Level A1/1

Starter

Your first steps in English from scratch.

A1/1

3 mo
2× per week
100 min
up to 8 per group

Your level path

About the level

A level for those who have never studied English or have only minimal knowledge. You will learn to read simple words, build basic sentences, introduce yourself, talk about yourself, your family and everyday needs. The focus is on vocabulary, pronunciation and overcoming the language barrier.

Level01 / 08

A1/1

Starter

Format

Duration: 3 months
Lessons per week: 2 times per week
Lesson length: 100 minutes
Group size: up to 8 people
Format: online, mini-group

Teachers

Mariia Vorobiova

Teaching experience: 8 years

Graduated from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, earning a Master’s degree and a diploma with honours. Major in Philology (English and French, including translation). Throughout her professional development she has attended educational seminars, webinars and conferences by National Geographic Learning, Cambridge English (via the Linguist company) and the Academy of Digital Development. Hobbies: meditation, travel, reading, shopping and amateur photography.

“Knowing one language lets you into the corridor of life; knowing two opens every door along that corridor.”
— Frank Smith

Ihor Hashenko

Teaching experience: 10 years

A graduate of O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv and of the Professional school of foreign languages. He has experience working with both general and highly specialized materials in English (technical and academic articles, military studies). Hobbies: playing musical instruments and gaining new knowledge in the field of internet technologies.

“The road is mastered by the one who walks it.”

Yuliia Mizik

Teaching experience: 20 years

A graduate of O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy, associate professor and Candidate of Economic Sciences. Holds international diplomas and certificates: Cambridge English Qualifications Business (BEC, 2015), ICFM DipMADM (Management Accounting and Decision Making, GB, 2024), ICFM DipPIA (The Professional Internal Auditor, GB, 2024). 20 years of experience, of which 10 years teaching English. Hobbies: travel, music, learning and self-development.

“As many languages as you know, that many times you are a person.”
— J. W. Goethe

Inha Strikauskas

Teaching experience: 41 years

A graduate of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (1986), qualified as a Philologist and Teacher of English Language and Literature, and a translator. Postgraduate education at the University of de Pura (Lima, Peru): teaching methodology. University of Manchester — an exchange programme in 1984–1985.

“As many languages as you know, that many times you are a person.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Valeriia Kizim

Teaching experience: 7 years

A graduate of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. A volunteer at the Dytiatko international children’s film festival in 2018. A translator with the OSCE mission in Ukraine in 2019. In addition to English, she speaks German at the C1 level. Hobbies: classic literature, board games and travel. She believes that through travel we get to know ourselves and the world, and that language is the tool that helps us do it.

“People, be beautiful to one another!”
— Lina Kostenko

Reviews

Taisiia24 years old

I studied online in a group: general English plus IELTS preparation, twice a week for seven years. In that time I didn’t just learn a new language — I truly mastered it. Thanks to well-thought-out methods, great materials, and professional teachers, I managed to reach a B2 level, successfully pass IELTS, land a job, and move abroad.
I now work as a Project Manager and talk with international clients every day. The preparation was so systematic and well organized that I feel confident both at work and in everyday life.