With this level, you will reach an advanced level of proficiency in Russian: the fourth level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. You will be able to understand texts of certain complexity and technical conversations, and you will be able to communicate both orally and in writing. Through an effective system of learning and teachers who are experts in online teaching. 

The main objective is to help you acquire the oral skills you need to be able to certify your level and to promote your personal and professional growth by helping you learn Russian. 

In TECH's B2 Russian individual conversation classes, taught by university professors, we work though various skills, using over 450 different activities” 

Teachers and psychologists believe that the best way to stimulate language learning is not to subject the learner to formalized, linear learning (learning by rote, for example) but by encouraging the imagination and learning through sensory exploration in order to be able to understand and interpret what is around us.

This allows the brain to work and learn a second language in the most natural way possible, in the same way that we learned our mother tongue.

With this high-level program you will learn Russian from native teachers who have extensive teaching experience in prestigious universities. A unique opportunity to improve your speaking skills and pass the B2 Russian oral test. 

This is the most comprehensive preparation program for developing communication skills in order to pass the CEFR B2 test.

You will be able to understand complex texts on different subjects, and talk about them fluently.

It is proven that learning languages increases your Intelligence. Learning a foreign language strengthens the brain's neural networks” 

José Antonio Marina.
Philosopher, writer, and teacher.

A unique and stimulating experience 

Flexible and Tailored

Take the best Russian conversation program, at your own pace based on your personal availability and schedule.

Acquire Skills and Abilities

With our method you will practice and consolidate the oral communication skills required at this level.

Networking

Join a large community and exchange knowledge and experiences with students from all over the world.

The B2 Russian Individual Conversation Classes program is designed entirely by native university teachers so that you acquire the necessary oral skills to take the exam and accredit your level through practice, training, repetition, personalized supervision, but above all, thanks to your efforts and the educational excellence of the TECH method. 

Practice with guarantees the oral skills and competences required by the B2 CEFR: more than 100 different practice exercises"

General Objectives

• Understand, interact and express yourself in a extensive range of situations, both orally and written, with good control of linguistic resources and with a degree of precision and ease that allows for natural communication with native speakers
• Acquire deeper knowledge of sociocultural aspects related to this situations and alter your register, attitudes and gestures appropriately in each situation
• Internalize new linguistic resources, through functional and formal practice, and reinforce the use of those already known; reflect on their mistakes in order to be able to self-correct
• Become aware of the communication and learning strategies that help you the most, so that you can use them intentionally
• Develop autonomy in the planning, implementation, evaluation and improvement of their learning

Specific Objectives

Oral Comprehension

• Understand the main ideas of a linguistically complex speech, dealing with both concrete and abstract topics delivered at a standard language level, including technical discussions within their field of expertise
• Understand long speeches and complex lines of reasoning as long as the subject matter is reasonably familiar and the development of the speech is facilitated by explicit markers
• Understand any type of speech, both face-to-face conversations and broadcast speeches, on topics, usual or not, of personal, social, academic or professional life. Only excessive background noise, inadequate structuring of speech or idiomatic use of language affect their ability to understand
• Pick up with some effort much of what is being said around them, but may find it difficult to participate effectively in a discussion with several native speakers if they do not modify their speech in some way
• Follow lively conversations between native speakers
• Understand the main ideas of linguistically complex lectures, talks and reports, and other forms of academic and professional presentation
• Understand statements and messages on concrete and abstract topics, in standard language and at a normal pace
• Understand most radio documentaries and other recorded or rebroadcast material spoken in standard language, and identify the speaker's mood and tone
• Understand recordings in standard language that may be encountered in social, professional or academic life, and identify the speaker's points of view and attitudes, as well as the content of the information

In TECH's preparation course for the CEFR B2 level test you will find more than 100 activities focused on developing your oral skills.

Oral Expression

• Participate in conversations with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that enables regular interaction with native speakers without strain for either party. Emphasize the personal importance of certain facts and experiences, express and defend points of view with clarity, providing adequate explanations and arguments
• Speak fluently, accurately and effectively on a wide range of general, academic, professional or leisure topics, clearly marking the relationship between ideas. Communicates spontaneously and has good grammatical control without showing many signs of having to restrict what he/she says and adopting a level of formality appropriate to the circumstances
• Understand in detail what is said in standard language, even in an environment with background noise
• Approach extensive conversations on most general topics, even in a noisy environment, in a clearly participatory manner
• Have conversations with native speakers without unintentionally amusing or annoying them, and without demanding different behavior from them than they would have with a native speaker
• Convey a certain emotion and highlight the personal importance of facts and experiences
• Follow the rhythm of lively discussions between native speakers. Express ideas and opinions with precision, present complex lines of argument convincingly and respond to them
• Take an active part in informal discussions that occur in everyday situations by making comments, clearly expressing their points of view, evaluating alternative proposals, making hypotheses and responding to them  
• With some effort, pick up much of what is said in discussions going on around them, but may find it difficult to participate effectively in discussions with several native speakers if they do not modify their speech in some way
• Express and uphold their opinions in discussions by providing appropriate explanations, arguments, and comments
• Keep up with heated discussions and accurately identify the arguments of different points of view. Express ideas and opinions with precision, present complex lines and respond to them with conviction
• Understand, with complete certainty, detailed instructions. Contribute to the progress of the work by inviting others to participate, speak up, etc.  
• Outline an issue or problem clearly, speculating on the causes or consequences and comparing the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches
• Negotiate the resolution of conflicts, such as claiming an unfair traffic fine, claiming financial responsibility for damages caused in an apartment or for culpability in an accident
• Express their opinions in the event of damages, using persuasive language to claim compensation, and clearly establish the limits of any concession they are willing to make
• Explain a problem that has arisen and make it clear that the service provider or customer must make concessions
• Understand and exchange complex information and advice on all matters related to their profession. Communicates detailed information with complete certainty
• Make clear and detailed descriptions of how to carry out a procedure. Summarizes and communicates information and arguments from a variety of sources
• Conduct effective and fluent interviews, even spontaneously departing from prepared questions, following the thread and giving interesting answers
• Take the initiative in an interview, expand and develop ideas, either with little help or getting it if needed from the interviewer

Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Competence 

• Broaden and diversify your knowledge of sociocultural aspects of communities where they speak the language, acquiring a natural and confident manner of speaking, which doesn’t attract attention nor leads to special treatment, different to that given to native speakers. Furthermore, gain knowledge of how to adjust your behavior, reactions, attitude, message and wording to any changes in situation, style and emphasis
• Identify the most important aspects of a variety of common formal and informal , oral and written registers, and appropriately use the expressions, pronunciation and intonation of the most common registers that you are most in contact with
• Perceive the differentiating characteristics of the Italian language pattern in relation to other widespread or nearby patterns

Linguistic Competence 

• Manage a wide and varied repertoire of linguistic resources, including complex syntax and textual grammar, in order to approach, with naturalness, precision, clarity and cohesion, texts on a wide range of situations and topics, almost without showing that he/she has to limit what he/she wants to say
• Adapt flexibly to changes in direction, register and emphasis, although hesitations and circumlocutions may still occur
• Effectively use a variety of connectors and discourse markers to clearly signal connections between ideas and to link discourse in a flexible and effective manner
• Possess good control of linguistic resources with few faults. When using complex structures, especially in discourse development, and even more so in oral communication or in less common situations, there are sometimes cohesion or inappropriate register mistakes, as well as sporadic slips or some "resistant" errors in less commonly controlled situations. In these cases the student will be capable of self-correcting

In order to consolidate all these skills you will have more than 50 sessions designed by expert teachers and based 100% on the CEFR"