Bears in the Moscow Zoo come out of hibernation a month earlier

The bears started walking in the outdoor enclosure after the hibernation (зимняя спячка, зимовка) on 6 March. They woke up early due to the sudden warming. The 28-year-old Kamchatka brown bear Rosa and two Himalayan bears, Aladdin (26 y.o.) and Budur (25 y.o.), came out from hibernation. Last year, they didn’t show up (не показывались) from…

Business Communication Skills Tip

The Soft Skills That All Hiring Managers Are Looking For #6 You’re a leader and people look to you What does being a leader really entail (подразумевает)? It’s beyond telling people what to do. Instead, it means motivating others — even if you’re not actually the manager — by providing positive feedback when an employee…

Grammar Tip

Quantifiers: much, many Слова many и much (много, множество) служат для обозначения количества и обычно употребляются в отрицательных предложениях и в вопросах. Many — с существительными во множественном числе; much — с неисчисляемыми существительными (вещества, абстрактные понятия). Example 1: Are there many people in the queue? Yes, and we haven’t got much time.  Можно употребить much/many и в утвердительных…

to swell (v.)

Today’s word of the day is: “to swell” (v.) Transcription: [swel] Russian Translation: увеличиваться, прибавляться, набухать Definitions: to become larger and rounder than usual; to increase in size or amount Example: It’s spring, and the buds on the trees are beginning to swell. — Сейчас весна, и почки на деревьях начинают набухать. Synonyms: to expand, to…