UEE Russian study plan

Diagnose baseline: complete a timed 40-item orthography and norm set, log every error by rule (e.g., безударные гласные, Н/НН, слитно/дефис/раздельно) into an error ledger

Memorize and self-test 60 roots with alternating vowels (гар/гор, зар/зор, клан/клон, твар/твор, плав/плов, мак/мок, равн/ровн) with 3 example words each

Drill prefixes на -з/-с, при-/пре- and ы/и after prefixes by writing 50 derived forms and justifying each choice in one clause

Apply stress patterns: mark stress on 80高频 orthoepic items (звонИт, каталОг, договОр, красИвее, тОрты) and record audio of yourself reading 30 aloud

Master Н/НН in participles and adjectives: classify 80 word pairs by part of speech and write the governing rule for each

Drill not-/ни- merged and separate spellings with pronouns and adverbs (некто/не у кого, нигде/ни у кого) across 40 sentences

Resolve слитно/дефис/раздельно for adverbs and prepositions: sort 60 forms into a three-column chart with a justifying cue

Fix comma-free spelling traps: ь after sibilants, о/ё after sibilants, unstressed connectors (тоже/то же, чтобы/что бы) in 40 pairs

Map the punctuation rule set: build a one-page decision tree for comma in compound vs. complex vs. simple-with-homogeneous-members sentences

Drill обособленные определения and обстоятельства (participial and adverbial phrases) in 50 sentences, marking phrase boundaries before punctuating

Handle introductory words and обращения: distinguish 40 cases where the word is introductory vs. a member of the sentence (кажется, однако, наконец)

Punctuate 30 sentences with обобщающие слова and homogeneous members including colons and dashes

Drill compound and complex sentence punctuation: place marks in 40 multi-clause sentences and identify the clause boundary before choosing the mark

Master dash vs. colon in elliptical and explanatory constructions (40 items) and justify each with a named rule

Practice punctuation in quoted and direct speech plus dialogue formatting across 20 short passages

Combine morphology and punctuation: identify the part of speech of 30 ambiguous words (что, как, когда) and let the parse drive the mark

Identify tropes and figures (метафора, метонимия, гипербола, антитеза, градация, инверсия, риторический вопрос) in 30 short excerpts and name the term with a one-line justification

Classify 15 short texts by functional style (научный, официально-деловой, публицистический, художественный, разговорный) using lexical, morphological, and syntactic markers

Analyze cohesion: mark theme-rheme chains and connectors in 5 paragraphs and explain how each link carries meaning

Correct 40 norm violations (lexical, morphological, syntactic) and rewrite each sentence with a stated reason

Deconstruct the composition task: write a thesis-plus-three-arguments outline for 4 different source texts in 25 minutes each

Draft a full 150–200 word essay on one source text with explicit problem statement, commentary, author's position, and own stance

Build a reusable bank of 20 argument examples with source attribution and a one-sentence link to a typical problem

Self-score two essays against a rubric (problem, commentary, position, argumentation, coherence, accuracy) and mark concrete revisions

Revise your two weakest essays to rubric standards, tightening commentary and removing retelling of the source text

Time-box the full written composition: plan in 10, draft in 35, revise in 15 minutes, and log where time was lost

Eliminate accuracy leaks: proofread 3 of your own essays for spelling and punctuation using your week 1–4 ledger

Practice two alternative argument structures (concession-rebuttal, cause-effect) on the same source text

Run two full mock exams under strict timing and score each section separately

Re-drill only ledger items missed twice, rewriting each rule from memory

Review expressive-means and style terms in a 40-item rapid quiz

Finalize a one-page exam-day checklist covering timing, essay planning steps, and the five most common personal traps