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1. In the airport
2. Transport
3. At the hotel
4. In the street
5. Sightseeings
6. Shopping
7. At the restaurant
8. At the drugstore
9. Currency exchange
10. Internet/Phone
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Lesson 4

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I. Asking the way

a) Dialogues

A tourist doesn't know how to find the Lenin square. She asks a passer-by about the way to it, and he tells that she should reach a big house, turn to the right, cross the bridge and go along the street. The tourist asks him to repeat it once more since she does not speak Russian fluently, and then she thanks him for the help.

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A tourist looks for a W.C. He asks a passer-by where the nearest W.C. is and she tells that there may be a W.C. near the park. She says that to reach the park the tourist should turn the corner and cross the square.

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b) Listen and repeat the dialogues phrase by phrase.

c) Listen to the phrases in Russian and choose the right translation.

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II. Tell me the way to the Lenin square!

a) Learn the following Russian words:

дом
[dom]    

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house

здание
[zdaniye]    

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building

парк
[park]    

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park

музей
[moozyey]    

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museum

мост
[most]    

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bridge

река
[rika]    

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river

набережная
[nabirijnaya]    

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quay

магазин
[magazin]    

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shop

квартал
[kvartal]    

-

block (of buildings)

угол
[oogal]    

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corner

светофор
[svitafor]    

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traffic lights

перекрёсток
[pirikryostak]    

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road crossing

переход
[pirihot]    

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pedestrian crossing

b) Read the Russian words and choose the right translation from the list::

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c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:

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III. Go straight ahead!

a) Learn the following Russian verbs:

идти
[itti]    

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go (by foot)

идти через
[itti cheris]    

-

go through, cross

идти вдоль
[itti vdol]    

-

go along

пройти к
[prayti k]    

-

go to (smth.)

дойти до
[dayti do]    

-

reach (smth.)

повернуть
[pavirnoot]    

-

turn

пересечь
[pirisyech]    

-

cross

Look at the examples with these verbs:

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b) Listen and choose the right transalation for the phrases:

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c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:

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

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IV. How can I get to the Pushkin square?

In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:

How can I get to the Pushkin square?

Как пройти к площади Пушкина?
[kak prayti k ploschidi pooshkina]    

a) Learn the following expressions:

пройти на улицу Пушкина
[prayti na oolitsoo pooshkina]    

-

get to the Pushkin street

пройти к мосту
[prayti k mastoo]    

-

get to the bridge

пройти к гостинице
[prayti g gastinitse]    

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get to the hotel

пройти к станции метро
[prayti k stantsii mitro]    

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get to the undegraound station

пройти к вокзалу
[prayti k vagzaloo]    

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get to the railway station

b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:

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V. There is a W.C. near the park.

In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:

There is a W.C. near the park.

Туалет есть рядом с парком.
[tooalyet yest ryadam s parkam]    

Listen to the following phrases and complete the test:

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VI. I'm a foreigner !

In the dialogue above you have seen the following phrase:

I'm a foreigner and I speak Russian badly.

Я иностранка и плохо говорю по-русски.
[ya inastranka i ploha gavaryoo pa rooski]    

It is possible to tell about the knowledge of the language using following expressions:

говорить по-русски, по-английски
[gavarit pa rooski, pa angliyski]    

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speak Russian, English

понимать по-русски, по-английски
[panimat pa rooski, pa angliyski]    

-

understand Russian, English

a) Look, listen and reapeat the examples with these expressions:

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b) Answer the questions in Russian following the model and check yourself:

Model:

Вы говорите по-английски?
[vi gavariti pa angliyski?]    

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Нет, я не говорю по-английски.
[nyet, ya ni gavaryoo pa angliyski]    

Do you speak English? - No, I don't speak English.

Questions:

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c) Learn the following Russian words and translate phrases into Russian:

хорошо
[harasho]    

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well

плохо
[ploha]    

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badly

немного
[nimnoga]    

-

a little

чуть-чуть
[choot-choot]    

-

a bit

Translate into Russian following the model and check yourself:

Model:

Я хорошо говорю по-английски.
[ya harasho gavaryoo pa angliyski]    

I speak English well.

Prases to translate:

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VII. Could you please repeat it!

In the dialogue above you have seen the following phrase:

Could you please repeat it a bit slower?

Вы не могли бы повторить чуть медленнее?
[vi ni magli bi paftarit choot myedliniye?]    

If you want to address another person with a polite request, you may use the expression Вы не могли бы [vi ni magli bi]     - "Could you please..."

a) Learn the following expressions:

повторить
[paftarit]    

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repeat

говорить медленнее
[gavarit myedliniye]    

-

speak slower

подсказать, как пройти к вокзалу
[patskazat, kak prayti k vagzaloo]    

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tell how to get to the railway station

показать, где находится музей
[pakazat, gdye nahoditsa moozyey]    

-

show where the museum is situated

показать дорогу к площади
[pakazat darogoo k ploschidi]    

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show the way to the square

b) Translate into Russian, using the expression Вы не могли бы [vi ni magli bi]    , and check yourself:

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VIII. Numerals

a) Revise numerals from the previous lessons.

b) Listen, read and repeat the following examples:

21

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двадцать один
[dvatsat adin]    

22

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двадцать два
[dvadsat dva]    

23

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двадцать три
[dvatsat tri]    

34

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тридцать четыре
[tritsat chitiri]    

45

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сорок пять
[sorak pyat]    

56

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пятьдесят шесть
[piddisyat shest]    

67

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шестьдесят семь
[shizdisyat syem]    

78

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семьдесят восемь
[syemdisyat vosim]    

89

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восемьдесят девять
[vosimdisyat dyevit]    

99

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девяносто девять
[divinosta dyevit]    

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

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In this lesson you have learnt:

- Words and expressions on the topic "City".

- Verbs and prepositions, with the help of which we can specify traveling directions in Russian:

  • - идти через, вдоль, до
  • - дойти до
  • - повернуть

- Forms of imperative mood of several Russian verbs:

  • Идите!
  • Поверните!

- An expression, which you can use to find out which way to:

  • Как пройти к вокзалу?

- Expressions, which can be helpful to state your knowledge of languages:

  • Я понимаю по-английски.
  • Я немного говорю по-русски.

- An expression, with the help of which you can make a request:

  • Вы не могли бы повторить?
  • Я немного говорю по-русски.

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:

  • City
  • Sightseeing
  • Numerals from 0 to 100
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