Vadim Zubakhin - Second Russian Reader: Bilingual for Speakers of English

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Table of Contents Dictionary codes Code / Person / Number fst sng / First / Singular fst plr / First / Plural sec / Second / Singular & Plural sec sng / Second / Singular sec plr / Second / Plural thrd / Third / Singular & Plural thrd sng / Third / Singular thrd plr / Third / Plural Code / Tense past / Past Tense pres / Present Tense ftr / Future Tense past part / Past Participle pres part / Present Participle inf / Infinitive imp / Imperative Code / Gender pers / person neut / neuter masc / person masculine fem / person feminine Code / Category noun / Noun adj / Adjective adv / Adverb pron / Pronoun verb / Verb conj / Conjunction prep / Preposition Code / Cases Nom / Nominative Gen / Genitive Acc / Accusative Dat / Dative Inst / Instrumental Prep / Prepositional Russian alphabet Capital Small / Name / IPA / English example [a]/a/a in rather [b]/b/ or /b/b in hit [v]/v/ or /v/v in veal []//g in get , or h in hat [d]/d/ or /d/d in do [je]/je/ or / e/ye in yet [jo]/jo/ or / o/yo in york []//g in genre, s in pleasure [z]/z/ or /z/z in zoo [i]/i/ or / i/e in me /j/y in yes [ka]/k/ or /k/k in kitchen [el]/l/ or /l/l in lock [m]/m/ or /m/m in mat [n]/n/ or /n/n in not o [o]/o/o in more [p]/p/ or /p/p in put [r]/r/ or /r/rolled r [s]/s/ or /s/s in sea [t]/t/ or /t/t in top [u]/u/oo in foot [f]/f/ or /f/f in fate [xa]/x/like h in harp [ts]/ts/ts in meets [te]/t/ch in chess [a]//similar to the sh in shop [a]//similar to the sh in shake puts a distinct /j/ sound in front of the following iotified vowels []like i in Billy / / slightly palatalizes the preceding consonant []/e/e in met [ju]/ju/ or / u/u in use [ja]/ja/ or / a/ya in yard

The Imperial Bank Words 1. - a car 2. - a bank 3. (masc) - big 4. - in 5. - wind 7. (masc) - attentive 8. - near 9. (masc) - tall 10. - a detective 11. - a dictaphone 12. (thrd sng) - blows , (inf) - to blow 13. - have; () - I have a crossword. 14. - a woman 15. - and 16. (masc) - interesting 17. - a teller 18. - a crossword puzzle 19. - a manager 20. - many, much, a lot 21. (fem) - young 22. - a man 23. - on 24. (thrd sng) - is (located); (inf) - to be (located) 25. (masc) - new 26. - he 27. - she 28. - guard; (gen) - guards 29. - a gun 30. - Monday 31. - an avenue; - Van Gogh avenue 32. - work, a job; (gen) - a lot of work 33. (masc) - respectable 34. (masc) - serious 35. (masc) - strong 36. (masc) - weak 37. (adv) - sunny 38. (masc) - old 39. (adv) - warm 40. - too, also 41. / - he has/ she has 42. - a morning 43. - a man 44. (masc) - black 45. - it, this .... ... ....... ....... ... ....... ...... The Imperial Bank It is Monday. The Imperial Bank It is Monday.

It is morning. It is warm and sunny. A light wind is blowing. This is the Imperial Bank. It is big and respectable. The Imperial Bank is located in Van Gogh Avenue.

This is a woman. She is young and polite. The woman has a crossword puzzle. The womans crossword is interesting. The woman is in the bank. She is a teller.

She has an interesting job. This is a man. The man is in the bank too. He is old and serious. He is a manager. He has a lot of work too.

The manager has a car. The managers car is near the bank. This is the managers car. The managers car is black and new. It is near the bank. This is a guard.

He is tall and strong. He is young. The guard has a gun. The guards gun is black. The guard is in the bank too. He is attentive and polite.

This is a man. He is a detective. The detective has a dictaphone. The detectives dictaphone is new. The detective is in the bank too.

- ? - . - ? - , . - ? - .. - ? - .. - ? - . - ? - . - ? - .. - ? - . - ? - . - ? - .. - ? - . - ? - .. - . - ? - . . - ? - .. - ? - .. - ? - . - ? - .. New vocabulary review - Is today Monday? - Yes, it is. - Is it warm today? - Yes, it is warm and sunny today. - Is it a book? - Yes, this is a book. - Is it near the lamp? - Yes, it is near the lamp. - And the lamp is near the computer? - Yes, it is. - Is it a lamp? - Yes, it is. - Is it on the table? - Yes. - Is it on the table? - Yes.

It is on the table. - Is the computer on the table too? - Yes, it is. - Is this woman young? - Yes, she is. - Is she serious? - Yes. She is serious and polite. - Does the guard have a new gun? - Yes. - Does the guard have a new gun? - Yes.