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Announcing the Lighter, Faster and More Mobile-Friendly Lesson Notes!

Why do Russian learners keep coming back to RussianPod101.com?

For our fast, fresh and fun audio and video lessons, of course!

But did you know that an important part of our lessons is the PDF lesson notes? These printable lesson notes are a crucial part of our online learning system. For visual learners, they’re a must! So that’s why we embarked on a long journey to improve the PDF Lesson Notes so that you, our valued listeners, will have the very best Russian learning experience at RussianPod101.

So what’s new? Glad you asked!

Here’s what you’ll find with the updated PDF Lesson Notes:

  • Completely Mobile Friendly – View with no problems, both iOS and Android
  • RIP Lesson Notes Lite – PDFs now display reliably across different viewers, so there’s no need for Lesson Notes Lite
  • Download Them Faster – PDFs are now around one quarter the file size
  • Full Russian Character Support – Problems with incorrectly displayed Russian characters have been fixed
  • Read with Ease – Clean new look, designed to be easy on the eyes
  • Better Organization – New radio-style dialogue layout, line numbers for quick reference, clear vocabulary and sample sentence tables, and full season and lesson number and lesson name on every page

Put simply, the new PDFs are FASTER, LIGHTER and just plain BETTER!

Ready to check out the new PDFs? All Basic and Premium members have full access to every one of our lessons and their PDF lesson notes. Sign into your account and click on any lesson to see the new Lesson Notes.

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Hello Listener,

You and I, we make a pretty good team.

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  • Smart Flashcards: Learn Russian words fast! Create your own word decks, master the hard words and skip the easy ones with Spaced Repetition Flashcards!
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Welcome Back Listener!

It’s been a while! Last time we saw you, it was still 2012… Christmas trees were up, and you were still making your 2013 resolutions.

Now that the New Year has begun, the #1 question everyone’s asking is…

“How do I fulfill my resolution and make serious Russian progress?”

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Two: Create a measurable and attainable Russian goal. (Master new 100 words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Russian lessons a week, hold Russian a conversation for 5 minutes, etc.)

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Here’s how it works!
You learn real-life Russian directly from native speakers in every lesson. Our lesson hosts explain and simplify the language for you: conversation, grammar, vocabulary, culture – you learn it all and are ready to speak ASAP.

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  • Measure Your Progress. See how far you’ve come with the RussianPod101 Dashboard. It tracks your progress with every lesson you complete
  • Learning Guidance. Set your level, start with a recommended lesson and know which lesson to study next with the Dashboard
  • 2000 Russian Words List. Must-know words for conversational fluency. You get thousands of sample sentences and audio pronunciation
  • Smart Flashcards. Create your own word decks, master words fast, and track your progress with spaced repetition flashcards
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  • Line-By-Line Pronunciation. Perfect your accent by hearing lines again
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    Dear Reader,

    “You’ll Never Master a Language!”

    That’s what my foreign language teacher, Mr. Barry, told me many years ago. “I’m sorry, you just don’t have an aptitude for languages” is what he added.

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    The secret lies in my story below. Most people will spot it the first time through. So read slow and carefully.

    First, learning a language – what does it take? Brains? Genes? Memory?

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    Learning Japanese as it’s spoken in real life was my goal. I wanted to use Japanese I heard in real life, in movies, songs, online, in letters from friends.

    I didn’t want to learn boring grammar out of a book…I wanted to speak to people, watch movies and learn about Japanese culture.

    But this was frowned upon. Using fun and interesting phrases outside the textbook was frowned upon. We were studying to pass some silly tests.

    My passion for learning languages was deep; however, and I stuck with learning languages on my own. When I learned Japanese, I learned from Japanese speakers who give you what you need to know – authentic, real life Japanese.

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    Learn by Exploring the World in Russian!

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  • Audio Gallery – Get the image of the word, with its reading and audio pronunciation
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    Has anyone said “Thank you” to you today? If not, we’d like to be the first!
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    So listener, thank you for being a part of the Innovative Language family and for learning with us! Even though Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in many parts of the world, everyone, everywhere loves hearing “thank you.”

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    Learn Russian with the NEW My Flashcards

    Premium Members, your Premium Account just got a whole lot more powerful! My Flashcards now allows you to study the Russian words you want by importing lists from audio and video lessons, your My WordBank and the Russian Core Word Lists 2000. Here’s a quick rundown of the new features:

    My Flashcards Dashboard: My Flashcards have a brand new interface. Import words from any audio and video lesson, My WordBank and the Core Word Lists. Create, edit and delete as many decks as you want!

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    Create a New Deck: How you want to study is completely up to you! You control what displays on the front and back of cards. Create new decks out of the existing words in My Flashcards. Simple pick the words, name your deck and you’re ready to study.

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    Front of Card Display: The new My Flashcards load fast and are easy to use. Test yourself with native audio recordings. When you’re ready for the answer, simply click on the card to flip it over.
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    Back of Card Display: Learning sometimes isn’t as simple as just Right or Wrong. Our smart spaced repetition system will evaluate your progress from the three answer choices so you test more of what you need. Get extra review with sample sentences and audio.

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    My Stats: We track your progress in My Stats. Don’t just learn new words – master them! This chart will keep you motivated to master all the words in your deck!

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    My Flashcards is still in beta mode, which means, we’re still working out some kinks. If you’re a Premium Member, head over to My Flashcards under My Tools to try them out. These flashcards are part of your Premium Subscription. Something not working? Send us a message at contactus@russianpod101.com .

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    Have a fun and safe Holiday!

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