This Google Manager Shares His Secrets For Building an Effective Team Matt Sakaguchi is a site reliability manager at Google. Learn why he believes that a team of all stars doesn’t always lead to an all-star team. Psychological safety. This is the idea that you can take a personal risk, and it won’t be held…
Rules for Comma Usage. Tip #7: Comma with a Question Tag A question tag is a short phrase or even a single word that is added to the end of a statement to turn it into a question. Writers often use question tags to encourage readers to agree with them. A question tag should be…
August 16-19 Signal is a four-day electronic music festival held in Nikola-Lenivets, a unique (уникальный) natural and land art park, 200 kilometers from Moscow. You’ll be able to see live performances, DJ sets, and concerts by world-renowned artists, including Radioslave, Tommy Four Seven, Myn, Robert Lippok, and Abdulla Rashim. They’ll be performing on four stages…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “slumber” (n.) Transcription: [slʌm.bər] Translation: сон, дремота Meaning: sleep Example: She fell into deep slumber.- Она погрузилась в глубокий сон. Synonyms: sleep, nap, doze, rest, catnap
Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli… Whether you’ve been watching their movies your whole life or have only heard their names before and want to know what all the fuss is about, don’t miss out (пропускать) on this fall’s Festival of Italian Cinema at the AZ Museum in Moscow. Here is your chance to watch…
How to be Busy Without Feeling Overwhelmed. Tip #2: How to Make “BUSY” Good To get some clarity on whether you’re engaged in productive action or engaged in busywork, reframe your words. In her book 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, author Laura Vanderkam writes, “Instead of saying, ‘I don’t have time,’…
Rules for Comma Usage. Tip #6: Comma with Such As The phrase “such as” requires commas if it introduces a nonrestrictive clause.Example: Coniferous trees, such as pine and spruce, do not drop their needles in the winter.- Хвойные деревья, такие как сосна и ель, не сбрасывают хвою зимой. If “such as” introduces a restrictive clause,…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to get by” (phr.) Translation: выживать, обходиться Meaning: to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money Example: They can scarcely get by on their income – Они едва могут прожить на свои доходы.…
EFFECTIVE ENGLISH COMPREHENSION, SPEAKING AND VOCABULARY BUILDING Sundays Starting August 19, 2018 16:00-18:00 Topic for Sunday August 19: “How to Effectively Communicate in English with Native Speakers” Led By: Richard Tomar, an American attorney and English Instructor FREE FOR ALL FLUENTRUSSIA/MOSCOW ENGLISH CLUB STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN COURSES ALL OTHERS WELCOME: 750 RUBLES …
How to be Busy Without Feeling Overwhelmed. Tip #1: The Problem With “BUSY” “Busy” doesn’t really mean “productive”; here’s how to switch your focus to what really matters. At most moments in the day, we’re busy doing something; however, there’s a big difference between being busy and productive and just being busy. The word “busy”…