n Our language programs are unique in their

n Our language programs are unique in their variety and quality

ESL Courses We offer intensive & comprehensive courses in Conversational, Professional & Business English Our Language Programs specialize in setting up and managing customized English courses. We are proud to have highly qualified professors from the universities of the U. S. and Russian Federation teaching our classes. To insure the highest standards of training, we have a thorough system of evaluation with periodical progress reports. Our courses are designed to provide students with a variety of language skills in Everyday, Professional and Business Setting. The language training offered in our classes helps international students improve their non-native accents and learn to communicate with confidence, clarity, and accuracy. Content and length of courses for individual training can be customized upon requests. *Russian, German courses are also available Students’ Obligations: Regular class attendance and participation. Completion of all assignments, labs, evaluation tests and internships.

Basic Survival English Course Number and Hours Course # 0040 Course Length – 40 hours Weeks of training: 5 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($400) Course Description This is a unique program designed for non-English speaking adults to help them get successfully integrated into American everyday life. The course is structured to meet every-day basic life and communication needs. Our goal is to see each student increase his or her language skills so he or she can solve individual practical and communication problems they may face each day in their work place and family environments, and to face them with increased confidence. This will also increase their potential to be better informed and productive citizens in their communities. Course Outline §Cultural adjustment, understanding stress and cultural shock §Getting around asking for what you need §Finances, bills, basic banking, opening an account, money transfer §Credits, loans, basic concepts of crediting, credit cards §Renting a place, lease contracts, agreements §Car/home owner’s/medical insurance §Social security §High school /college system §Contracts with phone/TV companies §Emergency situations

Basic English (Говорим сразу!) Уровень 1 Интенсивный видео-игровой интерактивный метод обучения Course Number and Hours Course # 0010 Course Length – 72 hours Weeks of training: 12 Days of training /week – 2 (3 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($360/month) Total: $720 Course Description This program provides basic language learning that covers first words, goods, colors, phrases, body, numbers, time, shopping and countries. Within each topic you practice learning basic words, record and listen to your pronunciation or challenge yourself to quizzes in two levels of difficulty. In each topic you are provided with a picture dictionary for additional practice. In addition we will provide you with an i. Pod version of the lesions and you will be able to learn outside of class. Описание Курса Данная программа обеспечивает развитие основных языковых навыков на начальном уровне. Она включает изучение базовых слов и фраз, название товаров, цветов, частей тела, чисел, времени, стран. В рамках каждой темы Вы практикуете основные слова, записываете и слушаете свое произношениеб а также проверяете приобретенные навыки отвечая на видеоинтерактивные вопросы двух уровней трудности. По каждой теме имеется иллюстрированный список используемой лексики и аудиокопия изучаемого материала с тем чтобы Вы могли прослушивать уроки вне класса. Outline / Содержание Курса Первые слова; Продукты Питания; Цвета; Основные Фразы; Части Тела; Числа; Время; Покупки; Страны/Культура; Профессии; Работа со Словарем; Множественное Число; Действия; Позиции; Места

Basic English (Говорим сразу!) Уровень 2 Интенсивный видео-игровой интерактивный метод обучения Course Number and Hours Course # 0010 Course Length – 72 hours Weeks of training: 12 Days of training /week – 2 (3 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($360/month) Total: $720 Course Description This program takes you beyond basic language. Within each topic you practice learning vocabulary, record and listen to your pronunciation or challenge yourself to quizzes in two levels of difficulty. In each topic you are provided with a picture dictionary for additional practice. In addition we will provide you with an i. Pod version of the lesions and you will be able to learn outside of class. Описание Курса Данная программа продолжает развитие навыков базового общения на начальном уровне английского языка. Она включает работу над словарем и основными фразами, характернми для начального уровня. В рамках каждой темы Вы практикуете основные слова, записываете и слушаете свое произношениеб а также проверяете приобретенные навыки отвечая на видео-интерактивные вопросы двух уровней трудности. По каждой теме имеется иллюстрированный список используемой лексики и аудиокопия изучаемого материала с тем чтобы Вы могли прослушивать уроки вне класса. Outline / Содержание Курса Алфавит; Приветствия; В ресторане; В магазине; В дороге, Путешествия; В гостинице; Телефонный разговор; Непредвиденные обстоятельства; Досуг, друзья, спорт; На работе; Доловой разговор; Семья, дом; Общество; Комптютеры, Информационная технология; Электронная почта

