S azov (Russian from Scratch)

Table of contents

Introductory Chapter (Pages 1-16)

1. the Cyrillic alphabet

2. word recognition

3. pronunciation

Chapter One - Introductions (Pages 17-32)

Competences

1. understanding basic introductions

2. using appropriate greetings

3. recognizing and forming patronymics

Grammar

1. the three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter)

2. the possessive pronoun ‘my’

3. regular plurals

Chapter Two - An object lesson (Pages 33-50)

Competences

1. identifying and locating objects

2. expressing possession

3. stating where you live

4. recognizing numbers

Grammar

1. the possessive pronouns ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘our’, ‘their’, ‘whose’

2. the verb ‘to live’

3. the prepositional case after â and íà

4. the numerals 1 to100

Chapter Three - Work / Nationality (Pages 51-64)

Competences

1. recognizing and talking about jobs

2. stating your nationality and identifying the nationality of other people

3. expressing movement on foot and by transport

4. using simple constructions of time

Grammar

1. the use of ïî (+ dative) in set expressions

2. the verbs ‘to work’ (ðàáîòàòü) and ‘to go’ (èäòè, åõàòü)

3. the accusative case with movement and expressions of time

Chapter Four - At the airport (Pages 65-80)

Competences

1. speaking with a passport control officer and a customs officer

2. changing currency

3. reading addresses and telephone numbers

4. understanding airport announcements

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Grammar

1. the prepositional case ending -ó after â and íà

2. the prepositional case after î (about)

3. the accusative case to indicate the direct object

Chapter Five - Shopping for food (Pages 81-98)

Competences

1. finding your way around a Russian supermarket

2. saying ‘I have / I haven’t’

3. expressing a request

4. asking about the price of food

5. asking where somebody / something is from

Grammar

1. adjectives (m, f, n, pl) in the nominative case

2. the prepositional singular of adjectives

3. the genitive singular of nouns

4. the genitive of personal pronouns

5. the numerals 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1,000

Chapter Six - I can’t hear you very well! (Pages 99-116)

Competences

1. using the telephone

2. saying how old you are

3. expressing likes and dislikes (using the verb íðàâèòüñÿ)

4. shopping for clothes

Grammar

1. expressing possession (‘to have’)

2. the numerals 1,000 +

3. impersonal expressions and the dative case (pronouns and singular nouns)

4. the accusative of adjectives

Chapter Seven - At the hotel (Pages 117-134)

Competences

1. booking a hotel room

2. registering

3. finding your way around the hotel

4. making general requests

5. saying ‘there is / are (not)’

Grammar

1. ordinal numerals

2. the declension of titles

3. the instrumental singular of nouns and personal pronouns (after ñ)

4. the accusative case to express duration of time

5. the verbs ‘to want’ (õîòåòü) and ‘to speak, say, tell’ (ãîâîðèòü)

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Chapter Eight - Russian cuisine (Pages 135-150)

Competences

1. reading a Russian menu

2. ordering a meal

3. expressing a preference

4. asking for a bill

Grammar

1. the instrumental singular of adjectives

2. the instrumental plural of nouns

3. the instrumental case of function (without a preposition)

4. the verbs ‘to eat’ (åñòü) and ‘to drink’ (ïèòü)

Chapter Nine - Now and then (Pages 151-168)

Competences

1. talking about past events

2. saying when things happened

3. asking about and answering things in the past (affirmative and negative)

Grammar

1. the past tense of regular verbs

2. the instrumental case after the verbs áûòü, ñòàòü, ðàáîòàòü

3. the reflexive verbs (present and past tense)

4. the dates (years - ‘â 2002 ãîäó’)

Chapter Ten - Hobbies and interests (Pages 169-192)

Competences

1. talking about hobbies and interests

2. speaking about sport, cinema, theatre

3. expressing ‘wrong’ in Russian

Grammar

1. the genitive singular of adjectives

2. the instrumental plural of adjectives

3. double negatives (íèêîãäà íå, íèêòî íå, íèãäå íå etc.)

4. the multidirectional verbs of motion, õîäèòü and åçäèòü

Chapter Eleven - Health (Pages 193-210)

Competences

1 saying how you feel

2. calling an ambulance

3. making an appointment with a doctor

4. giving and seeking advice

Grammar

1. the dative singular of adjectives

2. the dative plural of nouns

3. the dative plural of adjectives

4. verbs of the type ÷óâñòâîâàòü

5. diminutive nouns

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Chapter Twelve - Education (Pages 211-230)

Competences

1. understanding school and university timetables

2. filling in and interpreting forms relating to education

3. expressing precise time using dates and years

Grammar

1. the genitive case with dates

2. the prepositional plural of nouns and adjectives

3. the genitive plural of nouns and adjectives

Chapter Thirteen - My family and (other) animals (Pages 231-248)

Competences

1. talking about your family

2. talking about animals

Grammar

1. pronouns

2. the animate accusative

3 miscellaneous nouns

4. prepositions which take the accusative case

Chapter Fourteen - The weather (Pages 249-270)

Competences

1. understanding a Russian weather forecast

2. enquiring about the weather

3. comparing the weather in different seasons and countries

4. expressing ideas relating to frequency

Grammar

1. adverbs derived from adjectives

2. the verb áûâàòü and ‘frequency’ adverbs

3. negative adverbs

4. the future tense of the verb áûòü

5. the comparative of adjectives and adverbs

6. the superlative of adjectives and adverbs

Chapter Fifteen - A horrible sight (or aspect?) (Pages 271-292)

Competences

1. distinguishing between the imperfective and perfective aspects

2. using the appropriate aspectual form in the past

3. using the appropriate aspectual form in the future

Grammar

1. perfective verbs formed by adding a prefix

2. perfective verbs formed by the process of shortening

3. perfective verbs formed by other internal adjustments

4. perfective verbs formed in other ways

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Chapter Sixteen - In the town (Pages 293-314)

Competences

1. asking for and giving directions

2. asking for and giving information

3. asking for and giving instructions

4. making and carrying out requests

Grammar

1. the formation of the imperative

2. the prepositions which take the instrumental case

3. the formation of the conditional mood

4. the formation of the subjunctive mood

Chapter Seventeen - Bon voyage! (Pages 315-342)

Competences

1. expressing the time of the day (a.m./p.m.)

2. telling the time more precisely

3. understanding train and plane timetables

4. requesting and giving information about travel

Grammar

1. reflexive verbs

2. numerals in oblique cases

3. unidirectional and multidirectional verbs of motion

4. compound verbs of motion

Chapter Eighteen - At home (Pages 343-362)

Competences

1. talking about household goods and chores

2. talking about everyday electrical appliances

3. talking about broken equipment and faults

Grammar

1. the pronoun ‘-self’ (ñàì)

2. the pronoun ‘such’ (òàêîé)

3. verbs with consonant mutation

4. the verb ‘to put’

Chapter Nineteen - Personal information (Pages 363-382)

Competences

1. talking about ages, weights and heights

2 talking about people’s appearance

3. talking about personality types

Grammar

1. expressions of approximation

2. the short form of adjectives

3. nouns in apposition

4. the particle ëè

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Chapter Twenty - A further step in reading and writing (Pages 383-410)

Competences

1. using essay lubricants

2. writing a letter

3. using different forms of address

4. understanding and using abbreviations

Grammar

1. participles (long and short forms)

2. gerunds

3. fill vowels

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