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RUSSIANINTERMEDIATE 2Reading

When you are told to do so, open your paper and write your answers in English in the spaces provided.

You may use a Russian dictionary.

Before leaving the examination room you must give this book to the Invigilator. If you do not, you may lose all the marks for this paper.

Question 4 is on fold-out pages 6, 7 and 8.

Full name of centre Town

Forename(s) Surname

Date of birth

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Before a visit to Russia you are trying to improve your Russian by looking at some websites.

1. You read this article about how to maintain long-distance relationships.

(a) How often is it best to contact each other?

(b) What can you do together?

Mention two things.

(c) What are the advantages of a long-distance relationship?

Mention two things.

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Kak soxranit; otnoweniq na rasstoqnii*

1. Starajtes; kak mo'no ha]e (luhwe ka'dyj den;) ob]at;sq pripomo]i SMS-soob]enij, zvonkov i /lektronnoj pohty. Va'nopostoqnnopodder'ivat;kontakt.

2. Delajtevmestekakie-tove]i. Posmotriteodnovremennoodnuitu'eperedahuilifil;m,poigrajtevigrupointernetu,spojteodnuitu'epesn[vkaraokeilipohitajteodnuitu'eknigu.

3. Vspominajte o preimu]estvax, kotorye da[t otnoweniq porasstoqnii% vy mo'ete mnogo vremeni provodit; s druz;qmi isem;\j,ivynessorites;iz-zapustqkov.

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2. There is an article about which school subjects Russians think are the most useful.

(a) Where can Maths be useful?

(b) Why do employers consider Russian to be important?

(c) What do employers often do as well as reading your CV?

(d) What do these figures refer to?

Complete the table.

12%

1%

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Samye poleznye wkol;nye predmety

Kakojutebql[bimyjpredmetvwkole*Samymipoleznymipredmetamiizwkol;nojprogrammyrossiqneshita[tmatematikuirusskijqzyk.

Matematikamo'etbyt;ohen;va'navsemejnoj'izni.

Rabotodatelishita[t,htorusskijqzykva'en,potomuhtoonii]utnarabotuheloveka,kotoryjpravil;nopiwet. Narqdusrez[me,onihastoproverq[tvawustranihkuvsocial;nojseti.

12shita[t,htoizuhat;nu'novsepredmety,e]\1uvereny,hto vybor predmetov dol'en zaviset; ot individual;nyxinteresov.

3. There is an article advising students on how to plan their summer holidays.

(a) What does the article say is strange about human beings?

Mention two things.

(b) What is special about the period from 15th June to 10th July in Russia?

(c) What sort of job should you look for in the second part of the holidays?

(d) What example is given of what you could do in the last part of the holidays?

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Ura@letnie kanikuly

My vse l[bim leto. Odnako,helovek strannoe su]estvo,kotoroe xohet otdyxat;, no nemo'etdolgonihegonedelat;.

Po/tomu, my predlagaemrazdelit;kanikulynatrihasti.

Pervyjperiodvremqotdyxa. Period s 15i[nqpo10i[lqvRossii/tosamoe'arkoevremq.

Vovtorojhastikanikulstarajtes;ustroit;sqnataku[rabotu,kotoraqblizkakvawejbudu]ejprofessii.

Vposlednemperiodestoitvspomnit;obuh\be.Naprimer,uvasest; vozmo'nost; povysit; svoj uroven; znanij anglijskogoqzyka.

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4. There is an interview with Aida Nikolaichuk, the winner of the X-Factor.

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Aida Nikolajhukpobeditel;nica ^X-faktora&

Aida, pozdravlqem vas s pobedoj@ S kakogo vozrasta vy stali pet;*

Pet; q nahala e]\ s pervogo klassa, kogda mne bylo sem; let. Vwkol;nom xorebyla solistkoj. Uhastvovala v wkol;nyx i rajonnyx konkursax, no nikogdaprofessional;no/timnezanimalas;.Kogdastalavzroslee,probovalaobra]at;sqkraznymprepodavatelqmpopeni[,nomnenevsegdanravilos;,kakoniprepodavali.

