Despite the marvels of modern transportation, Vladimir Nesin prefers to see the world on foot. Despite the marvels of modern transportation, Vladimir Nesin prefers to see the world on foot. “I ran around barefoot as a kid, and whenever I take my shoes off it’s like a return to my childhood (детство). I’m always struck…
Types of Bad Bosses and How to Deal with Them. Type #3: 3. The Manager Who Likes to Play The Blame Game You and your team launched a new campaign. Unfortunately, the results weren’t as good as you’d hoped. You report your numbers to your boss and share lessons learned, but it’s not good enough.…
Indirect Speech Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like ‘say’, ‘tell’, ‘ask’, and we may use the word ‘that’ to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are not used.She said, “I saw him.” (direct speech)…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “affluent” (adj.) Transcription: [æf.lu.ənt] Translation: богатый Meaning: having a lot of money or owning a lot of things Example: His family was more affluent than most.- Его семья была богаче, чем большинство других. Synonym: wealthy, rich, prosperous