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My brother is a buisnessman but he is also a musician.

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

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There are bus, and also boat trips.

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Q izuha´[ ruśskij qzy

´ k, a ta´k'e poĺ;skij.

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I am studying Russian and, in addition, Polish.

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V le´tnie kani´kuly my mno´go pla´vali, a ta´k'e kataĺis; 10

na lo´dke.

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During the summer holiday we swam a lot and also went

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on a boat.

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To´'e can usually be replaced by ta´k'e, but not the other way round.

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V \´tom godu´ my e´dem v Rossi´[. Moqśestra´ to´'e

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(ta´k'e) e´det tuda´.

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This year we are going to Russia. My sister is also going there.

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Exercise 11

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Decide whether to use to´'e or ta´k'e.

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1 Moq´ mat; xorowo´ govori´t po-francuźski, q . . . govor[ńeplo´xo.

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2 Ne toĺ;ko muze´j, a . . . park byĺi zakry´ty. 3 My . . . soglasiĺis; 6

s nim. 4 Pohemuón . . . ne prixodiĺ? 5 My rewiĺi, hto fil;m 7

byl ne toĺ;ko glu´pyj, no . . . o´hen; strańnyj.

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Exercise 12

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According to a survey by sociologists, only 2% of Russians can afford 3

a super-expensive holiday, anywhere on the planet. So where do those 4

with hardly any money spend their holidays? This is how 1,600

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Russians answered the question.

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Tourism

ГДE BЫ COБИPAETECЬ ПPOBECTИ

OTПУCK?

Hа даче 25%

4%

Hа Черном море –

1%

о мнения

За границей –

B другом городе,

селе России

– 4%

2%

B CHГ –

45%

Oстанемся дома –

Oгдыхать не поедем, – 23%

а изучения общественног

нет денег

Пока не 6%

о центр

решили –

ог

по дaнным Всероссийск

Полухина.

Дм.

Pис.

Gaze´ta , maj, 2001

Exercise 13

Translate into Russian.

1 Last year I went on a cruise round the world and visited many interesting countries.

2 Our cabin was on the upper deck of the boat, and the view was stunning.

3 You have to arrive at the river station one hour before the boat departs.

4 I think the best way to travel around the Golden Ring is by bus or by boat. You will not see much if you go by train.

5 Everything in Russia interests me, but especially ancient historic towns like Novgorod and Pskov.

6 As the ship was setting sail we all went out on deck.

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In this unit you will learn:

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◗ about migration to and from Russia

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◗ how to ask questions using li

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◗ about reflexive verbs

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◗ how to use ordinal numbers and form dates

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◗ more about the preposition v

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Legal emigration from the Soviet Union was mostly confined to Jews 6

heading for Israel, or Germans from the Volga region going to West 7

Germany. It was considered unthinkable and unpatriotic for Russians 8

to leave their Motherland and it was made very difficult for them to 9

do so. After the collapse of the USSR the situation changed: mass 30

emigration became a threat to the economic well-being of the country 1

as the best qualified and educated left in their thousands. The situa-2

tion has now stabilised, though many are still leaving in search of a 3

better life and greater opportunities. A far more serious problem 4

nowadays is immigration: Russia is being flooded by refugees. Among 5

them are ethnic minorities trying to escape discrimination or Russians 6

who suddenly find themselves unwelcome and without a job in the 7