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The book by the popular author Sergei Matveev includes the following sections: "About English pronunciation" (here are the basic rules of English pronunciation, as well as numerous exceptions to the rules), "Grammar" (information is given in order to understand the basic grammatical difficulties and master skills of speaking and writing), "Dictionaries" (small English-Russian and Russian-English - a good tool for reading and self-study). The study guide provides numerous examples from original American and English literature, as well as from lively spoken language. And finally, in the "Appendix" the reader will find the article "Linguistic Astrology: Horoscope of Fortune", which tells about how the stars affect the study of a foreign language, and gives advice from an astrologer.
For a wide range of readers of all ages and different levels of training - both for those who are just starting to learn English, and for those who once learned it, but have forgotten.

THE PAST IS LASTING.
If the present continuous time (Present Continuous) is used to refer to events that happen HERE and NOW, then Past Continuous is used if you need to talk about what happened once and lasted for some time. For example, from 5 to 6 o'clock yesterday. Or the day before yesterday. Or last week. But it did not HAPPEN (as is the case with the simple past tense Past Simple), but HAPPENED. As they say, it happened, it happened, but it never happened.

To form it, we simply replace the forms of the verb to be, which were used for Present Continuous, with the corresponding forms of the past tense. That is, a sentence like “I am reading” becomes “I was reading”. And that's it! No hidden fees or withdrawal fees!

CONTENT
From the publisher
About English pronunciation.
How to tell to be understood correctly
About transcription
Letter of the law
English alphabet
Publicity
Consent
Consonant publicity
Unpronounceable
Total
Exceptions prove the rules
Pronunciation of the 500 most important words of the English language
Grammar. Easy and fast
CAT - it's CAT in Africa too!
Subject - predicate - complement - circumstance
I you he she; together - the whole country
You - me, I - you
Force of gravity
Self-love
There is something here and there
One, two, three, four, five
Glagolitic
Simpler than a steamed turnip
From afar for a long time
The path to excellence
There is no limit to perfection
An order is an order
Postpositions and idioms
Uncle Hera
Verbs that require an infinitive after themselves
Verbs that require gerunds after themselves
Modus vivendi
Repetition is the mother of learning
Small small less
That's the question
Conversations in the ranks
Find the most necessary words to say about the main thing
Virtual love
Irregular verbs - the most complete table
Dictionaries
Application. Linguistic astrology: luck horoscope.

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Or on courses, you will surely come across the concept of “levels of English” or “levels of English proficiency”, as well as such incomprehensible designations as A1, B2, and more understandable Beginner, Intermediate, and so on. In this article, you will learn what these phrases mean and which levels of language proficiency stand out, as well as how to determine your level of English.

The levels of English are designed so that language learners can be divided into groups with approximately similar knowledge and skills in reading, writing, speaking and writing, as well as to simplify testing procedures, conduct exams, for various purposes related to emigration, study abroad and employment. This classification helps in recruiting students into a group and preparing textbooks, techniques, language teaching programs.

Of course, there is no clear boundary between the levels, this division is rather conditional, needed not so much by students as by teachers. In total, there are 6 levels of language proficiency, there are two types of division:

• Levels A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2,
• Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced, Proficiency levels.

In essence, they are just two different names for the same thing. These 6 levels are divided into three groups.

Table: Levels of English Proficiency

The classification was developed in the late eighties - early nineties of the last century, it is fully called the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (abbreviated CERF).

English levels: detailed description

Beginner level (A1)

At this level, you can:

• Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and simple phrases to solve specific problems.
• Introduce yourself, introduce others, ask simple questions of a personal nature, for example, "Where do you live?", "Where are you from?", Be able to answer such questions.
• Maintain the simplest conversation if the other person speaks slowly, clearly, and helps you.

Many who have studied English at school have a command of the language at about the Beginner level. Only elementary vocabulary mother, father, help me, my name is, London is the capital... You can understand well-known words and expressions by ear if they speak very clearly and without an accent, as in the audio lessons for the textbook. You understand texts like the "Exit" sign, but in a conversation with the help of gestures, using individual words, you can express the simplest thoughts.

Elementary level (A2)

At this level, you can:

• Understand common expressions on general topics such as family, shopping, work, etc.
• Talk about simple everyday topics in simple phrases.
• Tell in simple expressions about yourself, describe simple situations.

If at school you had 4 or 5 in English, but after some time did not use English, then most likely you speak the language at the Elementary level. TV broadcasts in English will not be understandable, except for individual words, but the interlocutor, if he speaks clearly, in simple phrases of 2-3 words in general, will understand. You will also be able to tell the simplest information about yourself, incoherently and with long pauses for thinking, say that the sky is blue and the weather is clear, express a simple wish, and place an order at McDonald's.

Beginner - Elementary levels can be called "level for survival", Survival English. It is enough to "survive" during a trip to a country where the main language is English.

