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Lesson 2. Transport

Dialogues

Here you can work with dialogues of the lesson

I. Urban transport

a) Listen to the dialogues and read the translation

A tourist is looking for the ticket office in the underground. He asks a passer-by where it is situated and he asks about the fare in the underground as well.

Dialogue 2-1. Underground

Transcription

- Извините, пожалуйста, где здесь касса?

[izviniti, pajaloosta, gdye zdyes kassa?]

- Excuse me, where is a ticket office over here?

- Вот там, справа.

[vot tam, sprava]

- Over there, to the right.

- А сколько стоит проезд?

[a skolka stoit prayest?]

- And how much is the fare?

- Сорок рублей.

[sorak rooblyey]

- 40 rubles.

- Спасибо.

[spasiba]

- Thank you.

- Не за что.

[nye za shta]

- You're welcome.

A tourist is going to take a taxi in order to get to the hotel. She asks the taxi driver if he is free and how much it will cost to go to the hotel.

Dialogue 2-2. Taxi

Transcription

- Здравствуйте, вы свободны?

[zdrastvooyti, vi svabodni?]

- Hello, are you free?

- Да.

[da]

- Yes.

- Мне нужно на улицу Горького, гостиница "Россия".

[mnye noojna na oolitsoo gorkava, gastinitsa rassiya]

- I need to go to the Gorky street, hotel "Rossiya"?

- Хорошо, садитесь.

[harasho, sadityes]

- Ok, get in.

- Сколько это стоит?

[skolka eta stoit?]

- How much does it cost?

- Шестьсот рублей.

[shissot rooblyey]

- Six hundred rubles.

- Прекрасно.

[prikrasna]

- Very good.

A tourist takes a bus. He asks another passanger how to get to the Lenin square.

Dialogue 2-3. Bus

Transcription

- Извините, пожалуйста, сколько остановок до площади Ленина?

[izviniti, pajaloosta, skolka astanovak da ploschidi lyenina?]

- Excuse me, how many stops are there to get to the Lenin square?

- Три остановки.

[tri astanofki]

- Three stops.

- Спасибо.

[spasiba]

- Thank you.

- Пожалуйста.

[pajaloosta]

- You're welcome.

b) Listen and repeat the dialogues phrase by phrase

II. Asking for help in transport

a) Find the translation of Russian phrases

Listen to the phrases. Drag the English phrases from the list below
and drop them into the corresponding fields.

Phrase 1
Phrase 2
Phrase 3
Phrase 4
Phrase 5
Phrase 6
Phrase 7
Phrase 8

8Very good. 3Are you free? 5How much is the fare?	4You're welcome. 2I need to go to the Gorky street. 7How much does it cost?
6How many stops are there to get to the Lenin square? 1Where is a ticket office over here?

Vocabulary

Here you can learn words and expressions of the lesson.

I. Where is the bus stop?

a) Learn Russian words:

Transcription
касса [kassa]	ticket office
трамвай [tramvay]	tramway
троллейбус [tralyeboos]	trolleybus
машина [mashina]	car
остановка [astanofka]	stop
автобусная остановка [aftoboosnaya astanofka]	bus stop
трамвайная остановка [tramvaynaya astanofka]	tramway stop
троллейбусная остановка [tralyeboosnaya astanofka]	trolleybus stop
станция метро [stantsiya mitro]	subway station
схема метро [shyema mitro]	subway lines plan
стоянка такси [stayanka taksi]	taxi parking

b) Listen and find the corresponding English word:

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II. To the airport!

a) Learn Russian words:

Transcription
улица [oolitsa]	street
площадь [ploschat]	square
гостиница [gastinitsa]	hotel
аэропорт [airaport]	airport
вокзал [vagzal]	railway station

b) Translate phrases from English into Russian:

Phrases to translate

1. It is a square.	Check yourself
2. It is a hotel.	Check yourself
3. It is the airport.	Check yourself
4. It is the railway station.	Check yourself
5. It is a street.	Check yourself

III. Russian numerals

a) Learn Russian numerals from 1 to 10:

Transcription
один [adin]	one
два [dva]	two
три [tri]	three
четыре [chitiri]	four
пять [pyat]	five
шесть [shest]	six
семь [syem]	seven
восемь [vosim]	eight
девять [dyevit]	nine
десять [dyesit]	ten

