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1 Ruslan 1 Alphabet introduction 11 RUSLAN RUSSIAN 1A1A communicative course for beginners in RussianJohn Langran and Natalya VeshnyevaAlphabet introduction and first lesson - free on the websiteRuslan 1 Alphabet IntroductionCopyright noticeTeachers using the Ruslan course with learners who have purchased thecourse book may copy and cut out the speaking exercise material to useas cue cards for group work and may copy the cartoons at the beginningof each lesson for classroom use. With these exceptions, no part of thisbook may be copied, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in anyform or by any means, without the written permission of the errors or amendments will be listed on the Ruslan website 1 fifth edition textbookISBN 9781899785827 Ruslan 1 fifth edition textbook with audio CDISBN 9781899785834 Ruslan 1 fifth edition audio CD onlyISBN 9781899785841 Ruslan 1 workbook with audio CDISBN 9781899785223 Ruslan 1 CD-ROMISBN 9781899785087 Ruslan 2 and 3 continue the course to intermediate and advanced levels and theRuslan Russian Grammar brings together the grammar for all three Russian 1 fifth edition, 2012 ISBN 9781899785827 Published in the UK by Ruslan 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2008.

2 2012 Ruslan for the cartoons at the start of each lesson Anna LauchlanAdditional cartoons by Piers SanfordUK book trade distribution by Bay Foreign Language Books 1 Alphabet introduction 13 Ruslan Russian 1 more than satisfies the requirements for Council ofEurope foreign language assessment at A1 Alphabet introduction describes the sound of each letter and givesexamples with international words for easy ten lessons include:- a list of contents for you to check your a cartoon to introduce new vocabulary and also useful for practisingquestions and answers, and for dialogues to introduce new vocabulary and structures, following theadventures of Ivan, Vadim, Lyudmila and her family and lists of new words in the order in which they background information in grammar exercises based on the new reading exercises with authentic writing exercises to reinforce the grammar listening exercises with texts printed at the back of the speaking exercises with role-play situations and suggestions for pairwork and language reading texts extending the main translation some songs and poems for the end of the book you will find the texts of the listening exercises.

3 Asummary of the grammar covered in the course, a pronunciation guide andRussian to English and English to Russian notes, tests and work sheets linked to the course are free forteachers. Please go to You will need auser name and password from Ruslan for learners and and a key to the exercises are Ruslan 1 Audio CD contains recordings of the Alphabet introduction , allthe dialogues, the listening exercises, texts, songs and Russian 1 Workbook203 exercises to support Ruslan Russian 1. These can be used for individuallearning or by groups with a teacher. Teachers may want to use the exercisesorally in class, or for tests or for Russian 1 CDRomA full multimedia version of the Ruslan 1 course with 285 interactive exerciseswith sound and feedback, and including video exercises.

4 This program haswon a UK DTI award for Language RUSSIAN 1 A SUMMARY14 Ruslan 1 Alphabet IntroductionCONTENTS Cyril and Methodius11 Stress in Russian11 The Russian alphabet12 Letters in words. Handwriting14 lesson 1 - A P P - The airport16No word for the or a No verb to be in the present tenseHow to ask a question by raising your voiceMasculine and feminine nounsThe possessive pronouns and , and The personal pronouns and Information: MoscowReading: Igor at Pulkovo Airport, Saint PetersburgSong: ! lesson 2 - A - The street30 and - I know and you know The prepositions and meaning to a placeImperatives: ! ! ! !Neuter nouns. The personal pronoun The use of - there is Numbers 0-10 Information: Arbat.

5 Bulat OkudzhavaReading: Igor in Saint PetersburgPhoto gallery: Moscow and Saint PetersburgLesson 3 - - The family44 The genitive singular of masculine and feminine nounsThe genitive of pronouns , ( , )Spelling rule for the letters and The genitive to express of , after prepositions, after negativesand after numbers 2, 3, 4 Forms of and - you may , it is possible and - you may not Information: Russian namesReading: lesson 4 - ? - Where were you?56 The use of and - two forms of you The prepositional singular with and meaning at a placeRecognition of infinitivesIntroduction to the past tenseThe full present tense of - to know Numbers 10-100. Months of the yearInformation: Russian national holidaysCountries and languagesReading: Song.

