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Course content: Pre-A1 to B2

91 modules in five levels. Each module has a short story, an explanation, practice, pronunciation, speaking and a check. This is what you learn.

Pre-A1

Pre-A1 · Letters and sounds Free

  1. 0
    Before you start
    • I know the big picture: how Ukrainian is written, how stress works and why words change.
    • I can find any letter in the alphabet chart and hear how it sounds.
  2. 1
    Familiar letters
    • I can read words made of letters that look like English ones.
    • I know which of them sound different from English.
  3. 2
    New letters
    • I can read street and shop signs.
    • I can hear and say the difference between И and І.
  4. 3
    Soft letters
    • I can read any Ukrainian word, letter by letter.
    • I can name the rooms and things in a flat.
  5. 4
    Stress and rhythm
    • I can hear which syllable is stressed.
    • I can read a word with clear, full vowels and the right stress.
  6. 5
    Hello and thank you
    • I can greet people and say goodbye, politely or casually.
    • I can say my name and ask someone theirs.
  7. 6
    Survival kit
    • I can count to ten and understand simple prices.
    • I can say I don't understand and ask someone to repeat or slow down.
    • I can buy something simple in a shop.

A1

The level ends with an exam.

A1.1 · Arrival in Lviv Free

  1. 1
    I'm Emma
    • I can say who I am, where I'm from and what I do.
    • I can say the same about other people.
  2. 2
    What's this?
    • I can name things and ask what something is.
    • I can tell a noun's gender from its ending and call it він, вона́ or воно́.
  3. 3
    My flat
    • I can describe my home and the things in it.
    • I can say whose something is: my, your, his, her.
  4. 4
    Where do you live?
    • I can say where I live and where people are.
    • I can ask someone where they live.
  5. 5
    What do you do?
    • I can say what I do at work and in my free time.
    • I can ask others what they do, and say what I don't do.
  6. 6
    Oksana's languages
    • I can say which languages I speak, and how well.
    • I can say what I like doing.
    • I can address someone politely by name.
  7. 7
    At Halyna's café
    • I can order food and drink in a café and ask for the bill.
    • I can understand prices up to 100.
  8. 8
    My family
    • I can talk about my family: who I have and where they live.
    • I can ask someone about their family.
  9. 9
    My day
    • I can describe my daily routine.
    • I can say on which day and at what time I do things, and ask the time.
  10. 10
    Review: the first week
    • I can hold a short conversation about myself and my week.
    • I can ask who, what, where, when, how and how much.

A1.2 · Settling in

  1. 11
    At the market
    • I can buy food in amounts: a kilo, a bottle, half a kilo.
    • I can point things out: this, these, that.
  2. 12
    I like it
    • I can say what I like and don't like.
    • I can ask other people what they like.
  3. 13
    Where to?
    • I can say where I'm going, on foot or by transport.
    • I can tell "where" (у Ки́єві) from "where to" (в Ки́їв).
  4. 14
    Getting around
    • I can ask the way and understand simple directions.
    • I can give simple directions and say how to get there.
  5. 15
    Yesterday
    • I can say what I did and where I was.
    • I can ask about and describe a weekend.
  6. 16
    Next weekend
    • I can talk about my plans: what I will do and where I will be.
    • I can accept an invitation and agree on a time.
  7. 17
    People I know
    • I can talk about people I know, see and like.
    • I can introduce people to each other.
  8. 18
    What's the weather like?
    • I can say what the weather is like today.
    • I can talk about seasons and months, and say which I like.
  9. 19
    Can, must, may
    • I can ask for permission and say what I can and can't do.
    • I can say what I need to do and what I must do.
  10. 20
    Review: a letter home
    • I can write a short letter about my life: work, people, weather and plans.
    • I can use everything from A1: present, past and future, people and places.

A2

The level ends with an exam.