Look at the following examples of these numerals with the noun остановка [astanofka] - stop:

1 (одна) остановка [adna astanofka]	one stop
2 (две) остановки [dvye astanofki]	two stops
3 (три) остановки [tri astanofki]	three stops
4 (четыре) остановки [chitiri astanofki]	four stops
5 (пять) остановок [pyat astanovak]	five stops
6 (шесть) остановок [shest astanovak]	six stops
7 (семь) остановок [syem astanovak]	seven stops
8 (восемь) остановок [vosim astanovak]	eight stops
9 (девять) остановок [dyevit astanovak]	nine stops
10 (десять) остановок [dyesit astanovak]	ten stops

Look at the following examples of these numerals with the noun рубль [roobl] - ruble:

1 (один) рубль [adin roobl]	one ruble
2 (два) рубля [dva rooblya]	two rubles
3 (три) рубля [tri rooblya]	three rubles
4 (четыре) рубля [chitiri rooblya]	four rubles
5 (пять) рублей [pyat rooblyey]	five rubles
6 (шесть) рублей [shest rooblyey]	six rubles
7 (семь) рублей [syem rooblyey]	seven rubles
8 (восемь) рублей [vosim rooblyey]	eight rubles
9 (девять) рублей [dyevit rooblyey]	nine rubles
10 (десять) рублей [dyesit rooblyey]	ten rubles

b) Listen to the Russian numeral and write it (with figures 1, 2, 3 etc.) in the text area:

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c) Learn the following Russian numerals:

Transcription
десять [dyesit]	ten
двадцать [dvatsat]	twenty
тридцать [tritsat]	thirty
сорок [sorak]	fourty
пятьдесят [pitdisyat]	fifty
шестьдесят [shizdisyat]	sixty
семьдесят [syemdisyat]	seventy
восемьдесят [vosimdisyat]	eighty
девяносто [divinosta]	ninety
сто [sto]	one hundred

Look at the following examples:

10 (десять) рублей [dyesit rooblyey]	ten rubles
20 (двадцать) рублей [dvatsat rooblyey]	twenty rubles
30 (тридцать) рублей [tritsat rooblyey]	thirty rubles
90 (девяносто) рублей [divinosta rooblyey]	ninety rubles
100 (сто) рублей [sto rooblyey]	one hundred rubles

d) Listen to the Russian numeral and write it (with figures 1, 2, 3 etc.) in the text area:

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Practice

Here you can learn grammar and lexical rules of the lesson.

I. Asking the way

a) Ask questions in Russian:

Questions in Russian

In the previous lesson you learned the following expression in Russian:

Excuse me, please, where is ...?

Извините, пожалуйста, где находится...?
[izviniti, pajaloosta, gdye nahoditsa...?]

Ask a stranger:

1. - the way to the subway station	Check yourself
2. - the way to the taxi parking	Check yourself
3. - the way to the stop	Check yourself
4. - the way to the ticket office	Check yourself

II. How much is the fare?

Question Сколько стоит ...?

In the dialogue you could see the following construction:

How much is the fare?

Сколько стоит проезд?
[skolka stoit prayest]

a) Learn the following expressions:

на такси [na taksi]	by taxi
на метро [na mitro]	by underground
на автобусе [na aftoboosye]	by bus
на троллейбусе [na tralyeboosye]	by trolleybus
на трамвае [na tramvaye]	by tram

b) Build phrases in Russian:

Drag and drop the following words to build phrases. You can read correct answers by clicking the button "Display answers"

Сколько		стоит	троллейбусе	такси
на	метро	проезд	автобусе	трамвае

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How much is the fare by underground?

Сколько стоит проезд на метро

Сколько стоит проезд на метро?

How much is the fare by taxi?

Сколько стоит проезд на такси

Сколько стоит проезд на такси?

How much is the fare by bus?

Сколько стоит проезд на автобусе

Сколько стоит проезд на автобусе?

How much is the fare by tram?

Сколько стоит проезд на трамвае

Сколько стоит проезд на трамвае?

How much is the fare by trolley?

Сколько стоит проезд на троллейбусе

Сколько стоит проезд на троллейбусе?

