Practice Russian

Рождество/приём к врачу/ как лучше говорить по русски

Mnemonic for goal setting expressed in Russian

1. Hello talk App по телефону 2. Грамматика и лексика 3. Я ваксинировался

Key principles of the gold list method for learning.

История как мой велосипед сломался

Вдыхание ароматов и память/ Hello Talk app/ касатка(orca)

Короткое описание сюжет книги Дан Брауна «Цифровая Крепость». Читать её бесплатно по русски на сайте: LibreBook.me ( I later have found a better site: Loveread.ec)

1 Intro 2 Trip to Portland 3 ТРКИ exam level B1

Openai.com allows free registration to use ChatGPT. Can it be useful for language learning? Practice thinking of 20 sentences about a topic.

Обоняние, запах, вонь, аромат, нюх, нюхать обонять

History and current celebration of Woman’s day in Russia/ California weather

Intro: meetup.com .words: сон, спать/ поспать, кошмар,спящий,просыпаться/проснуться, просыпать, засыпать/заснуть(уснуть),ложиться спать/лечь спать, выспаться, сонливость Reference: Youtube channel Verba / Sleep Vocabulary in Russian

#1 личные новости #2 погода в Калифорнии #3 искусственный интеллект

The teacher creates fun, low stress conversation experiences with interesting questions, games, and opportunity to speak about yourself or your country. Connect through Telegram app: Okie Dokie! English speaking/ разговорный клуб Okie Dokie

Как инжиниры построили барьер , чтобы защищать Биницию от "agua alta” , и как эрозия разрушает болото вокруг Виниции.

Additional questions to use for language exchange to facilitate conversation/ grammar related to принадлежать

Короткая история Нью Орлеанса и мой отпуск

Some facts about this important Russian city

Если у тебя есть языковой партнёр, хорошие вопросы помогают!Сайт: www.conversationstarters.com/100amp.php. ///https://educ.wikireading.ru/5362?ysclid=l5wqws63qe982772242

Brief review of Nova film about James Webb telescope/ Ideas for improving ability to express what you want to say in Russian

If you are working toward Russian A2 level this group might be good for you. The teacher of this group lesson is Svetlana Iglesias.

I read and comment on an article about Albert Schweitzer and update an experience with Tandem “parties” feature

Intermediate Russian Short Stories / BBC русская служба/ Russian radio show on Youtube/ I retell the first short story.

Я успешно сдал ТРКИ уровен А2!

1 А2 аудирование (Youtube Russian Pod101 2 hours of daily Russian conversation) 2 poem От чего собака лает 3 practice dative case with благодаря.

1 обзор Тандем 2 обзор Мемрайс(Memrise) 3 ТРКИ А2 о погоде

1 ютуб канал Доктор Сычев 2 фильм “The Unforgivable” 3 corrections from previous podcast . Happy Holidays!!

Я рассказываю начало этого фильма.

За 30 минут я должен читать статью. В статье есть мнения 5 человек. Я должен написать согасен ли или нет, и почему.

Today I read parts of 4 letters written to my language partner. I correct his letters in English and he corrects my mistakes in Russian.

Система QR код в Москве и Санкт-Петербург. Путешествие заграницу и спутник 5

Brief History of California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento. I am reading an essay I wrote for Zlatoust school!

I recently learned two new expressions: каждый суслик в поле агроном, и без ног. Literally “without legs. Two translations of одиночество?

I am adding a step to the podcast preparation process. My experience with Zlatoust School, including a conversation group and ТРКИ Б1 preparation group.

I talk about my vacation and joining B1-2 TORFl learning group. After listening I immediately hear several mistakes related to word declination. Overall the speaking challenges have helped me.

I found a new Youtube channel with good subtitles: Star Media. I participated in a conversation group sponsored by Zlatoust language school. It was excellent!

Семейный визит/ мой старый партнёр в СПБ страдал от ковида, а потом выздоровил

My simple rules for speaking challenge/ Father’s day/ Granddaughter’s birthday/ weather in Crimea and California/ English reading group/

Что случилось с моей старой машиной/ начало объяснение фильма про осьминока

Link :Осьминок мой Учитель зона. Watch this movie for free in Russian/ News from BBC Русская служба/ погода в Сакраменто, Калифорнии.

Review of this unique documentary film on Netflix. Hopefully no “spoilers” if you haven’t seen it yet.

1 Website lingualeo: Russian language partner found Ted Talk with text 2. Artificial diamonds: now the jewelry company Pandora no longer uses natural diamonds

1. Reading world news on Telegram 2. Personal language partner news 3. I had a birthday!

Key words: крыса, ловушка,приманка, арахисовое масло,

Наладить отношения/ отношения наладились/ наладить кого. Shopping in my town and in Crimea. Shopping as a good conversation topic

Art: a good topic for language exchange. I got my second covid vaccination

If you do language exchange, one comfortable topic is the weather.

Some new Russian words and pronunciation of по льду. Утренник/ дневник/вечерник/ ночник

We used WhatsApp. We have met a few times but this week he missed due to a snowstorm. He sent me a video from his car that showed deep snow on the road.

