Big Quiz Night

Join us at an exciting English-speaking event on January, 26 This will be a 90s themed trivia (интересные факты эпохи 90-х) quiz night, with 6 rounds. People will sign up individually and then compete as a team and as individuals. We will be using the Internet, so it’s important that you bring a charged phone…

Business Communication Skills Tip

How to Use Presentation Skills at a Job Interview Tip #2: Tell the Story of You An effective presentation starts with thinking about its overall structure and creating a story line (сюжет) to guide the audience towards your goal. In an interview, your interviewers are your audience. Sit down and think about your past work…

Grammar Tip

Pluralizing Nouns: Specific Cases В английском языке названия наук, учебных дисциплин, областей знаний часто имеют окончание -s. Но, несмотря на это, глагол с ними употребляется в единственном числе: politics, social studies (обществознание), ethics, mathematics, physics etc.  Example: Social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science (history, politics etc.) (Wikipedia) — Обществознание…

polar opposite (ph.)

Today’s Word of the Day Is: “polar opposite (of)” (phrase) Transcription: [‘pəulə’ɔpəzɪt] Russian Translation: полная противоположность  Definition: a complete opposite to smth.  Example: The two men are twin brothers, but they are polar opposites. — Эти двое мужчин — братья-близнецы, но они полные противоположности.  Synonyms: antipode, contrary, the very reverse