Svetlana Flemming - Colloquial Russian - The Next Step in Language Learning

(universite´t). 6 Q boĺ;we ne veŕ[ v (kommuniźm). 7 My tak 1

nu'daémsq v (deń;gi). 8 Egoóbviniĺi v (korru´pciq). 9 Ves; den; 2

ona smo´trit v (zeŕkalo). 10 On vstupiĺ v (paŕtiq) e]e¨ molody´m.

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Exercise 12

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1 The Soviet Union ceased to exist on 25 December 1991.

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2 Thousands of refugees from the former republics of the USSR

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continue to cross the border into Russia. Many are fleeing 2

ethnic conflicts.

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3 In the 1990s illegal immigration to Russia, especially from 4

China, increased almost twofold.

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4 Emigration does a lot of harm to the Russian economy since it 6

is mostly highly trained specialists who leave the country.

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5 How many migrants came to Russia after the collapse of the 8

USSR?

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6 Would it not be better to close all Russian borders?

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5 SPORT

In this unit you will learn:

◗ how sport has changed in Russia

◗ about the sports facilities available

◗ how to use kotoryj to introduce clauses

◗ about superlatives

◗ more about the prepositions s, ot and iz

◗ about verbs with the dative

◗ about stress on masculine nouns

Sport in the USSR was always very important as its sporting achieve-ments boosted national prestige. Sports facilities were free and those with talent could take up any kind of sport regardless of its cost, if it was approved by the state. Things have changed since then. Russia now follows international trends and has adopted a commercial approach. On the one hand, as in most Western countries, people take up sport to improve their health and appearance, and the number of sports clubs and fitness centres is growing fast. They are quite expensive and not everybody can afford to join them. On the other hand, new extreme and dangerous sports are becoming popular, especially among the young, who seem to like living on the edge and experiencing the surge of adrenaline.

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Dialogue 1

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From an interview with the fitness director of the Greenway Club, 4

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Leli Savosina

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@URNALIŚT

Sego´dnq vse xotq´t stat; hleńami sporti´vnogo klu´ba.

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Govorq´t, hto \´to neobxodi´mo dlq zdoro´v;q.

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SAVOŚINA

Q soveŕwenno soglaśna! V na´wem streśsovom o´b]estve

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sport – \´to spośob snqt; stress.

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@URNALIŚT

Kak 'e mo´'no snqt; stress v Va´wem ceńtre?

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SAVOŚINA

Spośoby raźnye. Naprimeŕ, mo´'no zanima´t;sq

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fi´tnesom. U nas v klu´be est; trena'e¨rnye zaĺy s

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nove´jwej sporti´vnoj te´xnikoj. Zanq´tiq na trena-

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'e¨rax o´hen; populqŕny. Est; zaĺy dlq a\ro´biki, zaĺy

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dlq igry´ v teńnis, skvow.

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Q sly´wal, hto u Vas zameha´tel;nyj basse´jn dlq

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pla´vaniq?

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SAVOŚINA

Da, basse´jn u nas otli´hnyj. My ispoĺ;zuem egońe

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toĺ;ko dlq zanq´tij pla´vaniem. Zdes; provo´dqtsq

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zanq´tiq po akvaa\ro´bike.

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A hto takoé akvaa\ro´bika?

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SAVOŚINA

Akvaa\ro´bika – \´to no´vyj vid sporti´vnyx treniro´vok.

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Ona´ podxo´dit dlq l[dej l[bo´go voźrasta. Pla´vat;

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vsegda´ priq´tno, a dvi´gat;sq v vode´ pod muźyku voob]e´

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o´hen; veśelo i legko´.

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Zna´hit, v Va´wem klu´be mo´'et zanima´t;sq spoŕtom

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l[bo´j helove´k. Ne obqza´tel;no byt; professio-

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naĺ;nym sportsmeńom.

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SAVOŚINA

Kone´hno 'e, net. U nas rabo´ta[t o´pytnye

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instru´ktory, kotoŕye razrabo´ta[t dlq vas progra´mmu

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zanq´tij.

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A kak mo´'no stat; hleńom klu´ba?

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SAVOŚINA

Dlq \´togo lu´hwe vsegoí dewe´vle vsego´ priobresti´

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klu´bnu[ kaŕtu. Ona´ dae¨t pra´vo svobo´dnogo pose]eńiq

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klaśsov a\ro´biki, basse´jna, trena'e¨rnogo zaĺa.

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Po materiaĺam 'urnaĺa , 2001

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