The elementary practical course of the Russian language: a teaching book to develop listening skills. The general aim of this book is to develop the comprehensive skills. The elementary texts are the material which is to be learnt. The authors have worked out a unique system of tasks. This system proposes learning the language from the word to the text. There are useful tests to check the obtained skills. The book contains information for the teacher on the main phonetic difficulties. The present teaching book is a part of the teaching complex. The keys can be found at the end of the book.