Using Russian Vocabulary

This book provides the student of Russian with an in-depth, structured approach to the learning of vocabulary. Containing over 5000 words, it can be used for intermediate and advanced undergraduate courses, or as a supplementary manual at all levels - including elementary level - to the study of Russian vocabulary. It is made up of eighteen units covering topics such as the physical world, the human body, leisure, and industry - each unit consisting of words and phrases that are organized thematically and according to levels. Each unit contains approximately sixty graded exercises, encouraging students to practise using the vocabulary in context, and providing a lively and engaging set of self-study tasks. Helping students to acquire a comprehensive control of both concrete and abstract vocabulary, this book will be welcomed by all learners of Russian wishing to improve their competence in essential communicative tasks, and will function as an invaluable teaching resource.

1. Towns and buildings, household, gardens; 2. The physical world; 3. The human body and health; 4. Appearance; 5. Personality and human behaviour; 6. Clothes, footwear and accessories; 7. Perception; 8. Shapes and patterns, size and quantity, containers; 9. Visual and performing arts; 10. Literature and literary criticism; 11. Leisure; 12. Tourism, travel and transport; 13. Family, birth, death and marriage; 14. Education; 15. Agriculture; 16. Business and commerce; 17. The office and computing; 18. Law and finance.

This 2009 book provides an in-depth, structured approach to the learning of Russian vocabulary. Containing over 5000 words, it is made up of eighteen units, organized thematically into topics and according to levels, with each unit containing over sixty practical, graded exercises. An invaluable vocabulary-learning resource for students and teachers alike.

Terence Wade (1930–2005) was Professor of Russian and Chairman of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.