SIRIUS-19 Isolation Study Six volunteers from Russia and the United States locked themselves up for four months on Tuesday (March 19) for a space experiment ahead of the 50th anniversary (годовщина) of the first Moon landing. Three males and three females are participating in the SIRIUS-19 isolation (изоляционный) study, in which they will live, work…
Can’t Get Any Work Done In the Office? Try These Steps Here are a few steps you can take to stop wasting time at work–and start doing your job more efficiently. TIP #2. TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE A quick text message here and there during the workday might seem innocent enough, but a brief…
Present Continuous Tense. Use #2: Longer Actions than in Progress Now “Now” means not only “this second”, but it can also mean “today”, “this week”, “this month”, “this century”, etc. We use the present continuous to express the process of doing a longer actions that is in progress. We should note, however, that the action…
Can’t Get Any Work Done In the Office? Try These Steps You might need to change your environment. Here are a few steps you can take to stop wasting time at work–and start doing your job more efficiently. TIP #1: LOCK YOURSELF IN QUIET SPACES It’s easy to get distracted (отвлекаться) at the office when…
Apply to ISSP’s 2019 Open Call The International Summer School of Photography (ISSP) is searching for emerging (перспективный) artists to join a week of networking, workshops and creativity in the heart of rural Latvia. Now in its 13th year, the 2019 edition will focus on “Photography and the World”. Photographers will work alongside activists,…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “head start” (n.) Transcription: [ˌhed ˈstɑːt] Translation: рывок на старте, преимущество Definition: an advantage that someone has over other people in something such as a competition or race Example: If we leave early, we can get a head start on the holiday traffic. Synonym: advantage
Present Continuous Tense. Use #1: Something Happening Now We use the present continuous to express the idea that something is happening at this moment. Also to show that things are not happening at this moment. Example: I’m drinking coffee.– Я пью кофе. Example: I’m not sleeping.– Я не сплю.
Today’s Word of the Day is: “showery” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈʃaʊə.ri] Translation: дождливый Definition: Used to describe weather with light rain that is often not continuous. Example: The weather in spring and autumn is usually showery and cool. Synonym: rainy
Mistakes in Your Everyday Speech Mistake #5. Losing Attention A final sin of impromptu speaking is thinking of casual conversation as unworthy of your full attention. When speakers lose their attention, their thoughts wander (стать непоследовательным), they look around, or they glance (заглядывать) repeatedly at their phone or computer. Such movements show the speaker is…
The Burganov House invites you to look at famous cities from an unusual angle. The Image of the City exhibition presents a series of paintings by artist Yulia Smolenkova, who creates abstract interpretations (представление) of urban landscapes. The exhibition features (демонстрировать) new views of the cities of Spain, Italy, France and Belgium. The artist…