B12 min · 105 words
Новости недели
News of the Week
A gentle news digest in real news language: a new park opens, coffee prices rise, a cat becomes the honorary employee of a bookshop.
You will practice: News style: -ся passives (открывается, сообщается), по данным/по словам attributions, and headline noun-chains.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- новостиthe news
- сообщаетсяit is reported
- открытиеopening
- по даннымaccording to (data)
- ценаprice
- растиto grow, rise
- жителиresidents
- книжный магазинbookshop
- сотрудникemployee
- покупательcustomer
- погодаweather
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What opens in the city on Saturday?
2. According to experts, why are coffee prices rising?
3. Who became the 'employee of the month' at the bookshop?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Russian reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.