Business Communication Skills Tip

The Best Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary Part 3 Read to your children Parents and children can both benefit (получить пользу от) and improve vocabulary from reading bedtime stories snuggled under the covers. The words in many children’s books are often outside the realm of adults’ day-to-day discourse, so parents can learn more words just…

Grammar Tip

“Although” and “Though” Although and though both mean “хотя, несмотря на”. They introduce a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete. Example: Everyone enjoyed the trip to the final although we lost the match. — Все были рады дойти до финала, хотя мы и проиграли матч.  Example: Though it was rainy,…

Commitment (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “commitment” (n.) Transcription: [kəˈmɪt.mənt] Russian Translation: намерение, готовность что-л. сделать Definition: 1. A willingness to give your time and energy to something, or a promise or firm        decision to do something; 2. Something that you must do or deal with that takes your time Example: 1.…