This manual, aimed at students of technical areas with initial knowledge of English, is aimed at eliminating the most frequent errors and is corrective for those who did not take the exam in English upon admission. The manual includes brief information on the main sections of the basic course, as well as a section on the use of English in various communication situations; contains tests, training tasks (including translation), questions for repetition and self-testing. Independent work on the use of professional vocabulary involves access to dictionaries, audio and video materials (links to Internet sources are given in the appendix).