2.6–4. A. Ра́ньше..., а тепе́рь... Before... but now... Listen to the following statements and fill in the blanks using the appropriate verbs for the four language skills: говори́ть (to speak), чита́ть (to read), писа́ть (to write), and понима́ть (to understand). Use the past tense after ра́ньше and the present tense after а тепе́рь to describe how the students’ skills have improved.

2.6-5. Разгово́р. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks in your textbook.

2.6-6. А. Pronunciation practice. Listen and repeat, imitating word stress, vowel reduction, consonant assimilation and devoicing. Repeat at least three times.