Sistema Kalinka is a step-by-step learning method. This is book 1, where you will start from zero and reach a vocabulary of 500 words. After completing this book you will acquire basic reading, listening and speaking skills and you will be able to communicate in simple everyday situations.
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Sistema Kalinka is a step-by-step learning method. This is book 1, where you will start from zero and reach a vocabulary of 500 words. After completing this book you will acquire basic reading, listening and speaking skills and you will be able to communicate in simple everyday situations.
This book is divided into 10 lessons, with the following sections: Vocabulary (with audio), dialogues (with audio), text (with audio), grammar and exercises (with solutions). The book has 170 pages and includes 80 minutes of audio.
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Take advantage of our experience. We are Red Kalinka, the largest Russian school in the world, and you can now learn or teach Russian with our exclusive method: Sistema Kalinka. These textbooks are written only in Russian, so they can be used by both teachers and students from all over the world. Each textbook is the perfect source of texts and dialogues with audio, and adapted to a specific level. In addition, each grammar concept is gradually introduced, helping students improve naturally and easily.
The book "Sistema Kalinka 1" consists of 10 units. Each lesson includes vocabulary lists (with audio), texts (with audio), dialogues (with audio), grammar tables and exercises (with solutions). Here you can read and listen to some samples:
These are the general contents of this book:
Grammar contents. Learn the most basic concepts of Russian grammar:
Vocabulary contents. Learn 500 new words about the following topics:
These learning materials come in pdf format and are compatible with any device (PC, laptop, Mac, iPad, tablet, ...). They include professional recordings in mp3. You can listen to the audio while reading the lesson, or you can play the mp3 recordings on your phone or audio player and listen to it anywhere.