Russia has successfully launched a manned Soyuz rocket into space, two months after a previous launch failed In October, a Russian cosmonaut and U.S. astronaut were forced (были вынуждены) to abort their mission after a rocket bound for the International Space Station failed, sending them plunging back (обратно вниз) to Earth in an emergency landing.…
Hidden Pockets of Daily Free Time you Didn’t Know You Had. Part 4 8:00 P.M.Put a limit on housework: The average American spends about 30 minutes per day on household chores (not counting food prep and cleanup). Set a 15-minute timer for tidying. If it doesn’t happen during this time, it wasn’t urgent.9:30 P.M.Turn off…
Open and Closed Questions In English you will find two main types of questions: open and closed. Closed questions have simple answers with few options. Open questions have many options. WH Questions are similar to YES/NO questions, but they have WH words at the start. Let’s look at an example of a yes/no question: Example:…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “enigma” (n.) Transcription: [ɪˈnɪɡmə] Translation: загадка Meaning: someone or something that is mysterious and difficult to understand Example: She is a complete enigma to me. Synonyms: mystery, puzzle, riddle