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CHAPTER THIRTEEN - ÒÐÈÍÀÄÖÀÒÀß ÃËÀÂÀ

MY FAMILY AND (OTHER) ANIMALS - ÌÎß ÑÅÌÜß È ÆÈÂÎÒÍÛÅ

In Chapter Thirteen you will learn how to do the following:

1. to talk about your family

2. to talk about animals

You will learn the following points of grammar:

1. pronouns

2. the animate accusative

3. miscellaneous nouns

4. prepositions which take the accusative case

Activity One - Ïåðâîå çàäàíèå

Writing Fill in the missing words to find out the Russian for ‘relations’. You have

already met most of the common words used to describe members of the family, but to

remind you, they are given again (in no logical order) below.

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Parents

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Father

_ _ _ _

Uncle

_ _ _ _

Son

_ _ _

Aunt

_ _ _ _

Grandson

_ _ _ _

Grandfather

_ _ _

Granddaughter

_ _ _ _ _ _

Wife

_ _ _ _

Nephew

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Grandmother

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Niece

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ìàòü (ìàìà), îòåö (ïàïà), æåíà, ìóæ, äî÷ü, ñûí, áàáóøêà, äåä (äåäóøêà), âíó÷êà,

âíóê, ò¸òÿ, äÿäÿ, ïëåìÿííèöà, ïëåìÿííèê, ðîäèòåëè

Activity Two - Âòîðîå çàäàíèå

Writing Using the following information, work out the Russian for the phrases below:

äâîþðîäíûé áðàò = (first male) cousin

ïðàäåä = great grandfather

ïðàâíó÷êà = great granddaughter

ïðàïðàâíóê = great great grandson

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1. (first female) cousin

2. great grandmother

3. great grandson

4. great great granddaughter

5. great great grandfather

Activity Three - Òðåòüå çàäàíèå

Writing

Establish the identity of the following in Russian.

1. ñåñòðà ìîåãî îòöà

ýòî ìîÿ

2. ìóæ ìîåé áàáóøêè

ýòî ìîé

3. äî÷ü ìîåé ò¸òè

ýòî

4. ñûí ìîåãî äÿäè

ýòî

5. äî÷ü ìîåãî ñûíà

ýòî

6. ñûí ìîåãî âíóêà

ýòî

7. ñåñòðà ìîåãî ïëåìÿííèêà

ýòî

8. îòåö ìîåãî îòöà

ýòî

9. ìàòü ìîåé áàáóøêè

ýòî

10. äî÷ü ìîåé ñåñòðû

ýòî

Activity Four - ×åòâ¸ðòîå çàäàíèå

Reading Read the following description of the family below and identify the relations

to whom the young speaker, Klara, is referring. Then answer the questions on the next page

in Russian.

Ýòî ìîé ïðàäåä, Èãîðü Ïàâëîâè÷. Îí ãîâîðèò, ÷òî åìó äåâÿíîñòî ïÿòü ëåò, íî íèêòî íå çíàåò,

êîãäà è ãäå îí ðîäèëñÿ. Îí áûâøèé ÷ëåí Êîììóíèñòè÷åñêîé ïàðòèè, è åãî ëþáèìàÿ òåìà -

Âåëèêàÿ Îêòÿáðüñêàÿ ñîöèàëèñòè÷åñêàÿ ðåâîëþöèÿ. Ðàíüøå îí ðàáîòàë ïðåïîäàâàòåëåì, à

òåïåðü îí âñ¸ âðåìÿ ñèäèò äîìà è ñëóøàåò ðàäèî. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, ó íåãî î÷åíü ñëàáîå çðåíèå,

ïîýòîìó îí äàæå íå ìîæåò ÷èòàòü. Åãî æåíà, ìîÿ ïðàáàáóøêà, óæå äàâíî óìåðëà. Åãî ñòàðøèé

ñûí, ìîé äåä, òîæå óìåð, íî ìîÿ áàáóøêà åù¸ æèâà. Ÿ çîâóò Àëåêñàíäðà Ïåòðîâíà, åé

ñåìüäåñÿò òðè ãîäà. Áàáóøêà ñèäèò ðÿäîì ñ ïðàäåäîì è êóðèò ñèãàðåòó. Çà íèìè ñòîèò ìîÿ

ìàìà, å¸ çîâóò Àííà. Îíà óëûáàåòñÿ è ðàçãîâàðèâàåò ñî ñâîåé ñåñòðîé, Èííîé, êîòîðàÿ ñòîèò

ñëåâà îò íå¸. Ìàìà - ìàøèíèñòêà, à ò¸òÿ - àêòðèñà. Ò¸òÿ ðàáîòàåò â Äåòñêîì òåàòðå â

öåíòðå Ìîñêâû. Ÿ ìóæà çäåñü íåò, òàê êàê îí â êîìàíäèðîâêå â Ãåðìàíèè. Èõ äî÷ü, Íàòàøà,

îäåòà, êàê âñåãäà, â äæèíñû è ïóëîâåð. Ìîé áðàò, Áîðèñ, íå ìîæåò òåðïåòü Íàòàøó, ïîòîìó

÷òî îíà - ôåìèíèñòêà. Áîðÿ ñòîèò ðÿäîì ñ ìàìîé è çà ìíîé. Íà í¸ì î÷êè îò ñîëíöà. Êñòàòè,

ÿ ÷óòü áûëî íå çàáûëà ñêàçàòü: ìåíÿ çîâóò Êëàðà, è ìíå äâåíàäöàòü ëåò.

áûâøèé

former

ðàçãîâàðèâàòü (I)

to talk, chat

÷ëåí

member

ñâîé

one’s own

Êîììóñòè÷åñêàÿ ïàðòèÿ

Communist Party

ñëåâà îò (+ gen)

to the left of

òåìà

theme

äåòñêèé òåàòð

children’s theatre

Âåëèêàÿ Îêòÿáðüñêàÿ ñîöèàë- Great October Socialist

â êîìàíäèðîâêå

on a business trip

èñòè÷åñêàÿ ðåâîëþöèÿ

Revolution (1917)

îäåò(à) â (+ acc)

dressed in

ñëàáûé

weak, poor

òåðïåòü

to bear, endure

çðåíèå

vision

î÷êè îò ñîëíöà

sunglasses

óìåðåòü (past óìåð/ëà)

to die

êñòàòè

incidentally

ñòàðøèé

older, oldest

÷óòü (áûëî) íå

almost

æèâ(à)

alive

çàáûòü (pf)

to forget

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1. Êàê çîâóò ïðàäåäà Êëàðû?

8. Êòî òàêàÿ Èííà?

2. Êàêàÿ åãî ëþáèìàÿ òåìà?

9. Êåì ðàáîòàåò ìàòü Êëàðû?

3. Êåì îí ðàíüøå ðàáîòàë?

10. Ãäå ðàáîòàåò Èííà?

4. Ïî÷åìó åãî æåíû íåò çäåñü?

11. Âî ÷òî îäåòà Íàòàøà?

5. Ïî÷åìó îí íå ìîæåò ÷èòàòü?

12. Ïî÷åìó Áîðÿ íå ëþáèò Íàòàøó?

6. Êàê çîâóò áàáóøêó Êëàðû?

13. Ñêîëüêî ëåò Êëàðå?

7. Ñêîëüêî åé ëåò?

14. Êàê çîâóò ìàòü Êëàðû?

Activity Five - Ïÿòîå çàäàíèå

Listening Listen twice to the following descriptions of Ivan’s family and fill in the

missing details below. Relevant vocabulary is given on the following page.

