Let′s Talk About Life!: An Integrated Approach to Russian Conversation - Softcover

Tall, Emily; Vlasikova, Valentina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471309397 ISBN 13: 9780471309390

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

Advanced conversation book, built around authentic readings from a variety of Russian sources (articles, letters, short stories, etc.), and interviews, plus vocabulary development and exercises to allow the user to master the language enough to take part in conversation.

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From the Back Cover

Authentic Russian articles, interviews, and essays bring conversational Russian to life! This unique culture and conversation text helps students move from intermediate to advanced level Russian. Let’s Talk About Life uses a personalized approach to promote conversation about real–life topics through exercises and activities revolving around authentic readings and listening material from a variety of Russian sources. Get Your Students Talking With:

• Student Tapes featuring unrehearsed interviews with young Russians to provide students with 10 15 minutes per chapter of authentic conversation, as well as valuable cultural insights. Also includes exercises to aid student comprehension and selected vocabulary.
• Four to six correlated readings in each chapter, featured in a variety of formats: short stories, essays, news and feature articles, and letters to the editor.
• Real–life topics that are relevant to students, such as personal life, university life, religion, rock music, and social problems , to help students converse on subjects that interest them.
• A wide range of exercises and activities which move students to the next level, including: vocabulary building, sentence completion, giving information, giving opinions, asking questions, and role playing.
• A Russian/English glossary to help students read the passages while learning and comprehending new vocabulary.

Other Wiley texts available in Russian studies include: Focus on Russian 2/e: An Interactive Approach to Communication, by Sandra Rosengrant and Elena Lifschitz 10998 3 The Golden Age: Readings in Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century, by Sandra Rosengrant and Elena Lifschitz 30940 0 Troika: A Communicative Approach to Russian Language, Life and Culture, by Marita Nummikoski 30945 1

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471309397
• ISBN 13: 9780471309390
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304