It’s almost become a competition of sorts at the office It’s almost become a competition of sorts at the office: How many times did you hit the snooze button (кнопка «отложить») on your alarm clock this morning? In our society, taking those few extra (дополнительный) minutes of sleep is viewed as a bad thing (you’re…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #2: Carry a Language Notebook with You Buy yourself a small pocket notebook that you carry around with you at all times. Whenever you hear a word you don’t understand, write it down so you can look it up later. Similarly, if you have a friend who is a…
Future Perfect Tense. Use # 1: Completed Action Before Something in the Future The future perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future. Example: By next November, I will have received my promotion.- К…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “Monotonous” (adj.) Transcription: [məˈnɒt(ə)nəs] Translation: монотонный, однообразный Meaning: If something is monotonous, it is boring because it stays the same. Example: However, I’ve found that listening to a computer voice for any great length of time can be monotonous.- Однако, я обнаружил, что слушать компьютерный голос достаточно долго может…