C.A, Xapponnua, A.M. DInpovencran Pyccknii 351K. B YpaxkKHeHHAx 19-e usdanue RA meas MOCKBA 2009‘VINK 808.2. (075.8)-084.6 BbK X12 81.2 Pyc-923 X12 Translated by Vladimir Korotky Drawings by Valery Karasyov : Xapponwna, C.A. Pycernii 136k B ynpaxnenusx. Vuetiving Hocofine (ua ronopsnqax wa aRr- amifickom sane) / C.A. Xanponnua, A.M. [mpoyencxas. - 19-e nag. — M.: Pyc- cKAi A3BIK. Kypcrt, 2009. ~ 384 c. ISBN 978-5-88337-155-3 Kuwra ABsIeTCd UPA THSeCKHM HOCOGHEM IO PYCCKOMY A3EIKY H MoDker Osi HCIONb3OBaHa Kak AOMOMHHTENb HBL MaTepHal K moGomy HaYaIBHOMY Kypcy pyccKoro s3bIKa. TlocoGue coxepxur pesnoobpasiiie yupaxnenua, HanpasmeHHoe Wa orpa- SOTKY MpaBHJIGHEIX H UPOYBBIX. (pPaMMaTH4ecKHX HaBbIKOB, HEOOXONMMBIX JUIH OBIZNEHHA PEXbIO Ha PYCCKOM s3brke, TpamMarwueckeh MavepHall UpencTaBna- ered B peyewbix obpasuax, B rabamua, B Kpatkux KoMMexTapwax. Ko mHoran YUPDKHGHHIM JJ@HbI KOU, ISBN 978-5-88337-155-3 © @yccxnit sas1K» Kypcet, 2007 ee © Xasponuua C.A., Unpovencnas AL, 2007 ee, Penposyumposanus (socnpowsnencanic) nkoCane hs cnocoGom gammoro Mxauma Geo sororope ¢ HB QATeNECTBOM Sanpenaercs.PREFACE Russian in Exercises is intended for beginners. It contains exercises designed to consolidate and activise basic Russian gramaar and vocabulary Russian in Exercises falls into two pars: 1. An Introductory Lexical and Grammatical Course, and 2, The Main Counse. [. An Introductory Lexical and Grammatical Course The exercises given in this part are based on a limited vocabulary (approximately 350 words) and will cnable the student to mester the main (ypes of the Russian simple sentence and also a number of points of Russian grammar, such as personal verb forms and tenses, and the ° pinral of nouns. At the same time they will acquaint him with the main ways of expressing the agent, place and time of an action, possession, an attribute of an object, and affirmation and negation. The exercises will teach the student, how to ask various types of questions containing the question words xmo? ‘who?', xozdd? “when??, 22? ‘where?’, vei? ‘whose?’ and xaxci#? “what (kind of)? and to understand and make simple statements, The Introductory Course lays the foundation for further study of the language. 2. The Main Course The Main Course falls into three latge sections; The Use of the Cases; The Verb; and Com- plex Sentences, One of the principat peculiarities of Russian grammar is the category of case, the essence of which is the fact that-every Russian noun adjective, pronoun, ordinal numecal and participte has a whole system of forms expressing different meanings, ¢, g. to cmyddum. “This is a student,’ Her cmyddema, ‘There is no student,’ Tuny onydéumy. ‘Tam writing to a student.’ Brimy cmpddima, “I seo a student." 3uaxém co cmyddunaw. ‘I know a student." Fosoptoa 0 cmydéume, ‘We are talking about a student.’ This often presents difficulty to non-Russian students of the language, It is impossible to speak Russian correctly without a thorough knowledge of the case forms and without learning to use these forms automatically in speech, This has determined the structure of the Main Course, the arrangement of its contents and the number of exercises in each section, ‘The authors introduce the cases and their meanings in the order generally followed in prac- Ucal teaching of the language to non-Russians. First of all the student is introduced to geam- matical features most essential for everyday communication. Thus, be should first be able fo name objects (310 ydGiux, “Tais isa textoook,’) then to name the place of an action (1 xy 3 WTéudone, “I live in London), then fo name an object acted upon (51 surivo xitizy, “1 am reading a book.’), etc,