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“Не пишите мне писем, дорогая графиня…”— sung under guitars in courtyards, passed across generations First Encounter: Why This Song Matters I was fifteen, the youngest in a group where the oldest was forty-one.Someone played this under a guitar. Not a concert, a life. And I didn’t hear the ceremonial “не хочу умирать” (I don’t want […]

Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin «О, не лети так, жизнь, слегка замедли шаг…»— Rauf Kubaev, О, не лети так, жизнь There are songs where a man begs for love.There are songs where he says thank you for the years that passed.And then there are songs like this one — where a man is not talking […]

Levitin Language School | Career and Language Skills 🔗 Choose your language Why “Business English” Often Fails (and How to Make It Work) Everyone talks about Business English like it’s a magic formula:“Learn formal phrases, memorize some vocabulary, add a polite ending — done.” But in real life, it’s not that simple. Business English is […]

👉 Choose your language Why These Verbs Are Tricky English has four common verbs of communication — say, tell, speak, talk. They often translate the same way, but their grammar and usage are different. Let’s make it simple. Say — Focus on Words We use say when the focus is on the words themselves, not […]

🌍 Choose your language Introduction Exams like IELTS and TOEFL are gateways to studying abroad, building an international career, or applying for visas. But they can be stressful: strict timing, complex tasks, and the pressure to perform. At Levitin Language School | Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, we prepare students with personalized online tutoring […]

👉 Choose your language Why Learners Mix Them Up Both some and any are used with plural and uncountable nouns. The problem? They look similar, but the rules change depending on whether the sentence is affirmative, negative, or a question. Let’s clear it up in 10 minutes. Rule 1: Affirmatives → Use Some We normally […]

👉 Choose your language Why This Topic Confuses Learners The words few, a few, little, a little look very similar, but their meaning changes completely depending on the article “a.” Misusing them may turn a positive idea into a negative one. Let’s make this crystal clear. Few vs A Few (Countable Nouns) 👉 Think of […]

Choose your language → https://levitintymur.com/#language There’s a song by Lenny Kravitz called “Again.” But what struck me most was not the melody — it was the word itself. More Than “Once More” The English word again looks simple. Just “once more,” right? But behind it lies a whole world of meanings. In Ukrainian, знов is […]

Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin • Levitin Language School 🔗 Choose your language🔗 Meet the Author “Not everything that touches the soul fits into grammar.And not everything worth saying can be translated.”— Tymur Levitin “Pomolimsya za roditeley” — Let us pray for our parents — is a Russian song that speaks, not to the ear, […]

👉 Choose your language Why This Topic Matters One of the most common mistakes learners make is mixing countable and uncountable nouns. Some words look plural but are not. Others seem singular but can’t take “a” or “one.” Mastering this difference will instantly make your English more natural. How to Test Countability 👉 If you […]