The story called “Nose” by the great Russian writer N.V.Gogol is presented in the book. It is one of the funniest and the most original stories of the writer. Reality and fantastic are combined in the tale in the most extraordinary forms. The main character wakes up one morning to discover that his nose is missing. There is a smooth spot on his face where the nose used to be. Further a sequence of incredible happenings follows.The text of the story is adapted (B1) and is provided with the commentaries and exercises to check understanding of the text and to develop the oral speech skills.