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Aimed at
adults and teenagers working on their own of with a teacher
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Consists of
12 chapters and covers vocabulary, topics and grammar required by UK
examinations boards
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One-year
course for university students ab initio, a two-year course for schools
with four periods per week and three-year course for adult evening classes
with two hours per week.
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Three main
characters create a storyline which takes the students into the depth of
Russia and Russian culture, history and contemporary life
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Each lesson
starts with a dialogue that introduces the grammar points and the
vocabulary dealt with in that lesson, explanations of the grammar and a
variety of exercises (500 altogether!) for mastery of all four skills:
listening, reading, writing and speaking.
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The
exercises are structured in the form dictated by the exam boards and
support the storyline.
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A variety of
songs and included to increase your enjoyment of learning and to reinforce
certain grammar points.
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Clear
explanation of grammatical terms makes life easy for those who have no
experience of learning foreign languages.
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32-page
Grammar Reference section, summarising all grammar points dealt with on
the course.
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Also
includes introduction to the Russian alphabet, Russian-English vocabulary,
test to all the songs, map of Russia.
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Accompanied
by recordings of the dialogues and listening comprehension exercises
recorded in Moscow by professional actors.
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Supported by
teachers' supplement with key to exercises, transcripts of recordings,
notes for teachers and instructions for self-study.
