neofight78 wrote:A good resource for looking up slang words when other resources draw a blank: teenslang.su.
Looking forward to trying out a couple of phrases this evening. I can see this site getting me into hot water with my wife.
neofight78 wrote:A good resource for looking up slang words when other resources draw a blank: teenslang.su.
Arnaud wrote:Audio tracks of textbooks for free:
- The audio tracks of the 3 textbooks "Ruslan" are now free on the official website.
- The audio tracks of the french textbook Kontakt are free here (russian only, very basic level: A1/A2)
Ruslan is a textbook for classroom, so it contains classroom activities (say your name to your neighboor, etc) but you still can use it when you learn on your own, I think. I used only the textbooks: they contain a few exercises with the keys at the end of the book, so no need of the workbooks if you're a false beginner (that was my case, I already had read other textbooks before, but all my knowledge was wobbly and I needed something to reinforce all that). Personaly, I liked the course, especially the Vol2 (Vol1 was too easy for me, but if you're a complete beginner, you'll need it), but for exemple Tarvos said that she found the dialogs stupid...Well каждому свое, as the saying goes...The Vol 3 is different from the first 2 vol: you don't have the vocab in the book (you need to look for unknown words yourself in a dictionary) and the answer keys of the exercises are only on the website: you have to print them if you want to work exclusively on paper. I found the vol3 far more difficult than the vol2, there is a quality gap between Vol2 and Vol3 that is important, imho (that's also what I read in the comments on Amazon, so I'm not the only one to think that).aravinda wrote:Hi Arnaud,
Thank you for the links. If you don't mind, can I ask you few questions on these courses?
I remember reading in your blog that Ruslan was one of the courses you used. Did you use all the components of the course (workbook, online exercises etc) or just some of them? And are the answer keys available? What is your overall impression of the course? Is it good for self-study?
I was not aware of Kontakt. How does it compare with other French-based methods such as Méthode 90 which you have used?
Thanks.
Arnaud wrote: Ruslan is a textbook for classroom, so ...
ilmari wrote:As for Ruslan, you should also check the new online eBook (subscription), and the old cd-roms. The latter require older Windows version, or a Windows emulator if you are on a Mac (I am using them successfully with VMWare Fusion).
The cd-roms interface is a bit outdated, but the content is excellent. Actually if you have them you do not need the books. They are much better.
You can try the eBook on their website and download sample lessons from the cdroms too: http://ruslan.co.uk/ebook.htm
Supplementary drills for volumes 1 and 2 are also available there: http://ruslan.co.uk/ruslanrussiandrills.htm
I personally like Ruslan very much. I find its content practical, with a not too fast progression and a lot of exercises and repetitions.
Thanks, ilmari. I am not much of an e-method person but this "eBook" looks quite good. Have you used the Ruslan Russian Grammar as well?
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