Russian in Use An Interactive Approach to Communicative Competence is a fourskill language textbook intended for advanced students of Russian. The book focuses on highfrequency nonliterary topics of general interest geography education politics ecology and Russiansampamp39 perceptions of America. Each chapter contains preparatory vocabulary and userfriendly grammatical exercises supported by examples from contemporary popular literature. The lessons then provide practice using external resources authentic reading texts authentic unscripted listening exercises on online included with the text and independent writing and speaking activities. The book emphasizes independent language production. Students examine topics from diverse perspectives and then are encouraged to develop and defend their own opinions in clear colloquial standard Russian.Russian in Use is accompanied by an instructorampamp39s manual which contains keys to the exercises and transcripts of the listening passages.