Pancake week
Readers who are RFL teachers are invited to the lesson design “Pancake week” aimed to develop foreign students’ linguocultural competence. The material includes topical vocabulary, learning texts comprising data on traditions and habits of Pancake week celebration, Russian proverbs, poems, pictures reproductions. The lesson’s assignments are of a communicative character and are aimed at enhancement of all kinds of speech activity. The lesson design is intended for learners mastering Russian in the volume of basic – 1 <sup>st</sup> certificate level. It can be used in RFL classes, at courses of linguocultural studies, at the stage of pre-university training of foreign citizens and also while learning special courses “Russian feasts”, “Russian national traditions”, “Russian Orthodox culture”.