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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)
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)
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) --EasyRussian.co.uk
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Second volume in the popular Easy Russian audio training course 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.
Track List / Table of Contents
01 Introduction
02 Understanding Russian Names
Russian naming system; Use of formal and informal names; Birthdays in Russia; Celebrating 2 birthdays; Unusual Names; Fun Names; Russian flying dragon Zmej Gorynych;
03 Learning Russian Like a Native
Phonetics: One letter one sound rule; Russian vowels; Stress in Russian words; How Russians learn Russian: root of words in Russian; use of prefixes in Russian;
TO DO & complete; create; what are you doing; what have you done; etc.
04 To Be Or Not To Be in Russian
TO BE & not to be: I will; I was; forget; arrive; extract etc.
TO LIVE & life; heal; survive; worry etc.
Practice: William Shakespeare's Hamlet in Russian
05 Speak Russian Like a Russian
Phonetics: Aspiration in English; Voicing / De-voicing in Russian; How Russians learn Russian: pairs of Russian consonants;
06 Talking About Our Planet Earth in Russian
Planet Earth; soil; land; to land; landing; human; man; woman; satellite; life partner; spaceship; countdown; ignition; take-off etc.
TO GO & move over; move to a new place; move around; stop by; set off; arrive etc.
Practice: 1) Yuri Gagarin about planet Earth in Russian; 2) Yuri Gagarin about his landing experience in Russian;
07 Reading Chekhov in Original
Phonetics: Reduction of vowels
TO LOOK / TO SEE & I am watching a film; look at something; consider etc.
TO LISTEN / TO HEAR & I am listening; hear; overhear; listen through etc.
Practice: Anton Chekhov, The Man in A Case Read in Russian
08 Gagarin About Planet Earth
Yuri Gagarin About his flight into space and fist impressions of planet Earth. Read in Russian.
09 Gagarin About Landing
Yuri Gagarin talking about his landing experience in 1961. Russian language.
10 Shakespeare in Russian
William Shakespeare, From Hamlet s monologue read in Russian
11 Chekhov in Russian
Anton Chekhov. From The Man in A Case story. Read in Russian.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of very few Russian courses that effectively combines clear pronunciation, vocabulary, dialogues with entertaining cultural content. There is a lot of material on this CD. Each track contains some tuition, vocabulary, help with pronunciation and interesting points relating to how Russian is learned by Russians. They learn many words in "clusters", which does speed up the process significantly. There are also interesting points on similarities with English. And hearing Gagarin and Chekhov in Russian and being able to understand almost everything they say is a major boost.
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Strictly Supplementary
11 April 2011
Format:Audio CD
The problem with this material is it isn't aimed at a specific learning level. It moves quickly and assumes the student has already acquired an ear for Russian and since there is minimal written material (just some PDFs you can download from the website) a tuned ear is essential leaving beginners in a tough spot. Anyone that has completed a beginning Russian course ought to be able to get a a fair amount of what's going on, but then anyone that's done that will have already learned some of the material anyway. There is no discussion of any sort of grammar, little room for repetition and response, but there are several long Russian recordings sure to confound all but advanced Russian students. Though on the plus side it does provide insight into the nuance of pronunciation that I didn't get from three semesters of college Russian.
Ultimately this could never serve as a very substantial Russian language resource. Even as an audio resource I'd still say you could take it or leave it, primarily because next to systems as extensive as Pimsleur this doesn't offer much for new Russian students and there's too much intro Russian to be very worthwhile for intermediate and advanced students. It's far from useless, but it could really only function as supplementary material.
Disclaimer: I received this as a reviewer copy
Ultimately this could never serve as a very substantial Russian language resource. Even as an audio resource I'd still say you could take it or leave it, primarily because next to systems as extensive as Pimsleur this doesn't offer much for new Russian students and there's too much intro Russian to be very worthwhile for intermediate and advanced students. It's far from useless, but it could really only function as supplementary material.
Disclaimer: I received this as a reviewer copy
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