Курсы английского языка для начинающих — прекрасная возможность начать изучать новый язык с высококвалифицированными преподавателями по эффективной программе обучения New Headway Beginner. Программа разработана для слушателей, желающих изучить язык с нуля. Программа охватывает фонетический курс, основы грамматики, разговорный курс. Занятия проводят русскоязычные преподаватели в интерактивной форме обучения.

Ролевые игры, используемые как один из основных элементов обучения, а также мини-диалоги, прослушивание дисков и другие приемы помогут Вам наиболее полно освоить изучаемый материал, говорить и понимать, уметь ориентироваться в различных ситуациях и просто чувствовать себя комфортно в другой языковой среде.

Курс «Elementary» — это следующий этап, после курсов английского языка для начинающих , рассчитанный на слушателей, которые уже обладают базовыми знаниями языка. Программа курса рассчитана на развитие 4 видов навыков: разговорная речь, восприимчивость информации на слух, грамматика, письменная речь. Курс включает разговорную практику по тематике повседневной жизни с объемом новой лексики 25-30 слов за урок в классе; базовую грамматику английского языка (основные времена и грамматические конструкции), аудирование в классе и дома, и письменные упражнения в рамках домашних заданий. Занятия проводят русскоязычные преподаватели.

Время занятий
Группы открываются каждые 3-4 недели.
Режимы Буднего дня: ПН – СР, ВТ – ЧТ, СР-ПТ:
Английский язык:
утро с 9.00 до 11.15, с 11.30 до13.45
днём с 14.00 до 16.15,
вечером с 19.00 до 21.15;
Группы выходного дня: СБ или ВС по 2 занятия в день 12.00-16.30

Дату начала ближайшей группы узнавайте в разделе Расписание

Учебная программа курса:

Unit 1

Hello!
Grammar: Verb to be am/is/are. Possessive adjectives my, your, her, his
Vocabulary: Names of countries. Using a bilingual dictionary. Everyday objects stamp, hug. key. Keeping a vocabulary book
Everyday English: The alphabet. How do you spell…?
Skills work: Listening and speaking. ’Hello and goodbye’
Grammar: a or an? a boy, an apple
Vocabulary: Countries and nationalities. Word stress Turkey, Japan Numbers 1-100. Telephone numbers
Writing:
Unit 2
People
Grammar: Verb to be. Questions and negatives. Possessive’s Martin’ s son
Vocabulary: Family relationships mother, uncle. Opposite adjectives old — young, big — small
Everyday English: In a cafe. Can I have a …? Food and drink a ham sandwich, a cup of tea
Skills work: Reading and listening. Paola’s letter. Five conversations in Paola’s day
Grammar: Plural nouns; books, bliss’s, countries. people
Vocabulary: What’s the matter? I’m tired. Saying prices
Writing:
Unit 3
Work
Grammar: Present Simple (1) 3rd person She teaches French. questions and negatives
Vocabulary: Jobs; A pilot/lies a plane.
Everyday English: What time is it? Can you tell me [lie time. please?
Skills work: Reading and listening ’The long-distance teacher’ .Listening and speaking. Five conversations in Frank’s day
Grammar: Spelling of 3rd person singular goes, washes. Flies. Question words Where? How old?
Vocabulary: Daily routines get up, go to work Verbs and nouns that go together cook dinner
Writing: Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives I, me, my Rewriting a text
Unit 4
Free time
Grammar: Present Simple (2) all persons On Saturdays 1 get up at 9.00. I love cooking! Articles; She’s a student. I work /or The Times. We go to work by car.
Vocabulary: Free time activities; painting, sailing play or go; play football go dancing
Everyday English: Social English Excuse me. I’m sorry. Pardon?
Skills work: Reading and listening Three people talk about their free time and favourite season. Speaking What’s your favourite season?
Grammar: Adverbs of frequency always, never
Vocabulary: Opposites love — hate
Writing: An informal letter A letter to a penfriend
Test1
Unit 5
Places
Grammar: There is/are Prepositions of place; The dog is in front of the fire. some and any with countable nouns; There are some apples. Are there any oranges?
Vocabulary: Things in the house; living room. armchair, mirror. Places, people, food, and drink; house, children, wine
Everyday English: Directions (1); Excuse me! Is there a chemist’s near here?
Skills work: Speaking and listening Picture differences: the living room. Reading ’Inside Buckingham Palace’. Listening and speaking. Where I live.
Grammar: this/that/these/those. Do you like this photograph?
Vocabulary: Rooms and objects bathroom, soap. Numbers 100-1,000
Writing: Linking words and, so, but, because Writing about where you live
Unit 6
What can you do?
Grammar: can/can’t. I can speak French, hut I can’t speak Japanese. was/were — could ; I could swim when I was five.
Vocabulary: Skills and abilities; I can use a word processor. Words that sound the same; hear/here, see/sea
Everyday English: At the airport; Can I see your passport, please?
Skills work: Speaking. What can computers do? Reading and speaking (jigsaw). ’Two teenage geniuses’
Grammar: How much? How much was it before?
Vocabulary: Saying years. 1915 — nineteen fifteen. Words that go together ask — a question
Writing: A formal letter. A letter of application for a job
Unit 7

