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  1. <?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
  2. (Term III), as well as for those taking Refresher, Intermediate and Advanced courses. It
  3. comprises materials on 30 everyday conversational topics. Each topic includes the following
  4. sections: Topical Vocabulary, Questions, Tasks and a List of Topics for Oral
  5. Presentation.</p><p>The <span class="italic">Topical Vocabulary</span> section lists numerous
  6. vocabulary items and phrases subdivided into smaller groups related to the topic with their
  7. English translations. They may be used either for selective study guided by the instructor,
  8. for individual student needs, or for reference.</p><p>The <span class="italic">Questions section</span> has two parts: (A) Vocabulary
  9. Questions and (B) Topical Questions. Part (B) is followed by 'Sample Answers to Topical
  10. Questions'. <span class="bold"><strong>The vocabulary questions</strong></span> are intended to activate
  11. the topical vocabulary orally. <span class="bold"><strong>The topical questions</strong></span>
  12. stimulate the learner to communicate his ideas on the given topic. They are very often of a
  13. personalized character. Sometimes they appeal to the learner's knowledge of the given
  14. situation in both the USA and in Russia. Such questions are usually provided with sample
  15. answers, whereby the learner can find information on the issue which will add to his area
  16. studies expertise.</p><p>The<span class="italic"> Dialogues</span> section comprises several short
  17. conversations illustrative of the topic. They are supplied with words for substitution, and
  18. 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
  19. conversations on given situations, read, answer questions, express their own opinions on
  20. certain issues and conduct interviews. The<span class="bold"><strong> situations</strong></span> are
  21. 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
  22. therefore can be used to stimulate discussion in class. <span class="bold"><strong>The
  23. interview</strong></span> assignment can be used to extract information about various aspects of
  24. life in Russia. The learner acts as an interviewer with the instructor as an interviewee. When
  25. answering the interviewer's questions, the instructor can resort to language somewhat above
  26. the learner's level. The task '<span class="bold"><strong>Relate the information you obtained to
  27. your editor, either in English, or in Russian</strong></span>', can help determine how much of
  28. the information was understood by the learner.</p><p>The concluding <span class="italic">Topics for Oral Presentations</span> can be
  29. used as homework assignments to be presented and discussed in class.</p></div></body></html>