The present handbook has been compiled on the basis of the extensive teaching of its authors by H. Nigmatov, Akram Shermatov, Fakhriddin Yakubov, Bahodir Ne’matov and is meant for the first year students of higher schools. In creating The Essential Course took part a number of higher school teachers, under prof. Sh. Safarov’s guidance. The handbook consists of 9 lessons each comprising phonetic, grammar, conversation, reading, home reading and testing parts given in strict consecutive order. It has been compiled according to the higher school syllabus norms issued by the Ministry of Secondary Specialized, Vocational and Higher Education of Uzbekistan and to be delivered totally with 402 hours a year i.e. 5-6 double lessons a week in a complex way by one teacher.