Intermediate level (B1)

At this level, you can:

• Understand the general meaning of clear speech on general, familiar topics related to everyday life (work, study, etc.)
• Cope with the most common situations on a trip, travel (at the airport, hotel, etc.)
• Write a simple, coherent text on topics that are common or familiar to you.
• Retell events, describe hopes, dreams, ambitions, be able to briefly talk about plans and explain your point of view.

The vocabulary and knowledge of grammar are enough to write simple essays about yourself, describe life events, write a letter to a friend. But in most cases, oral speech lags behind written, you confuse tenses, think over a phrase, pause to pick up a preposition (to or for?), But you can communicate more or less, especially if there is no shyness or fear of making a mistake.

It is much more difficult to understand the interlocutor, and if it is a native speaker, and even with a quick speech and a fancy accent, then it is almost impossible. However, simple, clear speech is well understood, provided the words and phrases are familiar. You generally understand if the text is not very complicated, and with some difficulty you understand the general meaning without subtitles.

Upper Intermediate (B2)

At this level, you can:

• Understand the general meaning of complex text on specific and abstract topics, including technical (specialized) topics in your profile.
• Speak fast enough so that communication with a native speaker occurs without long pauses.
• Write clear, detailed text on different topics, explain a point of view, argue for and against different points of view on a topic.

Upper Intermediate is already a good, solid, confident command of the language. If you are talking about a well-known topic with a person whose pronunciation you understand well, then the conversation will go quickly, easily, naturally. An outside observer will tell you that you are fluent in English. However, you can be confused by words and expressions related to topics that you do not understand well, all sorts of jokes, sarcasm, hints, slang.

You are asked to answer 36 questions to test your listening, writing, speaking and grammar skills.

It is noteworthy that to test listening comprehension, not recorded phrases like “London is the capital” are used, but short excerpts from films (Puzzle English specializes in learning English from films and TV shows). In English-language films, the characters speak close to how people speak in real life, so the test can seem harsh.

Chandler from Friends doesn't have the most understandable pronunciation.

To check the letter, you need to translate several phrases from English into Russian and from Russian into English. The program provides several translation options for each phrase. To test the knowledge of grammar, a quite ordinary test is used, where you need to choose one option from several offered.

But you're probably wondering how a program can test your speaking skills? Of course, an online English proficiency test will not test your speech as a person, but the test developers have come up with an original solution. In the assignment, you need to listen to a phrase from the film and choose a line that is suitable for continuing the dialogue.

Talking is not enough, you also need to understand the interlocutor!

The ability to speak English consists of two skills: to understand the speech of the interlocutor by ear and to express your thoughts. This assignment, albeit in a simplified form, tests how you do both tasks.

At the end of the test, you will be shown a complete list of questions with correct answers, you will find out where you made mistakes. And of course, you will see a chart showing your level score on a scale from Beginner to Upper Intermediate.

2. Test to determine the level of English with a teacher

To get a professional, “live” (and not automated, as in tests) assessment of the level of the English language, you need English teacher who will test you with assignments and interviews in English.

This consultation is free of charge. Firstly, there may be a language school in your city that offers free language proficiency tests and even a trial lesson. This is a common practice now.

In short, I signed up for a trial lesson-test, got in touch on Skype at the appointed time and my teacher Alexandra and I held a lesson, during which she “tortured” me with various tasks in every possible way. All communication was in English.

My test-and-test lesson on SkyEng. We check the knowledge of grammar.

At the end of the lesson, the teacher explained in detail to me in which direction I should develop my English, what problems I have, and a little later sent a letter with a detailed description of the level of language skills (with grades on a 5-point scale) and guidelines.

This method took some time: three days passed from the application to the lesson, and the lesson itself lasted about 40 minutes. But this is much more interesting than any online test.

English levels

The English World Center offers a variety of programs to meet the needs of students of all ages and levels of knowledge. It is very important for us that you are comfortable and easy to study according to the chosen program on our courses! In this regard, when determining your level of language proficiency, we focus on the system of language competences of the European Council "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR). The corresponding directive was developed by the Council of Europe as the main part of the "Language Learning for European Citizenship" project between 1989 and 1996. The main purpose of the CEFR system is to provide an assessment and teaching method applicable to all European languages. In November 2001, a resolution of the EU Council recommended the use of the CEFR for the establishment of national systems for assessing language competence.

All English courses at our school are designed for CEFR levels. Additionally, the methodologists of the center allocated the level "Beginner 0", which corresponds to the zero level of language proficiency (A0).

Multilevel system of teaching English

English World is a progressive and modern educational center. In this regard, training under the programs of our center is carried out in accordance with the latest methodological developments of leading philologists, linguists and teachers of foreign centers for the study of foreign languages.

