Audio file of a lesson for a course "Russian Language: Real Breakthrough" for a B2-C1 Level. Check your listening comprehension and learn even more (on the topic, with vocabulary and exercises) by booking a lesson with me on Italki https://www.italki.com/yulia.stepanova

Synchronised swimming is a sport in which Russia has a dominant place. Russian girls win almost all competitions thanks to their perfect synchronyzation, beauty and difficult tricks. But what about men? Until a few years ago this was a sport only for women. 

• I am presenting an interesting topic to discuss  stereotypes in sports. 
• You will  enlarge your vocabulary about sports with some morphology making nouns from adjectives with suffixes -ость (гибкость, выносливость, женственность, гибкость etc. 
• You will train the Past Passive Participles (завоёванная медаль, пропущенный гол, заслуженная награда etc.) 
• You will learn some idioms with the Past Passive Participles and you will do many other interesting speaking, listening and writing exercises that will help you remember the new vocabulary and grammar.