4 REASONS why Listening Comprehension is the HARDEST skill to learn

1. When you listen, you have to RELY only on your EARS.But only 10-12% of people on the planet are audials, i.e. they perceive information mostly through hearing. The vast majority of us (80-85 people) are visuals.2. It requires you to stay FOCUSED for a long time.Even a short distraction can break your comprehension.3. You CAN’T […]

Russian Sleeping Verbs

Проверьте себя:🔴 Знаете ли вы, как говорить о том, что вы делаете утром и вечером?

How to retain more words and fight the forgetting curve

As a Russian language instructor, I often hear the same question from my students:  Spoiler: to retain new words, you need to review them  Now more details. You know that we have a long-term and a short-term memory.  In order to bring a new word to your long-term memory, your brain does it in 2-steps: […]

Russian Vocabulary: всего vs. целый

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Russian Idioms about WORK