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Module 01.01 - Monosyllabic (OneSyllable words) words sorted into groups that share the same vowel sound.    

This list of popular words contains only one syllable. The words are sorted in such a manner that the student only needs to focus on generating the same syllable, which appears only once in each word. The words containing the "TH" sound have been categorized into two separate lists. 

The first list includes words that begin with the "TH" sound and contains 99 words, such as this, that, thirst, and many others. The second list comprises 250 words where the "TH" sound appears in the middle or at the end of the word, such as rhythm, seventh, and pathology.  

 Module 01.02 (03)(04)(05) contains supporting materials for studying English phonics. 

The materials include all possible combinations of syllables as well as consonant sounds, not letters. They are designed so that the student is taught not only combinations of a vowel sound followed by a consonant sound but also the reverse. The sounds are presented using the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), which is used in the standard transcription of English words. Therefore, the student will acquire the skill to read English words and sentences using the IPA. By doing so, the skill of sounding very close to standard American English can be acquired. 

Module 02.01 continues our exploration of phonics. 

This Excel table contains 4,700 words, incorporating all possible phonetic combinations found in frequently used vocabulary. These words are then used in short sentences, with links to various resources where students can explore the usage of each word further and listen to pronunciations on YouTube and other video hosting platforms. 

Module 03.01 focuses on similar sounding words in English and Russian.

 This module features a list of 5,000 words that sound similar in both languages. The Excel spreadsheet contains two lists: the first comprises 5,000 words, while the second includes 1,200 frequently used words in both languages. This module provides an excellent method for students to rapidly expand their vocabulary with minimal effort. The list is particularly appealing to young students, as teachers can use it to create the impression that Russian and English are not significantly different.  

Module 04.01      

1000 Questions Starting from Short Sentences.       

This module addresses the challenge of understanding the grammatical rule that word order must change when forming a question. The sentences are structured so that short examples are presented first, such as "What is beauty?" "What is truth?" "What worries you?" Subsequently, the interrogative sentences become progressively longer, such as: "Who was your favorite teacher in school, and what did you like most about him or her?" This approach avoids simultaneously overburdening the student with both a new grammatical rule and increased sentence length. Because word order remains consistent in interrogative and declarative sentences in many languages, including Russian, many English learners struggle to apply the word order change rule in English when building interrogative sentences. To acquire this skill, students need a significant number of hours to fully integrate it into their foreign language use. 

Module 05.01
All Phrasal Verbs.  

This module is dedicated to the topic of phrasal verbs. There are several Excel spreadsheets, each containing a different number of phrasal verbs. Some of them are translated into Russian and used in the example sentences. For example, there are lists containing the 50 most frequently used phrasal verbs, the 100 most frequently used, the 200 most frequently used, the 500 most frequently used, and the 5000 most frequently used phrasal verbs. The list of 5000 phrasal verbs covers more phrasal verbs than native English speakers typically use in their entire lives. If the English you currently study is used as a communication tool, you might need to study the lists of 100 or 500 phrasal verbs to cover 90% of your communication needs. If you want to become a professional translator or an English teacher, start with the list containing 5000 phrasal verbs, or start from the list containing 50 phrasal verbs and work your way up to the list containing 5000 phrasal verbs.

Module 06.01  

Most Frequently Used Words.    

 This module contains two different lists of the most frequently used words. One of them contains 5,000 frequently used words in English, and the other contains 7,000. Additionally, there is a list of 1,500 so-called international words, which sound almost identical in all languages. The two lists of the most popular words are intertwined because two different methods or word sources were used to determine which words are more popular and which are less so. Anyway, it makes sense to read the two lists out loud in order to bring your vocabulary up to a level where students will be able to read, listen, and comprehend 90% of the general content. 

Keep in mind that we are not talking about professional terms in medicine, law, or chemistry. The words in this module are your "survival words." If you don't memorize 70% of them, you will not be able to resolve any more or less serious issues in an English-speaking country.

It is essential to acknowledge that for an average student with very little passion or willpower for hard work, this list of words might be the only foundation for their entire English study. Therefore, we strongly suggest working on this list by reading aloud the 5,000 and 7,000 word lists, with translations in your native language, every day for a period of 30 days. Don't skip a single day during this time.

Module 07.01      

English Homophones and Antomyms.    

 This module contains 16,000 words sorted by usage frequency. Every English word has all possible translation meanings into Russian; therefore, if students read this list aloud say 15-20 times within a month, the result in terms of text comprehension will be significant.

If you are not a professional linguist or translator, and if you do not have ambitions to study English to the level of a native speaker, once you have memorized two-thirds of these words, including their second and third meanings, you probably won't need to study any more vocabulary, except for vocabulary related to your specific occupation.

Module 08.01 and 08.02
All English Tenses, 250,000 words of practice. 

This module explains all English tenses in Russian, providing examples of usage as well as a visual representation of the tense on a time scale.  The advantage of this module is that there is another, almost identical, module (08.02) that exists here, where the same materials are explained in English. We address the problem of Russian students being presented with grammar explanations in Russian text, after which there is usually no equivalent explanation of the same grammatical points in English.

If the grammatical point explanation is never taught in English, students will spend a significant amount of time reading texts aloud in Russian, which is counterproductive, because at least half of the time in class they will be speaking Russian. However, if the grammar point is presented only in English, the initial grammatical point comprehension level will be low because the students will be overwhelmed by the large number of tasks while trying to absorb such a difficult part of English as English tenses. A two-stage study process will make the whole process much more efficient. In other words, first understand the grammatical point in Russian, then memorize the rules and example sentences in English. 

For an average student, we recommend reading all grammar rules in Russian for 30 consecutive days, and then reading them in English for an additional 60 days. The best way to study this topic is to memorize all the tense rules, which comprises approximately 300-500 words of rules and 200-300 words of examples for each tense.