Then and now
Grammar: Past Simple (1); regular verbs She started work in 1916. questions and negatives; When did she die? irregular verbs; He left school in 1982.
Vocabulary: Words with silent letters eight /eit/ ; listen /lisn/
Everyday English: Special occasions. Happy Birthday! Merry Christmas!
Skills work: Speaking (information gap). Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Reading ’Charles Dickens’
Grammar: More irregular verbs began, wrote
Vocabulary: Parts of speech noun, verb, adjective, preposition
Writing: Writing a paragraph. Describing a holiday

Unit 8
How things began
Grammar: Past Simple (2) negatives and ago. People didn’t watch TV 100 years ago.. Time expressions in 1924, on Tuesday
Vocabulary: Odd one out orange apple cliic’ken
Everyday English: Ordinals. first, second, third. Dates What’s the date? It’s 4 January.
Skills work: Reading and listening ’How things began’. Listening and speaking (a picture story). A Parisian burglar. Listening and speaking ’How we met’
Grammar: Compounds with some- and any- . somebody, anybody, somewhere, anywhere, something, anything
Vocabulary: Inventions computer washing machine
Writing: Linking words because, when, until Describing your best friend
2 часть курсов английского Headway Elementary

Unit 9
Food and drink
Grammar: like and would like. 1 like apples. I’d like an apple. some and any with countable and uncountable nouns. There’s some sugar. There aren’t any eggs.
Vocabulary: Food and drink. Shops and things to buy. newsagent’s a phone card. Word search on food.
Everyday English: In a hotel. Could I have a double room? Could you give me the hill?
Skills work: Speaking. Likes and dislikes Roleplay. Going shopping. Reading and listening. ’Meals in Britain’. Six mealtime conversations.
Grammar: How much…? or How many …? How much homework do you get? How many languages do you speak?
Vocabulary: Adjectives that describe food and drink. brown bread black coffee
Writing: Formal and informal letters. A letter to a hotel and a letter to a friend.

Unit 10
Describing places
Grammar: Comparative adjectives. cheaper more expensive have got and have. I’ve got a good job. 1 have a good job. Superlative adjectives. the oldest the most modern
Vocabulary: Opposite adjectives. clean — dirty Town and country words. traffic lights, field
Everyday English: Directions (2). prepositions of movement past, through
Skills work: Roleplay. A king and a queen heading and speaking (jigsaw). ’Two capital cities’
Grammar: Compounds with every-and no-. everybody, nobody everywhere, nowhere everything, nothing
Vocabulary: Compound nouns. town centre, motorway
Writing: Relative pronouns. who, that, which Writing about your capital city.

Unit 11
Describing people
Grammar: Present Continuous He’s wearing glasses. Whose? and possessive pronouns. Whose is this dog? It’s mine.
Vocabulary: Describing people. He’s got long hair. Clothes and colours. She’s wearing a red suit. Words that rhyme. steak/wake
Everyday English: In a clothes shop. Can I try it on? will for a decision. I’ll have the blue jumper.
Skills work: Speaking. Picture differences: the hotel pool listening and writing. Who’s who at the party? Listening. ’Wonderful tonight’ (a song)
Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous. What do they do? What are they doing?
Vocabulary: Pans of the body. back, knee
Writing: Linking words. although, because of Describing two people in your family.

