This is How to Demonstrate Your Value at Work. Tip #1: Embrace Your Haters You’ve underpromised, overdelivered, and volunteered to help your boss with every single project that’s come your way. You speak up in meetings, make an effort to know your colleagues, and you’ve never missed a single deadline. So why does it feel…
Nouns. Tip #4: Nouns as Objects Nouns can also be objects of a verb in a sentence. An object can be either a direct object (a noun that receives the action performed by the subject) or an indirect object (a noun that is the recipient of a direct object).Example: Give the books to her. –…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “noticeable” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈnəʊtɪsəbl] Translation: заметный Meaning: easy to see or recognize Example: Alcohol has a noticeable effect on the body.- Алкоголь оказывает заметное влияние на организм. Synonym: perceptible
A northern fur seal was born in the Moscow Zoo for the first time in 20 years. The seal pup (детеныш) named Roger is almost two months old. He was recently transferred (переведен) from an indoor space to his fellow seals in an open-air enclosure (огороженное место, вольер) in the new section of the Moscow…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “accomplishment” (n.) Transcription: [əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt] Translation: достижение Meaning: something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort Example: We celebrated the accomplishment of all our goals. – Мы отпраздновали достижение всех наших целей. Synonym: achievement
Mikhail Larionov – Until Jan. 20, 2019 One of the most anticipated exhibitions this year, the retrospective (ретроспектива) of Mikhail Larionov at the New Tretyakov has finally opened its doors. More than 500 works by this leading representative of Russian avant-garde are on view from Russian and foreign museums. The retrospective covers all the styles…
Nouns. Tip #3: Nouns as Subjects Every sentence must have a subject, and that subject will always be a noun. The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that is doing or being the verb in that sentence. Example: Maria is happy.- Мария счастлива. Maria is the subject of this sentence and…
Ways to Save Yourself From Burning out. Tip#5: Do Some Job Crafting Another effective remedy is to take more control of your workday and be more purposeful in designing it to the extent you can, Davis-Laack says. Focus on the times when you have more energy and plan to do high-value work at those times,…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to complicate” (v.) Transcription: [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt] Translation: усложнять, осложнять Meaning: to make something more difficult to deal with or understand Example: Changing jobs now would complicate her life. – Смена работы сейчас усложнит ее жизнь. Synonym: make difficult
Nouns. Tip #2:Types of Common Nouns Common or generic nouns can be broken down into three subtypes: concrete nouns, abstract nouns, and collective nouns. A concrete noun is something that is perceived by the senses; something that is physical or real.Example: I heard the doorbell.- Я услышал звонок в дверь.Example: My keyboard is sticky.- Моя…