GCSE Russian You’ll need to adapt this, because it contains

GCSE Russian
You’ll need to adapt this, because it contains
some reminders for my pupils about useful
materials they have been given.
The winning ingredients . . .
Complex
grammar
The winning ingredients . . .
The winning ingredients . . .
Tenses
The winning ingredients . . .
Tenses
Time
expressions
The winning ingredients . . .
Tenses
Time
expressions
Appropriate
vocabulary
The winning ingredients . . .
Tenses
Time
expressions
Appropriate
vocabulary
Description
The winning ingredients . . .
Tenses
Description
Time
expressions
Opinions
& reasons
Appropriate
vocabulary
The winning ingredients . . .
Tenses
Description
Time
expressions
Opinions
& reasons
Appropriate
vocabulary
Complex
grammar
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:
It’s very important
to look for
opportunities to use
3 tenses in each
piece of writing
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
Time
expressions
 Create ‘time layers’ in your writing by using
time expressions.
Time
expressions
 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
expressions
 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
expressions
 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.