Easy Russian for English Speakers Vol. 1 & 2: Learn to Speak and Understand Russian; From everyday essentials to Chekhov, Pushkin, Gagarin and Shakespeare

ISBN  9781907832437

The Russian audio course that jumps right into learning the language with expertly designed structure of the lessons and their thematic organization to benefit English Speakers. Engaging, attention grabbing, infused with cultural content to deliver immediate results for those who needs to master Russian fast. This set includes essentials from vol. 1 such as greetings, travelling, numbers, food and drink, shopping, getting around town, business meetings, dating and telling the time.  Followed by vol. 2 with more detailed explanation of Russian phonetics, Russian names, birthdays, taking about planet Earth, flying on a Russian space ship and cultural content with fragments of Chekhov, Gagarin and Shakespeare in Russian. Will work with iPod, PC, lap-top, MP3, cell phone or any home stereo. Read more >

Vol.1 CD 1 

01 GREETINGS, WELCOME 
02 ALPHABET, SPELLING 
03 SPEAKING AND UNDERSTANDING 
04 TRAVELLING BY TAXI 
05 THEATRE TICKETS, NUMBERS 1-10 
06 HOTEL, CONCIERGE 
07 ORDERING FOOD AND DRINK 
08 SHOPPING, POSSESSIONS 
09 DIRECTIONS, GETTING AROUND TOWN 
10 SUGGESTIONS, NUMBERS 10-100 
11 TELLING THE TIME 
12 MAKING PHONE CALLS 
13 APPOINTMENTS, WEEKS, MONTHS 
14 BUSINESS MEETINGS 
15 DATING SOMEONE 
16 MYSTERIOUS RUSSIAN SOUL 
17 SAYING GOODBYE 

About Vol. 1

Easy Russian 1 offers audio CD with 17 lessons covering key every day situations. In addition to traditional learning of useful phrases and vocabulary, this audio book offers excellent practical approach with dialogues and conversations all read by natives with full English annotation. Essentials such as greetings, shopping, telling the time, asking for directions are covered as well as basic Russian business etiquette and such cultural concepts as Russian soul, and how to date someone in Russian. It presents insight into Russian literature with fragments of Alexander Pushkin works prepared in easy to learn format for those who wish to master Russian language fast! It is suitable for all levels from beginner to advanced. It can be used as a stand-alone course or in combination with other training materials. Audio Book is divided into 17 tracks which can be transferred to audio players for easy listening, just like music albums. No additional software or special equipment necessary to play this CD on PCs, lap-tops or conventional players. More about Vol.1>

Vol.2 CD 2 

01 INTRODUCTION 
02 UNDERSTANDING RUSSIAN NAMES 
03 LEARNING RUSSIAN LIKE A NATIVE 
04 TO BE OR NOT TO BE IN RUSSIAN 
05 SPEAK RUSSIAN LIKE A RUSSIAN 
06 TALKING ABOUT OUR PLANET 
07 READING CHEKHOV IN ORIGINAL 
08 GAGARIN ABOUT PLANET EARTH 
09 GAGARIN ABOUT LANDING 
10 SHAKESPEARE IN RUSSIAN 
11 CHEKHOV IN RUSSIAN

About Vol.2

Second volume in the popular Easy Russian series offering Russian language learning in easy to absorb audio format, designed specifically for English speakers. Second volume features phonetics, elements of Russian grammar, rich cultural content and native Russian speakers. It can be used as a stand-alone course or in combination with other training materials.

Easy Russian 2 uncovers how Russians learn Russian language in Russia.  It includes basic and advanced coverage of Russian phonetics, how Russian consonants and vowels behave in different situations.  You will learn many useful action verbs such as TO BE, TO DO, TO GO, TO LISTEN, TO HEAR, TO SEE and an array of associated words and combinations. You will discover many similarities and differences between Russian and English which will make your learning much easier. After all, Russian is part of the same language family as English, so you might as well take advantage of this. You will be able to hear and more importantly understand live speech of Yuri Gagarin. You will listen to Chekhov story in the original and discover what Shakespeare sounds like in Russian. Each track represents self contained module with tuition, vocabulary, phraseology and Russian language content read by native speakers. Knowledge of other modules from Easy Russian 1 can be useful but is not a pre-requisite. More about Vol. 2 > Visual Aid Downloads >

About The Author

Max Bollinger is a Russian born British actor, producer and writer with credits including BBC’s Doctor Who, ITV’s Ghostboat TV film, Pan MacMillan’s Easy English for Busy People audio training, Short Stories by Anton Chekhov audio series, Mumu by Ivan Turgenev audio book.

Prior to establishing career in performing arts held management posts at The Cambridge University Local Examination Syndicate (now Cambridge Assessment), various management and consulting posts in British Telecommunications Plc (BT), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Max Bollinger about Easy Russian for English Speakers:

“When I learned English, I discovered that my teacher wasn’t only teaching us the language itself.  He would bring English literature, music, talk about English culture and this made a huge difference for all his students.  I would very much like to do the same with Easy Russian. In the first volume I included fragments of Pushkin poetry, important cultural concepts such as the Russian Soul and some basic informal and business etiquette.  The second volume includes live speech of Yuri Gagarin, Chekhov story in the original and even Shakespeare in Russian”

Reviews

This is a really helpful series starting with the alphabet and 'hello' (vol.1) and graduating to brief extracts from Chekhov and others (vol.2).  The 28 units are excellent not just for learning the subtleties of pronunciation, but for understanding how the Russian language and Russian minds work.  Rachel Redford (UK) more from Rachel Redford >

These audio lessons jumped right into learning the language and moved briskly. I also enjoyed the structure of the lessons and their thematic organization. Unlike other audio language learning tapes the tracks were engaging - my attention was kept and I felt like I was actually absorbing Russian. Overall, this audio training is excellent for those who need to learn Russian fast, or may only need to learn enough for a specific situation.

Kara Schimmelfing (USA)

Super. Often one is demotivated by legions of grammar to wade through before you get to saying 'hello', in some language guides. On the other hand this audio guide is going straight for useful phrases to get you by; to increase your motivation and to give you a taste of the language itself.

Stephen Dunne (Australia)

Great CD. Easy to pick up on Russian words pronunciation and also a little bit about Russian culture and the background behind certain phrases. Really interesting and informative.

Sara Georgieff (Canada)

Max Bollinger, a native Russian speaker has composed an excellent guide to learning basic Russian for your next trip. Everything from greetings to dating a Russian beauty. Like other language software it works by repeating the words then using them. However unlike other language programs that slow down the words so you can hear each syllable, Easy Russian for English Speakers keeps everything “live”. As an audio book you are able to transfer the tracks to a media player and learn on the go.

Jodie Clements (Canada)

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