Future Simple. Use #1: “Will” to Express a Voluntary Action “Will” often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often, we use “will” to respond to someone else’s complaint or request for help. We also use “will” when we request that…
Language of Meetings. Tip #7: Interrupting At times, you might want to interrupt the discussion to add a point. Here are three polite ways to do that: May I have a word? Could I just say one thing? Excuse me – sorry for interrupting, but…
Fans from all over the world continue coming to Russia for the World Cup. In Moscow, football fans paralyzed many pedestrian streets having arranged mass festivities there. Most fans gathered on Nikolskaya Street, which is adjacent to Red Square. Crowds of football fans gathered on Nikolskaya Street to support their national teams. Russia is welcoming…
Today’s Word of the Day is:”pitch” (n.) Transcription: [pɪtʃ] Translation: поле Meaning: an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football Example: Despite the frost, the pitch was playable. – Несмотря на мороз, играть на поле было можно. Synonyms: field, playing area
Past Perfect Continuous. Use #2: Cause of Something in the Past Using the past perfect continuous before another action in the past is a good way to show cause and effect. Example: Sam gained weight because he had been overeating.-Сэм набрал вес, потому что он переедал. Example: Betty failed the final test because she had not been…
Language of Meetings. Tip #6: Suggestions If you’d like to make a suggestion or recommendation, you can use these phrases. The “weaker” phrases introduce an option as a possibility. The “stronger” phrases give more emphasis to your belief that it is a good idea. Weak: We could… Why don’t you/we….? How about…? Strong: I suggest……
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Today’s Word of the Day is: “hospitality” (n.) Transcription: [hɒspɪˈtæləti] Translation: гостеприимство, гостеприимность Meaning: The act of being friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors Example: Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks. – Спасибо за ваше гостеприимство в последние несколько недель. Synonyms: friendliness, welcome, warm reception
Past Perfect Continuous. Use #1: Duration Before Something in the Past We use the past perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. “For five minutes” and “for two weeks” are both durations which can be used with the past perfect continuous. Notice that…
Language of Meetings. Tip #5: Giving Your Opinion Now let’s learn some phrases for giving your opinion – with some detail in order to give you some flexibility in the way you express your opinion: Strong I strongly believe that… I’m convinced that… Normal I think / believe / feel that… From my point of…