Russian language multimedia learning course on CD Golden Russian 2000 CD-ROM 0 0 0 2 d l o G № ^scow 2003 MULTIMEDIA LEARNING COURSE ON CD-ROM GOLD 2000 SERIES Russian language course Golden Russian 2000 Pfifoncv Learning Multimedia Technologies & Distance Learning Moscow 2003 Golden Russian 2000 Golden Russian 2000 is a multimedia tool for learning the Russian language independently. It is developed in accordance; with a modem, intensive and interactive conception of teaching foreign languages. With the of a computer, you will be able to perfect your pronunciation, quickly and correctly construct simple phrases and difficult sentences in Russian, write dictations, learn grammar and-phonetics; you will also be able to keep track of how successfully the learning process is going. The dictionary, which consists of 12 000 words, accompanied by sound and illustrations, will help you to quickly enrich your vocabulary. A method which is thought out in detail and especially developed for computerized foreign language, a huge volume of carefully selected material and intellectual means of control together create all the conditions necessary to effectively learn Russian. Copyright © Multimedia Technologies & Distance Learning Ltd., 2003 8/2, Ejaefgeticheskaya St.,-Moscow, 111116, Russia, Tel:7 (095)362-7486 7 (095)918-1050 • Fax'S?v(095) 362-7023 ./ e-mail: [email protected] http://www.mmt-dl.ru ISBN-5-9230-0007-5 Contents Introduction................................................................................9 User Manual.............................................................................11 Setup.........................................................................................11 Course structure...................................................................11 Working with the program................................................12 Entering the system..................................................................12 Administration (Education management)...............................12 Dialogue.....................................................................................13 Film section................................................................................16 Dictionary section.....................................................................16 Grammar section......................................................................19 Collecting and processing statistics........................................21 How to Use this Course Effectively...............................21 Administrating the educational process in Golden Russian 2000......................................................25 Troubleshooting....................................................................26 The “ Dialogue” section ...................................................27 Lesson 1. Is this your handbag?.............................................29 Lesson 2. Is this your...?........................................................29 Lesson 3. In a cloakroom.........................................................30 Lesson4 . Is this your...?........................................................30 Lesson 5. I do not know...........................................................31 Lesson 6. Good morning! ...................;..................................32 Lesson 7. What is your name?...............................................32 Lesson 8. Is it a ... or ...car? .................................................33 Lesson 9. Introduction..............................................................34 Lesson 10. Good afternoon.....................................................34 Lesson 11. Whose shirt is it?...................................................35 Lesson 12. Whose ... is it?......................................................35 Lesson 13. Whose? ............................ 36 Lesson 14. What? ....................................................................37 Lesson 15. What color is your new dress?...........................37 Lesson 16. What color...?.......................................................38 Lesson 17. Custom house.......................................................39 Lesson 18. What color are your...?.........................................40 Lesson 19. In the office............................................................41 Lesson 20. What is Peter doing? What are doing? .............24 Lesson 21. What’s the matter, children?...............................42 Lesson 22. Look at...................................................................43 Lesson 23. Give me?...............................................................44 Lesson 24. Give me ... Which one? This ...?.......................44 Lesson 25. Give me ... Which?..............................................54 Lesson 26. Give me... please. Which ones?.........................45 Lesson 27. Kitchen...................................................................46 Lesson 28. Drawing-room........................................................47 Lesson 29. Housemaid.............................................................48 Lesson 30. Open.......................................................................48 Lesson 31. What is they doing?..............................................49 Lesson 32. What are you doing at?.......................................49 Lesson 33. Where?...................................................................50 Lesson 34. Case......................................................................50 Lesson 35. Walk.......................................................................51 Lesson 36. Photos of the village.............................................51 Lesson 37. Read......................................................................52 Lesson 38. What are you going to do now? .........................53 Lesson 39. What are you going ? ..........................................53 Lesson 40. Are you going...?.................................................54 Lesson 41. What is in the bag? .............................................55 Lesson 42. Is there ...? ...........................................................55 Lesson 43. Can you...?...........................................................56 Lesson 44. Can you...?............................................................57 Lesson 45. Do you like ...? .....................................................58 Lesson 46. Butcher's shop......................................................58 Lesson 47. Where do you come from?................................59 Lesson 48. Where do you come from?................................60 Lesson 49. Where do you come from?................................60 Lesson 50. What are they doing usually?............................61 Lesson 51. What are they doing every day? ......................62 Lesson 52. Shop.......................................................................63 Lesson 53. Calling a doctor ....................................................64 Lesson 54. Misit a doctor........................................................64 Lesson 55. Father and his adult doughter..............................65 Lesson 56. When must you come ...? ...................................66 Lesson 57. Meeting at the shop..............................................67 Lesson 58. When were you...? ..............................................68 Lesson 59. Car races...............................................................69 Lesson 60. Talking of friends..................................................70 Lesson 61. Where are you going to?......................................71 Lesson 62. Invitation to the cinema.........................................71 Lesson 63. What were you doing ...? ....................................72 Lesson 64. Tripping to London ..............................................72 Lesson 65. Why? .....................................................................73 Lesson 66. In a shoe store.......................................................74 Lesson 67. At a dentist ...........................................................75 Lesson 68. Shopping list..........................................................76 Lesson 69. Supper with friends...............................................77 Lesson 70. To be a gest of a friend........................................77 Lesson 71. Meeting at the cinema..........................................78 Lesson 72. In a service center................................................79 Lesson 73. Did you buy?.........................................................80 Lesson 74. House for sale.......................................................81 Lesson 75. Neighbor has sold his house..............................82 Lesson 76. It rained yesterday.................................................83 Lesson 77. Our neighbor is a pilot...........................................84 Lesson 78. Will you go ...?......................................................85 Lesson 79 Why do...? ................ 