# Chapter 1. Course content

1. My first Plane Trip (3 weeks)

   1. Conversations topics

      1. Actions

         1. being busy

         2. being late

         3. resting

         4. checking (baggage, tickets, etc. )

         5. selling (tickets, etc.)

         6. conversing

      2. Taking a plane trip

         1. taxi

         2. airport

         3. flight

      3. Asking for

         1. telephone

         2. newsstand

         3. the porter etc.

   2. Grammar explanations

      1. comparison of там and туда

      2. comparison of просить and спрашивать .

      3. the second conjugation of verbs

      4. the plural of nouns

      5. spelling rules

   3. Introduction of narrative and questions

   4. Culture

      1. research on air travel in the USSR.

      2. song, "Katyusha"

2. Tass Reports ( 3 weeks )

   1. Conversation topics

      1. Doing

         1. studying

         2. transmitting

         3. continuing to _____

         4. working

         5. reporting

         6. feeling

      2. family members

      3. qualities

         1. energetic

         2. lazy

         3. nice

      4. mastery of additional vocabulary

   2. Grammar explanations

      1. masculine and feminine forms of most surnames

      2. long-form adjectives

      3. the demonstrative pronoun этот .

   3. More extensive writing

   4. More extensive recombination exercises

   5. Cultures research, song "Evenings Around Moscow"

3. The School Year Begins ( 3 weeks )

   1. Conversation topics

      1. Actions

         1. entering

         2. teaching

         3. liking

      2. Summer vacation

      3. Colors

      4. I still have to buy a _____:

         1. shirt

         2. blouse

         3. ticket

      5. Mastery of additional vocabulary

   2. Grammar explanations

      1. reflexive verbs

      2. verb stems ending in 6, в, м and п add л .

      3. the accusative singular of nouns, adjectives and possessive, demonstrative and personal pronouns

   3. Introduction of reading Cyrillic script

   4. Introduction of rewriting paragraphs

   5. Culture

      1. Research topic - Soviet education

      2. Song - "Song About a Friend”