摘要：AbstractThe article aims to explore the importance of the situational context for enhancing students’ comprehension of particular phrases of the English language in their native-like use. This case study particularly focuses on situation-bound utterances and opportunities for creating relevant learning environment in the process of teaching. The authors present the results involving Russian EFL non-language-majoring students to rely on their comprehension of such phrases depending on the context. It analyses to what extent the situational context helps students comprehend and infer the meaning of SBUs in two organized ways – within and outside of the socio-cultural situation.
