Can’t Get Any Work Done In the Office? Try These Steps TIP #3. ORGANIZE YOUR CALENDAR It’s easy to inadvertently (по невнимательности) waste time when you don’t have a preset (предписанный) schedule outlining your days at work. But if you’re guilty of not maximizing your time at the office, it’ll help to create a daily…
Retired from a Moscow zoo after it had been closed down, Irma was welcomed into the couple’s domestic life in 2017. As the world’s fourth-largest wild cat and a native of the Americas, the sight of a leashed (на поводке) puma in a coat on a snowy Moscow weekend would surprise even the most open-minded…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “vibe” (n) Transcription: [vaɪb] Translation: чувство, атмосфера Definition: the mood or character of a place, situation, or piece of music Example: There’s a wonderful vibe about the place. Synonym: atmosphere, feeling, aura
Present Continuous Tense. Use #3: An Irritating Situation with “always” If you use the present continuous with words such as “always” or “constantly”, it expressed the idea that something irritating often happens. Example: He is always forgetting his keys.- Он всегда забывает свои ключи. Example: They are constantly complaining.- Они постоянно жалуются.
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to exacerbate” (v.) Transcription: [ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt] Translation: усиливать, усугублять Definition: to make something that is already bad even worse Example: Sunny weather exacerbates the effects of pollution. Synonym: make worse, aggravate
SIRIUS-19 Isolation Study Six volunteers from Russia and the United States locked themselves up for four months on Tuesday (March 19) for a space experiment ahead of the 50th anniversary (годовщина) of the first Moon landing. Three males and three females are participating in the SIRIUS-19 isolation (изоляционный) study, in which they will live, work…
Can’t Get Any Work Done In the Office? Try These Steps Here are a few steps you can take to stop wasting time at work–and start doing your job more efficiently. TIP #2. TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE A quick text message here and there during the workday might seem innocent enough, but a brief…
Present Continuous Tense. Use #2: Longer Actions than in Progress Now “Now” means not only “this second”, but it can also mean “today”, “this week”, “this month”, “this century”, etc. We use the present continuous to express the process of doing a longer actions that is in progress. We should note, however, that the action…
Can’t Get Any Work Done In the Office? Try These Steps You might need to change your environment. Here are a few steps you can take to stop wasting time at work–and start doing your job more efficiently. TIP #1: LOCK YOURSELF IN QUIET SPACES It’s easy to get distracted (отвлекаться) at the office when…
Apply to ISSP’s 2019 Open Call The International Summer School of Photography (ISSP) is searching for emerging (перспективный) artists to join a week of networking, workshops and creativity in the heart of rural Latvia. Now in its 13th year, the 2019 edition will focus on “Photography and the World”. Photographers will work alongside activists,…