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   <title xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng">Setting the scene</title><meta xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng" name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The RUSSIAN Fast Course"><link rel="up" href="ch11.html" title="Chapter&nbsp;11.&nbsp;Lesson 11"><link rel="prev" href="ch11s04.html" title="Setting the scene"><link rel="next" href="ch11s06.html" title="Setting the scene"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Setting the scene</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch11s04.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;</td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter&nbsp;11.&nbsp;Lesson 11</th><td width="20%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="ch11s06.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d5e26663"></a>Setting the scene</h2></div></div></div><p>You're calling a restaurant to make reservations for an upcoming evening.</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e26666"></a><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1044;&#1080;&#1072;&#1083;&#1086;&#769;&#1075;</em></span> &#8470;10</h3></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"><col class="c3"></colgroup><thead><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&laquo;&#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769;
                  &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&raquo;</em></span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
                <p>p.</p>
              </td><td>
                <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1056;&#1077;&#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#1088;&#1072;&#769;&#1085; &laquo;&#1041;&#1086;&#1103;&#769;&#1088;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; &#1079;&#1072;&#1083;&raquo;.
                    &#1057;&#1083;&#1091;&#769;&#1096;&#1072;&#1102;.</em></span></p>
              </td><td>
                <p>The "Boyarsky zal". [May I help you?]</p>
              </td></tr><tr><td>
                <p>A.</p>
              </td><td align="left">
                <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1044;&#1086;&#769;&#1073;&#1088;&#1099;&#1081; &#1074;&#1077;&#1095;&#1077;&#1088;. &#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769; &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082; &#1085;&#1072;
                    &#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1091;, &#1085;&#1072; &#1089;&#1077;&#1084;&#1100; &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1086;&#769;&#1074;.</em></span></p>
              </td><td>
                <p>Good evening. I'd like to make a reservation for this Saturday at 7:00.</p>
              </td></tr><tr><td>
                <p>P.</p>
              </td><td>
                <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1061;&#1086;&#1088;&#1086;&#1096;&#1086;&#769;. &#1057;&#1082;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1100;&#1082;&#1086; &#1074;&#1072;&#1089;
                  &#1073;&#1091;&#769;&#1076;&#1077;&#1090;?</em></span></p>
              </td><td>
                <p>Fine. How many in your party?</p>
              </td></tr><tr><td>
                <p>A.</p>
              </td><td>
                <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1058;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1100;&#1082;&#1086; &#1076;&#1074;&#1086;&#769;&#1077;.</em></span></p>
              </td><td>
                <p>Just 2.</p>
              </td></tr><tr><td>
                <p>P.</p>
              </td><td>
                <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1042;&#1072;&#769;&#1096;&#1072; &#1092;&#1072;&#1084;&#1080;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1103;?</em></span></p>
              </td><td>
                <p>And your name?</p>
              </td></tr><tr><td>
                <p>A.</p>
              </td><td>
                <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1057;&#1084;&#1080;&#1090;.</em></span></p>
              </td><td>
                <p>Smith.</p>
              </td></tr><tr><td>
                <p>P. </p>
              </td><td align="left">
                <p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1061;&#1086;&#1088;&#1086;&#1096;&#1086;&#769;, &#1075;&#1086;&#1089;&#1087;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#769;&#1085; &#1057;&#1084;&#1080;&#1090;. &#1046;&#1076;&#1105;&#1084; &#1074;&#1072;&#1089; &#1074; &#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1091;, &#1074;
                    &#1089;&#1077;&#1084;&#1100; &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1086;&#769;&#1074;.</em></span></p>
              </td><td>
                <p>Very good, Mr. Smith. We'll see you on Saturday at 7:00. </p>
              </td></tr><tr><td>A.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1057;&#1087;&#1072;&#1089;&#1080;&#769;&#1073;&#1086;. &#1044;&#1086;&#1089;&#1074;&#1080;&#1076;&#1072;&#769;&#1085;&#1080;&#1103;.</em></span></td><td>Thanks. Good-bye.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>You will use the "collective numerals" to indicate the number of people in</p><p>your party up to 5:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1053;&#1072;&#1089; <span class="bold"><strong>&#1076;&#1074;&#1086;&#769;&#1077;</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong>.</strong></span>
          <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1053;&#1072;&#1089; <span class="bold"><strong>&#1090;&#1088;&#1086;&#769;&#1077;</strong></span></em></span>.
