... in response to Learning Russian language, one step up ...., posted by tsmnick on May 6, 2003I'm almost in the same boat as you. I just started lesson 29 in Pimsleur Russian II and I'll be starting on Russian III in a day or two.
When I'm done with that I don't know what I'll study. But, I'm thinking of trying some of these products I found mentioned on a university web site as being appropriate for intermediate students(http://www.ex.ac.uk/russian/audio.html):
ALM Russian Level 2 (Harcourt Brace and World Inc., New York, 1965) [41-49]* 9 units with dialogue, reading passages and structure drills
Blum, A., Russian Dialogues (Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1968) [158- 161]* 16 units adapted from the works of Chekhov, Zoshchenko etc. for listening comprehension. Also suitable for advanced-level students.
Braithwaite, Albina and Michael Frewin, Svidanie v Moskve (BBC, 1975) [58-80]* 20 dialogue-based units, some with additional interviews. Also includes notes and exercises and four tapes summarizing the course.
Devereux, J., Listening Comprehension Course for Advanced Learners of Russian (Exeter Tape Series) [722-723]* Introduction in English, with passages in Russian. Accompanying text includes exercises in practical transcription, translation matching, and other comprehension exercises in 8 units, based on monologues and dialogues dealing with a variety of everyday topics. Suitable for pre- and post- 'A' level students.
Khavronina, S., Russian As We Speak It (Moscow: ILIY, 1960) [54- 56]* 21 lessons with conversational dialogues and grammatical exercises
O'Toole, L.M., Passport to Odessa (Oxford University Press,1972) [200-221]* 20 lessons, each in two parts: a dialogue followed by pronunciation and comprehension exercises, and drills based on the lesson. Accompanying tape
Passport to Moscow also available for beginners.
Linguaphone Russian Course (The Linguaphone Institute, London, 1971) [222-245]* 30 lessons with situational dialogues, comprehension and vocabulary exercises, plus follow-up written exercises.
Sdelai sam (University of Oxford Language Teaching Centre) [308/ 1-9]* The first 20 based on the BBC radio course Svidanie v Moskve (also suitable for advanced-level students).