Unit 12
Planning the future
Grammar: going to future I’m going to be a dancer. Infinitive of purpose. I’m going to Holland to see the tulips.
Vocabulary: The weather. sunny, windy What’s the weather like?
Everyday English: Making suggestions. What shall we do? Let’s have a pizza.
Skills work: Reading and speaking. Dangerous sports ’The Rock Star!’ Speaking (information gap). What’s the weather like today?
Grammar: Auxiliaries. am/is/are, do/does/did
Vocabulary: Word stress. airport guitar
Writing: Writing a postcard.
Test 3

Unit 13
Did you know that?
Grammar: Question forms How many …? What sort…? What happened …? Adverbs. quickly, slowly well, hard
Vocabulary: Talking about a book. What sort of story is it? What’s it about?
Everyday English: Catching a train. A return ticket,, please.
Skills work: Speaking (information gap). Laurel and Hardy. Listening and speaking. ’In the middle of the night’. Reading and listening. A short story called ’The Girl with Green Eyes’
Grammar: Question forms. Which one?
Vocabulary: Noun and adjective suffixes. colour — colourful, sun — sunny. -ing and -ed adjectives. bored — boring
Writing: Adverbs. happy — happily. Writing a story. Once upon a time.

Unit 14
In my life
Grammar: Present Perfect with ever and never I’ve never been to Canada. with yet and just. We haven’t seen a show yet. I’ve just been in Central Park.
Vocabulary: Odd one out. waitress nephew grandmother widow
Everyday English: Telephoning. Can I speak to Jo. please?
Skills work: Listening and speaking. What have you done in your life? Reading and speaking. ’Three amazing grandmas’
Grammar: been or gone? Jane’s gone to Portugal. I’ve been to Portugal
Vocabulary: What is it? It’s very interesting. I’ve just read chapter 10. It = a book/novel
Writing: Filling in a form

Unit 15
Thank you and goodbye
Grammar: Verb patterns / want to go home. We enjoyed meeting you. It’s easy to learn English. say and tell. She said that the party was good. She told me that the party was good
Vocabulary: Multi-word verbs. He took off his coat. The plane took off.
Everyday English: Problems with officials. You can’t enter the country. have to for obligation. You have to fill in a customs form
Skills work: Speaking. Acting out dialogues. Reading and listening. ’She’s leaving home’ (a song).
Grammar: Obligation. have to/has to Policemen have to wear a uniform.
Vocabulary: Noun suffixes and word stress. describe, description Words that are nouns and verbs. cook, love
Writing: A thank-you letter, paragraphing, writing an envelope.
Checking Exam

Предлагаемый курс обучения будет интересен слушателям, которые уже имеют базовые знания английского языка и хотят повысить свой уровень. Программа курса разработана по эффективной методике обучения Headway Pre-Intermediate. Слушатели курса изучат новые грамматические конструкции, повысят навыки письменной и разговорной речи, расширят свой словарный запас.

Выпускники программы «курсы английского языка Pre-Intermediate»  будут обладать знанием английского языка на начальном среднем уровне, систематизированными знаниями грамматики, смогут поддерживать беседу на общие темы. Занятия проводят русскоязычные преподаватели.

Дату начала ближайшей группы узнавайте в разделе Расписание

Курсы английского языка для среднего знания — обучение с русскоязычными преподавателями по эффективной программе Headway Intermediate.  Курс включает разговорную практику по тематике повседневной жизни с объемом новой лексики 25-30 слов за урок в классе, интенсивное аудирование в классе и дома, и письменные упражнения в рамках домашних заданий. 

Время занятий
Группы открываются каждые 3-4 недели.
Режимы Буднего дня: ПН – СР, ВТ – ЧТ, СР-ПТ:
Английский язык:
утро с 9.00 до 11.15, с 11.30 до13.45
днём с 14.00 до 16.15,
вечером с 19.00 до 21.15;
Группы выходного дня: СБ или ВС по 2 занятия в день 12.00-16.30

Дату начала ближайшей группы узнавайте в разделе Расписание

Учебная программа курса:
1 часть курсов английского Headway Intermediate

Unit 1
What a wonderful world!
Grammar: Auxiliary verbs do, be, have. Naming the tenses. Questions and negatives. Short answers.
Vocabulary: Sounds and spelling: meat /I:/, great /ei/. Silent letters: knee /ni:/.
Postscript: Social expressions: Never mind! It’s my round. You must be joking!
Reading: Topic. “Wonders of the modern world”.
Speaking: Information gap – The life of a Times journalist. Discussion – What’s the most important invention?
Listening: Topic. “A group of people talk about their wonders of the modern world”.
Writing: Correcting language mistakes in an informal letter. Symbols for correction.

