I. At the hotel
a) Dialogue
Listen to the dialogue between John and the receptionist in a hotel. John has reserved a double room for 4 days in this hotel. The receptionists gives the key from the number 116 and tells that there is a bathroom, a telephone and a TV set in the room. John asks when he should pay and the receptionist answers that he can do it when he wants.
b) Listen and repeat the dialogue phrase by phrase.
c) Listen to the phrases in Russian and choose the right translation.
II. Is there a bathroom in the room?
a) Learn the following Russian words:
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мини-бар |
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snack-bar |
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кондиционер |
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air-conditioner |
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холодильник |
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fridge |
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душ |
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shower |
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ванная |
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bath-room |
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телевизор |
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TV set |
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телефон |
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phone |
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стол |
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table |
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стул |
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chair |
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кресло |
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armchair |
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диван |
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couch |
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кровать |
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bed |
b) Listen to the Russian words and choose the right translation from the list:
c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
III. Where is the restaurant?
a) Learn the Russian words:
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лифт |
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lift |
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ресторан |
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restaurant |
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буфет |
- | buffet |
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регистрация |
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reception |
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парикмахерская |
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hairdressing saloon |
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прачечная |
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laundry |
b) Ask a stranger where is:
c) Listen to the mini-dialogues and do the following tasks:
IV. Is there a telephone in the room?
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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Is there a bathroom in the room? |
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Yes, there is a bathroom, a telephone and a TV set in the room? |
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В номере есть ванная комната? |
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Да. В номере есть ванная, телефон и телевизор.
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"Есть" may indicate the presence of an object somewhere or the possession of an object and, depending on the context, it can be translated by the expression "there is" or the verb "to have".
Look at the examples with this construction:
a) Using the following expression, translate phrases into Russian:
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In the room there is ... |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
b) Using the following expression, translate phrases into Russian:
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In the hotel there is ... |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
c) Using the following expressions, translate phrases into Russian:
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I have ... |
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You have ... |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
V. Is it your passport?
In this and previous lessons you have seen Russian words "мой" (my) and "Ваш" (your). Notice that depending on the grammatical gender and number of the following noun these words may change.
- "мой" [moy] and "Ваш" [vash] for masculine
- "моя" [maya] and "Ваша" [vasha] for faminine
- "моё" [mayo] and "Ваше" [vashe] for neuter
- "мои" [mai] and "Ваши" [vashi] for plural
a) Listen and repeat the following examples with these words:
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Is this your luggage? - Yes, this is my lugagage. |
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Is this your key? - Yes, this is my key. |
b) Give a positive answer to the questions:
VI. When should I pay?
Look at the following constructions:
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I need, I must, I'd like |
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You need, you should, you must ... |
a) Learn the following expressions:
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
VII. Numerals
a) Revise the numerals from 1 to 10 and do the following tasks.
Look at the examples of these numerals with the noun день [dyen] - "day" in the following expressions:
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на один день |
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for one day |
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на 2-4 дня |
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for 2-4 days |
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на 5-10 дней |
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for 5-10 days |
Learn the following expression and translate into Russian:
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У меня зарезервирован номер ... |
I have reserved a room ... |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
b) Learn the following Russian numerals:
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c) Listen to the mini-dialogues and do the following tasks:
In this lesson you have learnt:
- Words and expressions on the topic "Hotel".
- Constructions which you can use to say about the availability of something:
- В номере есть телефон.
- У меня есть билет.
- The fact that in Russian "мой" and "Ваш" have several forms and their use depends on the grammatical gender and number of the nouns that follow them:
- Это мой билет.
- Это моя виза.
- Это мои вещи.
- You have also continued working with the construction "Мне нужно":
- Мне нужно оплатить гостиницу.
- Вам нужно оплатить такси.
- You have learnt the numerals from 20 to 99.
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