Really Want That Job? Don’t Make These Six Mistakes. Mistake #2: Talking Too Much When you give answers to questions you weren’t asked, or go on at length, you can ramble yourself right out of a job. Unfocused talk shows you don’t listen well and can’t answer a simple question. I get it: One topic…
With a 100-kilogram flag and the country’s biggest piece of white-blue-and-red cloth, Russia is celebrating its tricolor with pomp on national Flag Day this Wednesday. Flag Day has been celebrated (отмечается) every year on Aug. 22 since it was introduced in 1994. To mark the occasion, cities from Moscow to Vladivostok planned a range of…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “serene” (adj.) Transcription: [sɪˈriːn] Translation: спокойный, безмятежный Meaning: peaceful and calm; worried by nothing Example: Her eyes were closed and she looked very serene. – Ее глаза были закрыты, и она выглядела очень умиротворенной. Synonyms: calm, peaceful
Compound Words. Tip #2: Closed Compound Words Closed compound words look like one word. At one point, these words weren’t used together, but they’re now accepted as a “real word” in the English language. Closed compound words are usually made up of only two words. Here are some closed compound examples. Example: notebook- тетрадьExample: waistcoat-…
The pictures show signs of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet period As the world teetered (балансировал) on the brink of war and revolution, photographer Sergey Produkin-Gorsky travelled the length of the Russian Empire to pioneer a radical new invention: colour photography.His images, created (созданный) in their hundreds between 1905 and 1915…
Really Want That Job? Don’t Make These Six Mistakes. Mistake #1: Overselling Your Strengths If you want to avoid turning hiring managers off with an excessively keen attitude, make sure to fix these bad habits.1. Overselling your strengths Have you ever been to a department store where the salespeople keep trying to push the store…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “grateful” (adj.) Transcription: [ɡreɪt.fəl] Translation: благодарный; признательный Meaning: showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person Example: He’s grateful for the attention. – Он благодарен за оказанное внимание. Synonyms: appreciative, thankful
Compound Words. Tip #1: Open Compound Words When two words are used together to yield a new meaning, a compound is formed. Compound words can be written in three ways: as open compounds (spelled as two words, e.g., ice cream), closed compounds (joined to form a single word, e.g., doorknob), or hyphenated compounds (two words…
The Secret to Getting Work Done in an Open Office. Tip#2 : How to Make Open Plans Work While some offices cope by encouraging the use of noise-canceling headphones, “Do Not Disturb” signs and quiet pods, Fried and Heinemeier Hansson did the opposite and came up with “library rules.”“Libraries are really open plan offices,” says…
European University, a prestigious private graduate school well-known for its research in humanities and social sciences, has had its license restored by the education watchdog Rosobrnadzor. The university became the centre of scandal when its license was revoked (была отозвана) in 2016, before being partially restored and then revoked again in 2017. It was announced…