1

2

3

4

Name

Age

Relationship

to Ivan

Place of

residence

Job

Interests

Married/

single

Spouse’s

name & age

Children and

relevant

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Activity Six - Øåñòîå çàäàíèå

Speaking Pairwork. Devise conversations based on the following information. First

you play the role of A, then reverse roles.

A

Á

Ëåîíèä

Âàëåíòèíà

Æèâ¸ò â Âîðîíåæå

Æèâ¸ò â Õàáàðîâñêå

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Ðàáîòàåò øâåéöàðîì

Ðàáîòàåò ó÷èòåëüíèöåé

Èãðàåò íà òðîìáîíå

Ïèøåò ñòèõè

Æåíàò

Çàìóæåì

Æåíó çîâóò Èðèíà

Ìóæà çîâóò ßêîâ

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×èòàåò äåòåêòèâû

Êîëëåêöèîíèðóåò ìàðêè

Äâîå äåòåé

Îäèí ðåá¸íîê

Íàòàøå 4, Èâàíó 5

Æàííå 2

A

Á

Ìàêñèì

Åâãåíèÿ

Æèâ¸ò â Òóëå

Æèâ¸ò â Êàëèíèíãðàäå

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Ðàáîòàåò ýëåêòðîìîíò¸ðîì

Ðàáîòàåò ïñèõîëîãîì

Ñìîòðèò ôóòáîë

Çàíèìàåòñÿ ñàäîâîäñòâîì

Æåíàò

Ðàçâåäåíà

Æåíó çîâóò Ñâåòëàíà

Áûâøåãî ìóæà çîâóò Èãîðü

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Ïî¸ò íàðîäíûå ïåñíè

Ïü¸ò âîäêó

Òðîå äåòåé

Äåòåé íåò

Ðîìàíó 3, Ýäóàðäó 5, Çèíàèäå 8

òåìà

theme, subject

ìèêðîðàéîí

large housing estate

îäåò(-à, -û) â (+ acc)

dressed in

(administrative unit)

çàìóæåì çà (+ instr)

married (of a woman)

âìåñòå ñ (+ instr)

together with

æåíàò íà (+ prep)

married (of a man)

ìîëîæå ìåíÿ íà (+ acc)

younger than me by

ñòàðøå ìåíÿ íà (+ acc)

older than me by

ìû ñ Ñîíåé

Sonya and I

ìîðÿê

sailor

âîñåìü ñ ïîëîâèíîé

eight and a half

äâîå/òðîå/÷åòâåðî äåòåé

two/three/four children

óâëå÷åíèå

hobby

ÿ ïåðåñåëèëñÿ â (+ acc)

I moved to

êàòàíèå íà ëûæàõ

skiing

õèðóðã

surgeon

øâåéöàð

porter

çàíèìàòüñÿ ë¸ãêîé

to take part in track

òðîìáîí

trombone

àòëåòèêîé

and field athletics

äåòåêòèâ

detective (story)

ñïðèíòåð

sprinter

ýëåêòðîìîíò¸ð

electrician

áåã ñ áàðüåðàìè

100 metres hurdles

ïåòü (ïîþ, ïî¸øü, ïî¸ò

to sing

íà ñòî ìåòðîâ

ïî¸ì, ïî¸òå, ïîþò)

ïÿòèëåòíèé ðåá¸íîê

five-year old child

íàðîäíàÿ ïåñíÿ

folk song

êîòîðûé

who, which

êîëëåêöèîíèðîâàòü (III)

to collect

ÿ íàäåþñü, ÷òî

I hope that

ïñèõîëîã

psychologist

îí ñòàíåò (+ instr)

he will become

çàíèìàòüñÿ (I) ñàäîâîñòâîì

to garden

èçâåñòíûé

well known

ðàçâåä¸í/ðàçâåäåíà

divorced

àòëåò

athlete

áûâøèé

former

Ïèòåð (colloquial)

St Petersburg

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Æèâ¸ò â Êóðãàíå

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Ðàáîòàåò èíæåíåðîì

Ðàáîòàåò ìåõàíèêîì

Ñëóøàåò êîìïàêò-äèñêè

Ðàçâîäèò ïîïóãàåâ

Çàìóæåì

Ðàçâåä¸í

Ìóæà çîâóò Àíäðåé

Áûâøóþ æåíó çîâóò Ïîëèíà

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Ñòðîèò ìîäåëè ñàìîë¸òîâ

Ïåðåâîäèò ñêàçêè (ñ àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà íà

ðóññêèé)

Îäèí ðåá¸íîê

Äâîå äåòåé

Ðîñòèñëàâó 9

Âàðâàðå 1, Ëþäìèëå 4

Activity Seven - Ñåäüìîå çàäàíèå

Reading

Look at the photograph below and say whether the following statements

are True (Ï) or False (Í).

1. ß ðóññêèé. ß æèâó â Ìîñêâå.
2. Ìåíÿ çîâóò Äæîðäæ Áóø.
3. Ìîÿ äî÷ü ìîëîæå ìåíÿ.
4. Ìíå äâàäöàòü ëåò.
5. Ìîÿ æåíà æèâ¸ò ñî ìíîé.
6. Ðóññêèå ÷àñòî ãîâîðÿò îáî ìíå.

Activity Eight - Âîñüìîå çàäàíèå

Writing The above examples illustrate the personal pronoun ÿ in all six cases (1.

Nominative, 2. Accusative, 3. Genitive, 4. Dative, 5. Instrumental, 6. Prepositional).

Make up six sentences about each of the following, using the personal pronouns listed below:

(i) your friend (òû), (ii) your teacher (âû), (iii) George Bush (îí), (iv) the British queen

(îíà), (v) you and your family (ìû), and (vi) your neighbours (îíè). Note that you do not

need to stick rigidly to the model above.

Nom ÿ

òû

îí

îíà

ìû

âû

îíè

Acc

ìåíÿ

òåáÿ

(í)åãî*

(í)å¸*

íàñ

âàñ

(í)èõ*

Gen

ìåíÿ

òåáÿ

(í)åãî*

(í)å¸*

íàñ

âàñ

(í)èõ*

Dat

ìíå

òåáå

(í)åìó* (í)åé*

íàì

âàì

(í)èì*

Instr

ìíîé

òîáîé

(í)èì*

(í)åé*

íàìè

âàìè

(í)èìè*

Prep

(îáî) ìíå (î) òåáå (î) í¸ì

(î) íåé

(î) íàñ (î) âàñ (î) íèõ

* The sound í precedes all forms of the prepositions îí, îíà and îíè, whenever they follow a preposition; e.g.

äëÿ íåãî (for him), ñ íåé (with her), ê íèì (towards them). Compare: ÿ ëþáëþ åãî - I love him; ÿ èíòåðåñóþñü

èì - I am interested in them; ìû ïîìîãàåì åé - we help her.

êîìïàêò-äèñê

CD

ïåðåâîäèòü (II) (ïåðåâîæó, ïåðåâîäèøü)

to translate

ìîäåëü (f) ñàìîë¸òà

model airplane c (+ gen) íà (+ acc)

from ... into ...

ðàçâîäèòü (II) (ðàçâîæó, ðàçâîäèøü) to breed

ïèòü (ïüþ, ïü¸øü, ïü¸ò, ïü¸ì, ïü¸òå, ïüþò) to drink

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Activity Nine - Äåâÿòîå çàäàíèå

Speaking Role-play. You play the role of A and you partner plays B. Then reverse

roles.

