When You Should and Shouldn’t Check Your Email There are situations and times that call for email checking—and other times when you should ‘X’ out of the window or app and force yourself to be head down (спокойный). Here, career experts share their best recommendations for when you should—and shouldn’t—log into your inbox. Don’t…
Brand values in billions Today’s visualization comes to us from HowMuch.net, and it showcases the 100 most valuable brands in the world, according to Forbes. For another straight year, technology dominates the list of the 100 most valuable brands in 2019 – this time, with six of the top seven entries. Most of these brands…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to plummet” (v.) Transcription: [ˈplʌm.ɪt] Russian Translation: стремительно падать Definition: to fall very quickly and suddenly Example: 1. House prices have plummeted in recent months.; 2. Temperatures plummeted to minus 20. Synonyms: drop, fall
Center or Centre – Which Is Right? Do you speak British or American English? Center and centre have the same meaning. Center is the correct spelling (написание) in American English, but British English writers usually prefer centre. Notice that center (and centre) can be a noun, adjective, or a verb. Example: The University of Southern…
Memorize Three Fundamental Capitalization Rules Proper capitalization helps your writing look professional, and correct. Here are the three fundamental rules you can use to remember which words get capitalized in English: The first word in a sentence. You should always capitalize the first word in a sentence regardless of what type of word it is.…
Three Tips to Cut Down On Your Digital Dependence 1. Schedule your internet and email use. You could technically eat all day long, but most people don’t. They eat only a few set times a day. So treat your intake (потребление) of digital information in all its forms the same way. Rather than answering every…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to fascinate” (v.) Transcription: [ˈfæs.ən.eɪt] Russian Translation: увлекать, вызывать глубокий интерес; очаровывать Definition: to interest someone a lot, attract the strong attention and interest of someone Example: Science has always fascinated me. Synonyms: captivate, interest, enchant
Read about the most interesting events: “Theatre. Cat and Dog” in Varshavka Workshop and Gallery Address: 68/1 Varshavskoye Motorway Date: until August 31 Jaume Plensa in the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Address: 25 Petrovka Street Dates: July 9 – September 22 “Bestiary 2019” at the State Darwin Museum Address: 57 Vavilova Street…
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:…
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