Unit 2
Happiness!
Grammar: Present time. Present Simple and Continuous. Action and state verbs walk, know. Present passive.
Vocabulary: Sports and leisure activities play tennis, go swimming, do aerobics.
Postscript: Numbers. Money, fractions, decimals, percentages, phone numbers, dates.
Reading: Topic. “Sister Wendy, TV star” – the nun who is also a TV star.
Speaking: Discussion — What’s important to you in life? Clothes? Travel? Talking about favorite sports.
Listening: Topic. “Three people talk about their favorite sport or leisure activity”.
Writing: Descriptive writing. Describing a person. Adverbs of degree quite young rather attractive.

Unit 3
Telling tales.
Grammar: Past time. Past Simple and Continuous. Past Simple and Past Perfect. Past passive.
Vocabulary: Art, music and literature chapter, orchestra. Verbs and nouns that together paint a portrait.
Postscript: Giving opinions. What did you think of the play? It was boring!
Reading: Topic. “The writer, the painter and the musician” (jigsaw).
Speaking: Talking about your favorite poem, piece, piece of music, or painting. Exchanging information about a famous writer, painter and musician.
Listening: Topic. “The holiday that wasn’t – a frightening holiday experience”.
Writing: Writing a narrative. My worst holiday. Adverbs suddenly, however.

Unit 4
Doing the right thing.
Grammar: Modal verbs (1). Obligation and permission can, have to, allowed to, must, mustn’t, should.
Vocabulary: Adjectives that describe people punctual friendly. Word formation behave – behaviour,stranger – strange.
Postscript: Requests and offers. Could you…? Can you…? I’ll… Shall I…?
Reading: Topic. “A world guide to good manners” – how to behave properly in different parts of the world.
Speaking: Talking about school rules. Nationality stereotypes. Discussion – the rules of etiquette in different countries.
Listening: Topic. “School days long ago. Entertaining friends in three different countries”.
Writing: Filling in a form.

Unit 5
On the move.
Grammar: Future forms going to and will. Present Continuous.
Vocabulary: The weather storm, shower, chilly, freezing.
Postscript: Travelling around. Using public transport. Requests in a hotel.
Reading: Topic. “If it’s Tuesday we must be in Munich” — American tourists in Europe.
Speaking: Arranging to meet. Class survey – favourite holidays.
Listening: Topic. “The geography of the British Isles” — a weather forecast.
Writing: Sending a fax.

Unit 6
Likes and dislikes.
Grammar: Questions with like. Do you like tea? What’s she like? Verb patterns want to do, enjoy meeting.
Vocabulary: Words that go together tall people, historic town, rich food.
Postscript: Signs and soundbites. Dry clean only. I’m just looking, thank you.
Reading: Topic. “In search of (good) English food” – a history of English food.
Speaking: Talking about food, cooking and restaurants. Exchanging information about capital cities.
Listening: Topic. “Two English people talk about living in New York; an American gives her impressions of living in London” (jigsaw).
Writing: Descriptive writing (2). Describing a room. Relative pronouns who, which, that, where, whose.

Checking Exam
2 часть курсов английского Headway Intermediate

Unit 1(7).
The world of work.
Grammar: Present Perfect Simple. Present Perfect vs. Past Simple. Present Perfect passive.
Vocabulary: Multi-word verbs look after us, turn on the light.
Postscript: On the telephone. Do you want to hold? Can I take a message? Leaving a message on an answer phone.
Reading: Topic. “The modern servant” – the nanny, the cook and the gardener (jigsaw)”.
Speaking: Exchanging information about the lives of three modern servants. Roleplay – choosing a career. Discussion – retirement.
Listening: Topic. “Thomas Wilson – a retired man talks to his granddaughter about his life”.
Writing: Formal letters. A letter of application.

