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

Po materiaĺam gaze´ty , 2001

Vocabulary ♦

abiturieńt

applicant (to university)

attesta´t ob okonhańii wkoĺy

school leaving certificate

ball

mark

brat; na sebq´

to take on

vzameń (+ gen)

instead of

vneb[d'e´tnye sre´dstva

extra, non-budgetary funding

vstupi´tel;nyj \kza´men

entrance examination

vuz (vy

śwee uhe´bnoe zavedeńie)

higher education institution (HEI)

vydava´t;

to give (out)

vy

źvat; spor

to provoke an argument

vypuskni´k

graduate

vypuskno´j \kza´men

final examination

edińyj gosudaŕstvennyj \kza´men

common state examination

'e¨stkij otboŕ

rigorous selection

zavi´dovat; (+ dat)

to envy

za she¨t (+ gen)

by means of

nabira´t; / nabra´t;

to collect, gain

neizbe´'nyj

inevitable

nesovmesti´myj

incompatible

pro´hij

other

obrazova´tel;naq uslu´ga

educational service

obqza´tel;nyj

compulsory

opla´hivat;

to pay

osu]estvlq´t;

to implement

otsu´tstvie

absence

oceńka

grade, mark

podgotovi´tel;nye kuŕsy

preparatory courses

privleheńie sredstv

attracting finance

raswireńie

broadening

repeti´tor

tutor

Obrazovanie

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tak nazyvaémyj – so-called; dlq hego´ by to ni´ bylo edińogo – for anything standardised;

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´ mi (drugi´mi) slova´mi – in other words; iz

so´bstvennogo karmańa – out of one’s own pocket; v zaviśimosti ot 3

(+ gen) – depending on; v peŕvu[ o´hered; – in the first place 4

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Exercise 1

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Answer the following questions in Russian.

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1 Hto oznahaét edińyj gosudaŕstvennyj \kza´men?

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2 Pohemuégo´ vvedeńie bespokoít mno´gix?

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3 Kakié \kza´meny obqza´tel;ny?

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4 Kakié studeńty bu´dut uhi´t;sq bespla´tno?

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5 Kto doĺ'en plati´t; za obrazovańie?

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6 Pohemu´ vvo´ditsq pla´tnoe obrazovańie?

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7 Hto oznahaét raswireńie obrazova´tel;nyx uslu´g?

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Exercise 2

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Study this example from the examination in Russian language. See 1

how well you can do. Use a dictionary, if necessary.

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EDINYJ |KZAMEN

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Test po russkomu qzyku

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Prohitajte predlo'eniq :

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A. Ego qzyk udivitelen. B. Q pomn[, hto kogda q v pervyj raz 9

nahal hitat; Hexova, to snahala on pokazalsq mne kakim-to 30

strannym, kak by neskladnym. V. Blagodarq svoej iskrennosti, 1

Hexov sozdal novye, soverwenno novye po-moemu dlq vsego mira 2

formy pisaniq, podobnyx kotorym q ne vstrehal nigde. G. No kak 3

tol;ko q vhitalsq, \tot qzyk zaxvatil menq.

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1. V kakom porqdke dol'ny sledovat; \ti predlo'eniq,

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htoby poluhilsq tekst?

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