Colloquial Russian

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7 Спорт 90

Sport

In this unit you will learn how to:

Talk about sport

Talk about careers

Use the imperfective past tense

Use the instrumental case

Use чей

8 Люби ́ мый óтдых 104

Favourite holidays

In this unit you will learn how to:

Discuss the weather

Talk about holidays

Refer to months of the year

Use adjectives, possessives, э҂тот, тот, весь and

оди҂н in cases other than the nominative

Use свой

9 Прáздники 121

Festivals

In this unit you will learn how to:

Describe festivals and celebrations

Use the imperfective future tense

Express dates

10 Арбáт 135

The Arbat

In this unit you will learn how to:

Hold a telephone conversation

Make a date

Use verbs of motion

11 Как снять кварти ́ ру в Москвé 148

How to rent a fl at in Moscow

In this unit you will learn how to:

Talk about renting a fl at

Use the perfective past and perfective future tenses