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Russian graded reading

Fifteen short texts in three sets; each set climbs from A1 to C1. They are written for this page so that every sentence uses only grammar you have met by that level. Read each text once on its own, then tap any sentence to hear it and see every word glossed. Check yourself with the questions underneath.

3 sets · 15 texts76 sentencesAudio for every line
A1A2B1B2C1 Я живу́ в Москве́.в суббо́ту мы е́дем…когда́ он вы́шел…е́сли бы не…прочита́в письмо́… EACH STEP ADDS GRAMMAR
Texts climb from present-tense statements to participles and conditionals. Start where the text feels just a little hard.
On this page How to read
A1 · My name is IvanA2 · A weekend at the dachaB1 · A cat on the metroB2 · Why we love the dachaC1 · The letter
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How to read a graded text

Reading the same short text three times teaches more than reading three texts once. Each pass has a different job.

123 Read for the gistTap for the glossRead it aloud No help. What happens? Who is it about?Guess unknown words from context.Tap each sentence you were unsure of.Check every word against its gloss.Play each line, then say it yourself.Copy the stress and the rhythm.
Pass 1 builds confidence, pass 2 builds accuracy, pass 3 builds speaking and listening at the same time.
A1

Меня́ зову́т Ива́н

My name is Ivan
Grammar in this text
Present tense →У меня́ есть (to have) →
Key words
Check your understanding
Where does Ivan live?
Who is Anna?
What do they love?
A2

Выходны́е на да́че

A weekend at the dacha
Grammar in this text
в + accusative for days →в лесу́, в саду́ (-у́ ending) →
Key words
Check your understanding
When does the family go to the dacha?
Where is the dacha?
What does Mum do?
B1

Кот в метро́

A cat on the metro
Grammar in this text
Past tense and aspect →Prefixed verbs of motion (вы́йти, спусти́ться) →
Key words
Check your understanding
What was the weather like?
What did the cat do at every station?
Where did the cat get off?
B2

Почему́ мы лю́бим да́чу

Why we love the dacha
Grammar in this text
Conditional (е́сли бы) →что́бы + infinitive →
Key words
Check your understanding
Why is the dacha not really needed for vegetables?
What happens every Friday?
What is the real point of the dacha, according to the text?
C1

Письмо́

The letter
Grammar in this text
Gerunds (прочита́в, зна́я) →Participles (писа́вший, знако́мый) →Particles (же, всё-таки) →
Key words
Check your understanding
What did Vera do after reading the letter?
What did the writer claim to remember?
What could Vera not remember?
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