Course Overview 

Our afternoon Russian Level 4 course is an Elementary Russian course for students who have already studied some Russian. Russian Level 4 requires that you have previously studied Russian Level 3 or a course of at least 36 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our quick Russian language level test here, or check our level chart.

Our Russian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

COMMUNICATION POINTS 

• Talking about places of work and rest 
• Discussing travel & parts of the world 

GRAMMAR POINTS 

• Prepositional case of nouns with the prepositions «в» and «на» with the ending «у» 
• Past tense of the verb «быть» 
• The question «Когда?» (morning, afternoon, evening) 
• Past tense of imperfective verbs 
• Inconsistent definitions expressed by nouns without prepositions in the Genitive case («на юге Европы») 

• The use of the preposition «на» in combination with the names of the cardinal directions 

VOCABULARY 

• The cardinal directions 
• Weekdays
• Entertainment/leisure time
• The verb «находиться»

Course Information 

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 15) 

• Students must be 18+ years old 
• Existing language ability: 36 class hours of previous Russian language study required 
• Classes will take place at our school in Covent Garden (16 Stukeley Street, Holborn, London WC2B 5LQ) 

Class Schedule 

• The classes are 1.5 hours per week 
• The course runs for 8 weeks 
• The course takes place on weekday afternoons from 16.30 – 18.00
• The possible study options for this course are as follows: 

Thursdays: 25th January – 28th March 2024

Tuesdays: 16th April – 18th June 2024

Wednesdays 3rd July – 28th August 2024*

Thursdays: 5th September – 24th October 2024

Tuesdays: 29th October – 17th December 2024

*There is a week’s break in the course from 29th July – 2nd August 2024 for the summer holiday. The course still consists of 8 lessons spread out over 9 weeks.

This language course includes: 

• Access to our platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Russian language teachers 
• Russian language study tips