ABSTRACT

Designed for students with a basic knowledge of Russian, this book provides an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.
Across more than forty grammar topics it introduces the student to Russian people and culture through the medium of the language used today, covering the core material which the student would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Russian.
Complete with a full key to exercises and glossary, Basic Russian is a user-friendly reference grammar suitable for both independent study and class use.

part 1|44 pages

Identifying and describing people, places and objects

chapter Unit 1|7 pages

Identifying people

chapter Unit 2|6 pages

Meeting and greeting

chapter Unit 3|7 pages

Identifying people and objects

chapter Unit 4|10 pages

Describing people and objects (1)

chapter Unit 5|7 pages

Describing people and objects (2)

chapter Unit 6|5 pages

Revision

part 2|46 pages

Saying who does or did what

chapter Unit 7|5 pages

Expressing likes and dislikes

chapter Unit 8|7 pages

Talking about oneself (1)

chapter Unit 9|10 pages

Talking about oneself (2)

chapter Unit 10|8 pages

Talking about the past

chapter Unit 11|8 pages

Possession

chapter Unit 12|6 pages

Revision

part 3|42 pages

When, where and why we do things

chapter Unit 13|9 pages

Where we do things

chapter Unit 14|8 pages

When we do things

chapter Unit 15|6 pages

Biographies

chapter Unit 16|6 pages

How we do things

chapter Unit 17|4 pages

Why we do things

chapter Unit 18|7 pages

Revision

part 4|37 pages

Talking about people

chapter Unit 19|6 pages

Seeking information

chapter Unit 20|6 pages

Identifying people's professions

chapter Unit 21|6 pages

Absence

chapter Unit 22|5 pages

Interests and leisure pursuits

chapter Unit 24|6 pages

Revision

part 5|30 pages

Going places

chapter Unit 25|18 pages

Where we went

chapter Unit 26|8 pages

Where are you going?

chapter Unit 27|5 pages

Giving directions

chapter Unit 28|5 pages

More likes and dislikes

chapter Unit 29|5 pages

Revision

part 6|42 pages

Responding to the world around us

chapter Unit 30|8 pages

Seeking reactions and opinions

chapter Unit 31|6 pages

Interacting with people

chapter Unit 32|10 pages

Doing things for others

chapter Unit 33|8 pages

Well-wishing

chapter Unit 34|8 pages

Revision