Greeting and Introduction Tip #1: Formality Listen carefully to how your business partners greet you. In those first two or three sentences, they are telling you how formal or informal they would like the relationship to be. Use a formal approach (подход) when you do not know the other person, or where formality (формальность)…
The passion to run has hit Russians hard. RunRepeat, a group that tracks (следить за) marathon participation and times all around the world, reports that more Russians are running and more of them are running faster. In six years from 2009 to 2014, the number of Russian marathoners increased 300 percent. Right now, 81 percent…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “tent” (n.) Transcription: [tent] Translation: палатка Meaning: a shelter made of canvas or nylon which is held up by poles and ropes, and is used mainly by people who are camping Example: Tonight, groups of tourists sleep in tents and wait for the sun to rise.