ABSTRACT
Intermediate Russian provides a reference grammar and related exercises in one volume. Varied texts from Russian sources give an insight into contemporary Russian society and culture. Features include:
* texts and exercises reflecting contemporary Russian
* concise grammar explanations
* full exercise key
* detailed index.
Intermediate Russian, and its sister volume, Basic Russian, are ideal both for independent study and use in class. Together the books provide a compendium of the essentials of Russian grammar.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|9 pages
Thanking, apologising, requesting and advising Thanking Apologising Asking a third party to do something: просить/попросить Giving advice: советовать/посоветовать Phone etiquette
Thanking, apologising, requesting and advising THANKING
chapter 3|3 pages
Possession, desire and making suggestions
Possession, desire and making suggestions EXPRESSING POSSESSION: у меня
chapter 4|10 pages
Seeking and giving clarification
Seeking and giving clarification THE INTERROGATIVE: какой
chapter 5|1 pages
Identifying and describing people
Identifying and describing people RELATIVE CLAUSES 2: который, кто
chapter |1 pages
UNIT FIFTEEN
Compound nouns and imperfective gerund LEXIS AND WORD BUILDING: COMPOUND NOUNS
