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…
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…
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…
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…
During restoration of the Dormition Cathedral (Успенский собор), restorers found hidden frescoes that no one has seen before. The Dormition Cathedral inside the Moscow Kremlin’s walls used to be the country’s main church until the 1917 Bolshevik Coup. Almost all Russian tsars were coronated and married there. In 1643, the first tsar of the Romanov…
The Articles a/an, the and Zero Article С названиями праздников, времен года, дней недели, месяцев артикль обычно не ставится: Easter, New Year, Christmas; Monday, Saturday, June; spring, autumn, winter. Но бывают случаи, когда артикль нужен в отдельном контексте. Сравните: Example 1: I’ll see you on Saturday. — Я встречусь с тобой в субботу. Example 2:…
The Soft Skills That All Hiring Managers Are Looking For #5 You’re a quick learner According to the World Economic Forum, five years from now (через 5 лет) over a third of skills considered important in today’s workplace will have changed, thanks to advances in areas like “smart” digital technology, machine learning, and biotechnology, which have…
Today’s word of the day is: “concern” (n.) Transcription: [kənˈsɜːn] Russian Translation: забота, предмет беспокойства; вопрос, требующий решения Definitions: 1. A matter of importance, especially because it involves you; 2. A worried feeling, or a state of anxiety Example: There’s a lot of public concern about modern methods of education. — Многих беспокоят современные методы…
This was also confirmed by the study conducted by the Levada Center. 50% of Russian women would be happy to receive flowers. Only 16% are looking for getting a perfume or a cosmetic item. Just 15% — chocolates and sweets. And the worst gift seems to be a book or a CD (3%). So, 1. Always…
The Definite Article ‘the’: Pronunciation Перед согласными звуками артикль the произносится как [ðə] (с приглушенным гласным звуком на конце): the car, the woman, the post-office, the wall. Если слово начинается с гласного звука, артикль читается как [ðiː] (звук и на конце): the apple, the eye, the evening, the afternoon. Обратите внимание: the university [ðə’ju:nɪ’vɜ:sɪtɪ] —…