Russian Level 2 with Audio Companion^™

Level 2 Examples

This level will help you:

• Learn intermediate-level conversational skills.
• Spell and write accurately.
• Speak without a script.
• Retain what you’ve learned.
• Read and understand in your new language.

Sample topics include:

• Destinations, directions, locations, telling time
• Past and future tenses
• Letter writing and polite requests
• Celebrations, meal courses
• Emotions

About Russian

The Russian language is spoken by more than 250 million people in the Russian Federation, the former Soviet republics, and in Russian-speaking communities around the world. Russian is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and it is also one of the official languages of the United Nations.

Russian Learning Tips

• Russian pronunciation and spelling are regular and predictable.
• You may notice that a single consonant can be pronounced in two different ways, either ‘hard’ or ‘soft.’
• Placement of stress within a word is very important for correct pronunciation. Don’t worry—we help you learn proper pronunciation through guided exposure and practice.
• There are three categories of Russian nouns: masculine, feminine and neuter.
• Russian nouns and their corresponding adjectives change endings depending on the noun’s function. Our program gradually exposes you to the different forms to help you learn to use them correctly.
• Russian has both formal and informal ways to address others, depending on the age of the speaker and her relationship to the person being addressed.

Requirements for Rosetta Stone User Workstations

• Windows (32-bit editions only) 2000, XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
• 512 MB RAM
• 1 GHz or faster processor speed
• 600 MB free hard-drive space (per level)
• 16-bit sound card
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Internet or phone connection required for product activation
• Speech recognition feature requires a headset microphone (USB recommended)
• 16X CD-ROM Drive (for installation)

Additional Requirements for Online Products

• High-speed internet connection
• Browsers: Internet Explorer 6sp1, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0, Safari 2 and Safari 3
• Flash 9 plug-in installed on browser

Note for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ users:

Current Rosetta Stone® products have been engineered to install and run on the Windows Vista operating system. Some 3rd party components used in Rosetta Stone products have not been certified by Microsoft as ‘Vista Compliant’. Accordingly, you may encounter some Vista-related operating issues. Rosetta Stone technical support may or may not be able to resolve these Vista-related issues. Rosetta Stone hereby disclaims any representations, warranties, guaranties and conditions with respect to the compatibility of the Rosetta Stone products with the Windows Vista operating systems.