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A ‘obtaining information about avaliabity, «talking about days ofthe weak. + expressing approximation with regard to time 270 saewcuT OF norog ‘wrong numbers) «taking about past events and actions awe HyAHO K Bpawy? must Igo tothe doctors 7160 * seeking and giving ecvice * taking about necessity ‘cowrep Te6e oven Mat the sweater really suits you 163 * talking about clothes and appearance * asking for achice about size and colour ++ expressing simple comparisons and negatives ¢ ca Poxpenmsl happy bith! 178 ‘saying when and where you were bom and state your age * asking other people about their age, place and date of bith 101 * indicating preference in arrangements 7 hopes and intentions about ‘hypothetical statements © expressing statements contrary to fact asait sarnanen 8 topo nyrewecranis * in box Mu f a a sounds 9 in pat sounds 3 in caughter fs K & sounds yo in’ yonder no | a - sounds = in ploasuro a sounds z in 20 M dl M Me sounds ein fost, ; sounds yo in boy H # H H sounds r in botte 0 sounds P in peach oO ° a sounds f° in father sounds like ‘sin quis 0 IT 8 ne sounds chin hick Pp sounds shin shit E f P & sounds stich n_—_poshetina hard 8 ‘ c c c sounds i in in T TW T ma sot sig sounds ein tet y y y ¥ sounds win tho sounds ke moka ® 2 o @ at pe x 2 h equivalents given are only approximate and the best way ion is to listen to native speakers and try aw) {"Pinted | Handwritten Handwritten) 7 Bem gem OM i capital capital | small a (skis) ABLOWCLL m1 wh hort g : 7 ei (mother) af Ww ue m ue rg uh my uy Term rem ant) mem % = a (football) moor Br wo : 6 13 Xae6 xae6 read) eo 3 3 3 14 Uspe np (circus) 0 = a 10 15 Yaero —sécro fer) ‘TACMO a {4 7 in the handwritten alphabet look a little different Practice the printed alphabet — the full alphabet, typed and Now that you are acquainted with the alphabet, try to decipher ven above. Compare each version of the letters, and these place names (answers in the Key to exercises, p. 276). them out loud, ; ; a Jlonaon f£ Abepana [Briere are some words given in both the printed and the treacrep g Xanrmuraox fwriten form ~ note that the letters 2, M and a must always begin Manon ho Bupaararane d Kopayons i Srcom e Amerepaam i Mem6ypx 2 Given below is the room allocation list for a group of tourists. Look at the second list in English and work out who is in which room these words aloud and try copying ee eI (answers in the Key to exercises, p. 276). them out. Pay special attention to the relative height of the letters: Tison Curr 201 X10 Palin 206 (luggage) ‘Toxelin Knapx 202 Puyapa Xappucon 207 Beponuxa Tomcon 203 Creann Bpays 208 Shaman Vact 204 Mapraper [piiaws 209 Caiimon Maxens 205 Hnxostac Taisop 210 a Stephanie Brown f Hugh Riley b Jane Clark g John Smith © Margaret Davies h Nicholas Taylor Richard Harrison i Veronica Thomson Simon Mackenzie § Lilian West (uncle) The appendices and vocabulary 1 includes summaries and notes on nouns, pronouns, prepositions and verbs. Common irregularities are noted "Appendix 2 contains more on pronunciation. Other re noted in the Russian-English vocabulary. oporpona | Stress ). In Russ pronounced quite distinctly) whereas the unstressed ‘over quickly, almost ‘thrown away’. This is heard ‘0’ comes immediately before the stressed ‘reduced! to a sound rather like the ‘a’ in the | Eny 4 “Mocxna (Moscow). In any other position << in the word, an unstressed ‘0’ is pronounced like the second syllable of ©, ‘matter’: répoa. (See Appendix 2 for further details on how stress © affects vowels ~ note 8.) Note that the letter & always caries the stress. Tn texts where the stress is not indicated (which includes most Russian publications), the two dots are not normally marked above this letter. Note that stress is marked in all words in the dialogues, role-play ¢ exercises, conversations, reading texts, commentaries, key phrases, grammars and vocabularies. Od ‘idou2eu mea jesesja “yoasset PLONALeEYKOLI In this unit you will learn. ‘+ how to respond to requests for personal information and identification + some forms of courtesy ® jeioulurexou ‘adouoeu mos [Dialogue ‘Anna Prince, a tourist from England, has just arrived at Sheremetevo firport in Moscow and is passing through passport control and customs, A young man at passport ‘control checks her passport; she then moves on to customs where a young worhan checks her luggage and currency declaration. Monopoi senoséx — Sapdecrayiirel Baw ndcnopr, nowényicTa. ‘Auwa ‘Snpaacreylire! Bot mol nécnopr. Mononoa Nenoséx — Bbi Typricrxa? | Anna Aa, a typiicrka. Monopoit uenopéx Bei anrminadnixa, na? Anna fla, 9 aHrnnyanKa. Monopéitvenonéx — Kak Bawa chaminun? Anna Mod camiinia ~ Tpnto. Monopéi venonéx — Xopoind. Bor eau nacnopr. Anna Cnaci6o. Monogéa wenoséx — Noxanyiicra Aesyuixa Te pau Bardon? Anna Bor on. yk Tloxdnyiicra, re Béwa aeknapaunn? na Bor ond. ésyuna Xopows. Bor séwa AeKnapauyan. Arma Cnaci6o. Aesyuxa Tloxxényiicra. Zo camaénin. ‘Avna Bo conaauns young man ‘hello; how do you do 2 Kax eéua cbamanna? xopous ‘enacii6o §B nacnopr Passport ‘Visitors to Russia must be in possession of a passport (nécnopt) and a visa (gfiga). Russian border guards are renowned for taking their time ‘over scrutinizing these documents! On entering Russia visitors must give details of money, traveller's cheques and other valuables they