English for Citizenship Course Number and Hours Course # 0050 Course Length: Part I - 32 hours; Part II – 40 hours Weeks of training: Part I – 4; Part II - 5 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($320/month) Total: $720 Course Description The purpose of the Citizenship course is to prepare students for success in the naturalization process required for all who have United States citizenship as their goal. The content includes preparation for the Citizenship Test and interview, by studying the language content of the interview, U. S. history, government, culture and symbols with specific emphasis on rights and responsibilities under the Constitution of the United States of America. Outline Part I. Develop ESL content for citizenship interview • How to complete the N-400 application for Citizenship • How to answer questions about U. S. history • How to answer questions in the oral interview • How to perform the reading and writing tasks required for the test to become a citizen. Part II. Prepare for Citizenship Interview • Practice interview questions related to the application form • Practice interview questions related to the history and government of the U. S. Mock tests • Role play the Citizenship oral interview • Practice dictation that is required for the test. Mock dictations • Improve the English conversation skills that are related to the testing process. * For students with limited English proficiency it is recommended that this course is taken together with Basic Survival English or Conversational English for Beginners I or II

Conversational English for Beginners I Course Number and Hours Course # 1010 Course Length – 48 hours Weeks of training – 6 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($320/month) Total: $480 Course Description This course is designed for those who have limited background in the English language. Students will prepare to speak and understand basic English found in most routine interchanges in daily life. In addition the course provides basic cultural information about American-English speaking world. Working from the alphabet up, the students are introduced to conversational English with an emphasis primarily on communication. Grammar instruction is used to help students understand how basic sentences are formed, and will have the opportunity to apply knowledge learned through completing various reading and writing activities. Outline • To Be – Introduction; Personal Information; Meeting People • To Be + Location; Subject Pronouns; Classroom Objects; Rooms in the Home; Cities and Nationalities; Places Around Town • Present Continuous Tense; Everyday Activities • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test • To Be: Short Answers; Possessive Adjectives; Everyday Activities • To Be: Yes/No Questions; Short Answers; Adjectives; Possessive Nouns; Describing People and Things; Weather • To Be: Review; Present Continuous Tense: Review; Prepositions of Location; Family Members; Describing Activities and Events; • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test • Prepositions; There is/There are; Singular/Plural Introduction; Places Around Town; Locating Places; Describing Neighborhoods; Describing Apartments; • Singular/Plural; Adjectives; This/That/These/Those; Clothing; Colors; Shopping for Clothing • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test • Field Trip

Conversational English for Beginners II Course Number and Hours Course # 1020 Course Length – 56 hours Weeks of training – 7 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($320/month) Total: $560 Course Description The primary goal of this course is to attain a greater fluency in English, further develop the vocabulary and grammar skills and feel more confident when speaking English. Students will be introduced to various conversational techniques and will have the opportunity to practice those techniques through classroom discussions. Students will also be encouraged to apply conversational skills learned through this course to situations experienced outside of the classroom. Grammar instruction is used to help students understand how basic sentences are formed, and will have the opportunity to apply knowledge learned through completing various reading and writing activities. . Outline • Simple Present Tense; Languages and Nationalities; Everyday Activities • Simple Present Tense; Yes/No Questions; Negatives; Short Answers; • Habitual Actions; Peoples Interests and Activities • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test • Object Pronouns; Simple Present Tense: s vs. non-s Endings; Have/Has; Adverbs of Frequency’; Describing Frequency of Actions; Describing People • Contrast: Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses; Adjectives; Feeling and Emotions; Describing Usual and Unusual Activities • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test • Can; Have to; Expressing Ability; Occupations; Looking for a job; Expressing Obligation; Invitations • Future: Going to Time Expressions; Want to; Describing Future Plans and Intentions; Expressing Wants; Weather Forecasts; Telling time; Making Predictions • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test • Past Tense: Regular Verbs; Introduction to Irregular Verbs; Past Actions and Activities; Ailments; Describing An event; Making a Doctor’s Appointment • Past Tense: Yes/No Questions; Short Answers; WH-Questions; More Irregular Verbs; Time Expressions; Reporting Past Actions and Activities; Giving Reasons; Giving Excuses • To Be: Past Tense; Television Commercials; Describing Physical States and Emotions; Telling About the Past; Biographies and Autobiographies • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test

