Polina Gelfreich

For teachers of Russian as a foreign language and heritage language

A reading book with exercises for bilingual children (in Russian)

A handbook for the development of writing and speaking skills for A1 students

I'll pass the TRKI: The Writing subtest. Elementary levelSimulator for preparing for the exam.

The magical world of jellyfish: 7 meetings with Aurelia Aurita and her friends. Text: unmediatedThe reader contains texts and exercises for bilingual Russian children aged 8-12 years. The book includes educational material followed by exercises aimed at mastering speech and argumentation skills as well as at developing creative and critical thinking within the students. It is designed for both classroom teaching and individual tutoring but is perfect fore reading individually or with parents too. The texts and assignments have been tested in a Russian overseas school, yet they can also be used in Russian monolingual classrooms. The book is suitable for projects activities. Each lesson in the reader has instructional guidelines.

Freeze frame! (Rus. "Stop-kadr!") is a supplementary tutorial for the development of Russian language conversational skills. It is based on authentic material - the humorous children's video series "Yeralash". The target audience is students who study Russian as a foreign or heritage language (A2-B2 level). It can be used effiectively in elementary classrooms as well as young adult and adult classrooms. The tutorial covers vocabulary and grammatical topics relevant to elementary and intermediate levels. The wide range of learning activities facilitates oral and writing profi ciency, as well as the ability to understand native speakers of Russian. The tutorial is CEFR/TRKI linked, so it can be efficiently used to prepare for the evaluation tests. (No video app. All materials are available in the public domain.)