ROME — For 50 years, Italian comic book illustrator Milo Manara had portrayed female characters mostly set (находящиеся) in a colorful, sometimes mythical, past. But one day, early in the coronavirus lockdown (режим самоизоляции), he felt compelled (вынужден, должен) to draw something quite different — something current. Read more in English in the Washington Post.
For many young people in the West, the Covid-19 pandemic is the first global crisis to disrupt their lives and livelihoods. But where the collapse of communism and its aftermath (последствия, итоги) wrought monumental changes (оказали колоссальные перемены) on society, instability and unpredictability (непредсказуемость) lie a little closer to home. This cross-media (разные виды СМИ) list combines stories of…
Will everything be better the day after? It may seem premature (преждевременный), in the midst of (в разгар) what Emmanuel Macron has described as “a war against an invisible (невидимый) enemy”, to consider the political and economic consequences (последствия) of a distant peace. Read more in English in The Guardian. I. Choose words from the word bank and…
It is human to make mistakes. When it happens we need some phrases to tell the other person how really sorry we are and stop them getting really angry. 1. I’m (so / very / terribly) sorry. (Я очень извиняюсь) 2. I beg your pardon. (Прошу извинить меня) 3. Sorry. It was all my fault.…
It is important to stay informed on government mandates (распоряжения) and the latest pandemic-related news, but you may find yourself wanting to carve out (выкроить) some time each day to tune out what’s happening, at least for a few hours. Read more in English in The New York Times.
Since New Year’s Eve the world has lived through 100 days of Covid-19. There have been over 1.3m confirmed cases, and over 75,000 deaths. Billions of people are confined to their homes and stock markets have plummeted (резко падать). Here is how the crisis unfolded (развивается). Read and view in The Guardian.
Sometimes we know that we are right about something. Here some phrases we can use to show other people how certain we are. 1. I’m quite sure (that)… (Я совершенно уверен, что…) 2. It must be right. (Это правильно; иначе и быть не может) 3. I have no doubt (that)… (У меня нет сомнений, что)…
As more employees work from home because of the COVID-19 outbreak (вспышка), remote work, virtual mentoring (виртуальное обучение) and collaboration have become part of the new normal. Leaders now need to rethink how to manage and develop their teams. Read more in English at Fast Company. After reading the article do the following tasks to check…
Workers are seriously upgrading (обновить, усовершенствовать) their home office setups (рабочее место). Remote workers snapping up (раскупают) desks, webcams and lamps. The goal is to have a space that ‘feels a little bit normal amid all the chaos’. Read more in English in The Washington Post.
Even if you can’t give your friend a hug, or take them out for dinner, there are ways you can help them cope during a difficult period. In just a few weeks, everything has changed. The spread of COVID-19 has forced professionals across all industries to figure how to navigate (ориентироваться) a new normal. While each…