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 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 23|6 pages
Interacting with people/social activities
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