1. Say hello to your partner.

Reply appropriately in each case.

Find out his/her name and age.

Ask him/her if he/she is married.

If so, find out more about his/her

husband or wife.

Ask who (else) lives with him/her.

Ask him/her where they live.

2.

Say hello to your partner.

Reply appropriately in each case.

Ask him/her about his/her family

(brothers, sisters, parents, husband/wife,

children).

Find out where he/she works.

Ask him/her if he enjoys his/her work.

Find out about his/her hobbies.

Activity Ten - Äåcÿòîå çàäàíèå

Reading/Listening Read the following biography carefully and then listen to the

description by Ivan’s elderly and forgetful mother of her son’s life. Make a list of any

inaccuracies which you note in her description.

Èìÿ, îò÷åñòâî, ôàìèëèÿ

Ô¸äîð Ìàêñèìîâè÷ Ïàâëîâ

Àäðåñ â Ðîññèè

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Âîçðàñò

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Îáðàçîâàíèå

Îêîí÷èë ôèëîëîãè÷åñêèé ôàêóëüòåò Ìîñêîâñêîãî

ãîñóäàðñòâåííîãî óíèâåðñèòåòà

(èíîñòðàííûå ÿçûêè: àíãëèéñêèé è íåìåöêèé)

Ïðîôåññèÿ

Äèïëîìàò (â Ïîñîëüñòâå Ðîññèéñêîé Ôåäåðàöèè â

Êîïåíãàãåíå)

Ðîäèòåëè

Îòåö (78), íà ïåíñèè, áûë òåõíèêîì

Ìàòü (81), íà ïåíñèè, áûëà ïðîäàâùèöåé

Ñåìüÿ

Íèêîëàé (17), Ëàðèñà (14), Èãîðü (12)

Æåíà - Ñâåòëàíà (40), ñåêðåòàðü-ìàøèíèñòêà

Óâëå÷åíèÿ

×òåíèå, íóìèçìàòèêà

(îí) îêîí÷èë (óíèâåðñèòåò)

he graduated (from

ïèñàòåëü

writer

university)

ïîñîë

amabassador

ôèëîëîãè÷åñêèé ôàêóëüòåò

faculty of languages

Îðãàíèçàöèè Îáúåä-

United Nations

and literature

èí¸ííûõ Íàöèé

Organisation

Ìîñêîâñêèé ãîñóäàðñòâ-

Moscow State

òåõíîêðàò

technocrat

åííûé óíèâåðñèòåò

University

(îí) õîòåë, ÷òîáû îí ñòàë

(he) wanted him to

èíîñòðàííûé ÿçûê

foreign language

ë¸ò÷èêîì

become a pilot

Ïîñîëüñòâî Ðîññèéñêîé

the Embassy of the

íàñêîëüêî ìíå ïîìíèòñÿ

as fas as I can remember

Ôåäåðàöèè

Russian Federation

îäíàêî

however

òåõíèê

technician

íàäî ïðèçíàòüñÿ

it must be admitted

ïðîäàâùèöà

shop assistant

ïàìÿòü (f)

memory

ñåêðåòàðü-ìàøèíèñòêà

secretary

âåäü

you know, you see

íóìèçìàòèêà

numismatics (collection

íåìíîæêî

a little

or study of coins etc.)

â ìîëîäîñòè

in one’s youth

(îí) íàçâàë åãî â ÷åñòü (+ gen) he called him after

îòëè÷íî

excellently

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Activity Eleven - Îäèííàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Speaking Role-play. One of you thinks of a mutual acquaintance or friend. The other

has to guess who it is, with the help of the questions and answers below. Stick initially to the

full phrase, using the pronouns òâîé (etc.) or âàø (etc.) and ìîé each time, as appropri-

ate. Then repeat the exercise, based on a different friend, using the more natural sounding îí

(etc.) or îíà (etc.), which are listed on the following page. (Once again the questions are

grouped in accordance with grammatical case.)

Nominative

Ãäå æèâ¸ò òâîé çíàêîìûé / òâîÿ çíàêîìàÿ?

Ìîé çíàêîìûé / ìîÿ çíàêîìàÿ …

Or: … âàø / âàøà …

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Ãäå ðàáîòàåò òâîé çíàêîìûé / òâîÿ çíàêîìàÿ?

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"

"

"

Or: … âàø / âàøà …

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Êåì ðàáîòàåò òâîé çíàêîìûé / òâîÿ çíàêîìàÿ?

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"

"

"

Or: … âàø / âàøà …

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Òâîé çíàêîìûé æåíàò/ òâîÿ çíàêîìàÿ çàìóæåì? Äà/íåò, ìîé çíàêîìûé / ìîÿ çíàêîìàÿ

(íå) æåíàò / çàìóæåì.

Or: Âàø / âàøà …

Êòî òâîé çíàêîìûé / òâîÿ çíàêîìàÿ ïî

Ìîé çíàêîìûé / ìîÿ çíàêîìàÿ

íàöèîíàëüíîñòè?

Ïî íàöèîíàëüíîñòè …

Or: Âàø / âàøà …

Accusative

Êòî åù¸ çíàåò òâîåãî çíàêîìîãî / òâîþ

… çíàåò ìîåãî çíàêîìîãî / ìîþ

çíàêîìóþ?

çíàêîìóþ

Or: … âàøåãî / âàøó …

Êàê äîëãî îí/îíà çíàåò òâîåãî çíàêîìîãî /

Îí /îíà çíàåò ìîåãî çíàêîìîãî /

òâîþ çíàêîìóþ?

ìîþ çíàêîìóþ …

Or: … âàøåãî / âàøó …

Genitive

Ó òâîåãî çíàêîìîãî / òâîåé çíàêîìîé åñòü

Äà, ó ìîåãî çíàêîìîãî / ìîåé

ðîäèòåëè / äåòè?

çíàêîìîé åñòü …

Íåò, ó ìîåãî çíàêîìîãî / ìîåé

çíàêîìîé íåò îòöà / ìàòåðè, äåòåé

Ó òâîåãî çíàêîìîãî / òâîåé çíàêîìîé åñòü

Äà, ó ìîåãî çíàêîìîãî / ìîåé

áðàòüÿ èëè ñ¸ñòðû?

çíàêîìîé åñòü îäèí áðàò / äâà,

Or: Ó âàøåãî / âàøåé …

òðè, ÷åòûðå áðàòà è îäíà ñåñòðà / äâå,

òðè, ÷åòûðå ñåñòðû

Íåò, ó ìîåãî çíàêîìîãî / ìîåé

çíàêîìîé íåò (íè) áðàòà, (íè)

ñåñòðû

Êàê çîâóò áðàòà, áðàòüåâ / ñåñòðó, ñåñò¸ð

Áðàòà, áðàòüåâ / ñåñòðó, ñåñò¸ð

òâîåãî çíàêîìîãî / òâîåé çíàêîìîé?

ìîåãî çíàêîìîãî / ìîåé çíàêîìîé

Or: … âàøåãî / âàøåé …

çîâóò …

Dative

Ñêîëüêî ëåò òâîåìó çíàêîìîìó / òâîåé

Ìîåìó çíàêîìîìó / ìîåé

çíàêîìîé?

çíàêîìîé …

Or: … âàøåìó / âàøåé …

Òâîåìó çíàêîìîìó / òâîåé çíàêîìîé íðàâèòñÿ

Äà/íåò, ìîåìó çíàêîìîìó / ìîåé

ôóòáîë (òåííèñ, áàäìèíòîí, ãèìíàñòèêà)?