have with them on thelr currency declaration form (qexnapayus) and this is checked again when they leave Russia. @aminua Surname ‘Anna supplies her sumame (baminus) and her first name (ans) Russians would also give their patronymic (6r¥ect80) ~ a middle name derived ftom their father's first name and usually ending in -oBHa or -eBHa (for a Woman) and -oBMY or -oBMu (for 2 man). ‘Women's surnames usually end in -a (which is why Tolstoy's novel is so called: Anna is married to a man called Karenin) Firstname Sumame Father's name Full name erpéea Braginnrp on Famine Tanvina Bragyuvposta Nexposa Eopiic Cepréesns Merpos pina Hrxonéesva Ersposa Anexcéii Néanoan4 Erépon ‘more formal situations the first name and patronymic are used. Taniva Bnagimupopna Netpésa would be known as Tani ‘diminutive Tans) to her close friends and formally as Tanina (comrade), which used to be used with ‘whose name you didn't know), is no longer used and rocnopal Mr (feminine rocnomé Irs) has come back into usage as an official form Of address, Bei You In Russian there are two ways of saying your Bb is used to indicate both singular (i.e. one person) and plural (more than one) ~ in the former case, it is the polite form of address used when taking to someone you don't know, or don’t know very well ike the French word vous). f you are speaking to a member of your family, a close friend or ‘a chiki, you would use the word Tht (like the French word tu). ° jeLoulrexou ‘adouseu mt 0 (a) Sapascteyire! Hello! 5. Respond to requests for items, say here itis, etc. i ag| Ts Horaty means be hat and’ ued to aes a cup of people Nas TST? 7 4] LUISE eae gee Boe ne it [32] prorcunced you were aeresing on parton whom you call Tot you : 38] would say Sapascrayit g a8 Grammar Bg Nomanyiicra Please; you're welcome 1 ‘The’ and ‘a’ “This means please, but is also used to mean don't mention it, YOU'T® ‘There are no words in Russian for the ‘ i the definite article) or a (the welcome when someone has said cnaci6e to you (like the German’ j, a for the (t ‘word bite). indefinite aricle), so ndcnopr means the passport ot a passport. =a 2 ‘Tobe’ = Questions ‘The verb to be is not used in Russian in the present tense (Iam, you are and 50 on). So Bat Typiicr ‘means literally you tourist) is the 4 True or false? way of saying you are a t if both words separated by the a Ansa — aMepuxanxa. ‘mnissing’ verb to be are nouns, a dash may be used: Mos ¢anaiums ~ b Be (her) banana — Tlerpoa. Therpina. ¢ Anna ~ Typucrxa, 3 Statements and questions 2 Answer the questions! ‘The only difference between a statement and a question in written a Apna anrmmuanxa? ‘Russian is that a question ends with a question mark ... and a statement b Kax e€ anamna? does not! ‘There is no change in word order: poe How do you say it? Atma TypiicrKa. Anna is a tourist. B pad ‘Ana typsicea? Is Anna a tourist? 7 In spoken statements, the voice usually falls on the last stressed. 1 Greet people syllable of the last word: S3apapcrayitre! ay 2 Say please and thank you Anna typrictKa. nowxdmyiicra Ina spoken question, the voice is raised on the last stressed syllable of curach6o ‘the last word: 3° Ask someone's surname and say your own A Kax pama davai? Aura Typiicria? Mod damiimis Mpnnc. If the question begins with a question word (an interrogative), the 4. Ask people their nationality and state yours jyoice is raised on that word: But aurmesanxa? —A Ja, 9 aurnauduxa. Tae pau Garaxx? ) question implies a contrast, a dip occurs: _ § How to say ‘I, you, he, she, it, we, you’ 3 “WT and ‘they’ 3 570? 3 ge a "The grammatical name for these words is the personal or subject 33 Pronoun and the table below gives a full list of them: #8) 4 Groups of nouns B31 Nouns are randomly divided into different groups — in Russian there are three groups (also known as ‘genders’): mi : neuter. The important thing to remember v pelpielelelfisruotiorhy | ‘out which group a Russian word belongs to by looking at its ending. it(can only rete toa neuter noun) “The most common endings are: we eo ‘you (singular, formal: pla) SR|_ [ mascuine words fend in ‘aconsonant (eton table) they l Feminine words fend in a (ira book) Neuter words end in ° (amcnmé fetter) ae 6 ‘My, our, your’ Sometimes 2 word has two forms to distinguish between males and’ These are Known as possessive adjectives because they denote females, e.g. Possession. They change their endings depending on the gender of the Bopiic typrter. Boris is a tourist. ‘noun they are describing: Anna TyplicTKa. Anna is a tourist. na : ‘Mok néenopt m ‘You will soon become familiar with these endings as they are also! | oA (or feminine words) 7 Wy passport woe wel cerain pronouns, adjectives and past tense verbs. Otbet | ves Ge ae car iiitace mattertrrcitay masa nae ‘groups’ endings are: name Moi (for masculine words): ‘The word rnoit is Ticino end ‘rao (your, ie. belonging to Tea) works in just the same way. oli, -i, -0f) (wath May) yToMOGANE car) Feminine words end in ||| sau (lor masculine words): maw Garéox your luggage (i. wa (Anrnua Engiand) longing to mi) fa soft sign (b) (TeTpaAe exercise book) Neuter words endin —@ (née fic) we (saévme building) nae séwa (for feminine words): awa cbeminnn awe (lor neuter words): wawle nmchmé your sumame ‘your letter nur, i.e. belonging to mbt) works in just the same way. che only ending ‘shared’ by more than is v he ot reine So, the only ending ‘shared’ by more than one groups is» ‘The folk Sign) and this isthe only time you will need to lear the gender of « oe sre Benes eee ‘word. Very occasionally you will meet exceptions to these patterns ~ er6* his, its (when referring to a masculine or a neuter noun) ihe most common are mpésts (lime) and sas (first name), which are *Note the pronunciation of this word, which is perhaps not what you both neuter. ‘would expect: yevi r its (when referring to a feminine noun) 8 Dae eré mexsapanas? Where is his declaration? = Bor e& 6aribx. Here is her luggage. opsa 0210 q 2 Kax ux cami? What is their surname? Paneasa eect! Py . 