Colloquial Russian (Colloquial Series)

by Susan E. Kay (Author), Svetlana le Fleming (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $5.04

  Colloquial Russian is a practical course in everyday written and spoken Russian requiring no prior knowledge of the language. It is ideal for anyone seeking to gain a sound command of the contemporary language, whether studying independently or with a teacher. The course is designed to encourage the learner to gain and practise essential language skills, and pays special attention throughout to learning the cyrillic alphabet. The twenty lessons introduce core situations that the individual might encounter in Russia, ranging from asking for directions and ordering a meal to writing letters and discussing business opportunities. The course includes: * situation-based conversations * a range of texts * useful and practical vocabulary * clear, concise grammar notes * a variety of exercises with answer keys * a ready-reference grammar * an English-Russian and Russian-English glossary * an index of grammatical terms Colloquial Russian is accompanied by two interactive 60-minute cassettes recorded by native Russian speakers. These cassettes complement and reinforce the material covered in the book, but the emphasis on core language skills and situations means that they can be used as an invaluable accompaniment to any Russian language course. The cassettes include pronunciation exercises, dialogues and passages to listen to, role-plays to participate in, and a full range of other exercises to help develop language skills. The book and cassettes are available separately or in the form of a course pack.

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $3.27

• Used

  Hardcover
  2009

  $8.13

  COLLOQUIAL RUSSIAN is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Russian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL RUSSIAN your best choice in personal language learning? Interactive - lots of exercises for regular practice Clear - concise grammar notes Practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide Complete - including answer key and reference section Whether you're a business traveller, or about to take up a daring challenge in adventure tourism, you may be studying to teach or even looking forward to a holiday - if you'd like to get up and running with Russian this rewarding course will take you from complete beginner to confidently putting your language skills to use in a wide range of everyday situations. Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack. Paperback: 978-0-415-46995-1 (please note this does not include the audio) CDs: 978-0-415-48629-3 eBook: 978-0-203-87386-1 (available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx. Please note this does not include the audio) MP3s: 978-0-415-55068-0 (available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx) Pack: 978-0-415-48628-6 (paperback and CDs)