çíàêîìîé (íå) íðàâèòñÿ …

Or: … âàøåìó / âàøåé …

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Instrumental

Êòî æèâ¸ò ñ òâîèì çíàêîìûì / òâîåé çíàêîìîé? Ñ ìîèì çíàêîìûì / ìîåé çíàêîìîé

Or: … ñ âàøèì / âàøåé …

æèâ¸ò …

Êòî ðàáîòàåò âìåñòå ñ òâîèì çíàêîìûì /

…ðàáîòàåò âìåñòå ñ ìîèì

òâîåé çíàêîìîé?

çíàêîìûì / ìîåé çíàêîìîé

Or: … ñ âàøèì / âàøåé …

Prepositional

Ðàññêàæè(òå) ìíå áîëüøå î

òâî¸ì çíàêîìîì /

òâîåé çíàêîìîé …

Or: … î âàøåì / âàøåé …

Possessive pronouns

SINGULAR

Masculine

Nom ìîé

òâîé

åãî

å¸

íàø

âàø

èõ

Acc

ìîé/ìîåãî* òâîé/òâîåãî* åãî

å¸

íàø/íàøåãî* âàø/âàøåãî* èõ

Gen ìîåãî

òâîåãî

åãî

å¸

íàøåãî

âàøåãî

èõ

Dat

ìîåìó

òâîåìó

åãî

å¸

íàøåìó

âàøåìó

èõ

Instr ìîèì

òâîèì

åãî

å¸

íàøèì

âàøèì

èõ

Prep (î) ìî¸ì

(î) òâî¸ì

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøåì

(î) âàøåì

(îá) èõ

Neuter

Nom ìî¸

òâî¸

åãî

å¸

íàøå

âàøå

èõ

Acc

ìî¸

òâî¸

åãî

å¸

íàøå

âàøå

èõ

Gen ìîåãî

òâîåãî

åãî

å¸

íàøåãî

âàøåãî

èõ

Dat

ìîåìó

òâîåìó

åãî

å¸

íàøåìó

âàøåìó

èõ

Instr ìîèì

òâîèì

åãî

å¸

íàøèì

âàøèì

èõ

Prep (î) ìî¸ì

(î) òâî¸ì

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøåì

(î) âàøåì

(îá) èõ

Feminine

Nom ìîÿ

òâîÿ

åãî

å¸

íàøà

âàøà

èõ

Acc

ìîþ

òâîþ

åãî

å¸

íàøó

âàøó

èõ

Gen ìîåé

òâîåé

åãî

å¸

íàøåé

âàøåé

èõ

Dat

ìîåé

òâîåé

åãî

å¸

íàøåé

âàøåé

èõ

Instr ìîåé

òâîåé

åãî

å¸

íàøåé

âàøåé

èõ

Prep (î) ìîåé

(î) òâîåé

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøåé

(î) âàøåé

(îá) èõ

PLURAL

All genders

Nom ìîè

òâîè

åãî

å¸

íàøè

âàøè

èõ

Acc

ìîè/ìîèõ* òâîè/òâîèõ*

åãî

å¸

íàøè/íàøèõ* âàøè/âàøèõ* èõ

Gen ìîèõ

òâîèõ

åãî

å¸

íàøèõ

âàøèõ

èõ

Dat

ìîèì

òâîèì

åãî

å¸

íàøèì

âàøèì

èõ

Instr ìîèìè

òâîèìè

åãî

å¸

íàøèìè

âàøèìè

èõ

Prep (î) ìîèõ

(î) òâîèõ

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøèõ

(î) âàøèõ

(îá) èõ

* Genitive = Accusative for all animate nouns (except for feminine singular). See Activity Thirteen.

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Activity Twelve - Äâåíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Speaking/Writing As stated above, the Accusative form of all animate nouns (as

well as pronouns and adjectives), except the feminine singular, is the same as the Genitive.

Answer the following questions, paying particular attention to this grammatical rule, where

appropriate.

1. Êàê çîâóò òâîåãî îòöà?

2. Êàê çîâóò ïðåìüåð-ìèíèñòðà Âåëèêîáðèòàíèè?

3. Êàê çîâóò ïðåçèäåíòà Ðîññèè?

4. Êàêîãî êîìïîçèòîðà òû áîëüøå âñåãî ëþáèøü?

5. Êàêîãî àêò¸ðà òû áîëüøå âñåãî ëþáèøü?

6. Íà êîãî òû ïîõîæ(à)?

Activity Thirteen - Òðèíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Writing

Imagine that you have just made a new penfriend in Russia and that you are

sending him/her your first letter. You should write in particular about yourself, your hobbies,

your family and your friends, but also ask him/her appropriate questions. Try to stick to

vocabulary which you know and do not be too ambitious. Your letter should begin Äîðîãîé

…/ Äîðîãàÿ … and finish with a phrase such as Âñåãî äîáðîãî! (All the best).

Note that Russian also has a reflexive pronoun ñâîé (with the same declension as ìîé or òâîé)

which is used to refer back to noun and pronoun subjects; e.g.
Nom

ó ìåíÿ ñâîÿ ìàøèíà - I have my own car

Acc

ÿ ïîòåðÿë(à) ñâîé áóìàæíèê - I have lost my wallet*

Gen

îíà êóïèëà ðîçû äëÿ ñâîåé ñåñòðû - she bought roses for her sister*

Dat

îí ïîìîãàë ñâîåìó áðàòó - he used to help his brother**

Instr

òû èãðàë(à) ñî ñâîèìè äðóçüÿìè - you used to play with your own friends

Prep

ÿ ãîâîðèë(à) î ñâîåé äî÷åðè - I was talking about my own daughter

* Although ñâîé (etc.) is preferred in sentences of this type, ìîé, òâîé, íàø and âàø (etc.) may be used as

an alternative. Sometimes the pronoun may be omitted altogether, especially when speaking about people; e.g.

ÿ ëþáëþ áðàòà - I love my brother; îí ðàçãîâàðèâàë ñ ñåñòðîé - he was talking to his sister.

** Ñâîé (etc.) cannot, however, be replaced by åãî, å¸ or èõ when it refers back to noun or pronoun subjects;

cf. îí ïîìîãàë (ñâîåìó) áðàòó - he used to help his (own) brother and îí ïîìîãàë åãî áðàòó - he used to help

his (i.e. someone else’s) brother, or îíà âèäèò ñâîé äîì - she can see her (own) house and îíà âèäèò å¸ äîì

- she can see her (i.e. someone else’s) house.

Activity Fourteen - ×åòûðíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Reading/Writing The relative pronoun êîòîðûé (which, who) has the same endings

as any normal hard adjective and agrees with its antecedent in gender and number (although

its case depends on the grammar of the relative clause); e.g. ÿ çíàþ ÷åëîâåêà, êîòîðûé

ãîâîðèò ïî-äàòñêè - I know a person who speaks Danish or âîò ÷åëîâåê, êîòîðîãî ÿ

çíàþ - here’s the person (whom) I know. Read the following sentences and identify (i) the

appropriate missing noun from the box below, and (ii) the gender, case and number of the

relative pronoun.

