Do you want a solid foundation to your Russian studies? If you are looking for a solid
foundation to your language studies for school work or travel this engaging course will get
you speaking writing reading and understanding Russian in no time. Through authentic
conversations clear language presentations and extensive practice and review you will learn
the Russian you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from booking a hotel
room to talking about friends and family. What will I learn?Basic Russian is slowly and
carefully introduced to ensure you progress confidently through the course and build up a
foundation to allow you to feel confident in everyday situations and move to the next level of
your learning. It teaches grammar vocabulary and listening reading writing speaking and
pronunciation skills. By the end of the course you will reach a solid Novice High proficiency
level of ACTFL (The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and A2 Beginner
level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. Is this
course for me?Get Started in Russian is for absolute and false beginners of Russian. Clear and
simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Russian.
There are extensive illustrations to support the learner working on his or her own. This course
is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course.What do I get? This
book has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features: - 10 units of
learning content - covering everyday topics from booking a hotel room to talking about friends
and family - Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns yourself to make the language
stick - Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims - Vocabulary building -
thematic lists and activities to help you learn vocabulary quickly - Test yourself - see and
track your own progress - Native speaker audio - available online - Free downloadable audio
transcripts and vocabulary and language reference lists The audio for this course is available
for free on library.teachyourself.com or from the Teach Yourself Library app. Where do I go
next? If you want to advance your Russian our Complete Russian course (9781473602519) will
take you to an intermediate level of Russian. If you want to practice your speaking and
listening skills Get Talking and Keep Talking Russian(9781444185546) is the perfect audio
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