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by Tatiana Mikhaylova (Author), Charles P. Bowles (Editor)
This is a dual language book (the English translation follows the original story) designed for students of intermediate and advanced levels, who can read more complex texts in Russian and are working on further improving their grammar and vocabulary. The readers should be familiar, or currently learning declension of nouns, conjugation of verbs, past, present and future tenses; understand how complex sentences are formed and how main and subordinate sentences are joined together by linking words. In a couple of chapters there is a lot of subjunctive mood as well as the construction that is used to express a wish, and also other standard constructions commonly used in the Russian language, both written and spoken. The vocabulary of the story is focusing on holiday shopping, Christmas celebration, entertainment, tourism, and some crime related words and expressions. There are many prefixed and non prefixed verbs of motion. The book consists of 25 chapters, each of which is followed by a list of some new words and ten questions pertaining to the contents of the chapter. In order to make the learning process more fun and productive, the story has an intriguing plot of an adventure that captures the attention of the readers and keeps them wanting to continue reading, and thus, also continue studying.
Author Biography
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.