A2.1 · The cases open up

  1. 21
    I don't have it
    • I can say that something isn't there or that I don't have it.
    • I can cope when a café or shop has run out of something.
  2. 22
    How many?
    • I can buy things in numbers and amounts at a market.
    • I can ask and say how many: people, years, hours.
  3. 23
    From where?
    • I can say where people come from and ask where someone is from.
    • I can say where something is near, how far it is, and what I can't do without.
  4. 24
    Gifts and help
    • I can say who I'm giving something to, writing to or helping.
    • I can plan a birthday present with a friend.
  5. 25
    With friends
    • I can say who I'm going somewhere with and ask who someone is with.
    • I can say how I travel (by bus, by train) and what I'd like my food with.
  6. 26
    Done or doing?
    • I can say whether I finished something or was just doing it.
    • I can talk about what I did over the weekend, and for how long.
  7. 27
    Tomorrow
    • I can say what I will get done and promise to do something.
    • I can plan a trip with someone and share out the tasks.
  8. 28
    Train to Kyiv
    • I can buy train tickets and understand the carriage, seat and platform.
    • I can understand and say departure and arrival times.
  9. 29
    At the hotel
    • I can check in at a hotel and ask about breakfast, the lift and the room.
    • I can ask people to do things, politely or as a friend.
  10. 30
    Review: postcard from Kyiv
    • I can write a postcard about a trip: travel, the hotel, what I did and what I'll do.
    • I can use the genitive, dative and instrumental, and choose between doing and done.

A2.2 · Health, celebrations, the Carpathians

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    At the doctor's
    • I can say what hurts and how I feel.
    • I can understand simple advice from a doctor or pharmacist.
  2. 32
    Habits
    • I can say how often I do things and describe my routine and habits.
    • I can say never, nothing, nobody, nowhere correctly.
  3. 33
    Going and going regularly
    • I can say where I go regularly and how I get there.
    • I can say where I went (and came back from).
  4. 34
    What are they like?
    • I can describe what people look like and what they're like.
    • I can compare two people or things and say who is the best.
  5. 35
    Celebrations
    • I can say and understand dates, including birthdays and holidays.
    • I can congratulate someone and wish them well.
  6. 36
    Because and if
    • I can give reasons and say what follows from them.
    • I can talk about plans that depend on something: if…, when…
  7. 37
    Around the house
    • I can say where things are in a room.
    • I can describe my home: rooms and furniture.
  8. 38
    Cooking borshch
    • I can follow and give simple cooking instructions.
    • I can use plural nouns after prepositions: з пампу́шками, у міста́х, дру́зям.
  9. 39
    Weekend in the Carpathians
    • I can tell the story of a trip: when we left, arrived, went in and out.
    • I can describe a landscape and how I felt.
  10. 40
    Review: photo album
    • I can talk through my photos: what happened, when, with whom, and how it was.
    • I can use everything from A2: all the cases, aspect, motion verbs, comparisons, reasons and conditions.

B1

The level ends with an exam.

B1.1 · Work and stories

  1. 41
    The new project
    • I can describe people, things and places with a clause: the client who…, the café where…
    • I can follow and join in a short work meeting about a new project.
  2. 42
    That's how it happened
    • I can tell a story about something that happened to me, in order, with background and events.
    • I can react to someone else's story.
  3. 43
    Arriving and leaving
    • I can understand and talk about timetables: when buses and trains arrive and leave.
    • I can talk about visits: how often people come, how long they stay, when they leave.
  4. 44
    Routes
    • I can describe a route in detail: across, along, past, around.
    • I can explain how to get somewhere by public transport, with changes.
  5. 45
    In my opinion
    • I can give my opinion and the reasons for it.
    • I can agree, disagree politely, and weigh up two sides.
  6. 46
    If only
    • I can talk about dreams and imagined situations: what I would do if…
    • I can make very polite requests and wishes.
  7. 47
    Good advice
    • I can give and ask for advice, and suggest doing something together.
    • I can say what I should have done.
  8. 48
    Films and music
    • I can talk about my interests and hobbies in detail.
    • I can say what I liked or didn't like about a film, a concert or a book.
  9. 49
    Dates and numbers
    • I can understand and give figures: prices, quantities, percentages.
    • I can say years and dates in history and in my own life.
  10. 50
    Feelings
    • I can describe my feelings and what causes them.
    • I can respond with sympathy when someone shares their feelings.
  11. 51
    Review: project report
    • I can present a short report: what we did, the figures, my opinion and recommendations.
    • I can use everything from B1.1 in a longer piece of speech or writing.

