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Anna and Andrei talk about computers and computer games. Anna is still in love with her first computer and Andrei loves computer games.(Анна и Андрей говорят о компьютерах. Анна до сих пор влюблена в свой первый компьютер. Андрей любит компьютерные игры.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Web/Tec
Duration:  10:19

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Anna and Andrei talk about computers and computer games. Anna is still in love with her first computer and Andrei loves computer games.(Анна и Андрей говорят о компьютерах. Анна до сих пор влюблена в свой первый компьютер. Андрей любит компьютерные игры.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Web/Tech
Duration:  10:23

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Anna and Andrei continue to talk about food. They compare Australian BBQ with Kavkazskiy shashlik, speak about Russian pelmeni and try to understand why Russian beer is so awful while German beer is so good.(Анна и Андрей продолжают говорить о еде. Они сравнивают австралийское барбекю с кавказским шашлыком, говорят о русских пельменях и пытаются понять почему русское пиво так ужасно, в то время как немецкое на столько хорошо.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Food and Drink
Duration:  10:23

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Anna and Andrei continue to talk about zoos. They were both very excited by their visit to the Singapore Zoo. Anna tells a romantic story of Samson the giraffe.(Анна и Андрей продолжают говорить о зоопарках. Оба восхищены сингапурским зоопарком. Анна рассказывает романтическую историю жирафа Самсона.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Entertainment
Duration:  10:16

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Anna and Andrei talk about the peculiarities of Australian cooking and the attraction of barbecuing.(Анна и Андрей говорят о еде. Каковы особенности австралийской кухни и что наиболее привлекательно в барбекю?)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Food and Drink
Duration:  10:18

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Anna and Andrei talk about animals in the Singapore and Moscow zoos. Also, Anna remembers a funny cat story from her childhood.(Анна и Андрей говорят о диких животных в сингапурском и московском зоопарках. Так же Анна вспоминает смешную кошачью историю из детства.)

Difficulty:  Intermediate
Category:  Entertainment
Duration:   10:19

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Anna and Andrei continue to talk about their youth. Andrei talks about his high school days and explains how alcohol prevents Russian businessmen from becoming victims of crime.(Анна и Андрей продолжают вспоминать своё детство. Андрей рассказывает о своей учёбе в старших классах. Он так же объясняет как алкоголь мог защитить русских бизнесменов от криминала.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:20

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Anna and Andrei talk about their youth. Anna recalls a couple of funny things from her school years.(Анна и Андрей разговаривают о детстве. Анна вспоминает пару смешных историй из своей школьной жизни.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:21

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Anna and Andrei talk about education. They compare the Australian and Russian education systems. Andrei talks about his experience as a lecturer.(Анна и Андрей разговаривают об образовании. Они сравнивают австралийскую и русскую образовательные системы. Андрей рассказывает о своём лекторском опыте.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Education
Duration:  10:30

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Anna and Andrei continue to talk about housing and renovation. This time they focus on Andrei’s dream – a Russian sauna.(Анна и Андрей продолжают говорить о доме и ремонте. В этот раз они сфокусированны на мечте Андрея – русской бане.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:26

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Anna and Andrei talk about housing and renovation. They discuss the kitchen of their dreams and what it costs to make a home cozy.(Анна и Андрей разговаривают о доме и ремонте. Они обсуждают кухню своей мечты и на сколько это дорого, сделать дом уютным.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:21

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Anna and Andrei talk about cats. Andrei explains why cats in his family didn’t live long, but were respected. Anna talks about a “cat vs. mice” war she experienced and why there is no more terrible animal than a cat?(Анна и Андрей разговаривают о кошках. Андрей рассказывает почему кошки в его семье жили не долго, но были уважаемы. Анна рассказывает о войне «кошка против мышей» в своей жизни. Почему страшнее кошки зверя нет?)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Everyday Life
Duration:  10:34

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Anna and Andrei continue to talk about dogs. Andrei talks about the dogs he had growing up and they talk about the difference between owning big dogs and owning huge dogs. They also joke about their present dog too much.(Анна и Андрей продолжают говорить о собаках. Андрей рассказывает о собаках, которых держали в его семье. Они сравнивают разницу в содержании большой и огромной собаки, а так же много шутят о своей нынешней собаке.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:22

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Anna and Andrei talk about dogs. Anna tells Andrei about her first dog whose name was Zaur.(Анна и Андрей говорят о собаках. Анна рассказывает Андрею о своей первой собаке по имени Заур.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:22

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Anna and Andrei talk about their friends’ garden, discuss the best way to maintain their own garden and talk about the fauna in their area.(Анна и Андрей говорят о саде своего друга, обсуждают наилучший способ следить за собственным садом и беседуют об окружающей их фауне.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Environment
Duration:  10:19

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Anna and Andrei continue to talk about sports – cricket, golf, football and hockey. They discuss the difference between Australian football and football (soccer), why it is so funny to play golf in Moscow and what is exciting about ice hockey?(Анна и Андрей продолжают говорить о спорте: крикет, гольф, футбол и хоккей. Они обсуждают разницу между австралийским футболом и футболом, почему это так смешно играть в гольф в Москве и что такого захватывающего в хоккее на льду.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Sports
Duration:  10:19

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Anna and Andrei talk about sports. They discuss volleyball and cricket and humorously compare muscles to brains.(Анна и Андрей разговаривают о спорте: они обсуждают волейбол, крикет и иронично противопоставляют мускулы мозгам.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Sports
Duration:  10:19

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Anna and Andrei plan a trip to Europe. They talk about what they can and must see, how to best organize side trips and excursions and which friends and relatives to visit.(Анна и Андрей планируют свою поездку в Европу: что они могут и должны увидеть в Европе? Как наилучшим образом организовать все поездки и экскурсии? Кого из друзей и родственников они могут навестить в Европе? )

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Travel
Duration:  10:40

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Anna and Andrei continue to talk about cars; what a car should be, the difference between driving on the left and right hand side of the road, particularities of Australian driving and some recollections from childhood.(Анна и Андрей продолжают говорить об автомобилях: Какой должна быть машина; какова разница между право и левосторонним движением; каковы особенности вождения в Австралии и немного детских воспоминаний.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:21

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Anna and Andrei talk about cars; their first cars, their current car and funny experiences they have had driving.(Анна и Андрей говорят об автомобилях: своих первых машинах, своей нынешней машине и забавных случаях из водительской практики. Этот подкаст содержит несколько слов, являющихся слэнгом.)

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category:  Everyday Life
Duration:  10:20

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