Autora: Ekaterina Guskova. The manual is aimed at students who already speak Russian at levels A1 and A2 and want to systematize and deepen their lexical and grammatical skills in a variety of communicative situations. This is a communicative-oriented course that will allow foreign students to master lexical and grammatical material on the topics "Profession and Career Challenges", "Culture and Media", "Technology", "Modern Society", "Interpersonal Relations", "Extreme Situations", etc. The material of the manual is compiled taking into account the basic communicative needs of the B1 level and contributes to the achievement of the basic level by students. The audio materials of the manual are available for online listening and download via QR code.