Friday, July 26, 2019 to Saturday, July 27, 2019 This summer boutique (элитный) festival Chess & Jazz returns to Moscow Hermitage Garden on July 26-27 featuring performances from two-time Grammy award winner Gregory Porter and the Manchester trio, GoGo Penguin. Chess grandmasters are flying in to inspire rookies (начинающие игроки) and give lessons across the…
Productivity Tips for Incredibly Busy People Part 3 Know your strengths and weaknesses For example, night owls (совы) feel the most energized and focused in the evenings, so they might save their toughest workload for 8 or 9 p.m. Take a walk at lunchtime if you struggle with low energy in the afternoons. Focus on…
“As If” and “As Though” As if and as though are conjunctions that have similar meanings. They are followed by a clause — a group of words with a subject and a predicate. The structures as if/as though + a clause are used to describe something that is unreal. Example: He talked to Tom as…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “brainchild” (n.) Transcription: [ˈbreɪn.tʃaɪld] Russian Translation: оригинальная идея, детище, замысел Definition: an original idea, plan or invention Example: That enterprise is the brainchild of the trade union movement.