I. In the airport
Listen to the dialogue between a tourist and the passport control officer. The tourist, named John Brown, has just arrived to Russia from America. After his passport is checked, John asks the officer where the baggage claim area is. Then he thanks the officer and says goodbye.
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a) Listen to the dialogue and read the translation |
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| - Добрый день. |
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- Hello. | ||
| - Здравствуйте. |
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- Hello. | ||
| - Ваш паспорт, пожалуйста. |
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- Your passport, please. | ||
| - Извините? |
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- Pardon? | ||
| - Паспорт. |
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- Your passport. | ||
| - А! Вот, пожалуйста. |
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- Oh! Here it is. | ||
| - Вы господин Браун? |
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- Are you Mr. Brown? | ||
| - Да, я Джон Браун. |
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- Yes, I'm John Brown. | ||
| - Вы из Америки? |
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- Are you from America? | ||
| - Да, всё верно. |
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- Yes, right. | ||
| - Хорошо. Всё в порядке. Добро пожаловать в Россию, господин Браун. |
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- Good, everything's all right. Welcome to Russia, Mr. Brown. | ||
| - Спасибо. Извините, пожалуйста, а где находится выдача багажа? |
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- Thanks. Excuse me, please, where is the baggage claim area? | ||
| - Это там. |
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- It is there. | ||
| - Спасибо! До свидания! |
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- Thank you! Good-bye! | ||
| - До свидания! |
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- Good bye! |
b) Listen and repeat the dialogue phrase by phrase.
c) Listen to the phrases in Russian and choose the right translation.
II. Let me introduce myself
In the dialogue above you learnt the following constructions more info:
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Are you Mr. Brown? |
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Yes, I'm John Brown. |
Вы господин Браун? |
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Да, я Джон Браун. |
Look at the examples with this construction:
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Are you Mrs. Brown? - Yes, I'm Joana Brown. |
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Are you an American? - Yes, I'm an American. |
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Are you from the USA? - Yes, I'm from the USA. |
a) Answer the questions in Russian following the model and check yourself:
Model:
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Are you Mister Sam Black? - Yes, I'm Sam Black. |
Questions:
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Вы господин Сэм Блэк? - ... |
Check yourself
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Вы госпожа Мэрилин Блэк? - ... |
Check yourself
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Вы Сэм Уайт? - ... |
Check yourself
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Вы Джина Грей? - ... |
Check yourself
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Вы Линда Стоун? - ... |
Check yourself
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b) Learn the following Russian words and translate phrases from English into Russian.
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американец |
- | American (for a man) |
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американка |
- | American (for a woman) |
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канадец |
- | Canadian (for a man) |
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канадка |
- | Canadian (for a woman) |
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англичанин |
- | Englishman |
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англичанка |
- | Englishwoman |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
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1. I'm a Canadian. (for a man) |
Check yourself
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2. I'm an Englishman. |
Check yourself
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3. I'm an American. (for a man) |
Check yourself
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4. I'm an Englishwoman. |
Check yourself
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5. I'm an American. (for a woman) |
Check yourself
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с) Read the following expressions with names of countries and translate phrases from English into Russian.
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из Великобритании |
- | from Great Britain |
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из США |
- | from the USA |
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из Канады |
- | from Canada |
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из Австралии |
- | from Australia |
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из России |
- | from Russia |
Listen to the phrases. Move (with cursor) the flag of the country which the speaking person is from:
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Phrase 2
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Phrase 3
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Phrase 4
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Phrase 5
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Translate into Russian and check yourself:
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1. I'm from Russia. |
Check yourself
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2. I'm from Great Britain. |
Check yourself
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3. I'm from Australia. |
Check yourself
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4. I'm from the USA. |
Check yourself
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5. I'm an from Canada. |
Check yourself
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III. It is my passport.
In the dialogue above you have seen the Russian word "это" [eta] which means "it" or "this". This word may be used in the following construction:
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It is a passport. |
Это паспорт. |
a) Learn the following Russian words and answer the questions.
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паспорт |
- | passport |
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виза |
- | visa |
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билет |
- | ticket |
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багаж |
- | luggage |
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такси |
- | taxi |
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автобус |
- | bus |
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метро |
- | subway |
b) Give a positive answer following the model and check yourself:
Model:
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Is it a pasport? - Yes, it is a passport. |
Questions:
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Это такси? - ... |
Check yourself
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Это метро? - ... |
Check yourself
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Это багаж? - ... |
Check yourself
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c) Give a negative answer following the model and check yourself:
Model:
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Is it a pasport? (visa) - No, it is a visa. |
Questions:
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Это Джон? (Sam) - ... |
Check yourself
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Это виза? (passport) - ... |
Check yourself
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Это билет? (visa) - ... |
Check yourself
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d) Read the following expressions and translate phrases from English into Russian:more info
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мой паспорт |
- | my passport |
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моя виза |
- | my visa |
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мой билет |
- | my ticket |
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мой багаж |
- | my luggage |
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моё такси |
- | my taxi |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
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1. It's my ticket. |
Check yourself
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2. It's my taxi. |
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3. It's my passport. |
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4. It's my luggage. |
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5. It's my visa. |
Check yourself
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IV. Where is the baggage claim area?
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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Where is the baggage claim area? |
Где находится выдача багажа? |
a) Learn the following Russian words and translate phrases from English into Russian:
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выход |
- | exit |
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вход |
- | entrance |
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бар |
- | bar |
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кафе |
- | café |
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туалет |
- | W.C. |
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справочная |
- | information office |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
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1. Where is the entrance? |
Check yourself
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2. Where is the bar? |
Check yourself
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3. Where is the W.C.? |
Check yourself
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4. Where is the exit? |
Check yourself
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5. Where is the information office? |
Check yourself
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If you address yourself to an unknown person with a question, you should begin your question with the following expression:
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Excuse me, please, ... |
Извините, пожалуйста, ... |
b) Ask a stranger the way to the:
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- W.C. |
Check yourself
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- café |
Check yourself
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- exit |
Check yourself
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- bar |
Check yourself
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- subway |
Check yourself
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V. Revision
Revise words and expressions from the lesson and choose the right translation of the phrases:
In this lesson you have learnt:
- Expressions which Russians use to introduce themselves. For example:
- Я Сэм Браун.
- Я американец.
- Я из Канады.
- The construction "Это ...":
- Это билет.
- Это мой багаж.
- How to ask about the location:
- Где находится бар?
- How you can address a stranger:
- Извините, пожалуйста, где находится выход?
You also encountered some basic terms of courtesy:
- - Здравствуйте.
- - Добро пожаловать.
- - Спасибо.
- - Пожалуйста.
- - До свидания.
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