ABSTRACT
In this chapter, you will: review and expand the vocabulary you need to talk about relationships, dating, and marriage; learn about what young people in Russia today think about marriage and starting a family; read about love stories and relationship problems; watch a short pre-wedding film and talk about Russian superstitions; learn how to ask questions about someone’s private life; learn how to give advice and calm people down; write a movie script and make a movie about romantic relationships.
Grammar content: The past tense of verbs; verbal aspect in the past tense; connectors for ordering and adding information.
Cultural notes: Russian weddings: “Горько!”