III. Is this a hotel?

a) Look at the pictures and answer the questions following the model:

Model:

Это вокзал? [eta vagzal?]	-	Да, это вокзал. [da, eta vagzal]	(Нет, это аэропорт.) [nyet, eta airaport]
Is it a ralway station?	-	Yes, it is a ralway station.	(No, it is an airport)

Это вокзал? - ...
[eta vagzal?]

Check yourself

Это аэропорт? - ...
[eta airaport?]

Check yourself

Это улица? - ...
[eta oolitsa?]

Check yourself

Это гостиница? - ...
[eta gastinitsa?]

Check yourself

Это вокзал? - ...
[eta vagzal?]

Check yourself

IV. I need to go to the railway station!

Construction Мне нужно ...

In the dialogue you could see the following construction:

I need to go to the Gorky street.

Мне нужно на улицу Горького.
[mnye noojna na oolitsoo gorkava]

a) Learn the following expressions:

на вокзал [na vagzal]	(to go) to the railway station
в аэропорт [v airaport]	(to go) to the airport
в гостиницу "Россия" [v gastinitsoo rasiya]	(to go) to the hotel "Rossiya"
на улицу Ленина [na oolitsoo lyenina]	(to go) to the Lenin street
на площадь Победы [na ploschat pabyedi]	(to go) to the Pobeda square

b) Translate phrases from English into Russian:

Phrases to translate

1. I need to go to the Lenin street.	Check yourself
2. I need to go to the Pobeda square.	Check yourself
3. I need to go to the hotel "Rossiya".	Check yourself
4. I need to go to the airport.	Check yourself
5. I need to go to the railway station.	Check yourself

V. It's to the right.

To the left, to the right ...

In the dialogues you could see the following expression:

Over there, to the right.

Вот там, справа.
[vot tam, sprava]

a) Learn the following Russian words:

Transcription
справа [sprava]	to the right
слева [slyeva]	to the left
прямо [pryama]	straight ahead

b) Listen to the mini-dialogues and do the following tasks:

Choose an appropriate variant to continue the phrase:

c0102052.V.b)

Record 1

Record 2

Record 3

1. The railway station is:

to the left

to the right

straight ahead

2. The taxi parking is:

to the left

to the right

straight ahead

3. The bus stop is:

to the left

to the right

straight ahead

VI. Mini-dialogues

a) Revise numerals from 1 to 10. Listen to the mini-dialogues and complete the following test:

Enter an appropriate numeral in the text area:

c0102072.VII.b)

Record 1

Record 2

Record 3

Record 4

Record 5

1. There are 4 stops to go to the Pushkin square.

2. There are 3 stops to go to the railway station.

3. There are 1 stops to go to the Gorky street.

4. The fare is 8 rubles for the bus.

5. The fare is 6 rubles for the trolley.

b) Revise numerals from 10 to 100. Listen to the mini-dialogues and complete the following test:

Enter an appropriate numeral in the text area:

c0102074.VII.d)

Record 1

Record 2

Record 3

Record 4

Record 5

1. It costs 100 rubles to go to the hotel by taxi.

2. The fare is 10 rubles for the tram.

3. It costs 80 rubles to go to the Gorky street by taxi.

4. The fare is 20 rubles for the underground.

5. It costs 60 rubles to go to the Pushkin square by taxi.

Revision

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a) Listen and find the corresponding English phrases:

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Is this translated as:

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In this lesson you have learned

- Words and expressions on the topic "Transport"

- The way you can say in Russian that you need something:

Мне нужно в гостиницу.

- How to ask about the cost of things, for example, the bus fare:

Сколько это стоит?
Сколько стоит проезд в автобусе?

- How to point out the way in Russian:

Справа.
Слева.
Прямо.

- You have learned Russian numerals from 1 to 10, and tens from 10 to 100.

In order to make sure you have understood all the material of the lesson and to get some additional information, we recommend you to visit the following pages:

Pages of Transport section:
- Bus, trolley, tram
- Subway
- Taxi
Numerals from 1 to 100

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Dialogues

I. Urban transport

II. Asking for help in transport

Vocabulary

I. Where is the bus stop?

II. To the airport!

III. Russian numerals

Practice

I. Asking the way

II. How much is the fare?

III. Is this a hotel?

Model:

IV. I need to go to the railway station!

V. It's to the right.

VI. Mini-dialogues

Revision

Revise this lesson's materials