Business Communication Skills Tip

Five Ways to Show Appreciation For Your Employees Here are five ways to make your employees feel valued at work: 1. SHOW GRATITUDE People want to feel appreciated for what they do, especially by their managers. Recognition (признание) and gratitude strengthen feelings of self-confidence and motivation, and reinforce (укреплять) sense of purpose. 2. PROVIDE LEARNING…

Explore Neon-lit Moscow Suburbs

Check the Instagram account documenting the lives of the Moscow suburbs, a project of the photographer Konstantin Vikhrov. The air is grainy (зернистый (фотографии)) with mist and suspense. Passersby with smudged faces move against a backdrop (задний фон) of endless tower blocks and the dull sheen (cияние) of wet asphalt, lit by the neon glare…

Grammar Tip

Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Use 3: Remember Non-Continuous Verbs/ Mixed Verbs It is important to remember that non-continuous verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for mixed verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using present perfect continuous with these verbs, you must use present perfect. Incorrect: Sam…

to refute (v.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “to refute” (v.) Transcription: [rɪˈfjuːt] Russian Translation: опровергать Definition: to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false Example: The speaker refuted his opponent’s arguments. Synonym: disprove