SOLT Russian listening — Module 4 Lesson 4, track 22

SOLT listening workbook · Module 4 Lesson 4, track 22

Task

Listen to an interview three times.

A. Listen for the general information.
B. Listen again and choose the correct response to complete the sentence below:

The person interviewed provided the following two facts about himself:

a. He is recently divorced and serves in the Navy Paratroopers Division.
b. He is currently married to a woman from Voronezh and serves in the airborne.
c. He has several specializations; his former wife lives in Nizny-Novogorod.
d. He is an artilleryman who serves around Magadan; his parents live in Rostov.

C. Listen again and verify your answers.

Transcript

Давно вы служите в армии?

How long have you been serving in the army?

Три года. Сейчас я служу под Магаданом, а до этого служил под Ростовом.

Three years. Now I am serving near Magadan, and before that I served near Rostov.

А какая у вас военная специальность? В чем вы специалист?

What is your military specialty? What are you an expert in?

Я десантник-парашютист. Я владею всеми видами оружия.

I am a paratrooper. I own all types of weapons.

Вы женаты?

Are you married?

Я был женат, но сейчас в разводе. Моя бывшая жена живет в Нижнем Новгороде. Там же живут и мои родители.

I was married, but am now divorced. My ex-wife lives in Nizhny Novgorod. My parents also live there.

А моя сестра живет со своей семьей в Воронеже.

And my sister lives with her family in Voronezh.