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.
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.
b) Listen and repeat the dialogues phrase by phrase.
c) Listen to the phrases in Russian and choose the right translation.
II. Tell me the way to the Lenin square!
a) Learn the following Russian words:
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дом |
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house |
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здание |
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building |
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парк |
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park |
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музей |
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museum |
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мост |
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bridge |
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река |
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river |
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набережная |
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quay |
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магазин |
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shop |
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квартал |
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block (of buildings) |
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угол |
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corner |
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светофор |
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traffic lights |
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перекрёсток |
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road crossing |
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переход |
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pedestrian crossing |
b) Read the Russian words and choose the right translation from the list::
c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
III. Go straight ahead!
a) Learn the following Russian verbs:
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идти |
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go (by foot) |
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идти через |
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go through, cross |
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идти вдоль |
- | go along |
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пройти к |
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go to (smth.) |
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дойти до |
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reach (smth.) |
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повернуть |
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turn |
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пересечь |
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cross |
Look at the examples with these verbs:
b) Listen and choose the right transalation for the phrases:
c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
e) Listen to the mini-dialogues and do the following tasks:
IV. How can I get to the Pushkin square?
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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How can I get to the Pushkin square? |
Как пройти к площади Пушкина? |
a) Learn the following expressions:
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пройти на улицу Пушкина |
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get to the Pushkin street |
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пройти к мосту |
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get to the bridge |
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пройти к гостинице |
- | get to the hotel |
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пройти к станции метро |
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get to the undegraound station |
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пройти к вокзалу |
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get to the railway station |
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
V. There is a W.C. near the park.
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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There is a W.C. near the park. |
Туалет есть рядом с парком. |
Listen to the following phrases and complete the test:
VI. I'm a foreigner !
In the dialogue above you have seen the following phrase:
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I'm a foreigner and I speak Russian badly. |
Я иностранка и плохо говорю по-русски. |
It is possible to tell about the knowledge of the language using following expressions:
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говорить по-русски, по-английски |
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speak Russian, English |
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понимать по-русски, по-английски |
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understand Russian, English |
a) Look, listen and reapeat the examples with these expressions:
b) Answer the questions in Russian following the model and check yourself:
Model:
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Do you speak English? - No, I don't speak English. |
Questions:
c) Learn the following Russian words and translate phrases into Russian:
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хорошо |
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well |
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плохо |
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badly |
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немного |
- | a little |
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чуть-чуть |
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a bit |
Translate into Russian following the model and check yourself:
Model:
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I speak English well. |
Prases to translate:
VII. Could you please repeat it!
In the dialogue above you have seen the following phrase:
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Could you please repeat it a bit slower? |
Вы не могли бы повторить чуть медленнее? |
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:
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повторить |
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repeat |
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говорить медленнее |
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speak slower |
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подсказать, как пройти к вокзалу |
- | tell how to get to the railway station |
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показать, где находится музей |
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show where the museum is situated |
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показать дорогу к площади |
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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:
VIII. Numerals
a) Revise numerals from the previous lessons.
b) Listen, read and repeat the following examples:
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c) Listen to the Russian numeral and write it (with figures 1, 2, 3 etc.) in the text area:
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.
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