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Approved Partner of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State

University Lomonosov

TELEPHONE 99617661 LARNACA CYPRUS

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TORFL - Test of Russian as a Foreign Language

NOW IN CYPRUS

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Starting 2014, the test will be offered in Cyprus

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The Russian language is today

becoming the second most

important foreign language in

Cyprus for

Education

business

tourism.

The RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN CYPRUS

This summer, 600.000 Russian people are visiting Cyprus

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THE RUSSIAN

ALPHABET IS The Cyrillic alphabet, IT is "loosely based" on the Greek alphabet SINCE THEY HAVE MANY SIMILAR LETTERS.

THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET

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Benefits for students FROM

TORFL:

Standardized material for all 6 levels of tests

Enter Russian and international Universities

Qualification to get a job

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Benefits for businesses from TORFL

Guaranteed knowledge for personnel they intend to hire

Possibility for selecting the most suitable employee

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Forty (40) different schools, one of them being the School of Philology

MSU Lomonosov

Rightfully considered as one of the most remarkable in Russia and Europe

The oldest university in

Russia

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SCHOOL OF PHILOLOGY- MSU

Leading institution of higher education, training philologists in Russia

The Faculty of Philology has international links with over 50 world’s leading universities and centers of philological studies

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Test of Russian as a Foreign Language – TORFL

Тест по русскому языку как иностранному or ТРКИ

Standardised test supervised by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science

Six levels, conforming to schema of the Association of Language Testers in Europe, and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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Elementary level Basic level TORFL-1 – 1st Certificate level TORFL-2 – 2nd Certificate level TORFL-3 – 3rd Certificate level TORFL-4 – 4th Certificate level

Six levels of TORFL

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Part 1. Vocabulary &

Grammar

Part 2. Reading

Part 3. Listening

Part 4. Writing

Part 5. Speaking

Every level includes the following:

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Elementary Level

Level Competencies Enables holder to

Elementar

y (part of

the Basic

level)

Successful performance in the

Elementary Test represents a

standard of initial competence in

Russian which enables a

candidate to satisfy his

elementary communicative needs

in a limited number of everyday

situations.

 Basic

communication

skills

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Basic Level

Basic

Successful performance in

the Preliminary Test

represents a standard of

competence in Russian

which enables a candidate

to satisfy basic

communicative needs in a

limited number of

situations in everyday and

cultural spheres.

This level is required to

obtain a Russian

citizenship by

naturalization. Not enough

to study at the Russian

educational institutions,

except for preparatory

faculties (programs or

courses) for foreigners.

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Intermediate Level

Level 1

(Intermedia

te)

Candidate satisfies his

main communicative

needs in everyday,

cultural, educational and

professional spheres in

line with the State

Standard of Competence

in Russian as a Foreign

Language.

Enter Russian higher

educational institutions,

with obligatory further

studies of the Russian

language. The level is

usually achieved after

the one-year

preparatory course.

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Advanced Level

Level 2

(Advance

d)

High level of competence in

Russian which enables a

candidate to satisfy his

communicative needs in a

wide range of situations of

cultural, educational and

professional spheres.

Receive Bachelor's,

Master's and Ph.D.

degrees from Russian

universities,

excluding certain

subjects.

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Proficiency Level

Level 3

(Proficienc

y)

Advanced level of competence

in Russian which enables a

candidate to communicate

fluently in all communicative

spheres, to do scientific

research in Russian and to

teach Russian in courses at an

Elementary level.

Participate professionally in

philology, translation and

interpreting, editing,

journalism, diplomatic service

and management in a Russian

speaking environment; receive

Diplomas, Bachelor's, Master's

and Ph.D. degrees in these

fields (except specialists' and

Masters' of Art Degree in

Philology)

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Fluency Level

Level 4

(Fluency)

Successful performance in the

Fourth Level Certificate

indicates Proficiency in Russian

and candidate's competence is

close to that of native Russian.

Receive a Master of

Arts degree in

philology, undertake

all forms of work in

Russian philology

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Books

TORFL Cyprus can provide all interested individuals with the necessary material (books, tests, exercises, CDs) promptly

We offer any help students will need in preparing for the Tests

We buy directly from the Publishers, so we are able to offer all necessary material at low prices.