
How can I speak on the phone (advanced level);
How can I describe a business situation.

Level C2 (30 hours)

C2 Level of Conversational Russian Course covers following topics:

How can I describe and compare a political or an economic situation;
How can I give my opinion about different events and phenomena;
How can I organize a debate and participate in it.

Class materials used

Караванова Н.Б. Говорите правильно! – М.: Русский язык. Курсы, 2004;
Говорим по-русски без переводчика. – М.: Флинта, Наука, 2009;
Максимова А.Л. Месяц в России. – СПб: Златоуст, 2011;
Одинцова И.В. Что Вы сказали? – СПб: Златоуст, 2003;
Аннушкин В.И., Акишина А.А., Жаркова Т.Л. Знакомиться легко, расставаться трудно. – М.: Флинта-Наука, 2004;
Короткова О.Н., Одинцова И.В. Загадай желание. – СПб: Златоуст, 2006;
Попова Т., Юрков Е. Поговорим. – СПб: Златоуст, 2000;
Володина Г.И. А как об этом сказать? – М.: Русский язык, 2003;
Videos, texts and images from the Internet;
Blog materials: www.learnrussianweb.com.

Teachers of the course "Conversational Russian"

Our online Russian school Russificate is made up of a collective of highly experienced Russian teachers who believe in using cutting edge technology to facilitate language learning. Our teachers strive to provide high quality yet affordable Russian lessons.

Dana
Speaks: English, French, Latvian
Dana is a qualified Russian teacher with a teaching degree. Her second mother tongue is Latvian. Dana has a wide experience read CV
Tatiana Mar.
Speaks: English, Finnish
Tatiana is a certified Russian language teacher with a strong professional background. She has worked at the Saint Petersburg State read CV
Tatiana Mor.
Speaks: English, French, German
Tatiana a certified specialist with the 7+ years of experience in Russian language tutoring. After her graduation from Pushkin State read CV
Alexandra
Speaks: English, Italian
Alexandra is a certified Russian language tutor with extensive teaching experience. She has been teaching Russian for more than 17 read CV
Natalia T.
Speaks:
Artist and ceramicist. Teacher of clay modelling since 2000 at children’s art studios “Harmonia” and “Sunny” (Yalta) and at the read CV
Valeria G.
Speaks: English
Valeria has a wide experience in working with students of different backgrounds and different levels of the language, working in read CV

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Testimonials of our students

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Susan,
Unites States

Natalia is a terrific teacher who has helped me a lot to improve my Russian. I studied Russian many years ago and have used it only passively -- reading and translating, but speaking very little and writing almost not at all. That means that my recollection of grammar and retention of vocabulary leave a lot to be desired. Natalia is very good at figuring out what I am trying to say, even when many of the words I use are wrong! She is patient, but also concentrates very well on steering our discussions in a focused way, so that I do not lose sight of the grammatical point we are working on. It has been very helpful to me to have the discipline of a weekly one-hour class, to force myself to work hard and do the homework.

Ruth Wood,
UK

Yulia is a great teacher and I would highly recommend her. Her lessons combine a good balance of the key skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, so you cover and develop all the fundamental aspects of language learning with every lesson. The lessons are almost entirely in Russian, which was challenging initially; however, I have found that this immersion in the language prompts faster development as you have to rely on your Russian all the time, rather than switching to your native language for comfort which is all too easy to do. Yulia has a lot of patience and has the ability to explain things in a very clear and methodical way. You do not feel afraid to make mistakes or ask questions. I hope to use Russian for work in a legal context in the future and I was particularly impressed by the effort which Yulia went to, to find legal resources for me. It really shows that she is willing to go out of her way to help her students and she will listen to you and meet your objectives.

David,
UK

I would without question recommend Pavel as a teacher. I look forward to his lessons, as they are always enjoyable. Everything is learnt communicatively and you are never overloaded with burdensome grammar exercises, either in or out of class. His approach has not only provided me with the language I need for communication, but it has pushed me to use all the language that I have acquired. This has enabled me to speak much more freely and improve my confidence. As a result, I feel that I am progressing and my motivation has increased.

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Prices for the course "Conversational Russian"

Private lessons

Lesson duration	1 lesson	10 lessons	20 lessons
30-minute lessons	10 €	95 € 9.5€ per lesson Save 5€	170 € 8.5€ per lesson Save 30€
45-minute lessons	14 €	135 € 13.5€ per lesson Save 5€	250 € 12.5€ per lesson Save 30€
60-minute lessons	18 €	175 € 17.5€ per lesson Save 5€	330 € 16.5€ per lesson Save 30€
90-minute lessons	25 €	245 € 24.5€ per lesson Save 5€	470 € 23.5€ per lesson Save 30€

Group lessons

Lesson duration	1 lesson	10 lessons
45-minute lessons	6 €	55 € 5.5€ per lesson Save 5€
60-minute lessons	7 €	65 € 6.5€ per lesson Save 5€
90-minute lessons	10 €	95 € 9.5€ per lesson Save 5€