Intermediate Conversational English I Course Number and Hours Course # 2010 Course Length – 64 hours Weeks of training – 8 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($320/month) Total: $640 Course Description The objective of this course is to give the students’ a good grasp in the usage of basis grammar and phrasal verbs, help them learn to communicate with some confidence in casual social conversations and in some less routine situations on familiar topics. This course will challenge students to become more fluent in their English-speaking abilities. This course is an integrated course, which consists of a combination of English grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction. Outline • Review of Tenses: Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Future: going to/ Like to; Time Expressions; Indirect Object Pronouns Describing Present, Past and future Actions; Birthdays and Gifts, Telling about Friendships (6 hours) • Count/Non-Count Nouns; Food; Being a Guest at Mealtime; Describing Food Preferences • Partitives; Count/Non-Count Nouns; Imperatives; Buying Food; Describing Food; Eating in a Restaurant; Recipes; • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test • Future Tenses; Will Time Expressions; Might; Telling about the future; Probability; Possibility; Warnings; • Comparatives; Should; Possessive Pronouns; Making Comparisons; Advice; Expressing Opinions; Agreement and Disagreement • Superlatives; Describing People, Places, and Things; Shopping in a Department Store; Expressing Opinions • Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test

Intermediate Conversational English II Course Number and Hours Course # 2020 Course Length – 80 hours Weeks of training – 10 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($320/month) Total: $800 Course Description This competency-based course is designed to develop language proficiency in the our skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with special emphasis on vocabulary development. The course introduces high frequency English idioms, fixed expressions and phrasal verbs in context. It helps students communicate facts and ideas in some detail, follow the main ideas and identify key words and important details in verbal communication and in other contexts, follow main ideas, key words, and important details in a one-page plain-language authentic text, get new information about familiar topics by reading factual texts, write 1 -2 paragraph letters and compositions, use and understand a range of common everyday vocabulary, some common phrases, and idioms. Outline Imperatives; Directions; Getting Around Town; Public Transportation Adverbs; Comparative of Adverbs; Agent Nouns; If-Clauses; Describing People’s Actions; Describing Plans and Intentions; Consequences of Actions; Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test Past Continuous Tense; Reflexive Pronouns; While-Clauses; Describing Ongoing Past Activities Could; Be Able to; Have Got to; Too + Adjective; Expressing Past and Future Ability; Expressing Past and Future Obligation; Giving an Excuse Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test Past Tense Review; Count/Non-Count Review; Mustn’t vs. Don’t Have To; Must vs. Should; Medical Examinations; Medical Advice; Health; Nutrition; Future Continuous Tense; Time Expressions; Describing Future Activities; Expressing Time and Duration; ; Making Plans by Telephone Some/Any; Pronoun Review; Verb Tense Review; Offering Help; Indicating Ownership; Household Problems; Friends Review; Cultural Immersion; Evaluation Test

Low-Intermediate English Writing Skills Course Number and Hours Course # 3010 Course Length – 32 hours Weeks of training – 4 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($320/month) Total: $320 Course Description: The intermediate Writing Skills course focuses on basic practical writing that accomplishes tasks in daily routine. Students will learn to develop contrast, use examples to explain a central idea, and use reasons to support their opinion. Course Learning Objectives Low-Intermediate English Writing focuses on developing advanced writing skills of applying rules of spelling and punctuation, recognizing and use the key vocabulary in context, applying the principles of paragraph organization, developing a well-structured paragraph, carrying out letter communication with English speaking people. • This course is designed to develop and improve English writing proficiency through the following components: Sentence patterns • Sentence combining • Pre-writing techniques • Formulation of topic sentences • Development of well-structured paragraph a. Comparing and contrasting b. Using examples or reasons to support and explain • Rewriting editing and proofreading • Grammar and usage • Basic Punctuation. Prerequisite: Basic command of the English language with few basic usage problems.

