The competition aims to raise awareness of global child homelessness. With just over one month left until the glitzy 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia is hosting an altogether different kind of football tournament. Its stars are orphans, have been abandoned by their parents or come from extreme poverty. The Street Child World Cup is traditionally…
Active Listening Skills Tip #2: Paraphrase What You Heard Just because we are listening, doesn’t mean we can assume that we heard the other person correctly. This is where paraphrasing is important. Paraphrasing is repeating back in our own words (not verbatim) what the person said. Repeating what they said in our own words will…
Photography is all about light — something that’s hard to come by in winter when you live in Murmansk, the world’s largest city above the Arctic Circle. Add to that subzero temperatures and biting cold wind blowing from the Arctic Ocean, and you’ve got unpleasant shooting conditions for your average urban photographer. For Serj Ius, -38?C isn’t…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “controversial” (adj.) Translation: cпорный Meaning: causing a lot of disagreement or argument Example: The book was very controversial.– Книга была очень спорной. Synonyms: disputed, arguable
Present Continuous Tense. Use #4: Something That is Likely to Happen in the Future We also use the present continuous to describe future situations that are planned. Example: I am visiting my parents at the weekend.- Я навещаю своих родителей на выходных. Example: Is he coming with us this evening?- Он пойдет с нами сегодня вечером?
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to commute” (v.) Translation: ездить на работу и обратно Meaning: to regularly travel between work and home Example: He commutes to his office by bus.- Он ездит в свой офис на автобусе. Synonyms: travel to work
Present Continuous Tense. Use #3: An Irritating Situation with “always” If you use the present continuous with words such as “always” or “constantly”, it expressed the idea that something irritating often happens. Example: He is always forgetting his keys.- Он всегда забывает свои ключи. Example: They are constantly complaining.- Они постоянно жалуются.
Active Listening Skills Tip #1: Be Confident and Present in the Conversation Often times, we don’t listen well, not because we don’t want to, but because we are too busy trying to figure out what to say next, and we’re worrying about having something valuable to say. This is due to lack of confidence in…
Enjoy Russia’s capital on 2 wheels – and ride around with your pals. First, you need to register on Moscow’s bike sharing website (https://velobike.ru/en/), on the app (App Store, Google Play), or on a terminal. The app shows the nearest rental station to you. When registering you need to give your name, email, and mobile…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “rehearsal” (n.) Translation: репетиция Meaning: a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, practise in order to prepare for a performance Example: Now, I have dance rehearsal for the parade.- Сейчас у меня репетиция танца для парада. Synonyms: practice session, prep