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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" profile=""><title>Introduction</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/></head><body><div xml:lang="en" class="preface"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e55" shape="rect"/>Introduction</h1></div></div></div><p>The present manual is designed for Russian Basic Course students in the concluding phase
- (Term III), as well as for those taking Refresher, Intermediate and Advanced courses. It
- comprises materials on 30 everyday conversational topics. Each topic includes the following
- sections: Topical Vocabulary, Questions, Tasks and a List of Topics for Oral
- Presentation.</p><p>The <span class="italic">Topical Vocabulary</span> section lists numerous
- vocabulary items and phrases subdivided into smaller groups related to the topic with their
- English translations. They may be used either for selective study guided by the instructor,
- for individual student needs, or for reference.</p><p>The <span class="italic">Questions section</span> has two parts: (A) Vocabulary
- Questions and (B) Topical Questions. Part (B) is followed by 'Sample Answers to Topical
- Questions'. <span class="bold"><strong>The vocabulary questions</strong></span> are intended to activate
- the topical vocabulary orally. <span class="bold"><strong>The topical questions</strong></span>
- stimulate the learner to communicate his ideas on the given topic. They are very often of a
- personalized character. Sometimes they appeal to the learner's knowledge of the given
- situation in both the USA and in Russia. Such questions are usually provided with sample
- answers, whereby the learner can find information on the issue which will add to his area
- studies expertise.</p><p>The<span class="italic"> Dialogues</span> section comprises several short
- conversations illustrative of the topic. They are supplied with words for substitution, and
- can be practiced in pairs, either verbatim or with certain substitutional changes.</p><p>The <span class="italic">Tasks</span> section requires the students to conduct
- conversations on given situations, read, answer questions, express their own opinions on
- certain issues and conduct interviews. The<span class="bold"><strong> situations</strong></span> are
- given in English and some of them are supplied with key words. The materials for <span class="bold"><strong>discussion</strong></span> allow the learners to express various points of view, and
- therefore can be used to stimulate discussion in class. <span class="bold"><strong>The
- interview</strong></span> assignment can be used to extract information about various aspects of
- life in Russia. The learner acts as an interviewer with the instructor as an interviewee. When
- answering the interviewer's questions, the instructor can resort to language somewhat above
- the learner's level. The task '<span class="bold"><strong>Relate the information you obtained to
- your editor, either in English, or in Russian</strong></span>', can help determine how much of
- the information was understood by the learner.</p><p>The concluding <span class="italic">Topics for Oral Presentations</span> can be
- used as homework assignments to be presented and discussed in class.</p></div></body></html>
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