High-Intermediate English Writing Skills Course Number and Hours Course # 3020 Course Length – 64 hours Weeks of training – 8 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $10/hour ($320/month) Total: $640 Course Description: The High-Intermediate Writing Skills course focuses on advanced writing that accomplishes tasks in organizing and expressing ideas on paper. Course Learning Objectives • High-Intermediate English Writing is designed to develop and improve English proficiency through the following components: Writing clear and well organized sentences • Selecting and using the right words. • Organizing writing so that readers can follow it easily. • Developing explanations of concepts that help readers learn those concepts. • Using transitions and other guides to help readers follow the message. • Writing introductions and conclusions that accomplish the writer's purpose. • Editing and proofreading carefully. • Punctuation. Prerequisite: Low-intermediate or intermediate command of the English language with few intermediate usage problems.

TOEFL i. BT Preparation Course Number & Hours Course # 3030 Course Length – 112 hours Weeks of training: 14 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $12/hour ($384/month) Total: $1, 344 Course Description The course is designed to help students learn to process new information efficiently, analyze and synthesize listening and reading materials and then complete the type of independent and integrated tasks they will likely encounter in the TOEFL i. BT. Outline Overview of i. BT TOEFL, Reading, Listening, Speaking, writing sections. Using software, major sections of the software. About test scores. General skills building tips. Test preparation tips. Frequently asked questions. TOEFL i. BT Reading. General Reading strategies. Question types: Fact/Detail questions, NOT/EXCEPT questions, Referent questions, Vocabulary questions, Inference questions, Rhetorical Structure questions, Coherence questions, Paraphrasing questions, Drag-n-Drop Completion (Fill in a Table) questions, Drag-n-Drop Summary questions (Prose Summary). Improve your score strategies. Practice sets (1 -4) TOEFL i. BT Listening. General listening strategies. Conversations. Lectures. Question types: Basic Comprehension (Main Idea questions, Purpose questions), Pragmatic Understanding questions (Detail questions, Speaker's Attitude questions), Connecting Information questions (Rhetorical questions, Rhetorical Structure questions, Content Relationship questions, Inference questions). Improve your score strategies. Listening Practice sets (1 -4) Speaking TOEFL i. BT. General speaking strategies. Independent & Integrated speaking strategies. Task types: Independent Description; Independent Opinion; Reading & Conversation Integrated; Academic Reading & Lecture Integrated; Conversation & Opinion Integrated; Lectures. Improve your score strategies. TOEFL i. BT Writing. General Writing strategies. Independent & integrated. Writing strategies. Task types: Reading & Listening. Question forms. Writing tasks. Independent essay. Basic essay organization. Question forms: Arguments; Preferences. Improve your score strategies. Sample essays.

Business English – Banking Course Number and Hours Course # 4010 Course Length – 64 hours Weeks of training – 8 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $12/hour ($384/month) Total: $768 Course Description The course focuses on developing and improving communicative competence in the area of banking and finance. It is designed for those who would like to familiarize themselves in the financial practices or pursue a career in banking and enhance their English language skills in this area. English for Banking is designed to develop and improve English proficiency through the following components: * Reading Skills * Writing Skills * Listening Skills * Speaking Skills * Vocabulary Development * Grammar Course Outline The content of the course focuses on: Understanding and engaging in formal and informal contexts with people. Listening to and comprehending excerpts of conversations and speeches. Listening and understanding specific information from real conversations. Listening and responding to complaints with empathy. Acquiring the vocabulary used daily in the banking industry. Asking for and giving necessary information about banking issues Asking for and describing daily activities, past experiences and future plans. Giving basic descriptions of people and places. Giving simple directions and instructions. Reading and understanding short, basic written descriptions, advertisements, timetables, lists, signs etc… Applying relevant writing skills in their jobs, e. g. writing enquiries. English for Banking is designed to fulfill the needs of organizations that wish to customize the learning of English. The material designed can be tailored to suit your objectives. Student profiles will be collected for customization and delivery of the Course.

