You can also learn in my lessons about Russian vegetables.

Why vegetables?

Firstly, they come up in everyday life and communication; secondly they are important for your
health, and it is a good idea to make them an important part of your diet in Russian speaking
countries – so you need to know what and how to order in shops, cafes, restaurants.

As with fruits I first introduce vegetables with similar names in English and Russian

Celery – сельдерей Radish - редиска

Olives – оливы tomatoes - помидоры cucumbers - огурцы

I then go on to vegetables with very different English and Russian names:

 

lettuce - салат cabbage - капуста

 

carrots - морковь onion - лук beetroot – свекла

 

potatoes – картошка dill – укроп coriander - петрушка

Dill and coriander are used in salads for flavour and appearance but also include healthy nutrients.

Other important Vocabulary

waiter - официант
menu - меню
cheese - сыр
cold - холодный
hot - горячий
cut - резать, нарезать
mix - перемешать
shake - встряхнуть
give - дать
order - заказать
serve - сервировать

Make fruit juices in your blender

We can put many vegetables into a blender to create a healthy drink.

I bring my special blender to the class for this task when we learn vegetables.

Love Salad Dressings?

I also bring some simple dressings for great salads.

In this lesson we can use some vocabulary from the previous lesson about fruits – for
example words about colour, shape – as wel as learning new vocabulary:

Nouns: Waiter - официант, menu - меню, cheese - сыр
Adjectives: Cold - холодный, hot - горячий
Verbs: Cut - резать, нарезать, mix - перемешать, shake - встряхнуть, give - дать,
order - заказать, serve - сервировать

Game at the Restaurant

 

When we have learnt this vocabulary we can play a game with the students in pairs with one
playing the role of a waiter and the other the customer.

This lesson with these activities further helps to expand your vocabulary and lodge it in your
memory. I invite you to my class!

Please read my next post, and I invite you to my Russian classes if you are interested in
learning.