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Short Stories in Russian for Beginners

By: Olly Richards, Alex Rawlings
Narrated by: Alexander Mercury
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Summary

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.

Short Stories in Russian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when listening.

What does this book give you?

  • Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making learning fun, while you gain a wide range of new vocabulary
  • Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
  • Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
  • Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying listening in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!'
  • Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way

Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories will entertain you, while at the same time allowing you to benefit from an improved range of vocabulary and a better grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Russian for Beginners will make learning Russian easy and enjoyable.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Olly Richards (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

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excellent for listening level A2

I found this book very useful. clearly spoken, vocabulary more or less manageable for someone who has a listening level of A2.

The stories are varied and suitable for adults too.

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Great Companion to the book

I love using this audio version to read along with the physical book. It really helps me to understand the pronunciation of the more difficult words.
I usually read through with this audiobook, then try to read on a different day, but without the audio.
The stories are also really fun and have a great vocabulary.

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Interesting stories in Russian

I enjoyed the stories, but would have liked a little more help with vocabulary. They are suitable for A2 level who are prepared to struggle a little and that is after all the purpose of the stories. I was surprised to find that the Spanish equivalent book has basically the same stories, but that actually is a bonus help!

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The Most Stupid Stories in the world.

When I read the first story I thought it is the most stupid story in the world. However when I read the second story I realized that this one is the most ridiculous story in the world and the first one is just second ridiculous.

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