Yazyk+
Live the language
The difference
2019–2020 academic year
How we relate
A foreign language is a subject to study.
↓Teaches you to write tests and translate on paper.
A foreign language is a means of communication.
↓Teaches you to talk in the language.
Method
The approach rests on conversation. Getting a student talking in a foreign language is the teacher’s main job.
All four skills develop at once — listening, speaking, grammar and writing — inside a real conversation.
Only the target language is used in class.
Authentic material: articles, books, songs, films.
The method helps students loosen up and learn to communicate rather than fear mistakes.
The whole programme is aligned to the Common European Framework.
Common European Framework
A — basic user · B — independent user · C — proficient user
Benchmarks
| School year | International exam | Russian exam | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years 2–3 | Starters | — | A0 |
| Years 3–4 | Movers | — | A1 |
| Year 5 | Flyers | — | A2 |
| Years 6–7 | KET | — | A2 |
| Years 8–9 | PET | OGE | B1 |
| Years 10–11 | FCE | EGE | B2 |
From age three to graduation
The steps are linked: you cannot reach “I can read” without “I can speak”, or “Clumsy” without both. Anyone joining at seven or older starts on a parallel track.
| Age | Course | Exam | If starting at 7–8 or later |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3–4 years | I can sing | — | — |
| 4 years | I can sing 2 / musicals | — | — |
| 5–6 years | I can speak | — | — |
| 6–7 years | I can read (only after “I can speak”) | — | Academy Stars 1 / I can speak + I can read |
| 7–8 years | Clumsy (after “I can speak” and “I can read”) / Academy Stars 2 | A0 | Academy Stars 1 / I can speak + read |
| 8–9 years | I can write (after Clumsy) / Academy Stars 3 | A1 | — |
| 9–10 years | Academy Stars 4 | A1 | — |
| 10–11 years years 5–6 | Academy Stars 5 / Prepare 2–3 / Gateway A2 | A2 | — |
| 11–12 years years 6–7 | Gateway A2+ / B1 / Prepare 3–4 | A2+ / B1 | Gateway A1 / Prepare 1 |
| 12–13 years years 7–8 | Gateway A2+ / B1 / Prepare 3–4 | A2+ / B1 / OGE | — |
| 13–14 years years 8–9 | Gateway B1+ / B2 | B1 / OGE | — |
| 14–15 years years 9–10 | Insight Upper-Intermediate | B2 / EGE | — |
| 15–16 years years 10–11 | Insight Upper-Intermediate / Advanced | B2 / EGE | — |
The triangle
Results appear only when all three sides do their part. The teacher owns the method, the child the effort, the parent the support and the routine.
The strongest line on the diagram is the horizontal one, between child and parent. More often than not, it decides whether a student reaches the next step.
Transparency
The Best Student
Both an individual student and a whole group can win. The conditions are simple: turn up on time, miss no lessons, do every piece of homework, and attend at least one club that month.
A prize, plus 25% off next month’s tuition
Language camps
A session from 3 to 7 November for ages seven and up. The theme: “Make friends with your fear”.
Free for students of the centre
What we teach from
I Can Sing · ages 4–7
Academy Stars · Macmillan
Prepare! · Cambridge
Insight · OxfordLifehack Lab
Held at the Sokolova and Islyukova offices. Season pass 1,500 ₽, single session 400 ₽.
A block of in-person workshops for parents:
Between sessions there is a chat with homework aimed at understanding your child better — results go there too, along with any questions.