Covid vaccine & covid in Yolo County/ new language partner/ guitar playing

Sorry for the mixup! I had to delete the previous version of this podcast, so this is a repeat.

I have done 8 short podcasts with only a few notes written in English. It is helping me. I have had some good spontaneous conversations with several native Russian speakers recently.

My experience working as volunteer in mass vaccination clinic for covid vaccine.

With no notes, I explain how I have been writing sentences in Russian, and receiving corrections from a partner who lives in СПБ. I correct his English sentences so it is a true language exchange.

One hobby is baking bread. Here I offer some keys to success. I tried to do this talk with no notes, but found that I needed some notes. From now on I will do “a hybrid” approach where I try to use notes less.

Чель: описать поездку. In this episode I describe my trip to Kiev, Ukraine.

Today I describe languages I have studied. I didn’t mention Japanese. After 4 years of French, I did not come close to fluency.

Second episode of speaking freely with only a few notes. I noticed a few more grammar mistakes. This is a good exercise! If I really mess up, I can erase the recording and redo. As language learners we need to overcome the fear of speaking.

One goal this year is to speak spontaneously without notes. I am going to use 30 day speaking challenge topics. Todays topic is : why do you study Russian( what foreign language do you study and why)

Features of Tandem language learning app. Personal news about corona virus. Happy New Year!

Lessons from learning Japanese: How I sustained motivation for one year. I am looking forward to an online meeting with the founders of youtube channel “Japanese Immersion with Asami”

1. I started reading a new book 2.I got a pedicure! 3 visit to a Sushi restaurant during “corona virus times”

In this podcast I practice speaking Russian by describing how I self treated a mild case of ingrown toenail.

Intro in English followed by a short synopsis of this book in Russian. Since I made no notes ,hesitation and mistakes are increased!

Some highlights of the role of Nikita Khrushchev in СССР. Update on my Russian reading.

Some important events and people between the Decembrist uprising in 1825 and the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917

Russian Revolution of 1905. Thanks for listening! My podcasts have a total of 2000 plays which has exceeded my expectations. History is very complex and a talk on this topic could last for hours!

Some important facts about the Decembrist Uprising and a less known connection to Alexander Pushkin.

Some interesting facts about Peter the Great from online articles, Learn Russian Youtube channel, and input from a Russian language partner.

Segment 1: imac computer virus. Segment 2 Brief history of Отечественная война 1812

Lessons from learning Japanese: dealing with loss of motivation. What I like about Hellotalk.

Why I like "Нефт Цвета Крови" and ideas for using book reading in a language exchange

News about a bear in our town/ what I have learned in Japanese language experiment.

News about quarantine, as well as Russian and Japanese language studies.

My goal is to be aware when I am learning a language like an academic subject and when I am assimilating it and using it to communicate with people.

Discussion of Steve Krashen language learning hypotheses and how to activate acquisition to make language learning more fun and successful.

Exploring the concept of learning language as a tool to communicate and not just an academic subject.

I decided to start skype lessons in Japanese. Too soon? I am reading a good book in Russian.

Perhaps the language learning process is just as important or even more important than the actual goal

Reflections on how to successfully learn a foreign language.

Update on Japanese language learning experiment. When it comes to starting a language from zero, what really works? News of a visit to UC Davis Raptor center and close encounter with a beautiful owl.

I try to learn Japanese and find out what it is like to start a new language from scratch. For the first time, I make this podcast with no written notes.

Discussion of different views on when to start talking in a foreign language. Reference to an article by a polyglot looking at the pros and cons of each approach.

Comments on book Один в Океане автор Слава Курилов. My experience with Yandex translate. This time I translated my words into English

Some details about the above topics. If you want information about my teacher You can email me at candrews1950@sbcglobal.net

If you like this idea consider making your own sentences. Consider checking them with a native speaker. You can use cooljugator Russian or безбукв.ру to confirm correct endings.

This is divided into animate and inanimate(the difference is accusative case) Consonants ч, ж, ш and щ vary a bit mainly in genitive plural and accusative animate ( много врачей, много карандашей итд)

Series of episodes to practice cases. The “first and second declinations “ contain endings that decline slightly differently. Making up sentences can help with memorization and doing correct word endings more automatically.

Singular and plural for word станция. This is part of my step by step plan to cover each ending separately.

Practice of cases for words ending in “а".This may be boring and somewhat awkward since I made up phrases and sentences spontaneously.

Discussion of some current books and ideas on the process of forming new good habits. Small steps can have a big effect over time.

I recount some descriptions of time spent at Lake Tahoe and what I like to do in and around Portland,Oregon

Pros and cons of trying to speak a foreign accent with no accent.

A short story about some life events and a new book I am reading for B1-B2 learners.

I recount a true story about treating a patient with gastroenteritis.

Fictitious but hopefully realistic conversation between doctor and patient at a medical appointment.

I found some interesting facts about hedgehogs. My thoughts on language immersion

Some new things I have learned about Russia and a few new words.