The following levels are included in the General English program:

• - A0. Zero level. Without communication skills in English, knowledge of grammar and vocabulary - at the very basic level.
• - A1. Starting level. Basic communication skills in English, grammar, phonetics and vocabulary - at the elementary level.
• - A2. A basic level of. Knowledge of the English language in the field of phonetics, grammar and vocabulary is limited to basic, pre-threshold skills.
• - A2 / B1. Pre-threshold level. Proficiency in English at a good, basic intermediate level. Progressive communication skill.
• - IN 1. Average level. The most important step in learning English is Intermediate. The level implies a threshold state, passing into a confident command of a foreign language. Knowledge of grammar and vocabulary is progressing noticeably, communication skills are honed and detailed as much as possible.
• - IN 2. English above average. The Upper Intermediate level allows students to completely get rid of the language barrier and communicate fluently in English in almost all everyday, business and everyday situations.
• - C1. Advanced level. At this level, learning more takes on the character of honing skills in the field of phonetics, grammar, communication and vocabulary. Students begin to think in English and completely get rid of reliance on their native language.
• - C2. Professional English. This level can be reached by students of philological and linguistic faculties, teachers of foreign languages, translators, etc.

“I had heard about conversation clubs for a long time, but it seemed to me quite a strange occupation. I didn't understand what to talk about with strangers, and even in broken English. Nevertheless, the first session involved me from the very first minutes. In such conversations, you need a formative center, bright and perky. Sean, a native speaker, turned out to be just that. In a matter of seconds, he involved all the participants in a single game. Thank you very much to Sean for the pleasure of communication. Thanks to Irina for another push from the comfort zone into pleasant floundering in an unfamiliar environment. I study individually with an Australian teacher, but group experience is important and needed along with other types of practice. I will gladly continue. Thanks to the organizers "

Milana Bogdanova

Mikhail Chukanov

Onlinewell: "Learning to read in English with pleasure": « Thanks to all the creators of the course for this opportunity !!! What happened is a very significant event for me - I really began to read (and continue it with pleasure) in English ke! This is amazing, because I was afraid to come close, not only to books in English, even looking at small information, English-language sites caused significant difficulties for me. "

Milana Bogdanova

“I have always had the conviction that reading books in a language that is not my own the ability to read and still have great pleasure from reading.»

Online course "ENGLISH THROUGH SELF DEVELOPMENT": "I began to use English more for practical tasks. For example, I recently selected an offer to sell a guitar on a London classifieds website, corresponded with sellers and bought the legendary guitar from an English musical family in London. We even sat and talked with them "for life." This is a small victory for me! "

Online course "Learning to read in English with pleasure":“Seriously, tell me who a couple of months ago that I will devote every evening to reading in English, I would be very surprised. Earlier for me it was more torture than pleasure, more a necessity than a choice. "

Knowledge of foreign languages ​​opens up many unique opportunities to live life in an interesting and exciting way, as well as get a good high-paying job and unleash your potential. English is a universal language that can be used anywhere in the world. Target offers a practical English course for people of all ages. The level of knowledge does not matter, the presentation of the material is based on an individual approach to each listener. The training program is designed for 20 hours of work with a highly qualified teacher. A flexible schedule of classes gives you the opportunity to learn English in your free time. At the end of the course, you can agree to continue classes at the next most difficult level.

Features of the course

In the learning process, several topics are offered, information on which will help you easily explain in most simple cases. The presentation of the material goes through the simulation of situations according to the topic of the lesson. The course consists of the following topics:

• About myself.
• Your family.
• Work and leisure.
• People in your life.
• Acquaintance.
• Your time.
• Far from home.
• What would you like.
• Health.
• Your personal space.
• Life experiments.
• Changes in life.
• Trips.
• Plans, hopes and decisions.
• Entertainment.

The company reserves the right to change the set of themes. Study material is not included in the course price and must be purchased separately.

How is the learning process

Classes are held in a familiar form. The course is designed to improve the level of knowledge of the English language, applicable in the household sphere. Therefore, providing an integrated approach, classes are divided into blocks:

• speaking practice;
• listening comprehension of foreign speech (listening);
• reading;
• letter.

What will you learn at the end of the course

The aim of the course is to develop the necessary communication skills of the listener in various situations. To get the most out of the lessons, the student must approach the learning process responsibly. To do this, you need to consolidate the material you have heard, practicing on your own, eliminate skipping classes, actively participate in modeling situations during the lesson. Each time the teacher will leave recommendations, the implementation of which will help to improve the quality of teaching.

To make it easier to assess the development of language competencies, final tests are carried out. They show which points you need to pay close attention to. At the end of the course, the teacher will present a detailed report on the student's work, give recommendations for learning at the next level.

If you want more information, fill out the feedback form on the site or call us on the contact phone. Based on the results of the first conversation, our specialists will enroll in the course and draw up a preliminary algorithm of actions.