Today’s Word of the Day is: “chaos” (n.) Transcription: [keɪ.ɒs] Russian Translation: хаос, полный беспорядок Definition: a state of total confusion with no order Example: There was total chaos on the roads. – На дорогах творился полный хаос. Synonym: disorder, disarray
Do You Know What “Soft Skills” Are? Soft skills, also known as “employability skills” are defined by Business Dictionary as “a group of essential (необходимый) abilities that involve the development of a knowledge base, expertise level, and mind-set (склад ума) that is increasingly necessary for success in the modern workplace.” For any new recruit to…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “flamboyant” (adj.) Transcription: [flæmˈbɔɪənt] Russian Translation: 1. экстравагантный; 2. броский, кричащий Definition: 1. (person) A flamboyant person is loud, stylish, and confident. 2. (clothes) Flamboyant clothes or colours are very bright and noticeable. Example: His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion. Synonyms: Showy, bright, and very…
From July 1, you can watch Ru Yi and Ding Ding eating bamboo for breakfast, playing or basking in the sun on the official Zoo website. The Moscow Zoo has now eight webcams in pandas’ houses installed. Live stream from the Chinese Fauna pavilion, which has recently been inhabited (to inhabit- обитать) by bamboo bears…
Types of Prepositions Prepositions indicate direction, time, location, and spatial (пространственный) relationships, as well as other abstract types of relationships. Direction: Look to the left and you’ll see our destination.- Посмотрите налево и вы увидите нашу цель. Time: We’ve been working since this morning.- Мы работаем с сегодняшнего утра. Location: We saw a movie at…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “cordial” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈkɔː.di.əl] Russian Translation: радушный, теплый Definition: friendly, but formal and polite Example: The talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere. Synonyms: welcoming, friendly
A new, expanded Tolstoy Theater Festival will take place in Yasnaya Polyana on July 4-7. Yasnaya Polyana is the ancestral estate of Leo Tolstoy, which is now a museum that has kept everything exactly as it was in 1910, the year of the writer’s death. Tolstoy’s house, in a beautiful setting not far from Tula,…
What Is a Preposition? “Vampires! Zombies! Werewolves!” “Where?!” “Behind you!”Thank goodness for prepositions. Imagine not knowing where the danger lay…Prepositions tell us where or when something is in relation to something else.Prepositions often tell us where one noun is in relation to another (e.g., The coffee is on the table beside you- Кофе на столе…
This Google Manager Shares His Secrets for Building an Effective Team Matt Sakaguchi is a site reliability manager at Google. Learn why he believes that a team of all stars doesn’t always lead to an all-star team. Psychological safety. This is the idea that you can take a personal risk, and it won’t be held…
Ways to Save Yourself From Burning out Do some job crafting! Another effective remedy (способ) is to take more control of your workday and be more purposeful in designing it to the extent you can. Focus on the times when you have more energy and plan to do high-value work at those times, saving the…