Description

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This book of short stories is designed for beginning students. Its vocabulary and grammar are basic and all verbs are in the present tense. Each story focuses on a specific topic. After each story there is a list of questions, based on its theme. These questions encourage the readers to talk about themselves, their family, friends and other things that people normally chat about. Answering and asking questions is a great tool to develop conversational skills. You will be prepared to go to Russia and make new friends there Following each story, there is a list of vocabulary specific to that story. Thus, you do not have to go to the back of the book to search for the translation of an unfamiliar word. Of course, the readers should already know at least some words, such as pronouns, and be familiar with the concept of declension of nouns, pronouns and adjectives and verb conjugation. Each story repeats some of the previous vocabulary for better memorization and adds several new words.

About the Author

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Tatiana Mikhaylova is a native Russian speaker, born and raised in Moscow, Russia. She graduated from a law school and practiced law for multiple years before relocating to the US in 2000 with her family. Since coming to the United States, she has completed many continuing education classes and worked as a legal assistant, translator and interpreter. One of the things she truly enjoys is tutoring American students in the Russian language. Many of her students have achieved very good results and are now fluent in Russian. Tatiana mostly lives in Texas, but also has a second home in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. She is married and has a terrific son, who inspires her to write stories and poems. She enjoys traveling and meeting new people. Her hobbies are gardening and making beaded jewelry. Other books by Tatiana: "Russian Reading. 20 Easy Stories For Intermediate Students. Second Level," "Practicing Verbs of Motion. Where Does The Bus Go?" "Russian Reading. Where Does The Plane Fly?"