Teach Yourself Ukrainian. А complete course for beginners + 2 compact cassette (Complete Course Audiopackage)

Автори: Olena Bekh , James Dingely
Видавництво: Hodder Headline Plc.
ISBN: 0-340-62073-0
Жанр: Teach Yourself
Рік випуску: 2002
Кількість сторінок: 300
Обкладинка: paperback

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This is a complete course in spoken and written Ukrainian. If you have never learnt Ukrainian before, or if your Ukrainian needs brushing up, "Teach Yourself Ukrainian" is for you. There is a audio cassette to accompany the course, available with the book in a pack.

Olena Bekh and James Dingley have created a practical course that is both fun and easy to work through. They explain everything clearly along the way and give you plenty of opportunities to practise what you have learnt.

The course structure means that you can work at your own pace, arranging your learning to suit your needs. Based on the Council of Europe's Threshold guidelines on language learning, the course contains:

Eighteen graded units of dialogues, culture notes, grammar and exercises

A step-by-step pronunciation guide

A Ukrainian-English vocabulary

By the end of the course you'll be able to cope with a whole range of situations and participate fully and confidently in life in Ukraine.

INTRODUCTION

Ukraine is one of the new countries on the map of Europe, but the language and history of the people who live there can be traced back at least as far as the tenth century, when Kyiv (still better known as Kiev) was already a well-established meeting place of trade routes and nations. In Ukraine it is possible to hear Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Romany, Russian and Yiddish. One language however unites all the people of Ukraine - Ukrainian, the sole official language of the Ukrainian state. Incidentally, Ukrainian forms of names of towns and rivers will be used throughout the book - hence Kyiv (Kiev), L'viv (Lvov, Lwow, Lemberg), Odesa (Odessa), Dnipro (Dnieper).

There are many reasons for learning Ukrainian. Intellectual curiosity about the language and culture of a "new" European people is certainly one. At a more immediately practical level Ukraine is still waiting to be discovered as a tourist country. As Ukraine becomes stronger economically, the need will grow for foreign businessmen to have some idea of the language in order to do business there. Whatever the reason, we hope that you will enjoy the flavour of the Ukrainian language as much as you will enjoy the rich flavours of Ukrainian cooking.

How to use the book

The book is divided into eighteen units. With one exception, each unit contains dialogues, grammar notes under the heading "How the language works" and illustrative material to back up what you have learned. Exercises of various types will give you a chance to test your knowledge.

We are convinced that the best way to learn Ukrainian is to acquire as soon as possible the ability to read, however slowly and painstakingly at first, dialogues and texts that we hope are both interesting and lively, even to the point of being far-fetched! The tapes provide an extra opportunity to hear the material and practise your own spoken Ukrainian. The first half of the book contains units that may seem to contain an alarming amount of grammar. Don't panic - it doesn't all need to be learned at once! The information is there for continuous reference.

We hope to have succeeded in presenting the kind of Ukrainian that will be accepted and understood anywhere in Ukraine. Once you have completed the 18 units, you will have a solid foundation on which to develop your knowledge. Ukrainians will be delighted that you have taken the trouble to learn something of their language.

In Teach Yourself Ukrainian you will meet a number of characters closely connected with Ukraine. Stephen Taylor is the director of Hermes Clothing. He is interested in business opportunities in Ukraine and has already started to learn Ukrainian. His friend, Taras Koval, an Englishman with a Ukrainian background, has been teaching him the language, and together they plan a trip to Ukraine which will combine business with pleasure. Taras is married to Vira from Ukraine. Before his trip to Ukraine Stephen makes a useful contact when he meets an English lawyer of Ukrainian extraction, Yuri Morozenko. Stephen's business contacts in Ukraine are Solomiia Koval'chuk, the director of a clothing company in Kyiv, and Ihor Stakhiv, the general manager of the company. You will also meet Ihor's wife Ol'ha and their three children, Natalka, Ostap and Olenka. Taras has a Ukrainian friend, Bohdan. During his trip around Ukraine Stephen meets his old friend, Andrew, an American journalist.

 2 compact cassette

CONTENTS

Introduction
Pronunciation

1. Добрий день! Як ваше ім'я? Hello! What's your name?
Introducing yourself and others. Greeting people and asking names. Simple statements and questions.

2. Дуже приємно з Вами познайомитися Very nice to meet you.
Simple description of a room. Further introductions and expressing appreciation.
Some countries and nationalities. The plural. Counting from 1 to 4.

3. Стівене, Ви маєте сім'ю? Stephen, do you have a family?
Offering things. Please and thank you. Talking about your family. Saying goodbye.

4. "Алло! Я телефоную з Лондона..." "Hello! I am calling from London..."
Making a telephone conversation. What is possible or necessary. Ukrainian surnames. Counting from 5 to 10.

5. Нам треба замовити номер у готелі.  We need to book a room in a hotel.
Finding your way around. Possession. Booking a hotel room. Changing money. Counting from 11 to 1 000 000.

6. Який в Україні клімат? What's the climate like in Ukraine?
Apologising. Saying what you like and how old you are. Talking about the weather and past events.
Some time expressions and months of the year.

7. Я маю плани розвивати торгівлю з Україною. І have plans to develop trade with Ukraine.
Answering the question"'where?" Playing sports and musical instruments. More time expressions.

8. Ми летимо Українськими Авіалініями. We are flying with Ukrainian Airlines.
Expressing agreement. Talking about future events and travel.
Ordinal numbers and years. Telling the time.

9. Ваш паспорт, будь ласка Your passport, please.
Passport and customs control. More description of future events. Verbs of motion.

10. Я покажу вам будинок.  I'll show you the building.
Describing the interior of a house or flat. Reading small ads in a newspaper.
Becoming familiar with Ukrainians. Talking about your knowledge of foreign languages.

11. Ми з друзями хочемо пообідати. My friends and I want to have lunch.
Addressing people. Ordering a meal in a restaurant. Getting to know Ukrainian cuisine.

12. Я б хотів погуляти вулицями Києва. I should like to walk the streets of Kyiv.
A brief tour of Kyiv. More on directions. Being late.

13. Я привіз пропозиції щодо створення спільного підприємства. I have brought proposals for the creation of a joint venture.
Polite requests. Comparing things. Conducting business and shopping for clothes.

14. Я хочу викликати лікаря. I want to call out the doctor.
Describing common ailments. The Ukrainian medical service. Further comparisons.

15. Як Ви уявляєте собі ідеальну дружину? What's your idea of the perfect wife ?
 Describing people's appearance and character. Conversational tactics - extracting information, exclamations, changing the subject.

16. Поїзд прибуває на першу колію. The train arriving on track number one ...
Train travel. Talking about indefinite things and negatives.

17. За наших дорогих гостей! Here's to the health of our guests!
Socialising and visiting Ukrainians' homes. Major Ukrainian festivals. Giving orders.

18. До побачення, Україно! See you again, Ukraine!
Writing letters. More about possession and negatives. Wordbuilding.

Key to the exercises
Ukrainian - English vocabulary
Grammatical index