Английский язык

Наталья - замечательный преподаватель. Прекрасные знания не только языка, но и психологии, педагогики позволяют ей сделать занятия очень увлекательными, разнообразными. Никакой тупой зубрежки. Я с огромным удовольствием хожу на уроки и делаю домашние задания. Отсюда и результаты, каких я сама от себя не ожидала)). А еще Наталья очень пунктуальна, эрудирована, с отличным чувством юмора. Спасибо ей огромное!!!

Татьяна, стоматолог, 2017

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Russian for foreigners

Clients

• SPIC (Italy)
• Toyota
• The Consulate General of Italy in Saint-Petersburg
• Hellenic Bank
• Edpnet
• Heineken
• Jotun 
• Nevsky bereg
• Red Cross
• Spirax  Sarco
• British Council
• UN
• Unicum
• German-Russian Exchange
  

I lived in Russia from January 2010 until August 2015, because of my job. I've never studied russian before and it was not necessary to know it at work. But I always loved to learn foreign languages and of course it's more easy and pleasant to live in a new country when you can speak with the people in their own language. So I had from the beginning this idea to study russian, but for three years I didn't find the right moment to start. Finally one day I met Natalya through an advertisement and from the first meeting I had a very good feeling: she is not only a competent and experienced teacher, but also a nice and kind person.

She uses a communicative system, focused on conversation, so you learn very quickly to speak without thinking to the complexity of grammar. Of course she explains you also the grammatical rules, step-by-step, when you are at the right level to understand them and you know enough words to apply them in the speech. So you learn with pleasure, without a big effort, in a natural way like a child.

She is very flexible and she adapts the lessons to the needs of the different students regarding the subjects and also the schedule.

I studied with her for almost two years and a half, I had one or two lessons of one hour a week and I could achieve an intermediate level (B1): of this result I'm very satisfied.

Paola Carazzato,Italy, 2016

Lecturer in Italian Language at the SPBGU

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"During two months I took both private and group lessons with Natasha. I have had my last russians classes three years ago in Switzerland and forgot most of what i once knew in russian. Natasha enabled me to have conversations way above small talk and meet russian people on my journey through russia. Besides the good results I specially want to mention her teaching style: it is both motivating and demanding as well as individually designed to match one's needs. Also the friendly and comfortable yet professional atmosphere during the lessons are a big plus! The classes were held in russian only and despite my limited russian knowledge she knew always various ways to describe the meaning of a russian word in russian or to make me understand grammatical issues. I thank Natasha for everything she thaught me and can only warmly recommend her as a teacher."  

Gabriel, Switzerland, 2012,
German-Russian Exchange

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I've been working on my Russian with Natasha for 5 years now. Usually I can come to Russia only during the summer, so I have a very limited exposure to the language. The results have nonetheless been impressive, and I could almost say that I came to Russia to work with her. We decided that I could take the TRFL, level 2 last year, and she prepared me for the test, which I passed with 75%. Besides the test I'm very satisfied by the progress I've made: I've known many Russian teachers, but none are like her. Natasha tailors the course to your specific needs, with considerable breadth and flexibility. She is a gifted teacher who can readily understand your difficulties and help you with patience. Her lessons have always been a very interesting and challenging experience: basically, just a great fun!"

Lorenzo Cuccoli, Ph.D. student, Universita degli studi di Bologna and Universite de Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, 2010

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Natasha was and probably always will be my favourite Russian teacher. She was demanding on one hand, but always very well prepared on the other hand. 

She seemed to know every single rule and had plenty of concepts at hand. Her competence is just admirable.

Rahel, 39, Switzerland, 2009

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"Natalia is simply great! She knows how to adapt her teaching to the particular needs of the particular student, understands better than any other language teacher I ever had the difficulties Russian presents to a foreign student, and, above all, she has a style that makes you want to keep on learning! She has a positive, encouraging attitude--and a great smile, for that matter!--,that makes the lesson feel easy. If you want to learn to speak and write in Russian fast, with a thorough and deep understanding of its grammar and idioms, and become confident in conversing with the locals, I suggest that you try and have at least 2-3 lessons with her and judge on your own. I'm sure you will decide to go all the way, like I did. Natalia is A+ . " 

Nikos Hadjicostis, 45, Cyprus, 2007

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'I tried to learn Russian from books and by general conversation for the first 3 years I was living in Russia, but I'm a bad student -- I was too easily distracted and I had too many Russian friends who spoke English, so it wasn't very important and I wasn't improving.

But then I needed more Russian to speak with business people, so I had to find a new approach.

I found Natasha through a Russian friend and decided to try a more formal approach, but on a one-on-one basis. After spending 3 months arguing about the mistakes I had learned in the first 3 years, I made more progress with Natasha in the following 6 months than in those first 3 years!

Her style might not work for everyone, but it certainly improved my Russian -- now I can sometimes even talk to my Russian wife!'

Peter, M., 2008

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Someone said that studying Russian was like doing a fiendishly difficult crossword. How true! The grammar can tie you up in mental knots. I got nowhere in the beginning but then I switched teachers. She kept on saying 'ne vashna' (not important) when we came to grammar. Rather the focus was on speaking. Gradually, the grammar falls into place. You find yourself saying things correctly without knowing why. It is quite refreshing. I have a long way to go but at least I am getting better and, importantly, I enjoy my classes.

Andy Stewart
General Manager
Spirax Sarco Russia, 2008