Moscow Summer/Flower Jam Festival

The world’s largest landscape design festival on the streets of Moscow June 20 – September 8, 2019  The theme of this year is “Summer Gardens of Moscow”. The gardens are already in bloom (цветут), with over 200 thousand live plants between them! For example, in front of the Russian capital’s oldest department store, TSUM, a…

Business Communication Skills Tip

Productivity Tips for Incredibly Busy People Part 2 Separate work from play  A busy calendar shouldn’t keep you from having fun. Rather, it is important to learn to work when you’re at work and to not work when you’re not at work. Knock out (справляйтесь, успевайте) your big projects during the work hours, and then…

Grammar Tip

“Shall” or “Should”? Shall and should seem similar, but they have slightly different meanings.   Should expresses certainty or possibility.   Example: It should be sunny tomorrow.  — Завтра должно быть солнечно.  We also use should to give advice or an opinion:  Example: I think you should wear the white dress. — Я думаю, тебе…

Objective (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “objective” (n.) Transcription: [əbˈdʒektɪv]  Russian Translation: цель, поставленная задача  Definition: something that you are planning to do or achieve  Example: We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives.  Synonyms: aim, purpose, target, ambition