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1. ×åëîâåê, êîòîðûé èãðàåò â ôóòáîë - ýòî

2. Æåíùèíà, êîòîðàÿ èñïîëíÿåò ðîëè â òåàòðå - ýòî

3. ×åëîâåê, êîòîðûé æèâ¸ò â Ìîñêâå - ýòî

4. Æåíùèíà, ó êîòîðîé äåñÿòü äåòåé - ýòî

5. Ìóæ÷èíà ñ äåòüìè, ó êîòîðîãî íåò æåíû - ýòî

6. Ëþäè, êîòîðûå æèâóò çà ãðàíèöåé - ýòî

7. Ó÷åíèê, ñ êîòîðûì ìû ó÷èìñÿ â îäíîì êëàññå - ýòî

8. ×åëîâåê, îò êîòîðîãî ïîëó÷àþò äåíüãè - ýòî

èíîñòðàíöû, îäíîêëàññíèê, àêòðèñà, ñïîíñîð, îòåö-îäèíî÷êà, ìàòü-ãåðîèíÿ,

ôóòáîëèñò, ìîñêâè÷

Activity Fifteen - Ïÿòíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Writing One of the most difficult concepts to translate into Russian is ‘also’, ‘too’ or

‘as well (as)’. Complete the following grid, using the expressions in bold below. (Note that,

in accordance with crossword tradition, gaps do not appear between phrases consisting of

two or more words.)

òîæå (also, too)

e.g. - Òû àíãëè÷àíèí? - ß òîæå. (Are you English? Me too.)

ß èäó â ïàðê. Îíà òîæå èä¸ò òóäà. (I am going to the park. She is also going there.)

(More colloquial than òàêæå; used most commonly where the subjects in the two sentences or two

parts of the sentence are different)

(à) òàêæå (also, too, likewise)

e.g. Îíà èçó÷àåò ôðàíöóçñêèé ÿçûê, à òàêæå íåìåöêèé. (She studies French as well as German.)

Êðîìå ðóññêîãî îíà èçó÷àåò òàêæå è ÿïîíñêèé. (She studies Japanese in addition to Russian.)

(More formal than òîæå, but more versatile in its usage)

è (also, as well, and)

e.g. ß èäó â ïàðê. È îíà èä¸ò òóäà. (I am going to the park. She is also going there.)

Îí ãîâîðèò è ïî-àíãëèéñêè. (He also speaks English.)

äà åù¸ (è) (also, too, as well (as))

e.g. Îí ãëóï(ûé), äà åù¸ è ëåíèâ(ûé). (He is stupid, and lazy too.) (Colloquial)

ê òîìó æå, êðîìå òîãî, áîëåå òîãî, ñâåðõ òîãî (furthermore, moreover, besides, also)

e.g. … Ê òîìó æå, îí ëþáèë ñâîþ ðîäèíó. (… Furthermore, he loved his country.)

(More or less interchangeable phrases; frequently used at the start of a sentence)

âäîáàâîê (furthermore, moreover, besides, in addition, also)

e.g. Îí âñåãäà ãðóáèò, äà âäîáàâîê åù¸ è ëæ¸ò. (He is rude and he also lies.) (Colloquial)

èñïîëíÿòü (I) ðîëè to perform roles

èíîñòðàíåö

foreigner

ìàòü-ãåðîèíÿ heroine of

ó÷åíèê

pupil

îäíîêëàññíèê classmate

motherhood

ïîëó÷àòü (I) äåíüãè to receive money

îòåö-îäèíî÷êà single father

ìîñêâè÷(êà) Muscovite

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Activity Sixteen - Øåñòíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Reading Read the following passage with the help of the vocabulary at the foot of the

page. Then answer the questions in English.

Êàæäîå ëåòî ìû ñ áðàòîì Êîëåé è ò¸òåé Ìàðãàðèòîé åçäèì ê áàáóøêå è äåäóøêå â

ãîðîä Êóðãàí, â äàë¸êóþ Ñèáèðü. Äîðîãà òóäà èç Ìîñêâû çàíèìàåò ïðàêòè÷åñêè òðè äíÿ. Â

ïîåçäå ìû èãðàåì â êàðòû, ÷èòàåì æóðíàëû, ñìîòðèì â îêíî è ïî¸ì ðóññêèå íàðîäíûå

ïåñíè. Ìîÿ ëþáèìàÿ ïåñíÿ íàçûâàåòñÿ «Ìèëåíüêèé òû ìîé». Ìíå î÷åíü íðàâÿòñÿ ñëîâà è

ìåëîäèÿ. Ìîé áðàò ãîâîðèò, ÷òî ñëîâà áàíàëüíûå è íåèíòåðåñíûå, íî îí íå ïîíèìàåò, ÷òî

òàêîå íàñòîÿùàÿ ëþáîâü.

Ìû ïðèåçæàåì â Êóðãàí ðàíî óòðîì. Äåäóøêà âñòðå÷àåò íàñ, ïîêà áàáóøêà ïå÷¸ò íàì

áëèíû íà çàâòðàê. Ìû íî÷óåì ó áàáóøêè è äåäóøêè â êâàðòèðå â öåíòðå ãîðîäà, à íà

ñëåäóþùèé äåíü ìû âñå âìåñòå îòïðàâëÿåìñÿ íà äà÷ó, â äåðåâíþ, ãäå ìû ïðîâîäèì âñ¸

ëåòî. Ó áàáóøêè è äåäóøêè ñâîÿ äà÷à. Ìíå î÷åíü íðàâèòñÿ æèòü íà äà÷å, íî Êîëÿ æàëóåòñÿ

íà òî, ÷òî ýëåêòðè÷åñòâî ÷àñòî íå ðàáîòàåò è íåò ãîðÿ÷åé âîäû.

Ó íàñ â äåðåâíå ìíîãî çíàêîìûõ - Èãîðü, Ïåòÿ, Êàòÿ, Ãàëÿ è Èííà. Ìû ñ ðåáÿòàìè

êóïàåìñÿ, êàòàåìñÿ íà âåëîñèïåäå è ñîáèðàåì ãðèáû è ÿãîäû. Âå÷åðîì ìû îáû÷íî ïî¸ì

ïåñíè èëè ÷èòàåì ñòèõè ó êîñòðà. Èíîãäà äåäóøêà ðàññêàçûâàåò íàì î Âåëèêîé

Îòå÷åñòâåííîé Âîéíå, à áàáóøêà ïëà÷åò. Ÿ îòåö è ìàòü ïîãèáëè âî âðåìÿ âîéíû, à áðàò

áûë ñåðü¸çíî ðàíåí.

 äåðåâíå ó âñåõ åñòü æèâîòíûå, îñîáåííî ñîáàêè, êîòû è öûïëÿòà. Ó ñîñåäà Àëåêñàíäðà

Èâàíîâè÷à åñòü êîç¸ë è êîçà. Ó êîçû êàæäîå ëåòî ðîæäàåòñÿ êîçë¸íîê. Êîçëÿòà, ïî-ìîåìó,

î÷åíü ìèëûå è äðóæåëþáíûå æèâîòíûå, íî ÿ áîëüøå âñåãî ëþáëþ æåðåáÿò, îñëÿò è ïîíè. Ê

ñîæàëåíèþ, ó íàñ äîìà, â Ìîñêâå, íåò æèâîòíûõ, ïîòîìó ÷òî ìàìà äóìàåò, ÷òî â íàøåé

êâàðòèðå è òàê ñëèøêîì òåñíî.

Ãîâîðÿò, ÷òî â ëåñó åñòü ìíîãî çâåðåé, â òîì ÷èñëå îëåíåé, ìåäâåäåé è äàæå ñèáèðñêèõ

òèãðîâ. ß îäíàæäû âèäåëà ìåäâåäèöó ñ ìåäâåæàòàìè, íî òèãðîâ, íàâåðíîå, óæå íåò. Êîëÿ

ìåíÿ óâåðÿåò, ÷òî â ëåñó òàêæå âîäÿòñÿ âîëêè. Îí î÷åíü áîèòñÿ âîëêîâ, ïîýòîìó îí òàì ñ

íàìè íå ãóëÿåò. Êàê ãîâîðèòñÿ, âîëêîâ áîÿòüñÿ - â ëåñ íå õîäèòü.

