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On Saturday, Denis and Ira came to an exhibition beside Gorky Park. A crowd gathered around the first installation, and the friends lost sight of each other.
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В субботу Денис и Ира пришли на выставку рядом с Парком Горького. У первой инсталляции собралась толпа, и друзья . Телефон Дениса , поэтому он вернулся к стойке с бесплатными планами музея. К одному плану : «Сначала пройди до конца зала». Ниже Ира написала: «Потом поверни направо у синей стены. Я буду ждать у большого окна». Денис прошёл мимо трёх тёмных залов и нашёл . У окна Ира смотрела на поздний свет над парком и держала два бумажных стакана. «Я знала, что ты заметишь записку», — сказала она и протянула ему кофе.
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On Saturday, Denis and Ira came to an exhibition beside Gorky Park.
A crowd gathered around the first installation, and the friends lost sight of each other.
Denis had no phone signal, so he returned to the stand with free gallery maps.
A note was clipped to one map: “First, walk to the end of the gallery.”
Below it, Ira had written: “Then turn right at the blue wall. I’ll wait by the big window.”
Denis passed three dark galleries and found the blue partition.
By the window, Ira watched the late light over the park, holding two paper cups.
“I knew you’d notice the note,” she said, handing him a coffee.
Vocabulary recap
Reading Comprehension Exercise
A2 Russian Reading Comprehension Exercises
1. Why does Ira use a paper note instead of sending a message?
Correct: Denis has no phone signal
Телефон не ловил сеть establishes the practical reason for the handwritten route.
2. Which visual landmark confirms Denis is following the right route?
Correct: A blue partition
The note names a синяя стена, and Denis later finds the matching синяя перегородка.
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