{"id":5505,"date":"2026-05-27T11:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/courses\/%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%81%d1%85%d0%b0\/lessons\/pre-watching-activities-5\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T08:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:14:46","slug":"pre-watching-activities-5","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/courses\/easter-russian-a2\/lessons\/pre-watching-activities-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-watching Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"hr-responsive-site-tables\">@media screen and (max-width:640px){\n.tutor-lesson-content table,.tutor-course-content table,.entry-content table,.wp-block-post-content table{display:table!important;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;min-width:0!important;table-layout:fixed!important;box-sizing:border-box}\n.tutor-lesson-content th,.tutor-lesson-content td,.tutor-course-content th,.tutor-course-content td,.entry-content th,.entry-content td,.wp-block-post-content th,.wp-block-post-content td{max-width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;padding:6px 5px!important;overflow-wrap:anywhere;word-break:normal;font-size:14px!important;line-height:1.35}\n.tutor-lesson-content table.phrasebook-table,.tutor-course-content table.phrasebook-table,.entry-content table.phrasebook-table,.wp-block-post-content table.phrasebook-table{display:block!important;border-collapse:separate!important;border-spacing:0!important}\n.tutor-lesson-content .phrasebook-table thead,.tutor-course-content .phrasebook-table thead,.entry-content .phrasebook-table thead,.wp-block-post-content .phrasebook-table thead{display:none!important}\n.tutor-lesson-content .phrasebook-table tbody,.tutor-course-content .phrasebook-table tbody,.entry-content .phrasebook-table tbody,.wp-block-post-content .phrasebook-table tbody{display:block!important;width:100%!important}\n.tutor-lesson-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header),.tutor-course-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header),.entry-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header),.wp-block-post-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header){display:block!important;width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0 0 10px!important;padding:6px 10px!important;border:1px solid #e5e1da!important;border-radius:8px;background:#fff!important}\n.tutor-lesson-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td,.tutor-course-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td,.entry-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td,.wp-block-post-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td{display:block!important;width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;padding:6px 2px!important;border:0!important;text-align:left!important}\n.tutor-lesson-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td:before,.tutor-course-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td:before,.entry-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td:before,.wp-block-post-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr:not(.phrasebook-section-header) td:before{content:attr(data-label);display:block;margin-bottom:2px;color:#777;font:700 10px Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase}\n.tutor-lesson-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header,.tutor-course-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header,.entry-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header,.wp-block-post-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header{display:block!important;width:100%!important;margin:14px 0 7px!important}\n.tutor-lesson-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header td,.tutor-course-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header td,.entry-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header td,.wp-block-post-content .phrasebook-table tbody tr.phrasebook-section-header td{display:block!important;width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;padding:9px 10px!important;border-radius:7px}\n}<\/style>\n<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hri-page\"><\/p>\n<div data-no-translation>\n<h2 class=\"vom-section-title\">Pre-Watching Activities<\/h2>\n<div class=\"hr-card\">\n<p>Complete these activities before watching the video. They will help you understand the story better.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr-divider\" \/>\n<h4>Activity 1 \u2014 Think about the title<\/h4>\n<p>The theme of this episode is <span class=\"ru-inline\">\u00ab\u041f\u0410\u0421\u0425\u0410\u00bb<\/span>. Before watching, think and answer in Russian:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hr-list\">\n<li>\u041a\u0430\u043a \u0432\u044b \u0434\u0443\u0301\u043c\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0435, \u041f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0430 \u2014 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0435\u0441\u0451\u043b\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a?<\/li>\n<li>\u0427\u0442\u043e \u043b\u044e\u0301\u0434\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u044b\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0434\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u041f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0445\u0443?<\/li>\n<li>\u0412\u044b \u043b\u044e\u0301\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043a\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0301 \u0438 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u0435\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u044f\u0301\u0439\u0446\u0430?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vom-insight\">\ud83d\udca1 Try to answer these questions using simple Russian sentences.<\/div>\n<hr class=\"hr-divider\" \/>\n<h4>Activity 2 \u2014 Predict the story<\/h4>\n<p>Look at these key words from the episode. What do you think the story is about? Write 2\u20133 sentences.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hr-list\">\n<li><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u0432\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/span> \u2014 spring<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u044f\u0301\u0439\u0446\u0430<\/span> \u2014 eggs<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0447\u0430<\/span> \u2014 summer house<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0447<\/span> \u2014 Easter cake<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u0431\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0432\u0430<\/span> \u2014 battle \/ game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vom-insight\">\ud83d\udca1 There are no wrong answers \u2014 this is just your prediction.<\/div>\n<hr class=\"hr-divider\" \/>\n<h4>Activity 3 \u2014 Key words<\/h4>\n<p>These words appear in the video. Can you guess their meaning? Match the Russian word with its English translation.<\/p>\n<table class=\"phrasebook-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Russian<\/th>\n<th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u0442\u0430\u0301\u044f\u0442\u044c<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">to bake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">to melt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u043f\u0440\u044b\u0301\u0433\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">to win<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u0432\u044b\u0301\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">to paint \/ to dye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0447\u044c<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">to jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"vom-insight\">\ud83d\udca1 Check your answers after watching the video.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-5505","lesson","type-lesson","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/5505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lesson"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5505"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/5505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8498,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/5505\/revisions\/8498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}