            <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1053;&#1072;&#1089; <span class="bold"><strong>&#1095;&#1077;&#769;&#1090;&#1074;&#1077;&#1088;&#1086;</strong></span></em></span>. <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1053;&#1072;&#1089; <span class="bold"><strong>&#1087;&#1103;&#769;&#1090;&#1077;&#1088;&#1086;</strong></span></em></span>.</p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769; &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082; &#1076;&#1083;&#1103; <span class="bold"><strong>&#1076;&#1074;&#1086;&#1080;&#769;&#1093;</strong></span> (&#1076;&#1083;&#1103; &#1090;<span class="bold"><strong>&#1088;&#1086;&#1080;&#769;&#1093;</strong></span>, <span class="bold"><strong>&#1095;&#1077;&#1090;&#1074;&#1077;&#1088;&#1099;&#769;&#1093;</strong></span>, <span class="bold"><strong>&#1087;&#1103;&#1090;&#1077;&#1088;&#1099;&#769;&#1093;</strong></span>).</em></span></p></div><p>Beyond that, use the following:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769; &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#1083; &#1085;&#1072; <span class="bold"><strong>&#1096;&#1077;&#1089;&#1090;&#1100;/&#1089;&#1077;&#1084;&#1100;/&#1074;&#1086;&#769;&#1089;&#1077;&#1084;&#1100;</strong></span>... (&#1095;&#1077;&#1083;&#1086;&#1074;&#1077;&#1082;).</em></span></p></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e26764"></a>Review the days of the week. (The forms in parentheses are the ACCUSATIVE
        CASE).</h3></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1087;&#1086;&#1085;&#1077;&#1076;&#1077;&#769;&#1083;&#1100;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082; (&#1074;
                &#1087;&#1086;&#1085;&#1077;&#1076;&#1077;&#769;&#1083;&#1100;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082;)</em></span></td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1074;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1088;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082; (&#1074;&#1086; &#1074;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1088;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082;)</em></span></td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1089;&#1088;&#1077;&#1076;&#1072;&#769; (&#1074; &#1089;&#1088;&#1077;&#769;&#1076;&#1091;)</em></span></td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1095;&#1077;&#1090;&#1074;&#1077;&#769;&#1088;&#1075; (&#1074; &#1095;&#1077;&#1090;&#1074;&#1077;&#769;&#1088;&#1075;)</em></span></td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1087;&#1103;&#769;&#1090;&#1085;&#1080;&#1094;&#1072; (&#1074; &#1087;&#1103;&#769;&#1090;&#1085;&#1080;&#1094;&#1091;)</em></span></td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1072; (&#1074; &#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1091;)</em></span></td></tr><tr><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1074;&#1086;&#1089;&#1082;&#1088;&#1077;&#1089;&#1077;&#769;&#1085;&#1100;&#1077; (&#1074;
                &#1074;&#1086;&#1089;&#1082;&#1088;&#1077;&#1089;&#1077;&#769;&#1085;&#1100;&#1077;)</em></span></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>You will use the ACCUSATIVE CASE when you indicate the day on which something will
        happen. You will use the preposition &laquo;<span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1085;&#1072;</em></span>&raquo; when
        you make your reservation:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769; &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082; &#1085;&#1072;
          &#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1091;.</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1046;&#1076;&#1105;&#1084; &#1074;&#1072;&#1089; &#1074; &#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1091;.</em></span></p></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e26795"></a><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1059;&#1087;&#1088;&#1072;&#1078;&#1085;&#1077;&#769;&#1085;&#1080;&#1077;</em></span> &#8470;29.</h3></div></div></div><p>Make the necessary changes in the following sentence:</p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769; &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082; &#1085;&#1072;
        &#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1091;.</em></span></p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"><col class="c3"><col class="c4"><col class="c5"><col class="c6"><col class="c7"><col class="c8"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>1.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1087;&#1103;&#769;&#1090;&#1085;&#1080;&#1094;&#1072;</em></span></td><td>2.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1089;&#1088;&#1077;&#1076;&#1072;&#769;</em></span></td><td>3.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1089;&#1091;&#1073;&#1073;&#1086;&#769;&#1090;&#1072;</em></span></td><td>4.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1095;&#1077;&#1090;&#1074;&#1077;&#769;&#1088;&#1075;</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1087;&#1086;&#1085;&#1077;&#1076;&#1077;&#769;&#1083;&#1100;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082;</em></span></td><td>6.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1074;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1088;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082;</em></span></td><td>7.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1074;&#1086;&#1089;&#1082;&#1088;&#1077;&#1089;&#1077;&#769;&#1085;&#1100;&#1077;</em></span></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e26837"></a>Review expressions of time:</h3></div></div></div><p><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1050;&#1086;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1088;&#1099;&#1081; (&#1089;&#1077;&#1081;&#1095;&#1072;&#769;&#1089;)
