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Russian in Plain English

Name: Russian in Plain English
ISBN: 9781000048681

A Very Basic Russian Starter for Complete Beginners

Natalia V. Parker,

284 pages
English
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Russian in Plain English

A Very Basic Russian Starter for Complete Beginners

Natalia V. Parker,

About this book

Russian in Plain English enables complete beginners to acquire the skill of reading words written in Cyrillic independently, with no English transcription or imitated pronunciation, within a short period of time.

This book introduces the Cyrillic alphabet gradually, feeding in the letters and their various pronunciation aspects one by one over its ten units, thus building a complete picture of the Russian sound and writing systems. It also highlights the interrelationship of the two systems and helps learners to see the logic behind the use of the Cyrillic alphabet. In addition, the book teaches learners to produce Russian word stress on a marked syllable, contributing to stress acquisition.

Furthermore, the book explains the basic grammatical features of Russian words and the rules of how to put them into sentences, enabling learners to start saying things in Russian from Unit 1. It employs some findings of research in language processing, helping learners to start building their speaking and reading skills.

This book is an essential guide for all beginners, including students and independent learners.

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Publisher

Routledge

Year

2020

eBook ISBN

9781000048681

Edition

Topic

Languages & Linguistics

Subtopic

Languages

Index

Languages & Linguistics

WHAT’S 

THE

PLAN?

►

to

read 

ﬁve 

new

Russian 

letters;

►

to

read 

names 

of

diﬀerent 

countries 

written 

in

Cyrillic;

►

to

learn 

more 

Russian 

words 

made 

up

of

the

letters 

you

know;

►

to

ﬁnd 

out

how

many 

dialects 

Russians 

have;

►

to

ask

and

answer 

simple 

questions 

in

Russian;

►

to

try

starting 

a

telephone 

conversation 

in

Russian;

►

to

ﬁnd 

out

whether 

you

put

tea

in

your 

samovar

and

how

fast 

a

Russian 

troika

can

be.

GROUP 

III

(Funny 

Shapes 

-

unfamiliar 

shape, 

familiar 

sound

)

«Л 

л» 

stands 

for

l

in

fall

.

Can

you

name 

(and 

write) 

the

other 

three 

letters 

of

this 

group?

How

does 

it

sound?

In

English, 

“L” 

can

be

read 

in

two

diﬀerent 

ways: 

like 

ll

in

fall

and

like 

l

in

lit

.

Russian 

«Л» 

also 

has

two

versions, 

but

at

the

moment 

we

are

only 

interested 

in

the

ﬁrst 

one, 

plain 

or

hard, 

like 

ll

in

fall

.

To

make 

sure 

you’re 

pronounc-

ing

it

correctly, 

move 

the

body 

of

your 

tongue 

back 

and

down 

a

bit, 

while 

keeping 

the

tip

behind 

your 

front 

teeth.

Л

л

UNIT

2

Questions 

and

answers

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Preface for teachers
Acknowledgements
First things first
Unit 1 Getting started
Unit 2 Questions and answers
Unit 3 Mine or yours?
Unit 4 Excuse me. Have you got a pen?
Unit 5 Say “please”
Unit 6 Where are you?
Unit 7 Work or play?
Unit 8 Where do you live?
Unit 9 Is red square big?
Unit 10 What is he/she up to?
Russian alphabet
Cultural and historical background
Dictionary
Grammar index
Pronunciation index, including letter-sound correspondences

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