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.

part 1|38 pages

Counting the years

chapter 1|7 pages

Counting things

chapter 2|8 pages

Dative case

chapter 3|10 pages

Ordinal numbers

chapter 4|5 pages

Aspect

chapter 5|6 pages

Revision

part 2|44 pages

Making plans

chapter 2 6|11 pages

Plans for the future

chapter 2 7|7 pages

Expressing possibility and impossibility

chapter 2 8|7 pages

Expressing desire

chapter 2 9|7 pages

Expressing necessity

chapter 2 10|5 pages

‘If' and ‘when' (naming conditions)

chapter 2 11|5 pages

Revision

part 3|32 pages

Getting things done

chapter 3 12|4 pages

Expressing desire: subjunctive

chapter 3 13|9 pages

Imperative

chapter 3 14|6 pages

Asking for and giving directions

chapter 3 15|5 pages

Giving advice, suggesting and agreeing

Material relations with nature

chapter 3 16|6 pages

Revision

part 4|26 pages

Going places

chapter 4 17|3 pages

Past tense

chapter 4 18|5 pages

‘On one' way'

chapter 4 19|5 pages

Time spent travelling

chapter 4 20|8 pages

Stages in a journey

chapter 4 21|3 pages

Revision

part 5|34 pages

Describing (1)

chapter 5 22|7 pages

Asking for details

chapter 5 23|9 pages

Adjectives and adverbs

chapter 5 24|6 pages

Long and short adjectives

chapter 5 25|6 pages

The weather

chapter 5 26|4 pages

Revision

part 6|24 pages

Describing (2)

chapter 6 27|4 pages

Locating things

chapter 6 28|7 pages

Relocating things

chapter 6 29|7 pages

Prepositional phrases

chapter 6 30|4 pages

Revision