38| 7 Kan? How? “| @anmans —Bopoteiba 83) this word means how and is frequently used in questions: ee pete Vis, oreeno §Aaeuua, Conecobua Kax nena? How are things? Kax bam 6par? How's your brother? | Tpopecens UH ©! 8 Nationalities a. What nationality is indicated on this form? ‘two nouns (one masculine, one feminine) to describe. What is the person's surname? wr occupation? On anrsirvéemn He is English. (On amepmxinen, He is American. 1.2 Write! On neminen. He is Spanish. Make up sentences similar to the following for these people, indicati Oud anrsmmvanxa, their name and occupation. Practise saying the sentences aloud nn Ond amepinxdixa. ‘She is American. Tamma Cepreeaua Bopo6 Oni ane eu -preenua BopoGxéna pycexas, Ova manner, A general rule would be that the feminine nouns end in -a. b a haiii-ipuoran axypuaTICT : fapua rasan axtpuca (actress) He is Russian, she is Russian, etc. look rather different: © Bopac pyocxntt miexenep (On pyocxuit, Oud pyockas. 2: Harp pmanen crygest (This is because they are adjectives ~ see Unit 5.) me mey meas 1.3 Look and answer! : Which city features on the hotel emblem below? Practice ‘The exercises in this unit give you practice in recognizing the alphabet and in using some of the vocabulary and grammatical items covered in oc, u MUA} the unit, 4.1 Read and answer! di. Look carefully at the form opposite and then answer the questions that < : \ecernnars) 70] 1-4 Read and answer! Croapaéeca Kak péwia chamiinun? | Match the question with the answer. er egos paar ett Uséros. EE) 1 Kax nama ganas? a Her, ona anruranxa, —, een 28) 2 Cae sama zexsapanns? b Da, Mott Coappécca CnaciGo, Béwe nécro 5B. 53 3 Ona pyccnas? ee BOron ‘Typaer Cnacii6o, : 83] 4 ro pam 6arax? a Bopobsés. Croappécea Moxanyiicra. { wer 10 ‘ro lath rnese aro | [-__weere place, coat mare five ] True or false? le 1 2a Ce aia ote. nacnoprie Reet the statements about the tourist and state whether they are true or ‘Make up similar answers to the following: a. Ero daxnums ~ Tlerpor. a Tae pamia aexnaparms? “b Ero ma - Bopuc. b Tne same micemo? Hi ye: On Typacr. Te paur Garaxx? Eo 2 Reading @ Dae wa xypuan?, ee ari gelasine east Read the text and answer the questions in English a» Where is Viktor from? Db What is his job? Bixtop Mocksits. Bixrop pycckuli. Ow xypHamict, On Mockery. " locksa ~ comma . STO LeHTp NOsTHEN H KYNbTYpEI. £31.6 Read, write and listen! / : ra Roan sale np noma 0 Practise writing answers about yourself to the following questions, thea oe ac. listen to the exchange on the recording which gives you sample answers. get aaa a Kax pauta aman? mocknits Muscovite Bet anrmuanys/anrmmanKa? Bet cryment/ctyaenrxa? croniua capital Comprehension DiKey phrases [31 Conversation ‘Can you remember how to say the following in Russian? Listen to Read, listen and answer! the recording and practise saying each phrase ‘A Russian tourist has just boarded a plane at Sheremetevo for a holiday# ‘Your passport, please. in Yalta. He is talking to the stewardess. » came ‘your surname? 7 : ¢ 2. Crioapnéces Sqpdecrayiire. a onele ‘Typier ‘Sapascreyire. Thank you. ‘idouseu mea Teonkuemou a G Dialogue ‘Anna is ling with a group of tourists from England who are all intereste painting and architecture. The travel company has ‘arranged a social evening at which they are to meet a group of ‘Russian artists and teachers of art. “Mpa lasdinre nosHaxémmucsl Mens aopyt Vipa. “Ava Overs npuftTHo. ’Wpa Kax Bac aonyr? AnHa MeHA soayr Anna. Wpa Ovens npufirHo, Ania ... Bet yxxé xopowid ropopite mo- pyocku! ‘Anna Craci6o. A vay4aio pyeckiilt satik yxé Tpa ropa. Mpa, et mockeiuKa? Vpa = fla, a >xMBY 6 Mockeé, A rge Bi KuBéTe? B SloHp0He? Anna Her, 9 >xuBy 8 Bpiictone. A pa6éTaio Tam 8 wKéne, npenogato aHrniiicxnit asvix, A rae Bb pa6oTaete? Wpa Spect 8 Mockeé, 8 yHuBepontéte. A — xynoxHnua, . Apenogard xuBONUCe. dy shave Ho Zf 20 ‘Aapéiire.nosnaxéuumen [ots introduce ourselves menA sony I'm calied (it. they call me’) Owen npusirHo pleased to meet you a wsysaio I'm leaming (I have been learning) pYeexuit saku Russian (language) pu répa (or) three years MocksiuKa a Muscovite (female) Bd] Pofeo W1,| edy 1Agoe BHOIW A npenopaio SuFnAREKUR 836K nec ' ykunepeurére xyAOxnnya, 2aniponice (1) ‘crawing, painting ax pac 2087? what are you called? (It. how do they call you?) unit you will learn Seen egies ‘Bul yké xOpOUIS ronopiiTe ne-pYeeKN you already speak Russian well + how to give further information about yourself + how to request such information from others edy sAsoe unions 20 8 Aavaiite nostaxémumeal Let’s get to know each other s ly means let's get to. know each other and is used when reducing yourself (or a group of which you are a member) if you