GCSE Russian

You’ll need to adapt this, because it contains some reminders for my pupils about useful materials they have been given.

GCSEA*

Writing

Complex grammar

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Tenses

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Tenses

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tevocabular

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Tenses Description

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Opinions& reasons

Appropriate

vocabulary

The winning ingredients . . .

Tenses Description

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Opinions& reasons

Appropriate

vocabulary

Complex grammar

The winning ingredients . . .

Tenses

It’s very important to look for opportunities to use 3 tenses in each piece of writing

Tenses You have paper copies of most of these files and they are also stored on the Student User Area / the Portal. Look in Y9, Y10 and Y11

Filenames:

Russian verb system

The present tense

How to form the past tense

The future tense

To be able

To want

The conditional

When to use infinitives

Past weather

It’s very important to look for opportunities to use 3 tenses in each piece of writing

Time expressio

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Create ‘time layers’ in your writing by using time expressions.

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Create ‘time layers’ in your writing by using time expressions.

See the sheet in your exercise book entitled Frequently-used Russian Words. It’s also in the Student User Area and on the Portal.

Time expressio

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Create ‘time layers’ in your writing by using time expressions.

See the sheet in your exercise book entitled Frequently-used Russian Words. It’s also in the Student User Area and on the Portal.

It has 34 time expressions on it.

Time expressio

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Create ‘time layers’ in your writing by using time expressions.

See the sheet in your exercise book entitled Frequently-used Russian Words. It’s also in the Student User Area and on the Portal.

It has 34 time expressions on it.

If you can think of any more, please tell me so that I can amend the sheet

Appropriate

vocabulary

GCSE writing tasks are all based on a topic

(e.g. Holidays, Shopping, School).

Appropriate

vocabulary

GCSE writing tasks are all based on a topic

(e.g. Holidays, Shopping, School).

Make sure you know the key words for each topic, e.g. School: teacher, pupil, classroom, subject, homework, lessons, names of subjects, to study, to prefer, etc.

Appropriate

vocabulary

GCSE writing tasks are all based on a topic

(e.g. Holidays, Shopping, School).

Make sure you know the key words for each topic, e.g. School: teacher, pupil, classroom, subject, homework, lessons, names of subjects, to study, to prefer, etc.

Use the vocabulary sheets called Revision vocabulary 1 and Revision vocabulary 2 (on the Student User Area)

Description

Learn plenty of adjectives. See the PowerPoint called Beat the Mouse adjectives on the Student User Area. Keep a note of your score and try to beat it. If you learn all the ones in the game, you can add more adjectives to it yourself.

‘Description’ is not just about adjectives; it’s about adding detail. Here are some other ways:

Я была в торговом центре, который находится за городом.

Мы живём на улице, где есть два ресторана.

Opinions& reasons

Remember to say what you think AND why you think it. Here are some examples.

Я люблю читать журналы, потому что я интересуюсь модой.

Я не хотела смотреть телевизор, потому что я делала уроки.

Мне не нравится физкультура, потому что мне трудно.

Она хорошая подруга, потому что она добрая.

Я думаю, что концерт был плохой, потому что они плохо пели.

Уроки скучные, потому что мы всё время читаем.

Шеффилд ― хороший город, потому что он очень зелёный

Мне понравилась поездка во Францию, потому что было жарко.

Было трудно, потому что я не люблю мясо.

Я считаю, что лучше жить на юге Англии, потому что теплее.

Complex grammar

BECAUSE Я изучаю русский язык, потому что

я хочу работать в России.

I study Russian because I want to study in Russia.

WHEN Я жила в Бристоле, когда мне было пять лет.

I lived in Bristol when I was five.

WHERE Я не знала, где моя сумка. I didn’t know where my bag was.

WHICH Там есть ресторан, который называется Нандос.

There’s a restaurant there called Nandos.

IF Это хорошая школа, если ты любишь спорт.

If I’m at home, I’ll watch the film.

IF ... WOULD Если бы я отдыхала в США, я жила бы в большой гостинице.

If I had a holiday in the USA, I would stay in a big hotel.

IN ORDER TO Я купила кроссовки, чтобы бегать в

парке.

I bought some trainers in order to run in the park.