| Introduction |
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Conventions Used in This Book |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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I Say It How? Speaking Russian |
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5 | (16) |
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Looking at the Russian Alphabet |
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From A to Ya: Making sense of Cyrillic |
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I know you! Familiar-looking, same-sounding letters |
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10 | (1) |
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Playing tricks: Familiar-looking, different-sounding letters |
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10 | (1) |
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How bizarre: Weird-looking letters |
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11 | (1) |
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Sounding Like a Real Russian with Proper Pronunciation |
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12 | (9) |
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Understanding the one-letter/one-sound principle |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (3) |
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Enunciating consonants correctly |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (4) |
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Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics |
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21 | (28) |
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22 | (2) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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Building Your Grammar Base with Nouns and Pronouns |
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24 | (15) |
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Getting the lowdown on the gender of nouns |
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24 | (1) |
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Checking out cases for nouns |
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24 | (3) |
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Putting plurals into their cases |
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27 | (7) |
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34 | (5) |
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Decorating Your Speech with Adjectives |
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39 | (4) |
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Always consenting: Adjective-noun agreement |
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39 | (2) |
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A lot in common: Putting adjectives into other cases |
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41 | (2) |
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Nowhere to be found: The lack of articles in Russian |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (6) |
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43 | (1) |
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Living in the present tense |
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43 | (1) |
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Keep it simple: Forming the past tense |
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44 | (1) |
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Past again: Perfective or imperfective? |
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45 | (1) |
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Planning for the future tense |
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46 | (1) |
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Using the unusual verb byt' (to be) |
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47 | (2) |
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Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds |
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49 | (16) |
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49 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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First, Second: Ordinal Numbers |
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51 | (1) |
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The Clock's Ticking: Telling Time |
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52 | (5) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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Knowing the times of the day |
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56 | (1) |
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Monday, Tuesday: Weekdays |
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57 | (2) |
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Talking about time relative to the present |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (3) |
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Recognizing the names of the months |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (3) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk |
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65 | (16) |
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To Whom Am I Speaking? Being Informal or Formal |
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65 | (1) |
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Comings and Goings: Saying Hello and Goodbye |
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66 | (2) |
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Saying hello to different people |
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66 | (1) |
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Handling ``How are you?'' |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Break the Ice: Making Introductions |
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68 | (3) |
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68 | (1) |
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Asking for people's names and introducing yourself |
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69 | (1) |
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Introducing your friends and family |
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70 | (1) |
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Let Me Tell You Something: Talking about Yourself |
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71 | (2) |
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Stating where you're from |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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Beginning with basic terms for family members |
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73 | (1) |
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Talking about family members with the verb ``to have'' |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (3) |
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Let's Get Together: Giving and Receiving Contact Information |
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78 | (1) |
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I'm Sorry! I Don't Understand |
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79 | (2) |
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Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (or a Meal!) |
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81 | (16) |
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81 | (5) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (2) |
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Using utensils and tableware |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (4) |
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What's for breakfast? Almost anything! |
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86 | (1) |
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Let's do dinner (not lunch) |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (3) |
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90 | (2) |
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Surveying other grocery items |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (4) |
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Deciding on a place to eat |
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94 | (1) |
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The art of ordering a meal |
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95 | (1) |
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Receiving and paying the bill |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (12) |
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Where and How to Buy Things the Russian Way |
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97 | (2) |
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You Wear It Well: Shopping for Clothes |
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99 | (5) |
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Seeking specific items of clothing |
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99 | (3) |
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Describing items in color |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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This or That? Deciding What You Want |
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104 | (4) |
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Expressing likes and dislikes |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Talking about what you like most (or least) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Making Leisure a Top Priority |
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109 | (16) |
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Together Wherever We Go: Making Plans to Go Out |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (4) |
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On the big screen: Going to the movies |
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111 | (1) |
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It's classic: Taking in the Russian ballet and theater |
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112 | (2) |
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Culture club: Visiting a museum |
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114 | (1) |
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Shootin' the Breeze about Hobbies |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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117 | (1) |
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What do you like to read? |
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117 | (2) |
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Rejoicing in the Lap of Nature |
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119 | (2) |
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Enjoying the country house |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Lying around at Lake Baikal |
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120 | (1) |
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Doing Things with Your Hands |
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121 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (14) |
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125 | (3) |
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Discovering where to look |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Clarifying job responsibilities |
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127 | (1) |
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Communicating in the Workplace |
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128 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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Sticking to workplace etiquette |
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129 | (1) |
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Ringing Up Telephone Basics |
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130 | (6) |
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Brushing up on phone vocabulary |
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130 | (2) |
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Basic telephone etiquette |
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132 | (1) |
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Anticipating different responses |
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133 | (1) |
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Leaving a message with a person |
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134 | (1) |
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Talking to an answering machine |
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135 | (1) |
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Sending a Letter, a Fax, or an E-Mail |
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136 | (3) |
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I Get Around: Transportation |
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139 | (18) |
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Understanding Verbs of Motion |
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139 | (5) |
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Going by foot or vehicle habitually |
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140 | (2) |
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Going by foot or vehicle at the present time |
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142 | (1) |
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Explaining where you're going |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (2) |
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Checking in and boarding your flight |
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144 | (1) |
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Handling passport control and Customs |
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145 | (1) |
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Conquering Public Transportation |
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146 | (4) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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Catching buses, trolley buses, and trams |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Asking ``Where'' and ``How'' Questions |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Understanding Specific Directions |
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151 | (5) |
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152 | (1) |
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Keeping ``right'' and ``left'' straight |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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Laying Down Your Weary Head: House or Hotel |
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157 | (16) |
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Hunting for an Apartment or a House |
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157 | (4) |
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Talking about an apartment or a house |
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158 | (2) |
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Asking the right questions |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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Settling Into Your New Digs |
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161 | (2) |
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Knowing the names of different rooms |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Booking the Hotel That's Right for You |
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163 | (3) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (7) |
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Enduring the registration process |
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166 | (1) |
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Taking a tour of your room |
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167 | (1) |
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Familiarizing yourself with the facilities |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Checking out and paying your bill |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (12) |
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Finding Help in Case of Accidents |
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173 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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Requesting English-speaking help |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (7) |
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177 | (1) |
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Describing your symptoms to a doctor |
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178 | (2) |
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Announcing allergies or special conditions |
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180 | (1) |
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Undergoing an examination and getting a diagnosis |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Calling the Police When You're the Victim of a Crime |
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183 | (2) |
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Ten Favorite Russian Expressions |
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185 | (4) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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Ya Tryebuyu Prodolzhyeniya Bankyeta |
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187 | (1) |
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Slovo -- Syeryebro, A Molchaniye -- Zoloto |
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187 | (1) |
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Odna Golova Khorosho, A Dvye -- Luchshye |
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187 | (1) |
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Drug Poznayotsya V Byedye |
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188 | (1) |
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Staryj Drug Luchshye Novykh Dvukh |
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188 | (1) |
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Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Russian |
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189 | (4) |
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189 | (1) |
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Vy Syegodnya Pryekrasno Vyglyaditye! |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Sadis', V Nogakh Pravdy Nyet |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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