I. Let's go sightseeing!
a) Dialogues
An American speaks to his Russian business partner. He is going to have a day free of work and asks what places he should see in the town. The Russian recommends to go to the Fine Arts Museum. The American asks to show him this museum on the map and he asks when it is open and how much the entrance price is. The Russian tells that the museum is open every day since about 10 o'clock.
A tourist wants to take a picture of himself in front of the cathedral and she asks a passer-by for help. The passer-by agrees and takes a picture. The tourist asks to do it twice and thanks the passer-by for the help.
b) Listen and repeat the dialogues phrase by phrase.
c) Listen to the phrases in Russian and choose the right translation.
II. I'd like to visit the museum.
a) Learn the following Russian words:
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дворец |
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palace |
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собор |
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cathedral |
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церковь |
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church |
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картинная галерея |
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picture-gallery |
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театр |
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theatre |
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кинотеатр |
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cinema |
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памятник |
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monument |
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выставка |
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exhibition |
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фонтан |
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fountain |
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
III. Here is the camera.
a) Learn the Russian words:
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фотоаппарат |
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photo camera |
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видеокамера |
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video camera |
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вспышка |
- | flash |
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карта |
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map |
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план города |
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plan of the city |
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план музея |
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plan of the museum |
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план выставки |
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plan of the exhibition |
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сувенир |
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souvenir |
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
IV. What would you advise me to see?
If you want to ask someone for advice you can do it using the following constructions:
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What can you advise me to visit? |
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What can you recommend me to see? |
a) Learn the following verbs:
b) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
c) Learn the following expressions and complete the test:
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I advise ... |
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I recommend ... |
Listen and choose the right transalation for the phrases:
V. Is taking pictures allowed there?
In the dialogue above you have seen the following construction:
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Is taking pictures allowed there? |
Там можно фотографировать? |
Можно may indicate the possibility to do something and can be translated like "it is possible" or "it is allowed, it is permissible", depending on the context.
a) Look at the examples with this expression:
b) Learn the following Russian words and expressions:
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курить |
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smoke |
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снимать |
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shoot (on video) |
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сесть |
- | take a seat |
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купить билет |
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buy a ticket |
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говорить по телефону |
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speak over the phone |
c) Translate into Russian following the model and check yourself:
Model:
May I photograph here? |
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Phrases to translate:
VI. Time
a) Learn how to tell about the time in Russian:
Minutes
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Hours:
b) Listen, read and repeat the following examples:
c) Translate into Russian and check yourself:
d) In order to say at what time an action happens, the preposition в is used in Russian. Look at the examples, paying attention to the questions "what time is it?", "at what time?" and "when?":
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What time is it? - (It is) 3 o'clock. |
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At what time? - At 3 o'clock. |
e) Learn the following expressions and transplate from Enflish into Russian:
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(shop, café, ...) opens |
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(shop, café, ...) closes |
Translate into Russian and check yourself:
VII. Numerals
a) Learn the following numerals in Russian:
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b) Listen, read and repeat the following examples:
c) Listen to the following phrases and complete the test:
In this lesson you have learnt:
- Words and expressions on the topic "Sights".
- How to ask for advice:
- Что Вы мне посоветуете?
- An expression, which is helpful to ask for permission to do something:
- Здесь можно курить?
- Words and expressions, which are used to speak about the time:
- Десять часов тридцать минут.
- Numerals from 100 to 1000.
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