by Kristina | Jan 14, 2021 | Reader: Tom Sawyer
This book was well known to me growing up. Therefore learning the Russian language, while reading a book familiar to me, made the experience enjoyable. The fact, that the audio came in both slow and normal speeds, allowed me to increase my listening skills,...
by Kristina | Jan 9, 2021 | Reader: Tom Sawyer
This book is simply fantastic! I already owned a full Russian version of the “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, but reading and listening to Kristina’s version in the 2 different speeds available helped me tremendously, first in my pronunciation, but most...
by Kristina | Jan 5, 2021 | Reader: Tom Sawyer
I have been looking for an easy reader for a long time. I absolutely love these graded readers. Have you ever tried recording yourself reading slowing, clearly, and at a consistent pace? I have tried to, so I can help some family members learn English. It is very...
by Kristina | Jan 2, 2021 | Reader: Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great way to build Russian vocabulary. Kristina talks about context, and the story provides context to the words used. That was an unexpected but welcome benefit to me for reading this book. I read Tom Sawyer when I was young, but you...
by Kristina | Dec 28, 2020 | Reader: Tom Sawyer
This book has been great exposure to new vocabulary and grammatical constructions. The familiar storyline helps a lot with context clues, and the audio helps to get native phrasing right (although I do find that the “normal” speed is plenty slow enough for...
by Kristina | Dec 26, 2020 | Reader: Tom Sawyer
I’m currently reading Tom Sawyer. This is a good match for me because I can follow the plot while learning new vocabulary and other aspects of Russian grammar. While this story is generally familiar to people my age here in the US, I had forgotten much of it. In...
