A highly communicative approach to Intermediate Russian grounded in everyday culture and authentic texts Etazhi uses the communicative approach to advance students Russian proficiency from the Novice High Intermediate Low level of the ACTFL scale to an Intermediate Mid Intermediate High level. Designed for one academic year of instruction Etazhi engages students with highly relevant topics to internalize new vocabulary expand their grammatical reach and deepen their cultural understanding of Russian speakers. Chapters on Russian daily life travel dating and marriage clothing cuisine health and medicine education holiday traditions and careers are infused with humor and help students acquire the vocabulary and cultural nuance needed to discuss Russian literature culture and the arts.