This textbook was developed by a team of authors - professors and teachers of the Department of English of the National Research University "Higher School of Economics" - on the basis of educational standards and regulations. Concepts of teaching foreign languages adopted at the Higher School of Economics, taking into account the requirements of the GEF-3 . The book reflects the result of many years of practice in teaching a foreign language for students of the academic bachelor's degree, a competent approach in teaching English has been implemented .. Suitable for students studying in various specialties, since the topics covered in the manual are of a universal academic nature. It can be useful both for teachers in classroom and extracurricular work, and for students with self-training . Complies with the current requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education . The training manual is intended for students of higher educational institutions studying in humanitarian areas and specialties.