| Introduction | p. ix |
| Pronunciation guide | p. xiii |
| The Russian alphabet | p. 1 |
| How to read twenty letters of the Russian alphabet | |
| How to ask where something is | |
| How to show where something is | |
| How to thank someone | |
| The remainder of the alphabet | p. 11 |
| How to read the remaining thirteen letters of the Russian alphabet | |
| How to say you don't know | |
| How to ask who someone is | |
| How to say no | |
| Good day! | p. 22 |
| How to say hello and goodbye | |
| How to greet and address someone | |
| How to say you don't understand | |
| How to ask if anyone speaks English | |
| Where's the bank? | p. 32 |
| How to name some important places in a town | |
| How to ask and say where things are | |
| How to describe things that you see | |
| How to understand a Russian address | |
| How to count to ten | |
| Go straight ahead | p. 44 |
| How to ask for and give directions | |
| How to ask whether things are available | |
| How to make plural forms | |
| How to say whether somewhere is open or closed | |
| How to count from ten to thirty | |
| What do you want? | p. 56 |
| How to say what you want | |
| How to pay for something in a shop | |
| How to say that something belongs to you | |
| How to make plural forms of adjectives | |
| How to count from 30 to 100 | |
| At the hotel | p. 67 |
| How to give your particulars when booking into a hotel | |
| How to say the letters of the alphabet and fill in a form | |
| How to say what nationality you are and what you do | |
| How to say where you work | |
| How to specify this or that | |
| How to count from 100 to 1,000 | |
| What time is it? | p. 77 |
| How to tell the time | |
| How to say the days of the week | |
| How to talk about meals and daily routine | |
| How to make arrangements | |
| Do you like sport? | p. 88 |
| How to talk about leisure activities | |
| How to say the date | |
| How to talk about likes and dislikes | |
| How to use verbs in different forms | |
| How to use numerals over 1,000 | |
| Do come in! | p. 100 |
| How to talk about home and family (yours and theirs!) | |
| How to be a guest in a Russian home | |
| How to read a public transport route plan | |
| Write it down, please! | p. 113 |
| How to read Russian script | |
| How to write in Russian | |
| At the airport | p. 123 |
| What to do and say on the plane | |
| What to do and say at the airport | |
| How do I get to Maskovsky station? | p. 133 |
| How to use public transport | |
| How to ask further directions | |
| Where can I buy a samovar? | p. 144 |
| More about shopping | |
| What to buy and where | |
| What's the matter? | p. 157 |
| How to book a hotel room | |
| How to complain | |
| How to sort out problems | |
| Bon appetit! Enjoy your meal! | p. 167 |
| How to read a menu and order a meal | |
| How to buy a snack, ice creams or drinks | |
| What to say if you are eating at a friend's home | |
| At the post office | p. 177 |
| How to send a letter, postcard, parcel, telegram | |
| How to make a phone call | |
| What's the weather like today? | p. 187 |
| How to talk about the weather | |
| How to talk about your holidays | |
| How to use a tourist brochure | |
| How to book an excursion | |
| I've got a headache | p. 199 |
| What to do if you feel ill | |
| How to say what is hurting | |
| How to say someone's age | |
| What's he like? | p. 209 |
| How to say what people are wearing | |
| How to say what people look like | |
| How to describe someone's character | |
| How to express your opinions and preferences | |
| Answers | p. 220 |
| Numbers | p. 229 |
| Summary of language patterns | p. 231 |
| Vocabulary: English-Russian | p. 237 |
| Vocabulary: Russian-English | p. 240 |
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