äàë¸êèé

far away

êóïàòüñÿ (I)

to go bathing

äðóæåëþáíûé

friendly

ñìîòðåòü (II)

to look out of

êàòàòüñÿ (I) íà

to go cycling

ðàíî

early

â îêíî

the window

âåëîñèïåäå

æåðåá¸íîê

foal

äîðîãà çàíèìàåò the journey takes

ñîáèðàòü (I)

to gather, pick

(pl æåðåáÿòà)

íàðîäíàÿ ïåñíÿ

folk song

ÿãîäà

berry, soft fruit

îñë¸íîê

foal (of ass)

ìèëåíüêèé

dear, darling

ãðèá

mushroom

(pl îñëÿòà)

ñëîâî

word

êîñò¸ð

bonfire

ïîíè (indeclinable) pony

áàíàëüíûé

trite, banal

ïëàêàòü (ïëà÷ó,

to weep, cry

ñëèøêîì

too (many)

íàñòîÿùèé

real

ïëà÷åøü)

òåñíî

cramped

ëþáîâü (f)

love

ïîãèáíóòü (pf)

to die

çâåðü (m)

wild

ïðèåçæàòü (I)

to arrive

(îíè) ïîãèáëè

they died

animal

âñòðå÷àòü (I)

to meet

âî âðåìÿ (+ gen) during, at the

îëåíü (m)

deer

ïå÷ü (ïåêó,

to cook, bake

time of

ìåäâåäü (m)

bear

ïå÷¸øü, ïåêóò)

áûë ðàíåí

was wounded

ÿ óâèäåë(à)

I saw

áëèí

pancake

ó âñåõ (åñòü)

everyone has

îäíàæäû

once

íî÷åâàòü (III)

to spend the

æèâîòíîå

animal, pet

ìåäâåäèöà

she-bear

night

îñîáåííî

especially

ìåäâåæîíîê

bear cub

íà ñëåäóþùèé

the next day

â òîì ÷èñëå

including

(pl ìåäâåæàòà)

äåíü

(+ acc)

íàâåðíîå

probably

îòïðàâëÿòüñÿ (I) to set off

öûïë¸íîê

chicken

óâåðÿòü (I) (+ acc) to assure

ïðîâîäèòü (II)

to spend (time)

(pl öûïëÿòà)

âîëê

wolf

æàëîâàòüñÿ (III) to complain about

êîç¸ë/êîçà

goat

áîÿòüñÿ (+ gen)

to be afraid of

íà (+ acc)

ðîæäàòüñÿ (I)

to be born

(áîþñü, áîèøüñÿ)

òî, ÷òî

the fact that

êîçë¸íîê

kid

âîäèòüñÿ (II)

to inhabit

ðåá¸íîê

child (children;

(pl êîçëÿòà)

êàê ãîâîðèòñÿ

as the saying

(pl ðåáÿòà)

lads)

ìèëûé

dear

goes

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1. How long does the journey take?

2. Name three of the activities which occupy the children’s time on the train.

3. Why does Kolya not like the song ‘Milen’kii ty moi’?

4. How long do the children spend at the dacha?

5. Why does Kolya not like living at the dacha?

6. Name three activities that the children undertake during the day.

7. Why does the grandmother sometimes cry in the evening?

8. Which are the most popular animals in the village?

9. What are the narrator’s favourite animals?

10. Why do the children not have pets in Moscow?

11. Why does Kolya not play in the forest?

12. What do you think the Russian proverb «âîëêîâ áîÿòüñÿ - â ëåñ íå õîäèòü» means?

Activity Seventeen - Ñåìíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Reading

Read the following traditional folk song. If you are musically inclined, you

may also wish to sing it in pairs.

ÌÈËÅÍÜÊÈÉ ÒÛ ÌÎÉ

MY DEAREST

- Ìèëåíüêèé òû ìîé,

My dearest,

Âîçüìè ìåíÿ ñ ñîáîé!

Take me with you!

Òàì, â êðàþ äàë¸êîì,

In that far-away land

Áóäó òåáå æåíîé.

I will be your wife.

- Ìèëàÿ ìîÿ,

My dear,

Âçÿë áû ÿ òåáÿ.

I would take you.

Íî òàì, â êðàþ äàë¸êîì,

But in that far-away land

Åñòü ó ìåíÿ æåíà.

I have a wife.

- Ìèëåíüêèé òû ìîé,

My dearest,

Âîçüìè ìåíÿ ñ ñîáîé!

Take me with you!

Òàì, â êðàþ äàë¸êîì,

In that far-away land

Áóäó òåáå ñåñòðîé.

I will be your sister.

- Ìèëàÿ ìîÿ,

My dear,

Âçÿë áû ÿ òåáÿ.

I would take you.

Íî òàì, â êðàþ äàë¸êîì,

But in that far-away land

Åñòü ó ìåíÿ ñåñòðà.

I have a sister.

- Ìèëåíüêèé òû ìîé,

My dearest,

Âîçüìè ìåíÿ ñ ñîáîé!

Take me with you!

Òàì, â êðàþ äàë¸êîì,

In that far-away land

Áóäó òåáå ÷óæîé.

I’ll be a stranger to you.

- Ìèëàÿ ìîÿ,

My dear,

Âçÿë áû ÿ òåáÿ.

I would take you.

Íî òàì, â êðàþ äàë¸êîì,

But in that far-away land

×óæàÿ òû ìíå íå íóæíà.

A stranger is not what I need.

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GRAMMAR

1. Pronouns

THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS (I, YOU, HE, SHE, WE, YOU, THEY)

Nom

ÿ

òû

îí

îíà

ìû

âû

îíè

Acc

ìåíÿ

òåáÿ

(í)åãî* (í)å¸*

íàñ

âàñ

(í)èõ*

Gen

ìåíÿ

òåáÿ

(í)åãî* (í)å¸*

íàñ

âàñ

(í)èõ*

Dat

ìíå

òåáå

(í)åìó* (í)åé*

íàì

âàì

(í)èì*

Instr

(ñî) ìíîé òîáîé

(í)èì* (í)åþ (åé)*

íàìè

âàìè (í)èìè*

Prep

(îáî) ìíå (î) òåáå (î) í¸ì (î) íåé

(î) íàñ (î) âàñ (î) íèõ

* The sound í precedes all forms of the prepositions îí, îíà and îíè, whenever they follow a

preposition; compare:
(acc) ÿ âåðþ â íåãî - I believe in him; ÿ ëþáëþ åãî - I love him

(gen) ýòî îò íå¸ - this is from her; ÿ áîþñü å¸ - I am afraid of her

(dat) îíà èä¸ò ê íåìó - she’s going to his place; îíà ïîìîãàåò åìó - she helps him

(instr) îí ãîâîðèò ñ íåé - he speaks to her; îí èíòåðåñóåòñÿ åþ - he’s interested in her
Note that prepositions are not followed by the Nominative and that the Prepositional case by

definition always requires the sound í; e.g.
(prep.) ìû ÷àñòî äóìàåì î íèõ - we often think about them

THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (MY/MINE, YOUR/YOURS, HIS, HER/HERS, OUR/OURS, YOUR/

YOURS, THEIR/THEIRS)