Radiuhastiqv^X-faktore&quwlasraboty.Qrabotalakassiromvbanke,nostalaponimat;,htomnenexvataetnatrenirovkivremeni.

Vy po\te doma*

Vozmo'no, vy budete smeqt;sq, no q special;no zaxo'u v vannu[ komnatu, htobypet;%tamxorowijzvuk.

Kakoj zritel;skij podarok tronul vas bol;we vsego*

Mnedarilimnogoportretov,samyjpervyjh\rno-belyj,sdelannyjkarandawom.On do six por visit v moej kvartire. A voob]e moj samyj pervyj podarok otzritelejbylgodnazad.?toprofessional;naqkamera.

Vo vremq ^X-faktora& vam hasto udavalos; ob]at;sq s synom*

Moemu synu Maksimu sejhas devqt; let. I on u menq ohen; samostoqtel;nyj,ves\lyj mal;hik. Pravda, ̂ X-faktorom& on sovsem ne interesuetsq. Vo vremq^X-faktora& on'ilu babuwki, nomypostoqnnobylina svqzi, i q ohen;'dalas nim vstrehi. On vstretil so mnoj Novyj god i ostavalsq do gala-koncerta.Srazuposlewoumyotpravilis; s synomvoL;vovna neskol;ko dnej. ?to bylointeresno,potomuhtoniq,nionzdes;e]\nikogdanebyli.

Na hto potratite priz*

Hast; deneg ujd\t na mo\ razvitie kak pevica. Tak'e pomogu mame dostroit;dom, potomu hto u'e neskol;ko let roditeli ne mogut zakonhit; stroitel;stvoiz-zaotsutstviqfinansirovaniq. Xotelos;bysdelat;remontivsvoejkvartire.Asynaxohusvozit;vDisnejlendnaneskol;kodnej.

4. (continued)

(a) How did Aida develop her singing while she was at school?

Mention two things.

(b) What problem did she have with singing teachers when she became an adult?

(c) What was Aida’s job before X-Factor?

(d) Why did she give up her job when she took part in X-Factor?

(e) Where does Aida go to sing at home?

(f) Why does she go there?

(g) What gifts has Aida received from fans?

Mention two things.

(h) How does she describe her 9 year old son, Maxim?

(i) What does Maxim think about the X-Factor show?

(j) What did Aida and Maxim do after the New Year Gala Show?

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4. (continued)

(k) Why was this interesting?

(l) Why have Aida’s parents not been able to finish building their house?

(m) With her prize money, what is Aida going to do for her son?

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RUSSIANINTERMEDIATE 2Listening

When you are told to do so, open your paper.

You will hear three items in Russian. Before you hear each item, you will have one minute to study the question. You will hear each item three times, with an interval of one minute between playings, then you will have time to answer the questions about it before hearing the next item.

Write your answers, in English, in this book, in the appropriate spaces.

You may take notes as you are listening to the Russian, but only in this book.

You may not use a Russian dictionary.

You are not allowed to leave the examination room until the end of the test.

Before leaving the examination room you must give this book to the Invigilator. If you do not, you may lose all the marks for this paper.

Full name of centre Town

Forename(s) Surname

Date of birth

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W E D N E S D A Y , 2 1 M A Y2 . 3 0 P M – 3 . 0 5 P M( A P P R O X )

You are staying with a Russian family as part of an exchange.

1. Masha, your exchange partner, talks about her last holidays.

(a) Where did Masha spend her holidays last summer?

Mention two things.

(b) Where did they spend the night?

(c) What did they do during the day?

(d) What did Masha have as a part-time job?

(e) What does she say about the people she worked with?

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2. Masha’s brother, Sergei, tells you about his school.

(a) Why is he happy with his school?

Mention two things.

(b) What is his favourite subject?

(c) What reason does he give for liking his favourite subject?

(d) What does his dad do at home?

(e) Why does Sergei like living in the centre of town?

(f) What problem does he have, especially in winter?

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3. Masha talks about her family.

(a) Why does Masha get on well with her parents?

Give two reasons.

(b) What does she do to help every day?

Tick (3) two boxes.

Cook dinner

Set the table

Clear the table

Wash the dishes

(c) Where does Masha go on Saturdays?

