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Basic Russian

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Basic Russian book

A Grammar and Workbook

Basic Russian

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Basic Russian book

A Grammar and Workbook
ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth
Edition 2nd Edition
First Published 2013
eBook Published 30 March 2013
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203559017
Pages 384
eBook ISBN 9780203559017
Subjects Language & Literature
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Murray, J., & Smyth, S. (2013). Basic Russian: A Grammar and Workbook (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203559017

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

Part 1 Identifying and describing people, places and objects

chapter 1|7 pages

Identifying People

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 2|6 pages

Meeting and Greeting

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 3|7 pages

Identifying People and Objects

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 4|10 pages

Describing People and Objects (1)

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 5|7 pages

Describing People and Objects (2)

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 6|5 pages

Revision Personal pronouns Contrast Animate and inanimate reference Agreement of adjectives and nouns Advertisement for a Moscow nightclub Advertisement for a holiday resort

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

part |2 pages

Part 2 Saying who does or did what

chapter 7|5 pages

Expressing likes and Dislikes

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 8|7 pages

Talking about Oneself (1)

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 9|10 pages

Talking about Oneself (2)

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 10|8 pages

Talking about the Past

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 11|8 pages

Possession

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 12|6 pages

Revision Past and present tense conjugations Infinitives Subjects and direct objects Word order

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

part |2 pages

Part 3 When, where and why we do things

chapter 13|9 pages

Where we Do Things

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 14|8 pages

When we Do Things

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 15|6 pages

Biographies

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 16|6 pages

How we Do Things

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 17|4 pages

Why we Do Things

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 18|7 pages

Revision Adverbials of place (location) Biographies in brief Past tense verbs Advertisement for a café (adverbials of time) University campus (adverbials of place) Social networking (means of communication)

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

part |2 pages

Part 4 Talking about people

chapter 19|6 pages

Seeking Information

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 20|6 pages

Identifying People’s Professions

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 21|6 pages

Absence

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 22|5 pages

Interests and Leisure Pursuits

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 23|6 pages

Interacting with People/Social Activities

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 24|7 pages

Revision Possession Absence, negation заниматься Likes and dislikes Interrogatives Brief texts about oneself and others

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

part |2 pages

Part 5 Going places

chapter 25|5 pages

Where we Went

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 26|8 pages

Where are you Going?

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 27|5 pages

Giving Directions

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 28|5 pages

More likes and Dislikes

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 29|5 pages

Revision Possession Adverbials of place (location, motion, origin) Present tense Interrogatives

ByLeisure Holiday blogs Tourism and travel

part |2 pages

Part 6 Responding to the world around us

chapter 30|8 pages

Seeking reactions and opinions The use of the prepositions о, про, по to express

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 31|6 pages

Interacting with People

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 32|10 pages

Doing Things for Others

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 33|8 pages

Well-Wishing

ByJohn Murray, Sarah Smyth

chapter 34|8 pages

Revision E-mailing Wishing people well Interrogatives Prepositional phrases Present tense verbs Adjectives Interviews with sporting and cultural figures Holiday resorts/facilities

ByHoliday blog
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