Unit 2(8).
Imagine!
Grammar: Conditionals. First conditional. Second conditional. Zero conditional. Time clauses when, as soon as.
Vocabulary: Base and strong adjectives big, huge. Modifying adverbs very big, absolutely enormous.
Postscript: Making suggestions. Let’s go shopping! You ought to ask for a pay rise.
Reading: Topic. “Who wants to be a millionaire? We do!” – the ups and downs of winning a fortune.
Speaking: Maze – you’ve won 5m. Where will your life go from here? Discussion – Which charity would you give to?
Listening: Song – “Who wants to be a millionaire?” Three charity appeals – Which one would you give to?
Writing: Words that join ideas. Linking devices and comment adverbs in an informal letter although, however, actually, anyway.

Unit 9
Relationships.
Grammar: Modal verbs (2). Probability (present and past) must/be, might/have been, can’t/go, could/have gone.
Vocabulary: Character adjectives sociable, easy-going.
Postscript: Agreeing and disagreeing. So do I! Neither do I!
Reading: Topic. “The man who planted trees” – a short story by Jean Giono, which shows how the actions of one person can change the world.
Speaking: Quiz – What sort of person are you? Class survey about brothers and sisters.
Listening: Topic. “Two people talk about their families – one from a large family, the other an only child”.
Writing: Sentence combination. Describing a person and a place.

Unit 10
Obsessions.
Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous. Simple vs Continuous. Present Perfect vs Past Simple. Time expressions since I left school, until I met Jack.
Vocabulary: Compound nouns postcard, post office, dining room.
Postscript: Complaining too much, not enough. The soup’s too salty.
Reading: Topic. “Death cigarettes? You must be joking!” – an interview with the man who markets a cigarette called Death”.
Speaking: Discussion – the right to smoke? Exchanging information about two collectors. Guessing game.
Listening: Topic. “Collectors and their collections” (jigsaw).
Writing: Beginning and ending letters, formal and informal.

Unit 11
Tell me about it!
Grammar: Indirect questions. I don’t know where he lives. Question tags. It’s a lovely day, isn’t it?
Vocabulary: Verbs and nouns that go together whistle a tune. Idioms drop someone a line.
Postscript: Informal language ninety quid. What’s up with him?
Reading: Topic. “You ask…we answer” – questions and answers from a science magazine.
Speaking: Information gap – Madame Tussaud’s. Stories of forgetfulness.
Listening: Topic. “The forgetful generation” – a radio programme.
Writing: Producing a class poster. For and against – living in the city what is more, on the plus side.

Unit 12

Two weddings, a birth and a funeral!
Grammar: Reported speech. Reported statements and questions. Reported commands.
Vocabulary: Words connected with birth, marriage and death honeymoon, pram. Practice of the phonetic script.
Postscript: Saying sorry. Pardon? Excuse me! Social situations.
Reading: Topic. “David Copperfield” – an extract about the day of David’s birth from the novel by Charles Dickens.
Speaking: Discussion – What are the customs connected with births, weddings and funerals? The day I was born!
Listening: Topic. “Two people give statements to the police” (jigsaw). A poem – “Funeral blues” by W H Auden.
Writing: Correcting language mistakes in an informal letter.

Cheking Exam.

Выпускники предлагаемого курса обучения будут знать английский на продвинутом уровне владения языком Upper-Intermediate. Этот уровень дает свободное владение разговорной речью в разных ситуациях, большой словарный запас, полное знание грамматики, возможность читать неадаптированную литературу на английском языке.

Русскоязычные преподаватели английского языка помогут Вам наиболее полно и быстро освоить новый уровень. По окончании курса Вы получите сертификат, подтверждающий соответствующий уровень знания английского языка.

Продолжительность — 100 ак. часов.

