The RUSSIAN Fast Course
      The RUSSIAN Fast Course
         Table of Contents
               Preface ...................................................................................................................... xvi
               Introduction .............................................................................................................. xvii
               Fast tapes .................................................................................................................. xix
               1. Lesson 1 .................................................................................................................. 1
                 Ру́сский алфави́т ............................................................................................ 1
                 The Russian alphabet ............................................................................................. 2
                    Упражне́ние №1. ................................................................................... 18
                    Упражне́ние №2. ................................................................................... 19
                    Упражне́ние №3. ................................................................................... 19
                    Упражне́ние №4. ................................................................................... 20
                    Упражне́ние №5. ................................................................................... 20
                 Russian phonetics ................................................................................................ 21
                 Practice in Russian phonetics ................................................................................. 22
                 Spelling and pronunciation .................................................................................... 23
                 Rule 1: the vowels o and a ................................................................................... 23
                 Rule 2: The vowels е and я ................................................................................. 24
                 Reading exercises ................................................................................................ 25
                    Упражне́ние №7. ................................................................................... 26
                    Упражне́ние №8. ................................................................................... 27
                    Упражне́ние №9. ................................................................................... 28
                    Упражне́ние №10. .................................................................................. 29
                    Упражне́ние №11. .................................................................................. 30
                    Упражне́ние №12. .................................................................................. 31
                    Упражне́ние №13. .................................................................................. 32
                    Упражне́ние №14. .................................................................................. 33
                    Упражне́ние №15. .................................................................................. 34
                    Упражне́ние №16. .................................................................................. 35
                    Упражне́ние №17. .................................................................................. 36
                    Упражне́ние №18. .................................................................................. 37
                 Learning Russian script ........................................................................................ 38
               2. Lesson 2 ................................................................................................................. 46
                 Добро́ пожа́ловать в Росси́ю! Welcome to Russia! ......................................... 46
                 Росси́я и ка́рта ми́ра. .................................................................................. 46
                    Упражне́ние №1. ................................................................................... 46
                    Упражне́ние №2. ................................................................................... 48
                    Упражне́ние №3. ................................................................................... 51
                    Упражне́ние №4. ................................................................................... 51
                    Упражне́ние №5. ................................................................................... 51
                    Упражне́ние №6. ................................................................................... 52
                    Упражне́ние №7. ................................................................................... 53
                    Упражне́ние №8: Како́й? ...................................................................... 53
                    Упражне́ние №9: Что? Что эт́о? ........................................................... 54
                    Упражне́ние №10: где? Вот. ................................................................. 55
                    Упражне́ние №11. .................................................................................. 56
                    Упражне́ние №12. .................................................................................. 57
                    Упражне́ние №13. .................................................................................. 57
                    Кли́мат Росси́и. Пого́да. ..................................................................... 57
                    Упражне́ние №14. .................................................................................. 58
                    Росси́я и Бли́жнее Зарубе́жье. Russia and the Newly Independent States
                    of Eurasia ................................................................................................... 59
                    Упражне́ние №15. .................................................................................. 60
                    Упражне́ние №16. .................................................................................. 60
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                 Упражне́ние №17. .................................................................................. 60
                 Упражне́ние №18. .................................................................................. 61
                 Упражне́ние №19. .................................................................................. 61
                 Упражне́ние №20. .................................................................................. 61
                 Упражне́ние №21. .................................................................................. 62
                 In case you were wondering .......................................................................... 63
                 Useful words and expressions ........................................................................ 66
             3. Lesson 3 ................................................................................................................. 67
               Дава́йте познако́мимся! .............................................................................. 67
               Russian names .................................................................................................... 69
                 First name .................................................................................................. 69
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                 Отчество - patronymic .............................................................................. 69
                 Фами́лия - last name ................................................................................ 69
               When to use Вы and Ты ..................................................................................... 70
               Addressing friends and acquaintances in Russian ...................................................... 71
               Examples of names and patronymics ....................................................................... 72
               Getting someone's attention/Addressing strangers ...................................................... 75
               Setting the scene ................................................................................................. 76
                 Диало́г №1 .............................................................................................. 76
                 Вариа́нт диало́га №1 ............................................................................ 76
               Упражне́ния.................................................................................................. 77
                 Упражне́ние №1.................................................................................... 77
                 Упражне́ние №2.................................................................................... 77
                 Упражне́ние №3.................................................................................... 77
                 Упражне́ние №4.................................................................................... 77
                 Упражне́ние №5.................................................................................... 78
               Beyond "how do you do?" .................................................................................... 79
                 Упражне́ние №6.................................................................................... 79
                 Упражне́ние №7.................................................................................... 79
                 Упражне́ние №8.................................................................................... 79
                 Упражне́ние №9.................................................................................... 80
                 Упражне́ние №10................................................................................... 81
                 Упражне́ние №11 ................................................................................... 81
                 Упражне́ние №12................................................................................... 81
               In case you were wondering .................................................................................. 82
                 Pronouns .................................................................................................... 82
                 Упражне́ние №13. .................................................................................. 82
               The Russian intonation system ............................................................................... 83
               Useful words and expressions ................................................................................ 86
             4. Lesson 4 ................................................................................................................. 87
               Семья.............................................................................................................. 87
               Setting the scene ................................................................................................. 88
                 Диало́г №1 .............................................................................................. 88
                 Вари́ант диало́га №1 ............................................................................ 88
                 Диало́г №2 .............................................................................................. 88
                 Вари́ант диало́га №2 ............................................................................ 89
                 Упражне́ние №1. ................................................................................... 89
                 Упражне́ние №2. ................................................................................... 89
                 Упражне́ние №3. ................................................................................... 90
                 Упражне́ние №4. ................................................................................... 91
                 Упражне́ние №5. ................................................................................... 92
                 Упражне́ние №6. ................................................................................... 93
                 Упражне́ние №7. ................................................................................... 93
                 Упражне́ние №8. ................................................................................... 93
                 Упражне́ние №9. ................................................................................... 94
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