SINGULAR

Masculine

Nom ìîé

òâîé

åãî

å¸

íàø

âàø

èõ

Acc ìîé/ìîåãî* òâîé/òâîåãî* åãî

å¸

íàø/íàøåãî* âàø/âàøåãî* èõ

Gen ìîåãî

òâîåãî

åãî

å¸

íàøåãî

âàøåãî

èõ

Dat ìîåìó

òâîåìó

åãî

å¸

íàøåìó

âàøåìó

èõ

Instr ìîèì

òâîèì

åãî

å¸

íàøèì

âàøèì

èõ

Prep (î) ìî¸ì

(î) òâî¸ì

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøåì

(î) âàøåì

(îá) èõ

Neuter

Nom ìî¸

òâî¸

åãî

å¸

íàøå

âàøå

èõ

Acc ìî¸

òâî¸

åãî

å¸

íàøå

âàøå

èõ

Gen ìîåãî

òâîåãî

åãî

å¸

íàøåãî

âàøåãî

èõ

Dat ìîåìó

òâîåìó

åãî

å¸

íàøåìó

âàøåìó

èõ

Instr ìîèì

òâîèì

åãî

å¸

íàøèì

âàøèì

èõ

Prep (î) ìî¸ì

(î) òâî¸ì

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøåì

(î) âàøåì

(îá) èõ

Feminine

Nom ìîÿ

òâîÿ

åãî

å¸

íàøà

âàøà

èõ

Acc ìîþ

òâîþ

åãî

å¸

íàøó

âàøó

èõ

Gen ìîåé

òâîåé

åãî

å¸

íàøåé

âàøåé

èõ

Dat ìîåé

òâîåé

åãî

å¸

íàøåé

âàøåé

èõ

Instr ìîåé

òâîåé

åãî

å¸

íàøåé

âàøåé

èõ

Prep (î) ìîåé

(î) òâîåé

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøåé

(î) âàøåé

(îá) èõ

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Nom ìîè

òâîè

åãî

å¸

íàøè

âàøè

èõ

Acc ìîè/ìîèõ* òâîè/òâîèõ* åãî

å¸

íàøè/íàøèõ* âàøè/âàøèõ* èõ

Gen ìîèõ

òâîèõ

åãî

å¸

íàøèõ

âàøèõ

èõ

Dat ìîèì

òâîèì

åãî

å¸

íàøèì

âàøèì

èõ

Instr ìîèìè

òâîèìè

åãî

å¸

íàøèìè

âàøèìè

èõ

Prep (î) ìîèõ

(î) òâîèõ

(î) åãî (î) å¸ (î) íàøèõ

(î) âàøèõ

(îá) èõ

THE REFLEXIVE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN ÑÂÎÉ (ONE’S OWN)

Masculine

Neuter

Feminine

Plural

Nom

ñâîé

ñâî¸

ñâîÿ

ñâîè

Acc

ñâîé/ñâîåãî*

ñâî¸

ñâîþ

ñâîè/ñâîèõ*

Gen

ñâîåãî

ñâîåãî

ñâîåé

ñâîèõ

Dat

ñâîåìó

ñâîåìó

ñâîåé

ñâîèì

Instr

ñâîèì

ñâîèì

ñâîåé

ñâîèìè

Prep

(î) ñâî¸ì

(î) ñâî¸ì

(î) ñâîåé

(î) ñâîèõ

* The Genitive case is used whenever animate nouns are in the Accusative (except where the

nouns are feminine singular). This form is known as the Animate Accusative:

îíà õîðîøî çíàåò ìîåãî áðàòà - she knows my brother well

ìû íå ïîíèìàåì íàøåãî ïðåïîäàâàòåëÿ - we don’t understand our teacher

êàê çîâóò âàøåãî ñûíà? - what’s your son called?

òû âèäèøü ìîåãî ðåá¸íêà? - can you see my child?

but îí óâàæàåò ñâîþ ò¸òþ - he respects his aunt

THE RELATIVE PRONOUN ÊÎÒÎÐÛÉ (WHO, WHICH)

Masculine

Neuter

Feminine

Plural

Nom êîòîðûé

êîòîðîå

êîòîðàÿ

êîòîðûå

Acc êîòîðûé/êîòîðîãî

êîòîðîå

êîòîðóþ

êîòîðûå/êîòîðûõ

Gen êîòîðîãî

êîòîðîãî

êîòîðîé

êîòîðûõ

Dat êîòîðîìó

êîòîðîìó

êîòîðîé

êîòîðûì

Instr êîòîðûì

êîòîðûì

êîòîðîé

êîòîðûìè

Prep (î) êîòîðîì

(î) êîòîðîì (î) êîòîðîé

(î) êîòîðûõ

THE INTERROGATIVE/RELATIVE PRONOUNS

ÊÒÎ (WHO), ×ÒÎ (WHAT) AND ×ÅÉ (WHOSE)

Masculine

Neuter

Feminine

Plural

Nom

êòî

÷òî

÷åé

÷ü¸

÷üÿ

÷üè

Acc

êîãî

÷òî

÷åé/÷üåãî

÷ü¸

÷üþ

÷üè/÷üèõ

Gen

êîãî

÷åãî

÷üåãî

÷üåãî

÷üåé

÷üèõ

Dat

êîìó

÷åìó

÷üåìó

÷üåìó

÷üåé

÷üèì

Instr

êåì

÷åì

÷üèì

÷üèì

÷üåé

÷üèìè

Prep

(î) êîì

(î) ÷¸ì (î) ÷ü¸ì

(î) ÷ü¸ì

(î) ÷üåé

(î) ÷üèõ

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THE DETERMINATIVE PRONOUN ÂÅÑÜ (ALL)

Masculine

Neuter

Feminine

Plural

Nom âåñü

âc¸*

âñÿ

âñå**

Acc âåñü/âñåãî

âñ¸

âñþ

âñå/âñåõ

Gen âñåãî

âñåãî

âñåé

âñåõ

Dat âñåìó

âñåìó

âñåé

âñåì

Instr (ñî) âñåì

(ñî) âñåì

(ñî) âñåé

(ñî) âñåìè

Prep (îáî) âñ¸ì

(îáî) âñ¸ì (îáî) âñåé

(îáî) âñåõ

* âc¸ also means everything and is followed by a (neuter) singular verb; e.g âñ¸ (áûëî) â ïîðÿäêå - everything

is (was) OK

** âñå also means everyone/everybody and is followed by a plural verb; e.g. âñå (áûëè) â óíèâåðñèòåòå - they

are (were) all at the university

Activity Eighteen - Âîñåìíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Writing

Fill in the appropriate form of the personal pronoun.

1. Ìîé áðàò íå ëþáèò

. (ÿ)

2. Îíà ÷àñòî ãîâîðèò ñî

. (ÿ)

3. Îíè íå ïîíèìàþò.

(ìû)

4. Ýòî ïîðäàðîê îò

. (îíà)

5. ß íèêîãäà íå äóìàþ î

. (îíè)

6. ß ëþáëþ

. (òû)

7. Ñêîëüêî ëåò?

(âû)

8. ß âèæó

. (îí)

9. Ìîÿ ñåñòðà æèâ¸ò ñ

. (îí)

10. Ìû èä¸ì ê

. (îíà)

Activity Nineteen - Äåâÿòíàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Writing

Fill in the appropriate form of the possessive pronoun.

1.

