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Reading paths
A few suggested routes through the current stories. Start anywhere, skip a page or browse freely. Finishing a path records reading choices; it does not award a language level.
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Your first pages
Begin with concrete everyday scenes, then follow a recipe and a short description of a place.
- A Walk in the Park
A1 · Available to read. A short everyday scene with places and simple actions.
- Vasya the Cat
A1 · Available to read. Follow a familiar character and describe everyday habits.
- My First Olivier Salad
A1 · Available to read. Use concrete food words to follow a sequence of actions.
- Russia's Climate and Geography
A1 · Available to read. Move from a personal scene to a short factual description.
Out and about
Follow a local journey, ask for practical help and read a longer travel narrative.
- Bus Journey in a Small Town
A2 · Available to read. Follow the steps of a local bus journey.
- At the Pharmacy in Moscow
A2 · Available to read. Practise a concrete request in a pharmacy conversation.
- A Week on the Train
A2 · Available to read. Connect travel vocabulary across a longer sequence.
Context and intention
Go beyond literal words: connect circumstances, idioms and a speaker’s practical aim.
- A Winter Walk in Russia
B1 · Available to read. Read a connected account of a winter walk.
- To Work Carelessly
B1 · Available to read. Notice how an idiom changes the meaning of familiar words.
- Calling My Insurer
B1 · Available to read. Follow a speaker’s problem and the request that resolves it.
- My First Ride on the Moscow Metro
B1 · View access on overview. Bring connected travel language into a fuller city narrative.