were introducing two people to each other you would say nosnakéuereck! (It. got fo know each other. Mens sopyT Mpa /’m called Ira This literally means me: they call Ira. Russians will often introduce the sort of function described here by just giving their this case, Ira is the diminutive of Irina). OueHb npusitHo Pleased to meet you ‘The iiteral meaning of this is very pleasant. There is another common way of saying pleased to mest you: you could say é4eH» pan (f you're a man) of 64oHb paa (if you're a woman). B yunpepcnrérte At the university Russia's higher education system includes universities, academies, conservatories and specialist high schools. The education reforms of 1984 made education compulsory between the ages of six and 17. For pre-school children, up to the age of three, ‘there are créches (fen). and: for, three- to. six-year-olds' there’ is the kindergarten (nétcKmit cap). Education used tobe’ free and open access; however, there are now fee-paying private secondary schools (and terms such’ as/ AMyéii. and ramnéann have reappeared). Hig! education is no longer free for all ‘students. and, increasingly, students’ studies are linked to work for commercial concerns. Questions 1 True or false? a Mpa anrsmyanxa, b Aaua rosopuT no-pyccxu, ¢ Mpa ~ mmxexep. 2 Answer the questions! - a Kax Anna ronopur no-pycceu? b Pe Anna musi? L ¢ Uro (what) Anna npenonaér? How do you say it? How to: 1 Introduce yourself Flapaiite nostaKkémumes! 2 Say your name and ask someone else’s name Ment sonfr .. Kax pac 308/17 3 Say ‘pleased to meet you" Oxcxp npuitrno! Ouent pag! Ouent pana! 4. Ask people where they live and say where you live Tae nit axunére? AL xuDy B . 5 Ask people where they work and say where you work Pure ast paGéraere? A paGérao B .. Grammar 1 Verbs a Forming the present tense We saw in Uni the verb to be is not used in the present tense as we need to know I play, she plays ete.) There are two main groups (or conjugations) of verbs in Russian: i Most verbs whose infinitive (the so do part of the verb) ends in as will work like the verb paGSrars, (to work) in the present tense: A pa6éraio re ‘1s paséraeu Mei pa6éraem we work ui pa6éraete you work they work wontons paséraer hoshol works owt paccTaer ie. remove the Tb and add: -10, -enm, -eT, -em, -eTe, 107. a ‘edy thgoe 6HaH c0 edu ahaoe sian 20 ii. Most verbs whose infinitive ends in «ire will work like ronopirrt. (to speak) in the present tense:. Mat rosopvat 301 roBophre we speak you speak they speak ‘oWoHé/on6 rosopit he/she speaks ow rosopéT ile, remove the mrp and add: 40, -mum, IT, -#M, -HTe, -5T. b Irregular verbs Like other languages, Russian has verbs which do not conform to the dar verbs). In Russian, however, even irregular stent, and in order to be able to use them, the ‘important thing isto know their stem and the a, 161, om endings (and iven for irregular verbs in the vocabilary at the end is the stem aumm- and the following endings: PEW, OF ABET, MEI AHBEM, BUI KEBETC, OHH for the complement of the verb 1 s) our knowledge of the subject fie, ‘Complement ‘Meaning ‘Moscow is the capital of Busia ‘Anna Prince Is a tourist cTonviua Pocomt vypiierica There are six cases in Russ adjectives and personal vocabularies in the nominative.) ing the nominative. (Nouns, 's appear in dictionaries and wa in,on, at the prepositional (or locative) case is used. ‘The prepositional is usually formed by adding the letter ¢ to the end Remove Add i Mascutne | yrusoponrér - e t ‘ ywiBeponrére' inl tho university Cnty > e 7 Frosch wi nponoAelit wo tach ete eeraae apetiee Tet mpenonaéume you teach sbi npentonadre you teach \ ee ts 7 he teaches wie { Tames a e ‘ou npenogaét: he teaches owsnpenoparbr they teach Lamaelrreaateery tony ‘ Feminine It is important to know this, because there are some very common Mooxsé a e verbs that work this way: e.g. aap (10 give), upoaandt, (10 sell) ! ® Mocxeé In Moscow i pan 8 ° 7 | na iae in the kitchen 2 Endings ; ; \ Neuter ‘These change according to the function of the words (nouns, ! vce ° e . pronouns) in a given sentence; the different endings are i 8 nico in the letter called cases. So far you have the met the nominative case ; nope e ° bout the person or thing doing an action (ic. for the | BMépet Inthe sea "Note thatthe prepos 1 yunmepenrére Verb Meaning iS pronounced ani paséraet Irina works > neuter noans ending a dy 1Kace wont ZO 20 ‘The only exceptions to the usual ending are: a Feminine soft sign nouns, feminine nouns which end in -um and neuter nouns which end in -1e: Remove Add rerpége » “ srerpagm in the exercise book Aarnus, 8 “ Aun in England andi ° “ sans in the bulcing b A group of masculine nouns which all take the stressed ending y {instead of -€). A full list of these is given in Appendix 1, but here are some common examples: aapondpr y Baoponopry atthe airport Kpeine re v 8 Kpeay inthe Crimea ‘non = y a nony (on the floor can y Boany Inthe garden yron y Bymnit In the comer wwicacp - y B uKachy In the cupboard ‘Note that yroz has what is known asa ‘fleting vowel’ i. 2 vowel which is omited in every cate except the nominative (words Which have leting vowels av indicated in the Vocabulay a the end of this book). © A smail group of words (known as indeclinable) never change their form in any case ~ these tend to be words imported from other Janguages. Common examples are: ‘610p6 8 61096 invat the office ecb a Kae inlat the café rake BTaKch In the taxi 4 Mo-pycexu /n Russian ‘This word describes the way in which something is done, is formed from pfcexuii and means in Russian. Such words are called adverbs. Note the following similar adverbs: Tixep roaopiir no-ppanngsexn. Thirep rosopir no-aur-miiicxn. Mapiis ronopitr no-wramsvexn. Pierre speaks French. Peter speaks English. Maria speaks Italian. Practice 2.1 Read and answer! ‘Which is the correct alternative? a met paGorato/paGoraem/ 4 onm suaere/sta10/ pa6oraror sHaior 1b ova mpenonaér/npenonaéus/ —e 5 ToRopr0/ronopuTe/ mpenonaére rosopitr © ppt xnBy/axupéTe/sxuDeue 32.2 Read, listen and answer Read the questions then match them up with the answers that you ‘will hear on your recording: 2.3 Look and answer! a But paGoraere » Mocxse? b Kax pac 3onyr? ‘The information below is taken from a theatre ticket. ¢ Bat xumére » Kuene? d Ine puno? Cepus BT QHoRGpA 000307 TAPTEP pag 16 mecto6 Eonswoi TeaTp Poccu TearpansHas ni, Zou 1 Tenecpou 292-00-50 20) ® Whatis the name of the theatre? a a o> |b What is the theatre's telephone number? i i g | 2.4 Read and writet é § | Kro rae paGoraer? Who works where? ‘Write similar sentences about the others listed above. g 3 | a Buxrop padoraTs ‘yuupepeuteT | z |b Cama paGorats can 7 | ¢ Tw paoraTs mikona Comprehension | @) Tamm paGorate sa6oparopust | © Bm paGorare Gropo €31 Conversation Qt t paGorars rocrmma ° RS) sg Bopuc paGorars Mocxpa Read, listen and answer! wD Michael Jones, a journalist, is met at St Petersburg airport by his ‘guide Tag —— Viseimire, noxanylicra, ast Maikn 2pKouc? Matin fla, Sto. Tan Sapaecrayiirel A paws rua, Mena soar Bondaa, Manin — Quer mpistHo, Bondas. Write similar sentences about the others listed above. ran Bor Hau aBT66yC, HOMep nATo, MatiKn Main — Cnacii6o. Tag Ckakirra, Maitkn, obi atirnmsaiiH? 2.5 Read and answer! Et Maiixn fa, avrnmuanun, ‘Can you work out which composers are featured in the concert Tag Bot kupére B Slongone? programme below? Main — Her, Her, a xno 8 Oxecbopae. : Tun Kak watrepécuo. Bui pasoraere 8 yunsepewréte? i | 1 aes ee E a WLC Bax- Tormara, anexno = dyra no ssamop Matixn — Cnacii6o. Fl paGéraio 8 Oxctbopae, Ho mHoraé 8 Pocomn ‘Tpuo-conata No 5 Sora Tag A, noHsirHo ... BOT noueMy BbI FoBOpITe no-pyCCKrL 2 orxenenne Main Arges xusére, Bondaa? b Mouapr ~ @arrasis a mumop Tag A xuBy n paGoraio spec B Cankr-fletep6yore. © Mlymay ~ Kanon cn masiop Main — B yeutpe? Wr AAI rap a, aa, 3 ueTpe ... Hy, sor n* edwa rocTiinnua. “Note that Mf means and, but it is also used to give emphasis: Here fs your hott 2.6 Read and write! a Anna Bpvcrom no-anrtiiexn Settee bos Bupsamram © no-axrauiioxi eee c Thep Tlapwx no-ppanuysonn 7 ‘morad sometimes a@ Xoce Monae no-ucnanckit rouse 160 lt ie understooe) e Bu Mocksa_ ‘TO-pycckH nate five rome also Tru fe 2 22 © oF false’ = G Key phrases 23 a Maiixn [xouc xupét 8 Jlouzone. oe a 8 | b Maiixn Jjxouc xypHanucr. Can you remember how to say the following in Russian? Listen to 3 5 | © Malin Tixouc xopomo rosopsr m0-pyccnH, the recording and practise saying each phrase. 8 | d Maiixx Zjsonc paGoract TomKo B Oxeopze. a What are you called? i 3 e Bonons xusér B Mockee. b Lam called Anna. = — Pleased to meet you. 3 TénbKo only e [work in Moscow. e [live in London. o 2 Reading Qo wo © Read the text and answer the questions in English. ‘What sort of city is St Petersburg? b What do we lear about the population? © Where exactly does Elena live? What does she say about the architecture? Where does she work? Enéna Merpésna Eréposa xupér » Canxr-Tlerep6jpre. Camxr-flerep6ipr Guns Gomsindi répos, KysbrYpHbl ammuncrparisueiit ueurp. B Caxxr-Tlerep6ypre xnsér Hark MiUMOHOR YeroRéx. Jéua xuméT B KBapriipe B uénrpe. 2Kurs & néwTpe Suess npustruo! Tam apxistexrypa ue, Kpactinas. Hanpumép, & néurpe naxSaatea Sinse mopéu M Spmuréx. Vi, xonéao, 8 Camxr-Ilerep6ypre Sven Kpactinas pexd — Hend. B uéurpe réxxe waxdsurrea ovens Gonbuidii, crépsiit yumpepeurér, rae Enéna paGéraer. Enéua ~ reémor. Conmuidit reénor geologist Simm Bopéy Winter Palace | Keapripa flat | eee Sous Ba et ee ane | ‘Hanpamép for example Waxogiteca — to be situated —, EHOSLaL qoote off £9U0UdE}9} OU} $,Q194UM {n this unit you will learn + how to ask for and give directions + some more forms of courtesy @ Dialogue Ira, who lives near the hotel Castor, has invited Anna to her flat. Anna has some trouble in finding the flat and asks passers-by for help. = rocruntua Canir| Anna Mapnuire, noxanyiicra, Bb He skdeTe, rae rocrimnya Canior? Tipoxomnit 1 Viseniiire, He aHdi0. Anna Vopunitre, noxkanylioTa, Gb He sHéeTe, Kak poiira 8 rocramuy Camor? Fipoxomnit2 Kya? Anna B rocrvinmyy Canior, Mpoxomnit 2 3xéwo. Y Bac ect nnan? Anna Ba, y mena ecto nnak. BoT on. Tipoxomnit 2 — Hy, xopowid. (Points to map.) Msi Bot specb. TowsTH0? Auna Da, nowsTHo. Tipoxomnit 2 — Xopowd, Bagnre pectopan BoH Tam? Anna Ba, aiony. Tpoxommit 2 — Xopowid. Orryaa npvire Hanpéso, noréw Hanéeo, oTém onde wanéeo. Anna Xopow, | nowndio: Hanpaso, Hanéso, noToM onfrs Hanéso. Cracii6o Goneube. Npoxomnit 2 Moxényliera. Anna, (Follows instructions and arrives at Cami.) Bot Toctiunya Camior. A rae xxnB8t ipa? (Looks in her bag for the address.) Bot 6 appec: Huuwckwit npocnéKr, Ao 120, Kopnyc 3, xeapripa 5. Off, Kak cnOxHO! ... CKaniire, nomanyiicra, Kak npofiTi 8 AoM 120? Qto aaneK6? RpoxoxKni 3 Het, He Over. Baigure anréKy, aa? Orryaa warire npAMo, novou Hanéso, anocpouss soatie tts [B £0 Anna Cnaciibo Soneude. @B Bui ne sxdere You don’t know by any chance 27 26 | poxomni 3 Hé sa uro. e Z| Anna Hy, xopowi6, Bor gon 120. A rae Képnyc 3? ... BOT ‘Verbs are made negative by the use of He (not) ~ e.g. 3 Kopnye 1 ... Yoké néaqHol (Anna sighs and decides | 3 to give in and ring Ira) ... Ckawsire, nomanyiicra, Tequesting information oughly equivalent to You don't now by any | 7 rae agece Tenedon? chance ...). z 3 | mpoxonni4 Tenerpow-asroué pox Taw, Hanpaio. 