Grammar Tip

Past Simple Tense. Use #3: Duration in the Past The past simple can be used with a duration, which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc. Example: They sat at the beach all…

Business Communication Skills Tip

Companies Need to Embrace the Sick Day Reason #3: SETTING THE STANDARD Employers lead by example, and this applies (касаться) to time off as much as it does to job performance. As a leader and manager, you need to log off (выходить из сети) and disconnect when you’re sick because this sends a message to…

The Three Lives of Agnes Varda

As part of the XI International Biennale “Fashion and Style in Photos 2019” The Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow presents a retrospective exhibition by legendary French director, photographer and artist Agnès Varda.   “I hope I don’t live beyond 45″, I thought, believing it was poetic (стихотворный) to die young.’ Agnès Varda passed away on 29…

Staycation (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “staycation” (n.) Transcription: [steɪˈkeɪ.ʃən] Russian Translation: отпуск, проведённый дома/в своей стране Definition: a holiday that you take at home or near your home rather than travelling to another place Example: It’s easy to have a staycation in a place like NYC.