Colloquial Russian

Colloquial Russian provides a step-by-step course in Russian as it is written and spoken today. This fifth edition offers modernised language reflecting social and cultural changes, new vocabulary essential for day-to-day interactions, and updated audio material.

Autorentext

Svetlana le Fleming has taught Russian at the University of Northumbria, UK.

Susan E. Kay has taught Russian at the University of Northumbria, UK.

Mikhail Vodopyanov is Associate Lecturer in Russian at the University of St Andrews, UK.

Klappentext

Colloquial Russian provides a step-by-step course in Russian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Russian in a broad range of situations, requiring no prior knowledge of the language. Features include: progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios useful vocabulary lists throughout the text additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries This fifth edition offers modernised language reflecting social and cultural changes, new vocabulary that's essential for day-to-day interactions, and updated audio material. Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Russian will be an indispensable resource for both independent learners and students taking courses in Russian. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download for free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. The audio material features the texts, dialogues and exercises from the book and will help develop listening and pronunciation skills.

Inhalt

Preface to the fifth edition

Introduction

Introduction to the Russian language

1. ?

What's your name?

2. We are studying Russian

At the hotel

4. A typical day

Family

6. !

Visiting friends

7. Sport

Favourite holidays

9. Festivals

Arbat

11. How to rent a flat in Moscow

Russian mass media

13. !

Shopping

14. Travelling

The theatre

16. Health care

St Petersburg

18. Equal rights

Education

20. C

Siberia

Grammar summary

Spelling rules · Gender · Declension tables · Verbs · Prepositions · Stress

Key to the exercises

EnglishRussian vocabulary

RussianEnglish vocabulary

Audio track listing

Grammar index

Russian index