Springtime in Moscow is good news for athletes: the running season is off to its annual post-winter start. On May 20 Moscow will host a half-marathon (21.1 kilometers), one of a series of races that gradually help runners train for the full marathon in September. Dmitry Tarasov, director of the Moscow Marathon, told The Moscow…
Presentation Skills Tip #6: Smile and Make Eye Contact with your Audience- Улыбнитесь и Установите Зрительный Контакт с Аудиторией This sounds very easy, but a surprisingly large number of presenters fail to do it. If you smile and make eye contact, you are building rapport, which helps the audience to connect with you and your…
Present Simple Tense. Use #4: Now (Non-Continuous Verbs) Speakers sometimes use the present simple to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with non-continuous verbs and certain mixed verbs. Pay attention to which verbs can be used in this way. Example: I am here now.- Сейчас…
Today’s Word of the Day is: Translation: предок Meaning: a person related to you who lived a long time ago Example: We have an ancestor who served in the government. – У нас есть предок, который служил в правительстве. Synonyms: forefather