How to Get Credibility at the Workplace The dynamics of the workplace can play a significant role in how the employees of a small business interact with one another. If trust and credibility erodes (падает доверие, подрывается авторитет), relationships become strained (напряженные) and productivity ebbs (продуктивность уменьшается). According to a 2009 article published by “U.S.…
How To Talk About Habits In English BE USED TO Говоря о новых действиях, которые уже стали привычными, мы можем использовать конструкцию “подлежащее + be used to + существительное/герундий”. Example: 1. I am used to driving on the left side of the street. — Я привык ездить по левой стороне улицы. 2. He is not…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “creativity” (n.) Transcription: [kriːeɪˈtɪvəti] Russian Translation: творческие способности Definition: the ability to produce new ideas or things using skill and imagination Examples: 1. Human creativity can provide limitless opportunities. 2. We noticed that youth creativity is essential to social development. Synonyms: originality, imagination, artistic skill
Winning Images László Francsics has been named the overall winner (абсолютный победитель) in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 competition, for his composition showing the 35 phases of January’s total lunar eclipse (полное лунное затмение). Other winners include a panorama of the aurora borealis (полярное сияние) over the Lofoten…
How To Talk About Habits In English USUALLY Говоря о нынешних привычках на английском языке, мы можем использовать наречие usually (обычно). Example: Melissa, a good English teacher, usually makes students repeat sentences correctly. This usually bothers Michael, her student, a little. — Мелисса, хорошая преподавательница английского, всегда учит студентов повторять предложения правильно. Это немного надоело…
Strategies for Making a Good First Impression Attire Your clothes serve as the ultimate (решающее, основное впечатление) first impression. Your clothes speak about your professionalism before you even have the chance to say one word. A person who arrives at an interview in appropriate attire makes a good impression. The environment dictates the attire. For example,…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “to socialize” (v.) Transcription: [ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz] Russian Translation: общаться, встречаться Definition: to spend time enjoying yourself with other people, for example at a party Examples: 1. Our cafe is a place where colleagues can socialize with each other. 2. I spent most of my first year at college socializing. Synonyms:…
‘Museum of Moscow. Starting Point’ at the Museum of Moscow Address: 2 Zubovsky Boulevard Date: from 7 September (permanent exhibition) The Museum of Moscow opens a new free permanent exhibition about its history and today’s activities. You will view gems (жемчужины, лучшие экспонаты) of the Museum’s holdings (фонды музея): a shaving kit of an officer…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “assignment” (n.) Transcription: [əˈsaɪnmənt] Russian Translation: назначение, (рабочее) задание Definition: work that you must do as part of a course of study or as part of your job Examples: 1. Please hand in your completed assignments by 30 October. 2. His first assignment as a reporter was to cover…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “assignment” (n.) Transcription: [əˈsaɪnmənt] Russian Translation: назначение, (рабочее) задание Definition: work that you must do as part of a course of study or as part of your job Examples: 1. Please hand in your completed assignments by 30 October. 2. His first assignment as a reporter was to cover…