Course Details

Russian for Intermediate Students (exam)

Academic Year 2026/27

VYR051 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

The content of the exam is based on the textbooks Raduga po novomu 4–5 and tests general Russian language skills at an intermediate level. The exam consists of a written test that assesses grammar and vocabulary knowledge, reading comprehension, and the ability to write a short text in Russian. The time allotted for the exam is 2 hours. 

Credits

2 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Institute

Forms and criteria of assessment

examination

Entry Knowledge

Students are expected to have mastered the grammar and vocabulary covered in the Raduga po novomu 4–5 coursebooks as preparation for the examination. They are also expected to revise the grammar and vocabulary from the Raduga po novomu 1–3 coursebooks. Their Russian language skills should correspond to the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Grammar: numbers; verb conjugation; reflexive verbs; the infinitive; declension of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns; animate and inanimate nouns; indeclinable nouns; prepositional constructions; dates; the basic tenses; telling the time; comparison of adjectives; the conditional mood; conditional sentences; the imperative; verb patterns; verbal aspect.

Vocabulary: introducing oneself; telephone conversations; nationalities; visiting people; family; occupations; leisure time; hobbies; school; getting around the city; means of transport; shopping; meeting friends; physical appearance; the human body; clothes; personality; seasons; weather; travelling; ecology; at the airport; food and dining; lifestyle; foreign languages; housing; health and sport; business negotiations.

Aims

This examination corresponds to the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It assesses whether students have acquired the vocabulary and grammar of general Russian required at this level.

Basic Literature

JELÍNEK, Stanislav. Raduga 4: po-novomu. Plzeň: Fraus, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7238-947-6. (ru)
JELÍNEK, Stanislav. Raduga 5: po-novomu. Plzeň: Fraus, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7238-953-7. (ru)

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have mastered the grammar and vocabulary covered in the Raduga po novomu 4–5 coursebooks as preparation for the examination. They are also expected to revise the grammar and vocabulary from the Raduga po novomu 1–3 coursebooks. Their Russian language skills should correspond to the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Grammar: numbers; verb conjugation; reflexive verbs; the infinitive; declension of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns; animate and inanimate nouns; indeclinable nouns; prepositional constructions; dates; the basic tenses; telling the time; comparison of adjectives; the conditional mood; conditional sentences; the imperative; verb patterns; verbal aspect.

Vocabulary: introducing oneself; telephone conversations; nationalities; visiting people; family; occupations; leisure time; hobbies; school; getting around the city; means of transport; shopping; meeting friends; physical appearance; the human body; clothes; personality; seasons; weather; travelling; ecology; at the airport; food and dining; lifestyle; foreign languages; housing; health and sport; business negotiations.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

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