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Natalya Bonk, the woman who taught English to all Soviet children, dies

Natalia Bonk, a teacher and linguist, author of an English textbook for students, died at the age of 96 in Moscow. This was reported on the website of the Literary Institute named after A.M. Gorky, writes RBC.

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Bonk passed away on November 21.

“Natalya Alexandrovna was the only, unique and wonderful teacher who worked at our institute since 1993. She was the leader of the English language courses taught from her textbooks. Everyone who knew her will never forget her sunny smile, sense of humor and generosity in everything: she was always ready to share her knowledge, life experience, to help in difficult times, ”the press service of the university said.

Bonk was born on July 2, 1924 in Moscow in the family of an opera singer and director of a paints and varnishes plant. In 1945 she graduated from the Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages. At various times, she taught English at the courses of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Russian Foreign Trade Academy. Since 1993, she has taught at the Literary Institute. Gorky.

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Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva, with whom Bonk studied at an elite Moscow school, wrote about Natalya in her autobiography: “but the girl, from whom a lot was expected, became just a foreign language teacher.” Bonk herself says that she fell in love with her profession and does not regret this choice.

“If you decide to learn any language, you must first of all answer the question of why you need it. If we are talking about a tourist trip, a phrase book is enough. And if you want to use this language in your profession, you need to prepare for a solid time and a solid course.

And the most important thing is not to stop learning the language. This could be reading original literature. If you like to read about love, read about love; if you like science fiction, read science fiction. But be sure to read,” advises Bonk in an interview Air force.

When asked how to get rid of an accent, Natalya answered: “It’s better not to acquire one. And you can only get rid of it by living for some time among people with whom you will have to speak in their native language - provided that they speak competently.”

Language courses, according to Natalia Bonk, should be considered as part of the entire language learning course. The intensive course itself must be carefully prepared. The high repeatability of the material must be taken into account. The teacher should have the opportunity to build a good, interesting lesson. It is also necessary to take into account the teaching time of speaking in class and the time allotted to students, the number of students in the group... But Natalya believed that new inventions should not be immediately rejected - it is important to try and experiment.

Bonk was the author of a number of textbooks and developments in the field of teaching methodology in English. The most popular one was written in collaboration with G.A. Kotiy and N.A. Lukyanova. In addition, together with her daughter Irina Bonk (1951–2005), she wrote another, again popular textbook, Step by Step English.

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On November 12, the REN TV channel announced Bonk's hospitalization in one of the capital's hospitals with suspected stroke.

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