Colloquial Russian : The Complete Course For Beginners Hardback

Colloquial Russian provides a step-by-step course in Russian as it is written and spoken today.

Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Russian in a broad range of situations, requiring no prior knowledge of the language. Features include:progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skillsstructured, jargon-free explanations of grammaran extensive range of focused and stimulating exercisesrealistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenariosuseful vocabulary lists throughout the textadditional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossariesThis fifth edition offers modernised language reflecting social and cultural changes, new vocabulary that's essential for day-to-day interactions, and updated audio material.

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Russian will be an indispensable resource for both independent learners and students taking courses in Russian. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download for free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials.

The audio material features the texts, dialogues and exercises from the book and will help develop listening and pronunciation skills.