Time and Space

Exhibition until November 24 The Time and Space (Время и космос) exhibition has been unveiled (открылась) at the Space Pavilion as part of the VDNH Anniversary programme. 120 unique exhibits coming from the Polytechnic Museum, the Moscow Museum of Cosmonautics and private collections will tell about time and its measuring instruments as well as show…

Business Communication Skills Tip

Things You Should Not Do In Meetings Make excuses for your questions.  When you ask a question, just ask. Don’t precede it with “I know I should know this, but…” or “Is it OK if I ask a question” or “This may be a dumb (глупый) question, but…” When you precede (предварять) your question with qualifiers like…

Grammar Tip

The Future Perfect Tense Подлежащее + will have + past participle (-ed) Будущее совершенное время (Future Perfect) используется, чтобы показать, что действие будет закончено к определенному времени в будущем. Example: Can we meet at 8 p.m.? No, I’m afraid not. At eight o’clock I will have left already. — Мы можем встретиться в 8 часов? Думаю,…

empathy (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day Is: empathy (n.) Transcription: [ˈem.pə.θi] Russian Translation: эмпатия, сопереживание Definition: the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them Examples: 1. He loves children and has a certain empathy with them. 2. Finally, capabilities, knowledge, empathy and wisdom are humankind’s treasures.…