Время занятий
Группы открываются каждые 3-4 недели.
Режимы Буднего дня: ПН – СР, ВТ – ЧТ, СР-ПТ:
Английский язык:
утро с 9.00 до 11.15, с 11.30 до13.45
днём с 14.00 до 16.15,
вечером с 19.00 до 21.15;
Группы выходного дня: СБ или ВС по 2 занятия в день 12.00-16.30

Дату начала ближайшей группы узнавайте в разделе Расписание

Учебная программа курса:

1 часть курсов английского Headway Upper-Intermediate

Unit 1
Our land is your land!
Language focus. Avoiding repetitions: missing words out, reduced infinitives, synonyms in context.
Vocabulary. Describing nationalities.
Reading. “The American dream”
Listening. National stereotypes
Speaking. Discussion –immigrants and emigration. British and American English.
Writing. Formal and informal letters.

Unit 2
Never lost for words!
Language focus. Tense review: Simple and continuous, Perfect and non-perfect, Active and passive.
Vocabulary. Phrasal verbs.
Reading. “ A visit to Iris Murdoch” – an interview with novelist.
Listening. “ The Importance of Being Earnest” – a scene from Oscar Wilde’s play.
Speaking. Information gap. Acting out a scene.
Writing. Storytelling.

Unit 3
Big Business
Language focus. Adverb collocations.ff
Vocabulary. Describing trends. Comparing statistics.
Reading. “Eat, sleep, buy, die” an article about the global economy.
Listening. An interview with Anita Roddick.
Speaking. Simulation – planning an advertising campaign. Discussion – the role of advertising.
Writing. A business report.

Unit 4
Celebrity
Language focus. Discourse markers.
Vocabulary. Synonyms and antonyms.
Reading. The cult of celebrity – why are we obsessed with the rich and famous?
Listening. An interview with Hollywood star Liza Minnelli.
Speaking. How to become an A-list celebrity.
Writing. Expressing a personal opinion.

Unit 5
Love is…?
Language focus. Ways of adding emphasis.
Vocabulary. Proverbs and poetry.
Reading. Fateful attraction – two couples who met in very unexpected circumstances.
Listening. A romantic meeting. When love lasts forever.
Speaking. Discussion – do you believe in fate? Getting emotional.
Writing. Discussing pros and cons.

Unit 6

Newspeak
Language focus. Distancing the facts.
Vocabulary. Nouns formed from phrasal verbs.
Reading. Tabloid and broadsheet newspapers.
Listening. An interview with foreign correspondent.
Speaking. Discussion – how television reports the news. Responding to news.
Writing. A letter to a newspaper.

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2 часть курсов английского Headway Upper-Intermediate

Unit 1 (7)
Words of wisdom.
Language focus. Modal auxiliary verbs.
Vocabulary. Rhyme and reason.
Reading. “Letter to a newborn son”.
Listening . Words of wisdom – ten people talk about advice they have been given in their lives.
Speaking. How well do you know your classmates! Breaking the rules of English.
Writing. Describing a personal experience.

Unit 2 (8)
Altered images.
Language focus. Real and unreal tense usage.
Vocabulary. Metaphors and idioms.
Reading. “Walt Disney – the man behind the mouse”.
Listening. An interview with American painter.
Speaking. Discussion – appreciating art. Softening the message.
Writing. Reviewing a film or book.

Unit 3 (9)
History lessons.
Language focus. Verb patterns.
Vocabulary. Homonyms. Homophones. Homographs.
Reading. “I was there…” – eyewitness accounts of historical events.
Listening. An eyewitness account.
Speaking. Discussion – an important event in your life. Telling jokes.
Writing. Personal profile.

Unit 4 (10)
The body beautiful
Language focus. Intensifying adverbs.
Vocabulary. Sports. Words to do with the body.
Reading. “The age of sport”.
Listening. The rower and the ballet dancer – jigsaw conversations.
Speaking. Discussion – are we obsessed by sport? Cliches.
Writing. Entering a competition.

Unit 5 (11)
The ends of the earth.
Language focus. Relatives and participles.
Vocabulary. Geographical expressions.
Reading. Three island stories.
Listening. Fartflung spots – people talk about places they have visited.
Speaking. Living on a desert island.
Writing. Describing a journey.

Unit 6 (12)
Life goes on.
Language focus. Linking devices.
Vocabulary. Synonyms and antonyms.
Reading. “A sideways look at time” – different ways of seeing time.
Listening. Do you believe in miracles? – a radio programme.
Speaking. Discussion – talking about time. Euphemisms.
Writing. Bringing a biography to life.

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