On writing a textbook on russian as a foreign language for a technical university

The article describes a new textbook for foreign students on the scientific speech style. The textbook was written jointly by Tatiana Timoshenko, Vadim Shuvalov (the Chair of the Russian language, NUST «MISIS») and Olga Ushakova (the Chair of Physical Metallurgy, NUST «MISIS»). The textbook includes 16 authentic texts on the Materials Science and Metallurgy. Each text is followed by a system of tasks, containing lexical, grammatical and communicative exercises. The exercises help foreign students to prepare for lectures and seminars on Materials Science and Metallurgy. A distinctive feature of the textbook is a system of problem-solving exercises