LESSONS
Crosstalk
Listening practice
The tutor speaks Russian, you speak English, French or Spanish.
Crosstalk is a great format of getting personalized real time input. The involvement is higher, the learning is faster, more natural & pleasant! Crosstalk gradually transforms into speaking practice with time.
Conversation
Speaking practice
Start speaking without stress. We let you start speaking progressively, outputting only what you have acquired. We are very patient listeners and mild caretaking correctors.
A way to automatic speaking and good pronunciation.
Weekly Group Crosstalk
20$/month
Wednesdays, 20:00 UTC+3
Duration: 60 min
Level: 150+ hrs of input ≈A2+
Unlimited members group
Online group calls with Inna or Nikita (by turns) every week.
Crosstalk format: we speak 100% Russian, you speak English. This is a listening practice format, not speaking sessions. We assume you don't want to listen to other learners' Russian low level speech. However crosstalk is very powerful practice because it is a real communication, the reality rate is higher than video watching, therefore your emotional and intellectual involvement is greater, you pay more attention and learn faster.
Your level of interacting is up to you. We love seeing your faces and hearing you talk. This is what we want - a real communication. However it's OK if you prefer to shut your camera and/or mic.
A recording of each call is uploaded afterwards for those members who couldn't make it live.
This is a Patreon tier. By signing up for the weekly group crosstalk you also get access to our premium videos, audios & transcriptions on Patreon.
One-on-One with a Tutor
Inna
2500 RUB
40 min
English (Advanced)
French (Intermediate)
Nikita
15$ 60 min
12$ 45 min
10$ 30 min
English (Advanced)
Spanish (Intermediate)
What do we do at the lessons?
- We speak on any topic that naturally emerges in the conversation. Life, personal stories, movies, music, art, food, society, science – anything that adults usually talk about.
- The tutor speaks Russian all the time, drawing, using gestures, illustrations, maps, sharing the screen - anything to make himself understood without translation.
- You can speak Russian or English depending on your level. Also French or Spanish depending on the tutor.
- The tutor speaks slowly and clearly, adjusting the vocabulary and sentences structures to your level.
- No English from the tutor. English is limited to about 5% of the time only for organizational reasons.
- No grammar explanations.
- You start speaking little by little giving short answers to simple questions at early production stage extending the answers and your own messages gradually at a natural convenient pace at following stages.
- You can make video recordings of our meetings for rewatching them later several times which boosts your progress significantly.