A few kilometres from the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, there are a cluster of bizarrely-shaped rocky outcrops in the middle of the forest. These are the stolbi (literally “pillars” in English) that are visible from almost any window in the city. For centuries, they served as a hideout for criminals and revolutionaries and in the late Soviet…
Effective Writing Skills Tip #3: Write Actively, Not Passively Wherever it’s appropriate, put your subject up front and make it do something. The active voice generally works better than the passive because it’s more direct, more concise, and easier to understand. (But not always). Example: Your proposal was reviewed at our meeting on April 1,…
Present Perfect Tense. Use 4: Something That Happened in the Past But is Important at the Time of Speaking A finished action with a result in the present (focus on result). We often use the present perfect to talk about something that happened in the recent past, but that is still true or important now.…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “shift” (n.) Translation: смена Meaning: a period of time during the day or night when somebody works Example: She works the night shift. – Она работает в ночную смену. Synonyms: duty period, work shift