Russian materials
Russian Language and Culture for schools
Russian Language and Culture is an introduction to Russia for young people published online in June 2020.
A collaborative project between British Council Schools and the Scotland-Russia Forum (Jenny Carr and Marta Tomaszewski) there are two versions:
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Taster presentations for schools
This is a downloadable example of our taster presentation for primary schools. We would be delighted to visit your school. The taster would be adapted to your requirements, taking into account numbers, age range and any particular interests. We also have a template for secondary school classes. Please contact us to discuss.
We would be glad too if teachers would like to use material in the taster themselves. Ideas to improve our tasters would be very welcome. There is no charge schools for taster classes but a contribution to our travel expenses or a donation towards our work are very welcome. Supplementary materials for primary school taster visits
Supplementary materials include colouring sheets for the youngest pupils and worksheets for older students. We also pre-print or write children's names in Cyrillic on these stickers.
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A short course for primary schools
Early Start Russian from Early Start Languages Ltd. is a short course for primary / early secondary students which can be taught by non-specialists.
The course is available online or on disc and includes films, e-flashcards, songs and teacher support materials. Vivid HD films show Russian language and culture seen through the eyes of Russian children living in the UK. Your pupils will learn as they see and hear everyday natural language. More information: www.earlystartonline.com |
Free online course for young children
Russian with the Smeshariki from the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.
The Smeshariki are characters in popular cartoons for young children (Kikoriki in the English language version on YouTube) and have been used in a series of attractive Russian language films for children learning Russian. Try them! https://smeshariki.pushkininstitute.ru/lessons.php |
Courses for adult students from Ruslan, also suitable for GCSE and A Level preparation
Ruslan Russian Learning Materials comprise books, audio CDs, CD-ROMs and online materials and are primarily designed for adult or senior school students, from beginner to intermediate levels.
Ruslan Russian 1 and 2 will prepare students for GCSE (Council of Europe A2). Ruslan Russian 3 incorporates the necessary constructions for the AS and A2 level school examinations (Council of Europe B1 with some material at B2). www.ruslan.co.uk |
Courses for GCSE, A Level and adult students from MAR Russian Resources
Na Start, Vnimanie, Marsh!
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A GCSE Russian course for schools on CD-ROM.
A new, comprehensive, colourful GCSE course designed for secondary school students. It is designed to teach everything on the current GCSE specification, as well as providing an excellent preparation for AS Level. The writers are all experienced teachers of Russian. |
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A course on CD for senior pupils taking Edexcel GCE AS and A2 examinations.
A team of writers – all teachers and most examiners too – has identified texts from contemporary sources, edited and adapted them and created exercises aimed at thoroughly preparing students for all the familiar and less familiar tasks that these syllabuses present |
Practice Materials for the A Level Russian Speaking Examination and Preparing for A Level Russian:Literature and Film
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A Level examination practice
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All courses are available from MAR Russian Resources. Their publications can also be purchased from the European Bookshop.
Once purchased, the CDs for the first two can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.
Once purchased, the CDs for the first two can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.