Let me tell you about Tanya Artamonova!!!

The question is - why should I write about Tanya if she graduated from RSSU in 2007 and now other new students are due to finish?
The answer is very simple - she passed CPE in June 2007 with the 'B' and eventually e-mailed me her scanned CPE certificate. This fact in itself is really outstanding and I decided to write about it and tell you more about this very special girl. However, first of all,let us have a look at her certificate and at Tanya herself among other fellow students (she is the first on the left) in her class of would-be-teachers of group 1, graduation 2007. I'm also among them, the one on the very right (sure, you can't mistaken me for some of my students!!!).

She came from a small Russian town of 'STH', I don't remember its name. But her motivation and ambition have always been incredible. These qualities drove Tanya through all three levels of the ESOL Main Suit Exams: FCE (A) in 2005, CAE (B) in 2006 and CPE(B) in 2007. And it was the girl who lived in a dormitory and didn't have enough money for the basic necessities! Surely, I helped a lot at FCE level. Later, I just supervised her preparations helped with Speaking and gave some advice. But still, I think a real credit should go to her very strong personality and massive drive that brought her up in just no time (3 years only !!!).

The best thing I can say is that I really take pride in Tanya and hope she'll reach her goals in life as quickly as she managed ESOL exams. Many young people around the world can only dream about such a success.