Strategies for Making a Good First Impression Attire Your clothes serve as the ultimate (решающее, основное впечатление) first impression. Your clothes speak about your professionalism before you even have the chance to say one word. A person who arrives at an interview in appropriate attire makes a good impression. The environment dictates the attire. For example,…
How To Talk About Habits In English USUALLY Говоря о нынешних привычках на английском языке, мы можем использовать наречие usually (обычно). Example: Melissa, a good English teacher, usually makes students repeat sentences correctly. This usually bothers Michael, her student, a little. — Мелисса, хорошая преподавательница английского, всегда учит студентов повторять предложения правильно. Это немного надоело…
Winning Images László Francsics has been named the overall winner (абсолютный победитель) in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 competition, for his composition showing the 35 phases of January’s total lunar eclipse (полное лунное затмение). Other winners include a panorama of the aurora borealis (полярное сияние) over the Lofoten…
Reported Speech Есть два способа передать речь другого человека: прямая и косвенная речь (direct and reported speech). Прямая речь в предложении — это точные слова говорящего, заключенные в кавычки, и слова автора. Example: She said “I need a friend”. Косвенная речь — это информация, сообщаемая со слов другого человека. В косвенной речи используются времена прямой…
Five Strategies for Making a Good First Impression When you meet someone for the first time, that person’s first impression of you may go on to mold (сформировать) his overall opinion of you, which can result in how he treats you in the future. Making a good first impression goes beyond saying the right words;…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “assignment” (n.) Transcription: [əˈsaɪnmənt] Russian Translation: назначение, (рабочее) задание Definition: work that you must do as part of a course of study or as part of your job Examples: 1. Please hand in your completed assignments by 30 October. 2. His first assignment as a reporter was to cover…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “assignment” (n.) Transcription: [əˈsaɪnmənt] Russian Translation: назначение, (рабочее) задание Definition: work that you must do as part of a course of study or as part of your job Examples: 1. Please hand in your completed assignments by 30 October. 2. His first assignment as a reporter was to cover…
‘Museum of Moscow. Starting Point’ at the Museum of Moscow Address: 2 Zubovsky Boulevard Date: from 7 September (permanent exhibition) The Museum of Moscow opens a new free permanent exhibition about its history and today’s activities. You will view gems (жемчужины, лучшие экспонаты) of the Museum’s holdings (фонды музея): a shaving kit of an officer…
A Great Music Festival In Zolotoi Gorod (Golden City) Half a century ago, August 1969 was marked by one of the most monumental events in the history of music – the legendary Woodstock festival! On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock Festival, Igor Sandler Producer Center invites you to pay tribute (отдать должное, чествовать)…
Today’s Word of the Day Is: “youthful” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈjuːθ.fəl] Russian Translation: юный, молодой, моложавый Definition: young, having the qualities that are typical of young people Examples: 1. At the time I admired his youthful enthusiasm. 2. She has very youthful skin. Synonyms: young, fresh-faced