Moscow Planetarium

If you are interested in space, you’ve got to see it The long and expensive renovation of the historic Moscow planetarium has yielded stunning results (дала потрясающие результаты). At the interactive museum children and adults can learn about space, telescopes, satellites (спутники), gravity (гравитация) and other miracles of science by getting involved in hands-on exhibits…

Business Communication Skills Tip

What Are the Positive Effects of Using Technology to Communicate? Advantage: Communication Log Technology has made it easy to keep extended communication logs (журнал отслеживания сообщений). Emails and texts are easily tracked to confirm what was discussed in previous correspondence. Even phone conversations can be recorded and logged in digital formats through customer retention management…

Grammar Tip

Tag Questions Tag questions (or question tags) turn a statement into a question. They are often used for checking information that we think we know is true (but we need a confirmation). Example: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? — Сегодня прекрасный день, правда?   We also use tag questions to ask for help or to…

Concern (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “concern” (n.) Transcription: [kənˈsɜːn] Russian Translation: обеспокоенность чем-л.; вопрос, который необходимо решить Definition: a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you feel worried Example:  Many people have voiced concern over the proposed changes in the law. Synonyms: worry, anxiety, preoccupation