3 3 ao ieereiarhaslimeis Cnaci6o Gonbuide Thank you very much 2 2 | Mpoxommi 4 — Moxanyrora. g ere response is 46 3a 410, don't mention it. 2 snot ° o passerby ao ‘how do Iidoes one get to? Russian urban addresses Ménnackuit npocnéxr, AoM 120, Kopnyc 3, keapripa 5 {you see, | 800 (to 506) over there trom there go! (0 go on foo, to walk) It is not surprising that Anna feols daunted by the task (on theo the right fiat - the blocks and wings, then large groups and in a ty (7 theo the lett complexes of flats will have ‘gain and so on ft nonmméio (nowmméts) 1 understand (to understand) reese eomasy Accommodation remains something of a problem in Russian cities; finding a flat can be a long and expensive affair. Typi flats are not large - 2 small family might expect to he bathroom, sitting room and one bedroom have more than one use - e.g. sitting room doubles up as second bedroom). Concerns about problems of living space (xnannéuaps) feature in the cartoon below, where the wolf is enquiring of granny (6a6yu:xa) why on earth she has so much living space. ‘Tenedouastomar 2 3 anegaues soolte ots B Ckanniite, nomanyieta Tell (me), please literally means say/tell, please and, like waBUHiiTe, oxanyiiera way of attracting someone's attention. Tenecp6u-aptomat Telephone box Calls can be made cheaply from public telephones using aKeToHb! (tokens). Questions 1 True or false? a Anna omaer, rie rocrumma Camor. b Anna suaer, rite Kopuye TPH. ¢ Caoxno mpoitrn 8 0M 120. 2 Answer the questions! a Tlepaniii (first) npoxoxnit sHaer, rae roctunana Camor? b De xusét Vipa? 120, 3, 5 ¢ Tae renehox? Hanpaso wma wasieno? How do you say it? How to: 1 Request information: Do you happen to know ...? Bui He 3Hdete ...? 2 Ask the way Kak mpoitrit ...? 3. Ask if someone has and say that you have Y pac ectp ...? 'Y Mens coms ... 4 Give directions oH TaM, Hampaso aén0 orryaa pAinto 5 Ask and say ifa place is far or not Sro gamers? Her, we Suen sanexd, 6 Attract someone's attention Cxanuire, noxésyiicra. Vsanmitre, noxényfiera 7 Respond to thanks, saying ‘Don't mention it’ Tloxanyticra. Hé aa aro. Grammar 1 Kyaa? Where to? ‘This means where to? (like the English word whither) ~ i.e. it must be used when you are asking a question about direction (as opposed to rae, used when you are asking about position): Kyaa on wer? Where (lt. where to) is he going? Tie on paGéraet? Where does he work? 2 Negative ‘To make the negative of a verb, simply use ne in front of the verb: AA xe rosopio no-nendnexs, I don't speak Spanish. Aue noumntdio, x10 on“ 'don't understand what he rosopiir. says. ue is pronounced as part of the verb: we ropopro as nigavaryii. 3 Verbs Hani means to go on foot, to walk; this is another irregular verb. Remember that what you need to know here is: ‘Ons form way If you compare this with aarm (in Unit 2), you will see that the paitem is the same. awotoues sootie ots BB & gnogouss soatie ots £0 Typner Tipoxonstit Typuor Tpoxorwit ‘Typnet Mpoxoxnit ‘Typaer ApoxoxKnit Typuet Nipoxoxnit Xopows! But BiiguTe cTaHujio MeTpO BOH TaN? a, pio, Xopows. Ortyaa uate Hanpaso. Sto npocnéKt Mitpa, Hanéso roctamnya Kocwoc. A KunoTedtp Toxe TaM? Her. Viaitre npsimo. Hanpaso vaxdquroa mys6it KocMonaeTvin. Xopowo, A NOHMMdIO ~ rocTHMYa HANéBO, Myséit Hanpazo. Ta. Vagire npawo, TowsrrH0? Ba, cnaci6o 6onew6e. H6 3a 470, Kuoreatp Ha yrny. oréHuma meTp yaeh KocMoNaBTiKU B My3eé ove Nogp Mm ‘Kunorearp Koomoc waxomurea rocrmumye Kocmoc 1¢ KOCMOHABTHKG xa npocrexte Mutpa Kunorearp Koemoc naxoautca ove masteKo He O4CHE sazTeKO B MCTpO Bor cramp merpo. Oryza Typwer wiér Hanpaso ‘ypwer wiér Hameso ‘Typwer wiér 8 rocrmmny Bor yron. Tam Haxosures xumoreatp Toctiemma yaell oes ReeE wD 2 Reading Read the text and answer the questions in English a What is Anatoly’s sumame? 1b Where does his wife work? ¢ How long has Marina worked at the cinema? Where exactly do they live? What isa typicat Russian flat like? £ What amenities are there in the area where Anatoly and his family live? Auarésuii bExoposws Mawarun ~ mxenép. Ox xupét B Mocxné ne 3 uéuTpe, a Ha oxpamne. Y veré xexd, Basennitna Huxondepwa, 20%, Mapiiua u cobixa, Mlapux, Bancntima paSéract p anréxe, a Mapiina ye ‘pu réaa pabsraer p xuoTeéTpe; ond Kacciipura. Ipux, xouéwio, He padéraer. Omi xuByT B KBaptiipe, a oxpamie. ‘ro Tumivnag xpapripa: xYxna, Bénnas, onda m rocnimas. 