Business Etiquette Tips for Cell Phone Users in the Workplace. Tip #3: Let Voicemail Pick Up Your Calls Instead of answering any calls immediately, you have the option of letting all of them go to voicemail. If someone is calling because of an emergency, he or she will say that in the message, and you…
The new Costume Gallery at the Hermitage Museum brings old clothes to light. Peter the Great’s quilted (стеганный) house coats and stylish velvet costumes, canonical clothing of Orthodox priests, embroidered (вышитый) ceremonial dresses of Russian aristocrats and colorful wedding gowns of Cossack women — these are just some of the amazing items of clothing on…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “clumsy” (adj.) Transcription: [klʌm.zi] Translation: неуклюжий, бестактный Meaning: A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way Example: I’m sorry about spilling your wine — that was very clumsy of me.- Прости, что пролил твоё вино — это было очень неуклюже с…
How to Use First Conditional Sentences First conditional sentences are used to express situations in which the outcome is likely (but not guaranteed) to happen in the future. Look at the examples below:Example: If you rest, you will feel better. – Если ты отдохнешь, то почувствуешь себя лучше.Example: If you set your mind to a…
Business Etiquette Tips for Cell Phone Users in the Workplace. Tip #2: Take Personal Calls in a Private Place Hearing someone talk loudly on a cell phone, especially about personal business is distracting and discourteous to coworkers trying to do their jobs. It’s best to go to an empty conference room or other private location…
InterContinental Hotels has teamed up (объединились) with Baidu to create Smart Rooms fueled by artificial (искусственный) intelligence. The rooms don’t require an app or a special button. Instead guests at InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun and InterContinental Guangzhou Exhibition Centre can do things like tell their room they are “going to sleep,” and the room will recognize…
Today’s Word of the Day is: Transcription: [əˈkaʊntəbl] Translation: Ответственный Meaning: having to be responsible for what you do and able to explain your actions Example: Hospitals must be held accountable for their mistakes.- Больницы должны привлекаться к ответственности за их ошибки. Synonyms : answerable, responsible
Business Etiquette Tips for Cell Phone Users in the Workplace. Tip #1: Don’t Look at Your Cell Phone During Meetings Most people know to turn their phone to silent in a meeting. However, it’s not the occasional phone ringing that’s so annoying. It’s the people who scroll through their emails, check their Facebook page, text,…
Spanish clothing brand Zara has reportedly agreed on a deal to produce hats and scarves in a Russian textile factory after a year of negotiations. A currency devaluation (девальвация) and sharp economic downturn in 2014 led fashion chains OVS, River Island and Esprit to leave Russia, while Zara rolled back expansion (расширение) plans. Last year,…
Types of Bad Bosses and How to Deal with Them. Type #4: 4. The Manager Who Takes Full Credit For Work They Didn’t Do You’ve been working day and night to move mountains. The day comes when you’ve succeeded, and it’s time for everyone to know. But when the press release goes out, you’re not…