I. Transport
a) Dialogues
1. Underground
A tourist looks for the ticket office in the underground. He asks a passer-by where it is situated and he asks about the fare in the underground as well.
2. Taxi
A tourist is going to take a taxi in order to get to the hotel. He asks the taxi driver if he is free and how much it will cost to go to the hotel.
3. Bus
A tourist takes a bus. He asks another passanger how many stops he should take to get to the Lenin square.
b) Listen and repeat the dialogue phrase by phrase.
c) Listen to the phrases in Russian and choose the right translation.
II. Where is the bus stop?
In the previous lesson you learned the following expression in Russian:
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Excuse me, please, where is ...? |
Извините, пожалуйста, где находится...? |
a) Learn the Russian words:
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касса |
- | ticket office |
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трамвай |
- | tramway |
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троллейбус |
- | trolleybus |
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машина |
- | car |
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остановка |
- | stop |
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автобусная остановка |
- | bus stop |
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трамвайная остановка |
- | tramway stop |
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троллейбусная остановка |
- | trolleybus stop |
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станция метро |
- | subway station |
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схема метро |
- | subway lines plan |
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стоянка такси |
- | taxi parking |
b) Ask a stranger, where is:
III. To the airport!
a) Learn the following Russian words:
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улица |
- | street |
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площадь |
- | square |
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гостиница |
- | hotel |
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аэропорт |
- | airport |
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вокзал |
- | railway station |
b) Look at the pictures and answer the questions following the model:
c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
IV. I need to go to the hotel.
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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I need to go to the Gorky street. |
Мне нужно на улицу Горького. |
a) Learn the following expressions:
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на вокзал |
- | (to go) to the railway station |
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в аэропорт |
- | (to go) to the airport |
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в гостиницу "Россия" |
- | (to go) to the hotel "Rossiya" |
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на улицу Ленина |
- | (to go) to the Lenin street |
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на площадь Победы |
- | (to go) to the Pobeda square |
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
V. It's to the right.
In the dialogue above you have seen the following expression:
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Over there, to the right. |
Вот там, справа. |
a) Learn the following Russian words:
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справа |
- | to the right |
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слева |
- | to the left |
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прямо |
- | straight ahead |
b) Listen to the mini-dialogues and do the following tasks:
VI. How much is the fare?
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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How much is the fare? |
Сколько стоит проезд? |
a) Learn the following expressions:
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на автобусе |
- | on the bus, by bus |
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на такси |
- | on the taxi, by taxi |
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на метро |
- | by underground |
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на троллейбусе |
- | by trolleybus |
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на трамвае |
- | by tram |
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
VII. Numerals
a) Learn the following Russian numerals:
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Look at the following examples of these numerals with the noun остановка [astanofka] - stop:
Look at the following examples of these numerals with the noun рубль [roobl] - ruble:
b) Listen to the mini-dialogues and do the following tasks:
c) Learn the following numerals in Russian:
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Look at the following examples:
d) Listen to the mini-dialogues and do the following tasks:
In this lesson you have learnt:
- Words and expressions on the topic "Transportation".
- The way you can say in Russian that you need something:
- Мне нужно в гостиницу.
- How you can ask about the cost of things, for example, the bus fare:
- Сколько это стоит?
- Сколько стоит проезд в автобусе?
- How you can point out the way in Russian:
- Справа.
- Слева.
- Прямо.
- You have learnt the numerals from 1 to 10, and tens from 10 to 100 in Russian.
In order to make sure you have understood all the material of the lesson and to get some additional information, we recommend you to visit the following pages:
- Pages of Transport section:
- Bus, trolley, tram
- Subway
- Taxi - Numerals from 1 to 100