86 Lesson 80. On a railway station ............................................87 Lesson 81. I went to ...? What about you?............................87 Lesson 82. In a cloak-room.....................................................89 Lesson 83. Heavier, upwards of.............................................90 Lesson 84. Are these your...?...............................................90 Lesson 85. Falling down the stairs.........................................91 Lesson 86. I am ... What’s that?.............................................92 Lesson 87. Grandmother and her granddaughter...............93 Lesson 88. Came, walked,......................................................94 Lesson 89. Has come, has gone, will come...........................94 Lesson 90. School ..................................................................95 Lesson 91. Go ................................... 95 Lesson 92. Where were you...................................................95 Lesson 93. With him.................................................................96 Lesson 94. Inperfect and perfect forms ................................96 Lesson 95. I have no time........................................................97 Lesson 96. I am.... Sorry?........................................................97 Lesson 97. Examination .........................................................98 Lesson 98. Was he able to? ..................................................99 Lesson 99. Chief’s present....................................................100 Lesson 100. In a clothing store............................................101 Lesson 101. To be a gest of a friend ...................................101 Lesson 102. - 1 have a ... I have less...................................102 Lesson 103. Dima, someone phoned you............................103 Lesson 104. In a electrical equipmant store.........................104 Lesson 105. Is the red apple sweeter than the green one?.......................................................................105 Lesson 106. In a bus.............................................................106 Lesson 107. I am ... So am 1.................................................107 Lesson 108. Dinner invitation ...............................................108 Lesson 109. Truthful story ....................................................108 Lesson 110. In a bookshop....................................................109 Lesson 111. How much ... cost? .........................................110 Lesson 112. In a post office.................................................111 Lesson 113. Tripping to Australia........................................112 Lesson 114. Watering the garden........................................113 Lesson 115. It cannot be!......................................................113 Lesson 116. Speed exceeding ...........................................114 Lesson 117. Vacation plan .................................................115 Lesson 118. Do you think ... I am not sure...........................116 Lesson 119. Sensational news............................................117 Lesson 120. I am ... What did he say?...............................118 Lesson 121. The latest news...............................................119 Lesson 122.1 am ... What did he say?.................................120 Lesson 123. Football pools...................................................121 Lesson 124. Telephon conversation.....................................122 Lesson 125. Where is a telephone? ....................................123 Lesson 126. Is this table free?.............................................124 Lesson 127. When will the train leave? ...............................125 Lesson 128. In depends on the weather ............................126 Lesson 129. I need a doctor .................................................127 Lesson 130. Happy birthday! ................................................128 Lesson 131. Thank you for the letter....................................129 Lesson 132. Come again!.....................................................130 Lesson 133. The Tretyakov gallery .....................................132 Lesson. 134. The Kremlin......................................................133 The “Dictionary” section........................................141 A.......................................................................................... 143 В................................................................................................146 С ..............................................................................................150 D ..............................................................................................155 E................................................................................................158 F................................................................................................160 G ...................................................................................162 H..............................................................................................164 | 166 10 Russian Course on CD-ROM Golden Russian 2000 be able to significantly increase their vocabulary while using our specially developed dialogues to improve their pacing and pronunciation. Golden Russian 2000 is also an essential tool for teachers of Russian who want an effective way to gauge their students' progress. Golden Russian 2000 is more than a computerized textbook! It is an integrated learning system with advanced tools for assessment of learners’ achievement. Golden Russian 2000 is equipped with a unique dual method for managing the learning process. There is a system for gathering statistical information on the achievement of each learner in each of the course's sections, in addition to a system of administration that allows an Administrator lo track learners' progress and adjust the level of difficulty for each of them using flexible^ individual controls. This system of administering the course can also be used in a distance-leaming environment: statistics are uploaded to the distance education server, which, in turn, can control the course settings on each learner’s local computer according to his or her progress results. User^jjukfc II User Manual Setup The first step is to install Golden Russian 2000 on your computer. Insert the Golden Russian 2000 CD in your CD-ROM drive and double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. Then double click on the CD-ROM icon. You should now see a list of files on the CD. Find the file named SETUP.EXE and double click on it to launch the installation process. The entire process should take no more than two minutes. During the installation process you will be asked to install Microsoft DirectX 5. If you do not have Microsoft DirectX on your computer, click YES. If you already have version 5 or later, click NO. We recommend that you restart your computer once installation is complete. NOTE: if you are running the operating systems Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, you must have system administrator rights to install the program. To start the program, click on the Start menu, choose Programs, and select Golden Russian 2000. Before the program is rim for the first time, the configurations of your computer and video card are tested, as is the presence of a CD-ROM device and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher If Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher isn't found on your computer, you will have had to install it by clicking IE 5.5 Setup in the window that appears. NOTE: If the testing process takes longer than 3 minutes, restart the computer and run the program again. Course Structure The course Golden Russian 2000 is made up of the Golden Russian 2000 system and a separate phonetics tutorial. Each component is run separately from the Start menu. The Golden Russian 2000 system is comprised of the following subsystems: Setup, Dialogue, Dictionary, Grammar, and Help. You can switch between the sections by selecting the corresponding tabs in the main program window or using the shortcut keys F2, F3, F4, F5. and FI. respec­ tively.