Business English – Telephoning Course Number and Hours Course # 4020 Course Length – 32 hours Weeks of training – 4 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $12/hour ($384/month) Total: $384 Course Description The course presents and practices the language used in business situations where the conversation is carried out by telephone. The conversations in each unit take place in familiar situations in different types of companies and in different type of offices within those companies. It allows the learner to both hear and practice the kind of language common to many situations. Course Outline • Getting through, introducing yourself and taking messages • Recorded messages • Fixing appointments • Discussing information, changing appointments • Making a booking; repeating and clarifying information • Checking and discussing information • Participating in a telephone conference

Business English – Telephoning for Secretaries Course Number and Hours Course # 4030 Course Length – 32 hours Weeks of training – 4 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $12/hour ($384/month) Total: $384 Course Description The Telephone English for Assistants course is meant for the advanced beginner to low intermediate English speaking support staff and consists of 60 hours study with our Secretarial-English language training specialist. The Telephone English for Assistants course examines the following areas: Course Outline Starting the Call A bad line The date The Boss is out Number revision The wrong number Telephone numbers Spelling clearly Answering machines Taking an address Telling the time, etc.

Business English – Giving Presentations Course Number and Hours Course # 4040 Course Length – 40 hours Weeks of training – 5 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $12/hour ($384/month) Total: $480 Course Learning Objectives The course is designed for people who already have a good level of English and need to give presentations in formal and non-formal situations. The course will improve students’ skill in giving presentations by helping them to organize their points so that the audience will find it easy to follow the argumentation; will help to deliver presentations in an interesting and engaging way, keep the audience listening, the students will learn how to effectively answer the audience’s questions. Course Outline §How to give effective presentations and keep the audience’s attention §Language and techniques to §Create interest §Involve the audience §Organize the information §How to deal with difficult questions from the audience

Business English – Meetings and Discussions Course Number and Hours Course # 4050 Course Length – 40 hours Weeks of training – 5 Days of training /week – 2 (4 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $12/hour ($384/month) Total: $480 Course Learning Objectives The course is designed for people who already have a good level of English. It is focused on helping people develop the skill to participate effectively in formal and informal meetings, with clients, colleagues and customers. It helps to learn how to organize the presentation of ideas to achieve positive results from meetings. The aim of this course is to: • Help organize the way arguments and opinions can be built up in discussions • Improve listening skills in discussions • Help build up an ability to present and argue points of view in discussions • Ask for opinions • Balance and support points of view • Put forward suggestions and alternatives Course Outline §Starting and controlling meetings §Presenting and supporting opinions §Balancing points of view §Making suggestions §Presenting alternatives §Accepting and rejecting ideas and proposals §Building up arguments §Summarizing and concluding

English for Public Adjusting & Insurance Course Number and Hours Course # 4060 Course Length – 120 hours Weeks of training: 20 Days of training /week – 2 (3 hs/day) Tuition Costs - $15/hour ($1, 800) Course Description The Program is offering English language and vocabulary training to those who plan to later on study Insurance Regulations and Publish Adjusting. The course will introduce the most recent English language in the above field , offer the opportunity to engage in a specific language interaction with native speakers, and provide direct access to American experts with whom participants might normally have the opportunity to interact. Course Objectives This course is designed to develop participants’ vocabulary knowledge & language skills (reading, writing, listening & speaking) in the field of study. Language writing and speaking requires a wide understanding of vocabulary. Students will learn strategies for improving vocabulary development, including effective ways to build vocabulary and recall new vocabulary through a series of readings, writing, and other class activities. The course also includes learning to speak persuasively, accurately, and clearly. Outline of Topics Used to Develop Vocabulary Skills 1. Principles of Insurance. 2. The Insurance Contract. 3. Insurance Company Organization and Regulation. 4. Insurance Transactions. 5. Introduction to Property Insurance. 6. Introduction to Liability Insurance. 7. Dwelling Insurance. 8. Homeowners Insurance. 10. Miscellaneous Personal Insurance. 11. The Commercial Package Policy. 12. The Business owners Policy. 13. Commercial Property Insurance. 15. Commercial General Liability Insurance.