(d) How often does she and her parents go to the theatre?

(e) What does she do with her dad when they are at home?

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RUSSIANINTERMEDIATE 2Listening Transcript

This paper must not be seen by any candidate.

The material overleaf is provided for use in an emergency only (eg the recording or equipment proving faulty) or where permission has been given in advance by SQA for the material to be read to candidates with additional support needs. The material must be read exactly as printed.

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Transcript—Intermediate 2

You are staying with a Russian family as part of an exchange.

Question number one.

Masha, your exchange partner, talks about her last holidays.

You now have one minute to study the question.

Prowlym letom q provela dve nedeli s druz;qmi iz wkoly v Turcii na beregu morq. Pogoda byla 'arkaq, po/tomu my nohevali v palatkax. Dn\m my igrali v volejbol na plq'e. Veherom my obedali v kafe, i potom xodili na diskoteku.

Kanikuly stoili dorogo, i mne nado bylo rabotat; v svobodnoe ot wkoly vremq, htoby zarabotat; dostatohno deneg. Po subbotam q rabotala v magazine, gde proda[t modnu[ ode'du. Moi kollegi byli ohen; dru'el[bnye.

(2 minutes)

Question number two.

Masha’s brother, Sergei, tells you about his school.

You now have one minute to study the question.

Q dovolen svoej wkoloj. Predmety interesnye, i uhitelq dobrye. Moj l[bimyj predmetgeografiq, potomu hto q u'e byval neskol;ko raz v raznyx stranax. Matematiku q nenavi'u. V /tom predmete q nihego ne ponima[. K shast;[ papa pomogaet mne s domawnimi zadaniqmi.

Kak ty u'e znaew;, my 'iv\m v samom centre goroda. ?to xorowo, potomu hto wkola naxoditsq nedaleko ot doma. Mne trudno vstavat; rano utrom, osobenno zimoj, kogda na ulice temno i xolodno.

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Instructions to reader:

For each item, read the English once, then read the Russian three times, with an interval of 1 minute between the three readings. On completion of the third reading, pause for the length of time indicated in brackets after each item, to allow the candidates to write their answers.

Question number three.

Masha talks about her family.

You now have one minute to study the question.

U menq xorowie otnoweniq s roditelqmi. Oni da[t mne dostatohno svobody i ponima[t menq. Kogda q pomoga[ doma, oni da[t mne karmannye den;gi. Ka'dyj den; posle obeda, q ubira[ so stola i mo[ posudu. Po subbotam q xo'u na rynok, htoby pokupat; ovo]i i frukty.

My s roditelqmi l[bim provodit; svobodnoe vremq vmeste. Raz v mesqc my xodim v teatr, kogda id\t xorowij spektakl;. Kogda my doma, my s papoj igraem v waxmaty. Mama predpohitaet hitat; xorowu[ knigu ili smotret; fil;m po televizoru.

(2 minutes)

End of test.

Now look over your answers.

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RUSSIANINTERMEDIATE 2Writing

20 marks are allocated to this paper.

You may use a Russian dictionary.

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You are preparing an application for the job advertised below.

To help you to write your application, you have been given the following checklist of information to give about yourself and to ask about the job. Make sure you deal with all of these points:

• name,age,whereyoulive

• leisureinterests

• school/collegecareer—subjectsstudiedpreviously/beingstudiednow

• reasonsforapplication

• requestforinformationaboutthejob.

You could also include the following information:

• anypreviouslinkswithRussiaoraRussian-speakingcountry

• workexperience,ifany.

You have also been given a way to start and finish this formal type of letter:

Formal opening to letter of application

Formal finish to letter of application

Use all of the above to help you write in Russian the application, which should be 120–150 words,excludingtheformalphrasesyouhavebeengiven.YoumayuseaRussiandictionary.

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Vy govorite po-russki i po-anglijski*Vy l[bite zanimat;sq sportom*My novyj sportivnyj centr i i]em

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Tel% 346 24 71 faks% 346 24 75 e-mail:info@dinamit.ru

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Q s neterpeniem 'du ot Vas otveta.S uva'eniem