3udwnr, 5To ue Suey Gomunia xpaptiipa, Ha oxpéume, rae ow axup{r, ecrs yHusepcds, anréxa, Kmuotedrp, wikdsa a crénuma merpé. Viréx, Bancutiua n Mapina pa6déTaot Ha oxKpdune, a Auatésuii pa6éraet B néuTpe, To ecrh Ovens nanexd. pannas rocrinan op (t) ona nasnr accapuia KonéHO. wpm a oxpanne ‘0068Ka enospouor sootic ots €0 (3 Key phrases Can you remember how to say the following in Russian? Listen to the recording and practise saying each phrase. a Thank you very much. te qieaod dioLocb -vcde OHKOW 999 {In this unit you will learn + how to ask/state whether something is permitted or not gaiay sydes6o}oud eye} euo Aew G ‘ornKon aoatfe Taivaodngedioob gy 90 © Dialogue Tra has taken Anna to see Kolomenskoye, a former royal estate on the banks of the Moskya river. ‘Anva — Kak6e kpacigoe mécto! Vipa Ala, sgece sAanun O4eHb Kpaciebie. Anna — A Kaxde 570 394Hve, BOH Tam, HanéBo? | vipa So Sue» crdpas uépKoae. Kpactivas, Aa? Anita — fla, 6veH. A xouy noceTiITl Myaéih, MOxKHO? Wipa la, KOHé4Ro. Anna — Xopourb. A ders 061i mya6n. Vipa —Xopowid ... Hao kyniire OMNETEI B Kacce. Anna SlaaHo ... CKaxi, Mpa, B Kdoce MOXHO KNITS OTKDEITIA? Vipa He axdio ... (Asks at ticket office.) .. Het, Henbat. Spach MOKHO KyMiATb TONBKO OMNETEI, Anta — Haverd. Vipa Hy, wor exon, 8 myaéi ... CuoTpii, AHA, 20H Tam HanpaE0, Suen cTépaA KApTA. Anna — fla, $ro gelictevirenso miTepécuaa Kapra, A $T0 4To? Vipa ‘So Gene crépoilt aepessnniilt ctyn. Ava — Cant, pa, sect MOxHO cpororpacbiposats? Vipa (Asks the museum attendant) ... Het, Anka, K comanéHMio 8 mysée HenbsA bororpacbapoBars. Avia — (Sighs)... Hy, HM40r6 .. aK6e Kpaciiwoe mécTO sagnun uspKoBs (t; floating 0) ‘A xOMY, Tht KONE (xOTETE) noceritT 8 nio6 mb (moGsTe) wp0 wynit onnéret Bkécce al the ticket office gororpadiposar> — to photograph: HenesA itis not possible, one may not ‘BXOA entrance ontorpér fo look, watch Képra_ map pelicrairensio realy Repenfnnein wooden cryn chair \ Ke corkanéuite unfortunately nage OK méxno itis possible, one may orKpirrim postcards | | | I GB myse% The Museum Moscow is full of museums; the only pressure on the tourist is how to fit in all the interesting sights! Konémenckoe Is a myaéi-sanopéquux - a museum and conservation area. itis usual for an attendant to be on duty in each room of a museum {often an elderly person) and in all but the smallest museums Visitors are ‘expected to leave their hats and coats in the rapaep66 (cloakroom) — indeed itis considered HexynbrypHo (uncivilized) to wear one’s outdoor ‘lothing in public places (@.9. theatres, restaurants) Thi x64eulb You want ‘Anna and Ira have clearly become friends and now address each the polite form of address and on unless a Russian invites you to Questions 1 True or false? a Anna aymaer, 470 epKonb Kpacupas. b B xacce Hems3a KYNHTS OTKpBITEH. yaar 10th et incjsee donno borespadmeceenstt (terres 2 Answer the questions! a Dae nano xymars 6usersi? b Yro onn pinst B Mysee? ¢ Yro Hensas jenaT B Mysce? How do you say it? How to: 1. Ask/state whether something is possible or if one may do something 3uech MOxKHO pororpadipoBaTs? Bnech MéxHO KymitTs 6ue: 2° Ask/state whether somethin something B kdcce nesb34 Kymin OTKpEITKM? B ysée Hema (botorpadrpopate. mpossible or if one may not do ‘onto aaoce {aueaodubedioiod v0 aivsodbodsoiod 5 ‘owmou soot (ro * 3 Ask/state whe Hiao writ » Kéccy? Hano xynitre 6unérst, necessary 10 do s * Express regret K conasigumo ... Grammar 1 Plural nouns tive plural of masculine or feminine nouns it ends in a consonant ot or Remove Add — Nom. pl. Meaning ‘The nominative plural of neuter nouns is a for ‘hard’ nouns (i.e. those ending in ©) and » for soft nouns (ic. those ending in Nom. sing, Remove Add —Nom.pl. Meaning mou letters saan buiigings following are the most common (a fuller list is notice how (apart from the words for people and children) there are recognizable pattems to these irregular: Masculine a youepontér — ——yamaeponréres universities Meaning Singular abrowo6iine © aBrowoSAnn cars m cid pe6bHox eu paw & we Tpameéin frame tid pata Feminine on ee eee sar foe He ° i sia mother Mats drepn cranes Row Crd ations tee eee time mC MeHa ‘There is an essential rule of spelling in Russian which it is important ae ae — to learn now. There are certain letters which can never be followed Dy bi, 10, ‘This rule often affects different forms of nouns and verbs and you will see that it affects what we have just learnt about making the nominative plural of masculine and feminine nouns e.g: Nom.sing. Remove Add ockes - " Nom. pl. mockanah nésyunt asaya a “ PEE eee eee See ‘The good news is that the accusative plural is exactly the same as the ive plural for all inanimate nouns (for animate nouns see Nominative plural Typicrer ‘The tourists Accusative plural vim 2 Adjectives We have already met the possessive adjective (Unit 1) —i. which describes to whom something belongs. describe. We have already met the following phrases 1! adjectives: Gaivaodubedsoi0b ‘owKon sabe qaieacdabedioed ‘owxon aoale v0 xpaciinas apxurextypa beautiful architecture ramisias KBapripa a nppical flat ‘The famous Boapmdii redrp includes an adjective — Goanméii simply means big (See Unit 3)..The most important thing ‘to remember about adjectives is that they must agree with the noun they describe in number (ic. singular or plural), gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) and case (ie. nominative, accusative, etc.). The most usual endings for adjectives in the nominative singular and plural are: Fem. sing. Neut. sing. Plural ssi an -08 owe “abl “Taninnan “unio Tunienie ynneepontér — Keapripa manne ‘Typiterst Note that the plural ending is the same for all genders. The spelling rule we met in (1) above is important when dealing with the masculine singular arid the plural of adjectives ~ if