Russian Vocabulary Course, Audio-CD (Audio book)

Learn another language the way you learnt your own
You learnt your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn Russian in the same way.
You'll stick with it because you'll love it
· Use the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas.
· This method works with your brain, helping you to build up your Russian in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourself.
· You learn through listening and speaking - without the pressure of writing or memorising.
· You pick up the language naturally and unforgettably.
This much-anticipated Vocabulary Course carries forward the Michel Thomas teaching tradition and faithfully follows his unique approach to foreign language learning.
The essential format is the same all-audio, building-block approach. The native-speaker teacher instructs two students in the recording studio in real time and the student at home becomes the third member of the class.
Learning vocabulary is notoriously difficult if attempted in the traditional way - with long lists and hours of memorisation. However, with the Michel Thomas Method, new words and phrases are presented in such a way that they cannot be forgotten. They are interwoven with what has gone before so they are imprinted in your knowledge bank for ever.
The vocabulary in the courses is carefully chosen from a relatively small number of 'power words' which open up an amazing range of expression and comprehension.
Building and expanding on the language structures taught in the Foundation and Advanced Courses, these new Vocabulary Courses give you all you need to enjoy travelling in the Russian-speaking world, be it for business or pleasure.

List of contents

Ways of forming the plural of nouns
Adjectives with various endings: forming adjectives from English cognates and Russian roots
More short adjectives (noun-like endings): You are right , I will do it myself
Describing things/places: What/what kind of city is it?
Giving directions: Go to the right/left/straight on
Endings/suffixes to form nouns: -tura, -nik, (sputnik), -nost (glasnost), etc.
The meaning of prefixes used for forming nouns and verbs: po- with verbs = to do a little/for a while (to read for a while pochitat'); v in, into; vy out, out of; pere- (perestroika) = re-, over, etc.
Families of words formed from the same root: prav, chas, etc.
Various prepositions: v in/into; na - on/onto; k towards/in the direction of; po along, according to; s with, etc.
Expressing one s need, interest, wish: I need a car with an air conditioner , The director needs a good secretary
Giving/asking for advice: I advise / recommend you to buy this
Buying / paying for things: How much is this?
Passive constructions: I was told/given/shown , Where is ... sold? , How is it spelled/read? as they say ... In order to ... (know /understand, etc.) I want you to do this
Time expressions: always, often, usually, as usual, just, temporarily
Food: I don t eat meat , tea with milk , etc
Likes and dislikes: I like pizza / I like the pizza
Colours
Days of the week (+ user guide): I don t work on Saturday'
Months (+ user guide): in May
Countries (+ the user guide)
Subjects: I m studying history
Transport: We are going by car
Going verbs: I am going to the cinema / I often go to the cinema
Visiting places: We are going to Moscow , an excursion around the city , etc.
Visiting people: I will come to see you (come to you) tomorrow
There is something somewhere: Is there a shower in the room?
The only two irregular verbs: to eat, to give
Reflexive verbs: to like, to meet, to close
Figurative use of verbs: Time will show , This blouse suits you , etc.
Communicating: I spoke with you on the phone , I will write (to) you an e-mail
Health/parts of the body: I have a headache
Many new nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs will be taught including both cognates and those of Russian origin. We are going to use various mnemonics, such as images and short rhymes, to help to memorise the new words.

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Product details

• Authors: Natasha Bershadski
• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Languages: Russian, English
• Product format: CD-Audio (Playing time: 5h 0min)
• Released: 23.04.2009
• EAN: 9780340983249
• ISBN: 978-0-340-98324-9
• Weight: 374 g
• Series: Michel Thomas Method; Michel Thomas Method
• Subject: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes