December 2023 News
Dear colleagues and friends!
SALES! SALES! The best news is our Christmas discounts: until the end of December this year, if you add materials worth $8 or more to your basket, you will receive a 50% discount on your purchase. Just enter the code TTSR24 in the “promo code” field.
We’d like to draw your attention to a selection of materials on our website related to winter, New Year, Russian winter traditions, and entertainment. These materials are freely accessible:
The latest material (text with tasks and audio, A2) - «Встречаем новый 2024 год – год Дракона!». Here, you will learn how to wish your friends and acquaintances a Happy New Year, what Russians do on New Year’s Eve, and what the Chinese Dragon has to do with it.
«Ёлки!» (project “Moscow by Alphabet,” A2): >From the video, you will learn when the tradition of putting up Christmas trees for the New Year began in Russia and what the expression “ёлки-палки!” means.
«Зимние забавы» (project “Moscow by Alphabet,” A2-B1): Watch and find out where in Moscow you can engage in various winter sports.
The text «Дед Мороз и Снегурочка» (B1, text and audio) explains the differences between the Russian Ded Moroz and Santa Claus, how his character has changed over the years, and the origin of Snegurochka, the Snow Maiden.
«Скоро Новый год!» (Traditions and History project, B1): Together with Anna, you will visit the “Iney” factory, where they make New Year’s decorations today, and then meet Ded Moroz and Snegurochka.
Among the paid materials, you might be interested in materials with various tasks:
«Снегурочка» – an adapted retelling of A. Ostrovsky’s fairy tale, on the plot of which N. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote his opera, and the famous animator I. Ivanov-Vano made an animated film. This material pairs well with watching the cartoon and going to the opera “Snegurochka” (A2-B1) – purchase / preview;
“Купи русские валенки” (A1) – a short listening material with useful vocabulary and grammar tasks – purchase / preview;
“Зимняя одежда” (A1-A2) – you can freeze in winter not only in Russia but also in other countries. The material covers relevant vocabulary, lexical-grammatical patterns, and expressions on the topic. Of course, there is listening and a speech practice task! – purchase / preview .
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