Today’s Word of the Day is: “mascot” (n.) Transcription: [ˈmæs.kɒt] Translation: талисман Meaning: a person, animal, or object that is believed to bring good luck, or one that represents an organization Example: The Olympic Games always have an official mascot.
ECLIPSE TIME As part of the XI Moscow International Biennnale “Fashion and Style in Photography 2019”, the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow presents “Eclipse Time”, an exhibition by Boris Register. Boris Register, born in 1963 in Tashkent, in the Uzbek Soviet Republic, is one of the Russian documentary photographers who work with silence. With the raw…
All of a Sudden or All of the Sudden? All of a sudden is an idiom that is a more poetic way of saying “suddenly.” A common (типичный) mistake to make, especially for English learners, is to write all the sudden or all of the sudden. On a sudden is a historic but outmoded (устаревший)…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to blossom” (v.) Transcription: [ˈblɒs.əm] Translation: цвести, расцвести, расцветать Meaning: When a tree or plant blossoms, it produces flowers before producing fruit that can be eaten; when people blossom, they become more attractive, successful, or confident, and when good feelings or relationships blossom, they develop and become stronger. Example:…
Can’t Get Any Work Done In the Office? Try These Steps TIP #5: BUILD IN BREAKS Sometimes we waste time at work by talking to colleagues, checking text messages, or surfing (просмотр Web-страниц) the internet because our minds need a break from the constant grind (однообразная работа). If that sounds like you, then you’re better…
Present Continuous Tense : Adverb Placement The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Example: You are still watching TV.- Ты все еще смотришь телевизор. Example: Are you still watching TV?- Ты все еще смотришь телевизор?
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to beware” (v.) Transcription: [bɪˈweər] Translation: остерегаться, беречься Meaning: to be very careful about something or someone; used in order to warn someone to be careful Example: It is icy on that pathway in the mornings, so beware. Synonyms: watch out, be careful
Can’t Get Any Work Done In the Office? Try These Steps TIP #4: ORGANIZE YOUR SPACE A messy workspace can make you downright (совершенно) inefficient (неэффективный) even when you’re trying to do better. If your desk is full of clutter (беспорядок), carve out (выкроить) some time to get it organized. Shred papers you don’t need,…
Tamara Stoffer Exhibition Dutch artist Tamara Stoffers’s whimsical (фантастический) collages, made from Soviet-era books, have travelled to Brussels, Rotterdam, and Stockholm. Her current exhibition at Moscow’s Lumière Center of Photography, The New Past, is the first time her collages have been exhibited in the New East. The New Past by Tamara Stoffers is on display…
Present Continuous Tense. Use #4: Something That is Likely to Happen in the Future We also use the present continuous to describe future situations that are planned. Example: I am visiting my parents at the weekend.- Я навещаю своих родителей на выходных. Example: Is he coming with us this evening?- Он пойдет с…