            &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;?</em></span></strong></span> (What time is it?)</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1057;&#1077;&#1081;&#1095;&#1072;&#769;&#1089;</em></span></strong></span></td><td>
                  <p>
                    <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1095;&#1072;&#1089;. </em></span>
                  </p>
                  <p>
                    <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">2 (&#1076;&#1074;&#1072;), 3 (&#1090;&#1088;&#1080;), 4 (&#1095;&#1077;&#1090;&#1099;&#769;&#1088;&#1077;) &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1072;&#769;</em></span>
                  </p>
                  <p>
                    <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">5 (&#1087;&#1103;&#1090;&#1100;) - 12 (&#1076;&#1074;&#1077;&#1085;&#1072;&#769;&#1076;&#1094;&#1072;&#1090;&#1100;) &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1086;&#769;&#1074;</em></span>
                  </p>
                </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1042; &#1082;&#1086;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1088;&#1086;&#1084;
          &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1091;&#769;?</em></span></strong></span> (When? What time?)</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1042;</em></span></strong></span></td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1095;&#1072;&#1089;. 2,3,4 &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1072;&#769;. 5 --12
                  &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1086;&#769;&#1074;.</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p>You will use the ACCUSATIVE CASE and the preposition &laquo;<span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1085;&#1072;</em></span>&raquo; when you indicate the time of your reservation:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769; &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082; &#1085;&#1072; &#1089;&#1077;&#1084;&#1100;
          &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1086;&#769;&#1074;.</em></span></p></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e26879"></a><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1059;&#1087;&#1088;&#1072;&#1078;&#1085;&#1077;&#769;&#1085;&#1080;&#1077;</em></span> &#8470; 30.</h3></div></div></div><p>Make the necessary changes in the following sentence:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1071; &#1093;&#1086;&#1095;&#1091;&#769; &#1079;&#1072;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1072;&#769;&#1090;&#1100; &#1089;&#1090;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082; &#1085;&#1072; &#1089;&#1077;&#1084;&#1100;
          &#1095;&#1072;&#1089;&#1086;&#769;&#1074;.</em></span></p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"><col class="c2"><col class="c3"><col class="c4"><col class="c5"><col class="c6"><col class="c7"><col class="c8"><col class="c9"><col class="c10"><col class="c11"><col class="c12"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>1.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">6:00</em></span></td><td>2.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">6:30</em></span></td><td>3.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">7:00</em></span></td><td>4.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">7:30</em></span></td><td>5.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">8:00</em></span></td><td>6.</td><td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">8:30</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e26920"></a><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1059;&#1087;&#1088;&#1072;&#1078;&#1085;&#1077;&#769;&#1085;&#1080;&#1077;</em></span> &#8470; 31.</h3></div></div></div><p>Using Dialog 10 as a model, call and make reservations at the following restaurants.
        Your instructor will read the part of the Russian.</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&laquo;&#1043;&#1083;&#1072;&#1079;&#1091;&#769;&#1088;&#1100;&raquo;</em></span> (for Saturday at 8:00; a
            party of 3)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&laquo;&#1056;&#1091;&#769;&#1089;&#1089;&#1082;&#1072;&#1103; &#1080;&#1079;&#1073;&#1072;&#769;&raquo;</em></span> (for Friday at 6:00; a
            party of 4)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>&laquo;<span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1057;&#1072;&#1074;&#1086;&#769;&#1081;&raquo;</em></span> (for Saturday at 7:30; a party
            of 2)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>&laquo;<span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&#1050;&#1072;&#1074;&#1082;&#1072;&#769;&#1079;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081;</em></span>&raquo; (for Thursday at 8:30; a
            party of 3)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">&laquo;&#1052;&#1077;&#1090;&#1088;&#1086;&#1087;&#1086;&#769;&#1083;&#1100;&raquo;</em></span> (for Wednesday at 7:00; a
            party of 2)</p></li></ol></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch11s04.html">Prev</a>&nbsp;</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch11.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right">&nbsp;<a accesskey="n" href="ch11s06.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Setting the scene&nbsp;</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;Setting the scene</td></tr></table></div></body></html>