Grammar Tip

Open and Closed Questions In English you will find two main types of questions: open and closed. Closed questions have simple answers with few options. Open questions have many options. WH Questions are similar to  YES/NO questions, but they have WH words at the start. Let’s look at an example of a yes/no question: Example:…

Astounding (adj.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “astounding” (adj.) Transcription: [əˈstaʊn.dɪŋ] Russian Translation: поразительный Definition: Causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder, very surprising or shocking. Example: He ate an astounding amount of food. Synonym: amazing, astonishing

Business Communication Skills Tip

Four Ways to Free Up Your Schedule We want to share a few tips that can help you get the most out of your day: 1. Plan your day according to your natural cadence (ритм); 2. Don’t attend  meeting unless it’s absolutely essential (важный)– you shouldn’t feel guilty about telling someone you won’t be at…

This Minsk Designer Proves Paper Bags Are the Future of Fashion

Minsk-based brand Voodoo Workshop offers stylish and eco-friendly bags. With more and more UK shops removing plastic bags from their checkouts (касса), the handbags and totes we take out onto the high street are about to undergo a serious overhaul (обновление). Minsk-based brand Voodoo Workshop (http://voodoo.by/) offers stylish and eco-friendly bags for life that you…