[Feedback] May-June

Question 1

[fix something here]
These artificial trees - I think I heard about them.

Answer 1

These artificial trees - I think I‘ve heard about them.

Don’t speak about your life experience in the past.

Question 2

Do they have taxis?
Yeah, they _.

Answer 2

Do they have taxis?
Yeah, they do.

Question 3

Come up with a dialogue:
A:
B: Yeah, they have.

Answer 3

A: Have they finished the testing / ….?
B: Yeah, they have.

Question 4

A: We’re discussing whether we’ve seen these buildings before.

B: Yes, I _.

Answer 4

A: We’re discussing whether we’ve seen these buildings before.

B: Yes, I have.

Question 5

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This building changed culture and atmosphere of the city. It’s modern building.

Answer 5

This building changed the culture and the atmosphere of the city. It’s a modern building.

Question 6

[pronunciation]
triumph (триумф)

Answer 6

/ˈtraɪʌmf/

Question 7

[word order]

I haven’t seen / before / this building.

Answer 7

I haven’t seen this building before.

see + object + everything else

Question 8

Those buildings are pretty nondescript — typical Khrushchev-_ blocks.

= хрущёвки

Answer 8

Those buildings are pretty nondescript — typical Khrushchev-era blocks.

BrE /ˈɪərə/
AmE /ˈɪrə/, /ˈerə/

Question 9

Maybe it was innovative b_ _ (= during the time when it was built).

Answer 9

Maybe it was innovative back then (= during the time when it was built).

Question 10

When we arrived there, we saw a really tiny, dirty room, and the photos on booking.com had been fake. And I actually made a scene — which is not _ me at all. (= не похоже на меня)

Answer 10

And I actually made a scene — which is not like me at all.

Question 11

I felt very ex_ (= расточительной) spending £200 on a dress.

Answer 11

I felt very extravagant spending £200 on a dress.

Question 12

There _ not m_ storage space in my kitchen.

Answer 12

There is not much storage space in my kitchen.

Question 13

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At the moment, we live in quite spacious house.

Answer 13

At the moment, we live in quite a spacious house.

Question 14

[pronunciation]

The bed is placed at a height.

Answer 14

/haɪt/

not to confuse with ‘hate’!

Question 15

The skirting boards (плинтусы) in my flat keep _ off. It’s driving me up the wall!

Answer 15

The skirting boards in my flat keep coming off. It’s driving me up the wall!

BrE skirting boards
AmE baseboards
‘plinths’ is also correct, but more of a technical term