Short Stories in Russian for Beginner..., Olly Richards
Short Stories in Russian for Beginner..., Olly Richards
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Short Stories in Russian for Beginners
Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Russian the fun way!

Author: Olly Richards, Alex Rawlings

Series: Readers

Narrator: Alexander Mercury

Unabridged: 3 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Teach Yourself

Published: 10/04/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

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

"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

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.

About Olly Richards

Olly Richards is a foreign language expert and teacher. He speaks eight languages and is known for teaching languages through the power of story.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on September 30, 2021

Excellent intro for those of us learning to read in Russian. Biggest plus is that the vocab was intentionally repeated in different contexts, allowing me to figure out the meaning without a dictionary. Also having the stressed vowel bolded is a game changer. It is so important for "hearing" the corre......more

Goodreads review by Maja on February 15, 2021

I’m on page 33 and just on this page alone there’s 5 words with a wrong stress indication and I’m starting to get pissed off. There’s even the same word being stressed differently on the same page. First they write “суббОту” and then a few sentances later “сУбботу”. How can you release a book for ru......more

Goodreads review by Isabel on March 09, 2021

Very bizarre short stories, but ideal to improve your Russian language! I don’t agree that it is A2-B1 levelI would rather say that it is B2 and maybe C1 level......more

Goodreads review by Tony on March 24, 2023

I have a few gripes about this book, otherwise I would have rated it higher. Some of the stress is marked incorrectly — for instance writing письмо with stress on the first syllable as opposed to the second. Because I’m a learner, I can’t speak for how much this problem comes up—and I think that’s a......more