ABOUT THE COURSE /
This course is designed to expand your conversational fluency to ensure a richer and more rewarding travel experience in Russia. | B1+
Mark and Anna are heading to St. Petersburg and you can travel along for the journey. This travel story will help you learn Russian vocabulary and expressions to use when planning a trip to Russia, booking a flight, checking into a hotel, buying a beautiful matryoshka, going to a theatre to see legendary Swan Lake, ordering a delicious set of Russian caviar in a restaurant etc.
Russian for Travellers is ideal for intermediate students who want to improve their conversational fluency before they travel to Russia. Organised into 12 units, it presents realistic everyday travel dialogues with lots of conversation-ready phrases. Each dialogue is also followed by a variety of exercises that give the opportunity to put new Russian words and expressions into action and encourage you to construct your own personalised conversations.
Each unit includes:
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An audio conversation with a script to improve your listening & comprehension skills
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Flashcards to learn new travel vocabulary with correct pronunciation
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Various tasks (multiple-choice, true or false, written English-Russian translation) to practise what you've learnt
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Thought-provoking questions with sample answers to increase your fluency
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Role-play assignments to practise with your friend or teacher so you sound like a local
Please note this is a conversational self-paced Russian course for B1+ language level students which does not include a grammar section.
ENGAGE IN DIALOGUES TO SOUND LIKE A LOCAL
EXPAND YOUR
TRAVEL VOCABULARY
YOU
WILL
LEARN
TO /
INCREASE YOUR
RUSSIAN FLUENCY
GET AROUND IN RUSSIA WITH
MORE EASE
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Russian ScriptАнна: Вадим, вот это неожиданность! Тысячу лет тебя не видела. Вадим: Анна, привет! Рад тебя видеть. Анна: Как дела? Вадим: У меня отлично. Как у тебя? Анна: У меня всё хорошо. Вадим, познакомься с моей коллегой. Элла Смит. Элла, это Вадим Букин. Вадим и я учились вместе в университете. Вадим: Здравствуйте, Элла. Приятно с вами познакомиться. Элла: Извините, я не расслышала вашего имени. Вадим: Вадим Быков. Элла: Здравствуйте, Вадим. Приятно с вами познакомиться. Вадим: Вы тоже работаете в бьюти-индустрии? Элла: Да, я работаю в отделе закупок. Вот, пожалуйста, моя визитка. Вадим: Спасибо. Вы хорошо говорите по-русски! Элла: Спасибо. Я очень люблю русский язык и русскую культуру.
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English ScriptAnna: Vadim, what a coincidence! I haven't seen you in ages. Vadim: Hi Anna! It's nice to see you. Anna: How are you? Vadim: I'm great. How are you? Anna: Everything is great. Vadim, meet my colleague, Ella Smith. Ella, this is Vadim Bukin. Vadim and I studied at university together. Vadim: Hello, Ella. It's nice to meet you. Ella: I’m sorry, but I didn't catch your name. Vadim: It’s Vadim Bukin. Ella: Hello, Vadim. It's nice to meet you. Vadim: Are you working in the beauty industry too? Ella: Yes, I'm working in the purchasing department. Here, let me give you my card. Vadim: Thanks. You speak Russian well. Ella: Thanks. I love the Russian language and culture very much.
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