áðàòà çîâóò ϸòð. (ìîé)

2. Êàê çîâóò

ò¸òþ? (âàøà)

3. Ñêîëüêî

ìàòåðè ëåò? (òâîÿ)

4. Çíàåòå ëè âû

îòöà? (ìîé)

5. Îíà ðàçãîâàðèâàåò î

ñåìüå. (íàøà)

6. Â

ãîðîäå íåò êèíî. (èõ)

7. Ó íå¸

ìàøèíà. (ñâîÿ)

8. Îí ëþáèò

äåòåé. (ñâîè)

9. Ìû èä¸ì ê

áàáóøêå. (ñâîÿ)

10. Îíà ãîâîðèò ñ

ñ¸ñòðàìè. (ìîè)

Activity Twenty - Äâàäöàòîå çàäàíèå

Writing Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of êîòîðûé.

1. Æåíùèíà,

æèâ¸ò â äîìå ¹ 5, ÷àñòî ïîìîãàåò ìîåé ìàìå.

2. ß çíàþ àíãëè÷àíèíà,

èãðàåò â àìåðèêàíñêèé ôóòáîë.

3. Ìíå íðàâèòñÿ äîì,

íàõîäèòñÿ ó ðåêè.

4. Øêîëà, î

ÿ ãîâîðþ, íàçûâàåòñÿ Èòîí-Êîëëåäæ.

5. ß êóïèëà â Àâñòðàëèè ðàäèî,

óæå íå ðàáîòàåò.

6. Äåâóøêà, ñ

òû âñåãäà ãîâîðèøü, íå çíàåò ìîåãî áðàòà.

7. Ìíå íå íðàâÿòñÿ ñèãàðåòû,

òû êóðèøü.

8. ß íå çíàþ ìàëü÷èêà,

çîâóò Ïåòÿ.

9. Îíà íå ëþáèò ó÷èòåëüíèöó,

çîâóò Àííà Ïàâëîâíà.

10. Òðîìáîí, íà

èãðàåò ìîé äåä, óæå î÷åíü ñòàðûé.

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Writing Translate the following into Russian.

1. Whose is this computer?

________________________________

2. Whose are these pencils?

________________________________

3. Whose is this book?

________________________________

4. About whose wife is he speaking?

________________________________

5. With whose sister does she live?

________________________________

6. In whose house does he live?

________________________________

7. Who are you speaking about?

________________________________

8. What are you speaking about?

________________________________

9. Who were you with yesterday?

________________________________

10. I don’t know what you are afraid of. ________________________________

Activity Twenty-Two - Äâàäöàòü âòîðîå çàäàíèå

Writing Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of âåñü.

1. Ìû ïðîâîäèì

ëåòî â Ñèáèðè.

2. Îí ñúåë

õëåá.

3.

âðåìÿ

4. Îí ÷èòàåò

íîâûå êíèãè.

5. Îíè ìíîãî çíàþò î

æèâîòíûõ â ëåñó.

6. Ó÷èòåëüíèöà ñî

ñâîèìè ó÷åíèêàìè.

7. ß ïðîåõàë ïî

Ðîññèè.

8. Âî

ìèðå.

9. Ýòî ïîäàðîê îò

ìîèõ äðóçåé.

10.

ñòðàíà ãîâîðèò òîëüêî î ôóòáîëå.

11. Îí ïðàâ âî

îòíîøåíèÿõ.

2. Miscellaneous noun types

MASCULINE NOUNS ENDING IN -ÎÍÎÊ, -¨ÍÎÊ

Singular

Plural

Singular

Plural

Nom

ðåá¸íîê*

ðåáÿòà

ìåäâåæîíîê

ìåäâåæàòà

Acc

ðåá¸íêà

ðåáÿò

ìåäâåæîíêà

ìåäâåæàò

Gen

ðåá¸íêà

ðåáÿò

ìåäâåæîíêà

ìåäâåæàò

Dat

ðåá¸íêó

ðåáÿòàì

ìåäâåæîíêó

ìåäâåæàòàì

Instr

ðåá¸íêîì

ðåáÿòàìè

ìåäâåæîíêîì

ìåäâåæàòàìè

Prep

(î) ðåá¸íêå

(î) ðåáÿòàõ

(î) ìåäâåæîíêå (î) ìåäâåæàòàõ

* The form ðåáÿòà frequently means ‘lads’. The normal plural of ðåá¸íîê (child) is äåòè (children). Note the

special forms äâîå/òðîå/÷åòâåðî äåòåé.

Nom

äåòè

Acc

äåòåé

Gen

äåòåé

Dat

äåòÿì

Instr

äåòüìè

Prep

(î) äåòÿõ

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MASCULINE NOUNS ENDING IN -ÀÍÈÍ, -ßÍÈÍ (E.G. ÀÐÌßÍÈÍ - ARMENIAN)

Singular

Plural

Singular

Plural

Nom

àíãëè÷àíèí

àíãëè÷àíå

àðìÿíèí

àðìÿíå

Acc

àíãëè÷àíèíà

àíãëè÷àí

àðìÿíèíà

àðìÿí

Gen

àíãëè÷àíèíà

àíãëè÷àí

àðìÿíèíà

àðìÿí

Dat

àíãëè÷àíèíó

àíãëè÷àíàì

àðìÿíèíó

àðìÿíàì

Instr

àíãëè÷àíèíîì

àíãëè÷àíàìè

àðìÿíèíîì

àðìÿíàìè

Prep

(îá) àíãëè÷àíèíå (îá) àíãëè÷àíàõ

(îá) àðìÿíèíå

(îá) àðìÿíàõ

NEUTER NOUNS ENDING IN -ß (E.G. ÈÌß, ÂÐÅÌß, ÏËÀÌß [FLAME])

Singular

Plural

Nom

èìÿ

èìåíà

Acc

èìÿ

èìåíà

Gen

èìåíè

èì¸í

Dat

èìåíè

èìåíàì

Instr

èìåíåì

èìåíàìè

Prep

(îá) èìåíè

(îá) èìåíàõ

3. Summary of prepositions taking the Accusative

â(î)/íà

(motion towards)

ÿ èäó â ïàðê

I’m going to the park

(to)

îí èä¸ò íà êîíöåðò

he’s going to a concert

(expressions of time etc.) â ïÿòíèöó / â òîò äåíü on Friday / on that day

(in, on, for, at)

â ìåñÿö / â òðè ÷àñà

in a month / at three o’clock

îí ïðèåõàë íà íåäåëþ he came for a month

íà Ðîæäåñòâî

at Christmas

îòâåòèòü íà âîïðîñ

to answer (literally: reply to) a question

çà … äî

(… before)

çà íåäåëþ äî êîíöà

a week before the end

çà

(during)

çà ñóòêè

in the space of twenty-four hours

(behind - motion)

ñåñòü çà ñòîë

to sit at the table

(for)

ñïàñèáî çà ïîìîùü

thanks for the help

ïëàòèòü çà òîâàðû

to pay for the goods

÷åðåç

(in …[

’

s time])

÷åðåç íåäåëþ / ìåñÿö in a week(

’

s time) / in a month

(over, across)

÷åðåç îêåàí

across the ocean

(through, by means of)

÷åðåç äðóçåé

through the friends

íàçàä

(ago)

íåäåëþ / ãîä íàçàä

a week / year ago

ïî

(each)

ïî äâà / äâîå

in pairs / twos

ïîä

(under - motion)

ïîñòàâèòü ïîä ñòîë

to put under the table

ñêâîçü

(through)

ñìåõ ñêâîçü ñë¸çû

laughter through tears

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