Music of the Winter

Winter International Festival of Arts in Moscow 2020 The international premiere of Alexander Tchaikovsky’s opera Boris and Gleb, the show Van Gogh: Letters to a Brother starring Yevgeny Mironov, operas Carmen and Eugene Onegin in the original version by Yuri Bashmet, and other theatrical and musical productions make up the programme of the Winter International…

Business Communication Skills Tip

Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work ACCEPT COMPLIMENTS GRACIOUSLY A thank you with a period is more sincere than a “thank you so much” or an “I really appreciate it.” It’s the classiest way to receive a compliment, without any elaboration (уточнение), self-deprecation (самоирония, умаление своих заслуг; “Thanks. I didn’t work that…

Grammar Tip

Subject and Verb Agreement Если в предложении два подлежащих, которые соединены союзом ‘and’, то сказуемое будет в форме множественного числа. Example: The writer and the journalist are both interested in cooperation. — Писатель и журналист заинтересованы в сотрудничестве.    Когда два подлежащих, разделенных союзом ‘and’, обозначают один предмет или понятие, глагол-сказуемое употребляется в форме единственного…

eventually (adv.)

Today’s Word of the Day Is: “eventually” (adv.) Transcription: [ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li] Russian Translation: в один прекрасный день; однажды, в конце концов Definition: Some day, especially at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen Example: It might take him ages but he’ll do it eventually. — Это может продлиться целую…