an adjective’s stem (i.e. the last letter before the ending) ends in r, x, X, >, ¥, mi, mx then the masculine singular ending will be -mit and the plural will be -ue: wazensxuit ynapepoaTéT a small university xopéumnte *xypHiutst good magazines ‘A small group of adjectives, ‘masculine ending -ofi (not -bii), Gompmndit 0M Monopdit axtép In dictionaries and vocabularies adjectives are always given in the nominative masculine singular. “stressed adjectives’, have the a big house young actor 3 Kak6ii Which? ‘This is a stressed adjective and means either which ?Avhat sort of? or what at: Kaxoii dame Tet xOueuIS cMoTpers? Kaxds xpaciipas népxos! Which film do you want to see? What a beautiful church! Ménwo, weamsi and wiigo are extremely common and very useful words. They are all used with an infinitive (fo do), e.g: B tedrpe uenaa xypiire! No smoking in the theatre! 5 Verbs a Xoretb to want Xerére (to want) doesn't conform to the pattern of iregular verbs we have met so far and is one of a very small number for which it is not sufficient just to know , Tt, ont forms: A xoWy abt xovH ‘rat x6veU bu xovire ot xoTsT on xéuer b Mo6iiTe to fove ThoGir» is a second conjugation verb (like ronopirr.), but notice that it has an extra tin the @ form only: a mobo, Tot rob um, Ow sndéirr, etc. This applies to all second conjugation verbs whose stems Ge. what's left when you remove -mrs) end in 6, B, M1, €.g.: Tordsurs 10 prepare 4 TOTORMO, Th TOTSEMLIB, OH FOTOHHT, Mbt TOTOBHM, BEI rordpure, omm rorésaT Practice 4.1 Read and answer! ‘Match the questions with the answers: 1 Tae Moxtio emorpert dbustats:? »B ynmsepcame 2 Tne moxno xymits punto? 1B ace 3. The Moxto cMotpers Oaner? 4 Tre moxno xymrrs Gusiersi? dQ 5 rearpe 4.2 Read and answer! ‘You are trying to find your way round Kolomenskoye. Complete your part of the conversation: But a ‘Say excuse me, please’. Tipoxomwnit a? Bur 'b Ask how to get to the church. Mpoxoxnit —_Llepkose BoH Tam, HaneBo. Bot ¢ Say ‘thank you’ and ask where the museum Is. Nipoxormnit panto, notow wanpaso. Bur Ask where you can buy tickets. AIpoxorxnit —B Kacoe, KoHeHo. 8) jodindbedioiob ‘oHMON 90H gains v0 ausaodubedioiod p ‘onnon aoobie v0 Bet Say ‘thank you" and ‘goodbye’. Mpoxorxuit Mlomanyiicra, Ao CBRAaHIA. 4.3 Look and answer! ‘These items are from a leaflet in a hotel room, What instructions are being given? a B mbre nems3a xypare! bb B moctemr ne KypHTs! ¢ If @éGpuxa means factory, what sort of factory is being advertised below? Poccun woKonaaHan da6puKa CKA3KM1_ JIECA KOH®ETBI JTecuoit opex @ uencnom nparune u meuneiit woKonad ——_1972}) (3.4.4 Read, answer and listen! ‘Here are some answers. What were the questions? The first one is done for you. When you have worked through the exercise, listen to the complete dialogue on the recording. Dro GompuoH ropoz ‘QTo crapasl WepKos ‘Bro murepecunii Myseii a Kaxoil oto ropoa? b : : a Dro manembKoe suzanite mr e ‘ro wonas KaKra f Dro Gommmno! OM 38 4.5 Look and answer! BE Viktor is standing outside the school. Give the six instructions [3 8 (indicated by the arrows) which will enable him to get tothe reatp. | | Y oe > wom) fh | | g a" — LE Mure _____, norom » HoToM ,WoTOM noTose TOTO 4.6 Read and write! ‘Answer these questions about yourself ‘Kax pac 20nyt? Tae wat unite? Tne pot paGoraere? Bur xupére » OMe uaut (or) B KBaprupe? Kaxoil y pac om?/Kaxaa y sac xaaprapa? eneee Comprehension ©31 Conversation Read, listen and answer! Oss: has just artived in St Petersburg for a holiday and is chatting 10 the répuwaizas (maid) on her floor in the hotel fonna (Indicating the armchair next to the maid's desk.) MaxKHo? Fopununan fla, noxdnyiicra, soe 8 ‘owxon Gaseaodnpodioso (ro fonnsa CKansire, noxkanylicra, 8 rooTHANYe MOxHO KynitT> onepsiras # MADE? Fopsmaiian fla, KOHONHO, MOXHO, BHNSY, B KNECKE. tons Craci6o. A uTo MOxKHO AénaTs Bévepom & roctiiiiue? Topnmuian —Y Hac 6 rocTaHMye ecTe KMHoTeaTP. tonwn Xopowid. A duene nioGno cuotpére canewes. B roctiinvye M TeATp e0TS? Topnmman K coxKanéniio, Her. Ho y Hac ecTe AMCKOTéKa. tonna fla. wwTepécHo ... HO A He GYeHE MmoGNO nom yabiny. Topnmunan VM, KoHoWHO, B rocTiIMMYe ECT OYeHe xopoUMit poctopay, tonna Ard, A BéuepoM “70 MOXKHO ANAT B ropone? Toprisiaa B ropone? Hy, ® ropone ecb KOHEsHO TeATPH, rarmoTedTps, PecTOPAHe, AACKOTOKH, ionna Xopou6. (Pointing to television near maid’s desk) Cxaxire, noxanylicra, specs MOKHO CMOTPETS ‘enesiisop? Topnmunad — fla, KoHe4HO MOKHO, tonna Xopows ... (Moves to sit by television and takes out a cigarette) Topuwsnan — Viseuiiire, sect Henbos KypiTe! néyepom in the evening pHuay downstairs wcxoréxa disco | MOCK Kiosk épxa stamp non-mgssika pop music True or false? a b ce a e t YOamag paGoract » Casxr-Herep6ypre. B rocraHHle MOXHO KyIHTb MapkH. YOsux moGur aucKoreKn. B ropoge Hestb38 CMOTPeTh wb. B rocTUHAlle MOxHO CMOTPETE TesTeBUIOP. ‘Hano KypuTb, KOrsa Bbl CMOTPHTE TesIeBESOP. el 2 Reading Read the text and answer the questions in English MOCKBA-B/IAAMMUP Moscow-Viadimir-Suzdal? b What sort of cities are Vladimir and Suzdal? oalp ¢ What sort of buildings are BNAQMM to be found there? Ere @ What is produced in the QIN 22" factories in Vladimir? e Why is Suzdal called a gl ‘museum town’? {What else is Suzdal famous for? Toésaka » Mocksy, Buantimup u Cisaans? Kaxda xopémian uiéa! Towemj? 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