Wild swings in meaning between seemingly similar verbs is what trips up learners. When I taught English in the Greek port of Piraeus, a colleague and I used to spend idle time in the staff room speculating on what the hardest language in the world might look like. Perhaps there would be different verb endings…
Presentation Skills Tip #5: Remember the 10-20-30 Rule for Slideshows- Помните Правило 10-20-30 для Слайд-шоу Slideshows should: – Contain no more than 10 slides; – Last no more than 20 minutes; – Use a font size of no less than 30 point. This last is particularly important as it stops you trying to put too…
Present Simple Tense. Use #3: Scheduled Events in the Near Future Speakers occasionally use present simple to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well. It can be a little confusing to grasp that…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “curious” (adj.) Translation: любопытный, cтранный, курьезный Meaning: Having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone; strange, unusual. Example: So, I’m curious about what’s going to happen in the next 5,000 days. – Мне любопытно, что случится в следующие 5000 дней. Synonyms: interested, strange