Grammar Tip

Subject and Verb Agreement: neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also Если два подлежащих соединены союзами either… or, neither… nor, not only… but also, то глагол-сказуемое употребляется в форме единственного числа.  Example: Neither Adam nor Eve is responsible for what happened. — Ни Адам, ни Ева не в ответе за то, что случилось.   Если одно из подлежащих…

Business Communication Skills Tip

Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work BE KIND TO OTHERS We all have that coworker, but we don’t have to be that coworker. Using extreme friendliness with the toughest cookie (сложный человек, “не подарок”) in your department may not change their generally terrible demeanor (манера поведения) towards the world, but you may…

Grammar Tip

Subject and Verb Agreement: each, every, no Когда перед подлежащим идут слова each, every, no, сказуемое употребляется в форме единственного числа.  Example 1: Each person is unique in own way. — Каждый человек уникален по-своему.  Example 2: Every boy and girl is expected to arrive prepared. — Ожидается, что все мальчики и девочки придут подготовленными. …

Business Communication Skills Tip

Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work Ask the question: Why do you think that? Challenge your assumptions (предположения) about others by asking a question instead of responding with a statement. This can be a powerful argument avoidance strategy (стратегия избежания споров) in the workplace, according to Mack Shwab, executive director for the…

to hit it off (phrase)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “to hit it off” (phrase) Transcription: [hɪtˌɪtˈɔf] Russian Translation: найти общий язык, поладить, симпатизировать друг другу  Definition: To like someone and become friendly immediately Example: Tom and I hit it off the first day we met. — Мы с Томом нашли общий язык с самой первой встречи. Synonyms:  to…

eventually (adv.)

Today’s Word of the Day Is: “eventually” (adv.) Transcription: [ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li] Russian Translation: в один прекрасный день; однажды, в конце концов Definition: Some day, especially at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen Example: It might take him ages but he’ll do it eventually. — Это может продлиться целую…

Grammar Tip

Subject and Verb Agreement Если в предложении два подлежащих, которые соединены союзом ‘and’, то сказуемое будет в форме множественного числа. Example: The writer and the journalist are both interested in cooperation. — Писатель и журналист заинтересованы в сотрудничестве.    Когда два подлежащих, разделенных союзом ‘and’, обозначают один предмет или понятие, глагол-сказуемое употребляется в форме единственного…

Business Communication Skills Tip

Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work ACCEPT COMPLIMENTS GRACIOUSLY A thank you with a period is more sincere than a “thank you so much” or an “I really appreciate it.” It’s the classiest way to receive a compliment, without any elaboration (уточнение), self-deprecation (самоирония, умаление своих заслуг; “Thanks. I didn’t work that…

Music of the Winter

Winter International Festival of Arts in Moscow 2020 The international premiere of Alexander Tchaikovsky’s opera Boris and Gleb, the show Van Gogh: Letters to a Brother starring Yevgeny Mironov, operas Carmen and Eugene Onegin in the original version by Yuri Bashmet, and other theatrical and musical productions make up the programme of the Winter International…