How to Use Presentation Skills at a Job Interview Tip #2: Tell the Story of You An effective presentation starts with thinking about its overall structure and creating a story line (сюжет) to guide the audience towards your goal. In an interview, your interviewers are your audience. Sit down and think about your past work…
Join us at an exciting English-speaking event on January, 26 This will be a 90s themed trivia (интересные факты эпохи 90-х) quiz night, with 6 rounds. People will sign up individually and then compete as a team and as individuals. We will be using the Internet, so it’s important that you bring a charged phone…
Why wait for snow, if you love skiing? There’s no snow in the streets this winter, but there’s always a pretty good venue in Moscow for year round skiing. It has a beginner rope lift (подъемный трос), towing lift (бугельный подъемник) and chair lift (кресельный подъемник). And they have a small free style area. You…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “motto” (n.) Transcription: [ˈmɒt.əʊ] Russian Translation: девиз, жизненное кредо Definition: a short sentence or phrase that expresses a belief or purpose Example: Just keep moving, that’s my motto. — Не останавливаться — вот мой девиз. Synonyms: maxim, slogan, catchphrase
Nouns Derived from Latin В современном английском языке до сих пор встречается множество слов, заимствованных из латыни. Очень часто для них используется как латинская форма множественного числа, так и окончание -s, характерное для английского языка. antenna – antennae/antennas; антенна – антенны appendix – appendices/appendixes; приложение – приложения formula – formulae/formulas; формула – формулы millennium –…
How to Use Presentation Skills at a Job Interview Tip #1 – Understand Your Audience The audience’s needs and concerns should drive a presentation. In an interview, success means being able to articulate (четко сформулировать) the overlap (совпадение) between the job and your qualifications by understanding your audience. Go beyond (выходить за пределы) researching the company, by also…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “blend” (n.) Transcription: [blend] Russian Translation: смесь, комбинация, сочетание Definition: a mixture of different things (or styles) combined together Example: The building’s design is an interesting blend of traditionalism and modernism. — Дизайн здания представляет собой интересное сочетание традиций и модернизма. Synonyms: mix, combination, fusion
Pluralizing Nouns Ending in ‘o’ 1. Для образования множественного числа существительных, оканчивающихся на ‘o’, к ним добавляется окончание -s. Особенно если перед ‘o’ идет другая гласная: avocado – avocados, solo-solos, zero – zeros, studio – studios. 2. Но к ряду существительных во множественном числе добавляется -es: echo – echoes, embargo – embargoes, hero – heroes,…
Join us at an exciting English-speaking event on January, 26 This will be a 90s themed trivia (интересные факты эпохи 90-х) quiz night, with 6 rounds. People will sign up individually and then compete as a team and as individuals. We will be using the internet, so it’s important that you bring a charged phone…
Language of Job Applications and Descriptions The tricky (трудный, каверзный) thing about English prepositions (предлоги) is that they’re often not the same as in the Russian language. In this section we’ll focus on expressions with prepositions that you might find useful at work. Here are just a few examples: I specialize in technical translations. – Я…