The book provides all the necessary information (including a phonetic course) for deep learning of English (independently or under the guidance of a teacher), starting from scratch. Grammatical material is served in small portions, illustrated with interesting examples, accompanied by training tasks and exercises and is fixed on texts that will help you learn to read original literature (including scientific). The fourth edition contains corrections, clarifications and additions, as well as a list of texts. Offered to anyone with a desire or need to learn English.