B1.2 · Festival and friendships

  1. 52
    She said that…
    • I can pass on what someone said, asked or asked me to do.
    • I can summarise a meeting or a conversation for someone who missed it.
  2. 53
    Travel trouble
    • I can explain a travel problem and ask what to do.
    • I can complain about what went wrong and say what I had to do.
  3. 54
    Lviv or Kyiv?
    • I can compare two places in detail: similarities, differences, pros and cons.
    • I can defend a preference in a friendly argument.
  4. 55
    Stories of the city
    • I can follow and tell a short history of a place, with centuries and dates.
    • I can ask questions on a guided tour.
  5. 56
    Who governs what
    • I can find out who is responsible for something and whom to contact.
    • I can take part in a residents' meeting: ask, propose and vote.
  6. 57
    It has been done
    • I can report what has and hasn't been done: a checklist, a status update.
    • I can understand signs and notices: Зачи́нено, Про́дано, Заборо́нено.
  7. 58
    Someone, nobody
    • I can talk about unknown people, things and places: someone, something, somewhere.
    • I can report something lost and ask if anyone has seen it.
  8. 59
    While and until
    • I can link events in time: while, until, as soon as, before, after, since.
    • I can give and follow step-by-step instructions.
  9. 60
    Learning
    • I can talk about my education and what I'm learning now.
    • I can enrol on a course and ask about exams.
  10. 61
    Falling out
    • I can apologise properly and explain what happened.
    • I can talk about a disagreement and make up with someone.
  11. 62
    Review: festival blog
    • I can write a lively blog post about an event: what happened, what people said, what I learned.
    • I can use everything from B1 in connected speech and writing.

B2

The level ends with an exam.

B2.1 · News, debate, literature

  1. 63
    Reading the news
    • I can understand the main points of short news items and recognise their typical phrases.
    • I can retell a news item in my own words.
  2. 64
    Made, opened, written
    • I can understand descriptions with participle phrases: museum labels, catalogues, formal texts.
    • I can describe objects precisely: who made them, when, where they were found.
  3. 65
    While reading
    • I can follow narrative texts that use adverbial participle phrases.
    • I can use participle phrases to make my own writing more compact and literary.
  4. 66
    The debate
    • I can present a structured argument with reasons and a conclusion.
    • I can disagree politely and propose a compromise.
  5. 67
    A proposal
    • I can write a formal letter or proposal with the right openings, requests and closings.
    • I can switch between everyday and formal register.
  6. 68
    Figures
    • I can describe figures and trends: growth, decline, proportions.
    • I can present simple statistics in a meeting.
  7. 69
    Writers
    • I can understand and give a short biography: birth, career, works, death, legacy.
    • I can talk about Ukrainian writers and their best-known works.
  8. 70
    Idioms
    • I can understand common idioms in conversation and guess others from context.
    • I can use a few idioms naturally to sound more fluent.
  9. 71
    Say it right
    • I can recognise common non-standard forms and use the standard Ukrainian ones.
    • I know which words sound careless and which sound educated.
  10. 72
    Although and therefore
    • I can admit a point and still argue my own: although…, despite…
    • I can explain causes and results precisely: thanks to, because of, as a result of.
  11. 73
    Review: opinion column
    • I can write a structured opinion piece with arguments, concessions and a conclusion.
    • I can use everything from B2.1 in formal and semi-formal writing.

B2.2 · The community project

  1. 74
    What if?
    • I can say what I want someone else to do, and express wishes and regrets.
    • I can imagine how things would have been different.
  2. 75
    Convince me
    • I can persuade someone using arguments, emphasis and rhetorical questions.
    • I can express surprise and doubt naturally.
  3. 76
    Paperwork
    • I can fill in official forms and understand what documents are needed.
    • I can deal with an official politely and ask the right questions.
  4. 77
    How it works
    • I can explain how a system or a process works, step by step.
    • I can say what something is for and what it consists of.
  5. 78
    Ukraine today
    • I can report what a survey found, with percentages and rough numbers.
    • I can talk about trends in society: young people, work, volunteering.
  6. 79
    Slang and diminutives
    • I can understand and use common diminutives, for warmth and politeness.
    • I can recognise casual words and use them with friends, not in formal situations.
  7. 80
    In other words
    • I can explain a word I don't know by describing it.
    • I can rephrase what I said and check that I've understood.
  8. 81
    Speaking naturally
    • I can use small linking words to make my speech sound natural.
    • I can put commas around introductory words when I write.
  9. 82
    Building words
    • I can guess the meaning of a new word from its root, prefix and suffix.
    • I can make nouns for people, actions and qualities from words I know.
  10. 83
    The presentation
    • I can give a short, well-structured presentation in Ukrainian.
    • I can invite and answer questions from an audience.
  11. 84
    Review: the course ends
    • I can give a short personal speech: looking back, thanking people and making wishes.
    • I can use everything from B2.2, choosing the right register for friends or for officials.

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