BBEPX! Building on Your Foundations in Russian

Steven Clancy is Senior Lecturer in Slavic Languages and Literatures and Director of the Slavic Language Program at Harvard University, USA.Veronika Egorova is Senior Preceptor in Russian at Harvard University, USA.Daniel Green is Lecturer in Russian at the University of Bristol, UK.Oksana Willis is Lecturer in Russian and Russian Language Coordinator at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

"With ever-changing methods and approaches to teaching foreign languages — from proficiency-oriented, to project-based, to open-architecture modules, to transformational teaching — students always need a strong toolkit for building on their foundations, especially for languages with such intricate morphological and syntactical structures as Russian. This book combines crisp and nuanced applied linguistics with a truly communicative approach, while also featuring a rich socio-cultural component. Close attention is paid to word formation, which promotes the development of reading comprehension capability. Language material is organized and introduced as a set of working tools ready to be used and reused for different topics. All of this and much more makes this textbook a unique resource for a wide range of learners and teachers — from undergraduates to graduate and professional students. In addition, Вверх! Building on Your Foundations in Russian can serve as a hands-on teaching tool for graduate courses on methodologies of teaching Russian and applied linguistics. It represents a helpful resource for Russian instructors beginning their teaching career, as well as for independent study."Irina Dolgova, Sr Lector II Russian Slavic Languages & Literatures, Yale University, USA"Вверх! Building on Your Foundations in Russian is a title that reflects the volume’s insightful, well-measured, and stimulating progress through the salient properties of the Russian language. The textbook credits the learners with an ability to grasp the intricacies of grammar and offers a thorough and lucid linguistic commentary without being either overwhelming or simplistic. A selection of thematic dialogues and oral exercises allows for a diverse communicative practice, while samples of authentic texts and the authors’ rich notes on culture and usage highlight the language as a historical and social entity."Anna Muza, Senior Lecturer Emerita, University of California, Berkeley, USA

• PrefaceГлава 1: Уроки 1-41 Мы ра́ды сно́ва ви́деть вас!1 Review of Russian Word Forms, Case Review2 Verb Conjugation and Aspect Overview3 Possession and have4 Question Constructions and Indefinite ConstructionsГлава 2: Уроки 5-82 Куда ушло́ ле́то?5 The Threefold System: Unprefixed Motion Verbs ходи́ть..., е́здить...6 Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers7 Time Expressions Review8 The Threefold System: Unprefixed Motion Verbs носи́ть..., води́ть..., вози́ть...Глава 3: Уроки 9-123 Чу́вствуйте себя как до́ма!9 Imperatives, Aspect in the Imperative10 Extending, Accepting, Refusing Invitations and Making Suggestions11 nom Forms and Functions, Exceptional nom Forms12 Verb ClassificationГлава 4: Уроки 13-164 Кто на све́те все́х миле́е!13 Adjectives and Adverbs, Long and Short Adjectives14 Comparative and Superlative Constructions: Basic Comparative Forms15 inst Forms and Functions16 Aspect: Formation of Aspectual Pairs and General Use of AspectГлава 5: Уроки 17-205 Без труда́ нет добра́17 Talking about Professions18 inst Forms and Functions (continued)19 Modal Expressions for ability, know-how20 Modal Expressions for liking, lovingГлава 6: Уроки 21-246 Прия́тного аппети́та!21 gen Forms and Functions; Partitive Genitive22 The Relative Pronoun который23 Negation24 manipulation Constructions: Verbs of positionГлава 7: Уроки 25-287 В гостя́х хорошо́, а до́ма лу́чше!25 Commercial Transactions: buy, sell rent26 acc Forms and Functions27 Verbs of Motion: Motion and Prepositions28 Recognizing and Reading Verbal Nouns, Adjectives (Participles), and AdverbsГлава 8: Уроки 29-328 — Счастли́вого пути́!29 Verbs of Motion: лета́ть..., бе́гать..., пла́вать30 Telling Time31 Time Expressions: beginning, continuing, and ending32 PRES and PAST Active ParticiplesГлава 9: Уроки 33-369 С пра́здником!33 GEN Verbs and Prepositions34 ACC/GEN Overlap35 Passive Constructions36 PRES and PAST Passive Participles