{"id":7258,"date":"2026-09-07T14:51:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/courses\/minsk-stories-s02-e05-packing-backpacks-part-2-2\/lessons\/pre-watching-activities-29-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T08:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:03:58","slug":"pre-watching-activities-30","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/courses\/september-1st-first-day-of-school\/lessons\/pre-watching-activities-30\/","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 theme<\/h4>\n<p>The theme of this episode is <span class=\"ru-inline\">\u00ab\u041f\u0415\u0420\u0412\u042b\u0419 \u0417\u0412\u041e\u041d\u041e\u041a\u00bb<\/span> (The First Bell). Before watching, think and answer in Russian:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hr-list\">\n<li>\u0412\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0432 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435?<\/li>\n<li>\u041a\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0432\u0430\u0448\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435?<\/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 happens? Write 2\u20133 sentences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pw-words\" style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;gap: 8px;margin: 0.8rem 0\"><span style=\"background: #fdf6e8;border: 1.5px solid #c8860a;border-radius: 8px;padding: 6px 14px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;color: #8a5a00\">\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f\u0301 <span style=\"font-weight: normal;color: #aaa;font-size: 12px;margin-left: 4px\">September 1st<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background: #fdf6e8;border: 1.5px solid #c8860a;border-radius: 8px;padding: 6px 14px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;color: #8a5a00\">\u0431\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044b\u0435 \u0431\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438 <span style=\"font-weight: normal;color: #aaa;font-size: 12px;margin-left: 4px\">white bows<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background: #fdf6e8;border: 1.5px solid #c8860a;border-radius: 8px;padding: 6px 14px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;color: #8a5a00\">\u0431\u0443\u043a\u0435\u0301\u0442 \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432 <span style=\"font-weight: normal;color: #aaa;font-size: 12px;margin-left: 4px\">bouquet of flowers<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background: #fdf6e8;border: 1.5px solid #c8860a;border-radius: 8px;padding: 6px 14px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;color: #8a5a00\">\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0439\u043a\u0430 <span style=\"font-weight: normal;color: #aaa;font-size: 12px;margin-left: 4px\">school assembly<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background: #fdf6e8;border: 1.5px solid #c8860a;border-radius: 8px;padding: 6px 14px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;color: #8a5a00\">\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0447\u0438\u043a <span style=\"font-weight: normal;color: #aaa;font-size: 12px;margin-left: 4px\">small bell<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background: #fdf6e8;border: 1.5px solid #c8860a;border-radius: 8px;padding: 6px 14px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;color: #8a5a00\">\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 <span style=\"font-weight: normal;color: #aaa;font-size: 12px;margin-left: 4px\">first grade<\/span><\/span><\/div>\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: match before you watch<\/h4>\n<p>These words appear in the video. Can you guess their meaning?<\/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\">\u043a\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0447\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">school uniform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0444\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043c\u0430<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">first-grader<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">braids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u043f\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0442\u0430<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">for the first time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Russian\"><span class=\"ru-inline\">\u0432\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0301\u0435<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-label=\"English\">school desk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"vom-insight\">\ud83d\udca1 Check your answers after watching the video.<\/div>\n<div class=\"vom-insight\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-7258","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\/7258","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=7258"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/7258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8439,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/7258\/revisions\/8439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}