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on one’s conscience

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Expressions of time

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na \´toj, pro´wloj, bu´du]ej nedeĺe

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this, last, next week

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the other day

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na protq'eńii

over the course of

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na moe¨m veku´

in my lifetime

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na ruśskom qzyke´

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igra´t; na (musical instruments) gitaŕe

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to play the guitar

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'eni´t;sq na

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to marry (for a man)

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nastaívat; / nastoq´t; na

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to insist on

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skaźyvat;sq / skaza´t;sq na

to tell on, have an effect on

sosredoto´hivat;sq / sosredoto´hit;sq na

to concentrate on

Exercise 10

Put the words in brackets into the appropriate case, accusative or prepositional.

1 My vy´wli na (uĺica). 2 Ne vse studeńty regulqŕno xo´dqt na (le´kcii). 3 Menqńe bu´det na (bu´du]aq nedeĺq). 4 My e´dem tudańa (poézd). 5 Na (drugo´j den;) powe¨l do'd;. 6 Xolodneé na (se´ver). 7 Kni´gi na (ruśskij qzy´k) ohen; dorogié. 8 On xorowoígraét na (roqĺ;). 9 On pereve¨l vse p;eśy Wekspiŕa na (francuźskij qzy´k). 10 Moj drug 'eniĺsq na (ruśskaq). 11 On otve´til na (vse voprośy) pra´vil;no. 12 Ona poxo´dit na (mat;), a on na (oteć). 13 Ne opozda´j na (poézd)!

Exercise 11

Translate into Russian.

1 You can pay for your ticket either by cash or credit card. I prefer to pay by cash.

2 Help me please to find the taxi rank. I have a lot of luggage.

3 A rail ticket is three times cheaper than an air ticket.

4 The most important thing is speed. Express trains are much faster now, and travel time is shorter.

5 Ecologically rail transport is still cleaner than other kinds of transport.

6 The faster the trains, the better it will be for all travellers.

7 Travelling by a faster and more comfortable train is a pleasure.

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In this unit you will learn:

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◗ about tourism in Russia

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In Soviet times the State Tourist company, ‘Intourist’, had a 6

monopoly. Its chief activity was organising travel for foreign tourists 7

within the USSR. Although many tourists travelling to Russia still 8

prefer to go on organised tours, there is now a much greater variety 9

of holidays on offer and much more scope for arranging travel your-30

self. Travel agencies proliferate on the streets of major Russian towns, 1

offering everything from cruises on the Volga to fishing trips to the 2

Kola peninsula. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, foreign travel 3

opportunities for Soviet citizens were very limited, generally restricted 4

to countries within the Soviet sphere of influence. Most Russians holi-5

dayed in their own country. Trade Unions issued pute¨vki ‘holiday 6

vouchers’, which entitled their members to holidays in Soviet resorts, 7

such as those on the Black Sea. But now Russians themselves have 8

become enthusiastic travellers, at home and abroad, fuelling the boom 9

in tourism.

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Dialogue 1

A conversation between a traveller and a travel agent PUTEWESTVENNIK Menqínteresuét poeźdka po .

Hto Vy mo´'ete predlo'i´t;?

TURAGENT

A skoĺ;ko u Vas vre´meni?

PUTEWESTVENNIK Vre´meni u menq´ toĺ;ko 2 nedeĺi.

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V nastoq´]ij momeńt u nas bol;wo´j vy´bor. Est;

avto´busnye, a ta´k'e teploxo´dnye tuŕy.

PUTEWESTVENNIK Mo´'et byt;, lu´hwe poe´xat; na poézde? Q sly´wal, hto v Rossií est; skorostnyé poezda´, boĺee byśtrye,

hem staŕye?

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Oby´hno po turiśty eźdqt na