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Use of English Reading Speaking

Now that you understand the Russian letters and numbers, we will begin to learn some basic Russian phrases that you will commonly use as part of everyday communication. We will not attempt to introduce any grammar in this lesson. It is more important to learn some basic communication skills in Russian. Once you have a 'feel' for the language, you will find it easier to understand how the grammar works. When you were young, you learnt to speak before you learnt the grammar. We feel it is easier to learn Russian the same way, however don’t worry, we will cover grammar in later lessons. In this lesson you will learn the Russian language basics. When you are in Russia it is important to realise that Russians have two manners of speaking, formal or friendly. It would be considered slightly rude to use the wrong form in the wrong situation. Use the friendly (or familiar) form when you are speaking to someone you consider a friend. In situations where you have never met the person before you would use the formal form, for example in shops or with taxi drivers. You would also use the formal form as a sign of respect to teachers, or in places like business meetings. Keep this in mind as you work through these Russian lessons. This is much easier than it sounds, as there are only a couple of words that change. (Mainly the Russian word for “you”.)

столовые приборы: spoon, jug, glass...

Genres, films and useful words

In this lesson we are going to talk about countries, nationalities and languages.

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To join a queue – Встать в очередь To try something on – Примерить что- то To be in or out of fashion – Быть в моде или выйти из моды Sky-high prices – Заоблачные, высокие цены Fit somebody – Идеально подходить по размеру Glamorous – очаровательный Good-looking – красивый Gorgeous – великолепный

In this class we will see the difference between British English and American English, we will spell different words and phrases and practice speaking skills.

Learn and practice the days of the week.

This lesson is a small test to understand the level of English language of a student, to set the goals and choose the programm of the future classes for the student.