6 ? Ruslan 1 Alphabet introduction 15 lesson 5 - C A - The hotel70 The preposition c with the meaning since Short adjectives: - open and - shut The present tense of - to speak Note on imperfective and perfective verbsThe constructions and used for I have and you have The days of the weekInformation: Hotels in Russia. GUM - The Main Department StoreReading: . lesson 6 - - The restaurant 82 The verbs , and the imperatives , More about neuter nounsThe accusative singular of nounsAdjectives in the nominative caseThe word for which - Information: Russian Food. : lesson 7 - - About oneself 94 The preposition o - about - taking the prepositional caseMasculine and feminine nouns ending in a soft signNeuter nouns ending in - Impersonal constructions: Nouns ending in - Numbers above 100 Information: The river VolgaReading: Song: lesson 8 - - Time107 The time in whole hoursThe nominative and accusative plural of nouns and adjectivesShort adjectives in the pluralThe genitive plural of masculine nounsThe verb - to be able to Information: Using the telephone in RussiaReading.

7 lesson 9 - - The theatre120 Reflexive verbs in the present tenseThe dative singular of nounsThe verbs - to love - and - to please The verb with and the accusative - to play a sport The use of - a time Information: SnegurochkaReading: Song: 16 Ruslan 1 Alphabet IntroductionItems marked are recorded on the CD. The number is the number of the CD items marked there are additional recordings at items marked you will find additional information or an additional exercise 2 wwwwwwAbbreviations 10 - - The house132 The instrumental singular of nounsThe spelling rule for the letter oThe genitive plural of feminine and soft sign nounsThe genitive plural of masculine nouns ending in - , - , - or - Masculine nouns with the prepositional ending in - or - The verb with and the prepositional - to play an instrument The verbs - to sleep , - to sing and - to drink The declension of personal pronounsThe accusative after - thankyou for Information: Housing in RussiaReading: Song.

8 146 Texts of the listening exercises147 Grammar Reference150 Russian Pronunciation154 Russian Punctuation155 English to Russian Dictionary156 Russian to English Dictionary166 Ruslan Russian materials176 Key to the support for support for .. 1 Alphabet introduction 17 STRESS IN RUSSIANYou do not need perfect pronunciation to be able to get by in basic , if you want to progress beyond beginner level you should try topronounce the words as correctly as you pronunciation depends on the stress. In words of more than onesyllable there is a stressed vowel which is pronounced more strongly than theothers. This stressed vowel is marked with an acute example, the stress in the word for wine is on the last syllable - - veenoh . But in the word for problem - - the is unstressedand therefore reduced.

9 It sounds more like the English a in about .(For the pronunciation of and use the Alphabet introduction of the CDRomor audio CD, or check with your teacher.)Stress is usually unpredictable, although there are some patterns. If you area beginner it is best to learn the stress for each new word. When you go toRussia, or when you read original Russian texts or newspapers, the stress willnot be marked for you. You need to learn is some more detailed help with pronunciation on page 154. INFORMATIONC yril and MethodiusCyril and MethodiusRussian uses the Cyrillic Alphabet , whichis named after Cyril and Methodius, twoGreek holy men, now Saints. In the 9thcentury AD, Cyril and Methodius createdan original Alphabet called "Glagolitic", aspart of a mission to convert the Slavic tribesto Christianity.

10 The Cyrillic Alphabet thenevolved from this Glagolitic Alphabet , withsome additional influence from Greek Cyrillic Alphabet was amended at thetime of Peter the Great and some moresmall changes were made by Lenin in the time of the USSR, the Cyrillicalphabet was obligatory in all the SovietRepublics. Today it is used in Russia, and,with a few minor differences, in Ukraine,Belarus, Bulgaria and Serbia. 1118 Ruslan 1 Alphabet IntroductionThe Russian Alphabet has 33 characters: 21 consonants, 10 vowelsand 2 phonetic letters are similar in Russian and English. Examples in words: Six letters are false friends . They look like English letters, but theirsounds are different. The remaining letters are unlike English letters.