Двенадцатое место, шестой вагон
On Saturday morning, Misha boarded a train from Moscow to Yaroslavl and found seat twelve by the window. He put his wet umbrella overhead and opened a book with dog-eared pages.
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В субботу утром Миша сел на поезд из Москвы в Ярославль и нашёл у окна. Он убрал мокрый зонт наверх и открыл книгу с загнутыми уголками страниц. Через минуту подошла девушка и показала билет: «Кажется, у нас ». Они сравнили номера: место было одинаковым, но на билетах стояли разные вагоны. Миша посмотрел на табличку у двери и вздохнул: «Я вошёл ». Перед уходом он заметил у девушки только что открыл сам. «Вы тоже её читаете?» — спросил Миша, и девушка показала закладку почти на той же странице. Они договорились встретиться за кофе на вокзале в Ярославле и разошлись по своим вагонам.
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On Saturday morning, Misha boarded a train from Moscow to Yaroslavl and found seat twelve by the window.
He put his wet umbrella overhead and opened a book with dog-eared pages.
A minute later, a young woman arrived and showed her ticket. “It looks like we have the same seat.”
They compared the numbers: the seat was the same, but the tickets listed different carriages.
Misha looked at the sign by the door and sighed. “I got into the wrong carriage.”
Before leaving, he noticed that the woman had the same book he had just opened.
“Are you reading it too?” Misha asked, and she showed him a bookmark almost at the same page.
They agreed to meet for coffee at the station in Yaroslavl, then went to their separate carriages.
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Reading Comprehension Exercise
A2 Russian Reading Comprehension Exercises
1. Why do both travelers appear to have seat twelve?
Correct: Their tickets are for different carriages
The seat number matches, but the carriage numbers differ; Misha then sees he entered не в тот вагон.
2. What turns the awkward seat check into a friendly plan?
Correct: They are reading the same book
The matching book and nearly matching page create a reason to continue the conversation over coffee.
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