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Feedback Spring 🍀 Flashcards

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Think how you could _ _ (= разжевать) your ideas in this paragraph.

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Think how you could spell out (= разжевать) your ideas in this paragraph.

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[get rid of the COMMA SPLICE here]

Employee participation rate was unexpectedly high, 75% of analysts and the whole team of editors took part in this course.

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Employee participation rate was unexpectedly high, with 75% of analysts and the whole team of editors taking part in this course.

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What does this word mean? I haven’t had a chance to look it _ in the dictionary.

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What does this word mean? I haven’t had a chance to look it up in the dictionary.

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[what are THREE ways to fix this sentence?]

Daniel was late, we left without him.

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Daniel was late, so we left without him.
Daniel was late; we left without him.
Daniel was late. (So) we left without him.

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oven

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/ˈʌvn/

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I _ (be) interviewed a lot of times.

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I’ve been interviewed a lot of times.

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safety cushion

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/ˈkʊʃn/

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Before the interview, it’s quite _ (нервно), but when it starts, I calm down.

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Before the interview, it’s quite stressful, but when it starts, I calm down.

nerve-racking /ˈnɜːv rækɪŋ/
nerve-wracking

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They asked me _ (like / as) an expert in psychiatry.

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They asked me as an expert in psychiatry.

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[pronunciation]

Let me try and cheer your up as well.

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/əz wel/

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[pronunciation]

…works in SkyEng as a lawyer

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…works in SkyEng /əzə/ lawyer

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[pronunciation]
Does Darth Wader’s sword weigh a ton?

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/sɔːd/

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Is it _ (в вашем стиле) to apologise profusely?

formulate with ‘something’

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Is it something you often do to apologise profusely?

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Do you often _ rash promises?

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Do you often make rash promises?

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Do you often make rash promises?

I try _ (не делать).

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Do you often make rash promises?

I try not to.

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I often _ (чувствую себя overwhelmed).

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I often feel overwhelmed.

no ‘myself’ (a different meaning - ощупывать)

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[simplify]

If I have more than three lessons back to back, I begin to be tired.

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If I have more than three lessons back to back, I get tired.

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[punctuation]
Not only does she sing in the shower she also has blue hair.

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Not only does she sing in the shower,

she also has blue hair.

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[where does ‘also’ go?]

Not only are they certain to con you, but they could rob you.

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Not only are they certain to con you, but they could also rob you.

between the two parts of the verb

they are also very unfashionable….
they also wear …
they also can’t accept…

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[pronunciation]
I have a mountain of paperwork to get though.

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BrE /ˈmaʊntən/
AmE /ˈmaʊntn/

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Я сбилась с мысли..

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I lost my train of thought.

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[stress]
antidepressant

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/ˌæntidɪˈpresnt/

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I don’t know anything about these cryptocurrencies - I’ve always taken them _ _ _ _ _. (= with a healthy degree of scepticism).

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I don’t know anything about these cryptocurrencies - I’ve always taken them with a grain of salt.

or: with a pinch of salt

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I / expect / this poem / be a lot worse.

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I was expecting this poem to be a lot worse.

or: I expected…

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.. can help schedule appointments **automatically**
/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
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[pronunciation] It can also **analyze** large quantities of data.
/ˈænəlaɪz/
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Hey Jane, **I \_ apologise (what modal verb?)**, but I had a technical problem last night and I wasn’t able to send the proposal to you.
Hey Jane, **I have to apologise**, but I had a technical problem last night and I wasn’t able to send the proposal to you.
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[punctuation / linking ideas] I had a technical issue last night that’s why I didn’t have a chance to send the event proposal on time
I had a technical issue last night. **As a result,** I didn’t have a chance to send the event proposal on time I had a technical issue last night**, which is why** I didn’t have a chance to send the event proposal on time
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[linking ideas / punctuation] I am really sorry, I had a technical issue last night that prevented me from sending the event proposal on time
I am really sorry, **but** I had a technical issue last night that prevented me from sending the event proposal on time.
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Reformulate with 'I apologise...' I should've prepared the report earlier.
I apologise for not preparing the report earlier.
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[pronunciation] I'm **prioritizing** this task right now.
/praɪˈɔːrətaɪzɪŋ/
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A lot of people **can't take \_ (критику)**.
A lot of people can't take **criticism**. /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
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If we **\_ (sell)** our flat ten years ago, we **\_ (be able to)** buy a house in Prague.
If we **had sold** our flat ten years ago, we **would've been able to** buy a house in Prague.
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I'd recommend \_ (sleep on it).
I'd recommend **you** sleep on it. or recommend v-ing
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[fix this] I'd say, it wasn't informed decision.
I'd say, it wasn't **an** informed decision.
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In this situation, we **would think l\_ and h\_** before making the final decision.
In this situation, we **would think long and hard** before making the final decision.
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Она влюбилась с первого взгляда. = It was ...
It was love at first sight.
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Reformulate with one word: Sometimes my therapist believes I tend to **think too much**.
Sometimes my therapist believes I **tend to overthink**.
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[pronunciation] It was a **spontaneous** decision.
BrE /spɒnˈteɪniəs/ AmE /spɑːnˈteɪniəs/
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I guess your decision to divorce **must + was** very well thought through.
I guess your decision to divorce **must have been** very well thought through.
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If it has **\_ (долгосрочные)** consequences..
If it has **long-term** consequences.. or: lasting consequences..
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Наверно, у него был отличный хирург!
He must've had a great surgeon! The surgeon must've been really good.
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Are you **more \_ a logical type**, or do you rely on intuition?
Are you **more of a** logical type, or do you rely on intuition?
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My gran tore my grandfather's photos when they had a row. I guess she **\_ it on impulse (= сделала)** - she might be regretting it now.
I guess she **did it on impulse** - she might be regretting it now.
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[collocations] If you do that, you might **regret it \_** later (= a lot).
If you do that, you might **regret** it **deeply** later. also see the screenshot
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Difficult to persuade her she's wrong and she's **\_ the wrong decision**.
Difficult to persuade her she's wrong and she's **making the wrong decision**. or taking
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'too' or 'neither'? So, I have a steady job **\_**.
So, I have a steady job **too**.
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[reformulate starting with 'I'] I try to maintain a good relationship with all the recruiters. **It's not necessarily that I'll change jobs,** but it's still a good idea. **\=\> I...**
**I'm not necessarily going to change jobs**, I try to maintain a good relationship with all the recruiters because it's still a good idea.
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He **\_ (смирился с, live alone)**.
He **resigned himself to** liv**ing** alone.
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[pronunciation] a n**eu**roscientist
/ˈnʊrəʊsaɪəntɪst/
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[pronunciation] all the **consequences** of this choice
BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz/ AmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkwensɪz/
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I think one should go for a check-up every single year, \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ side (просто на всякий случай).
I think one should go for a check-up every single year, **just to be on the safe side**.
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[what's the meaning?] If you see **a stranger going after you**, it's better to play safe and cross the street.
go after someone = can imply pursuit with intent to catch or confront; is also used in competitive contexts e.g. We're both **going after** the same job. Cf. if you see a person **following** you / if you see a person **walking behind** you
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[fix one thing] That creates anxiety and **uneasy feeling that** you don't belong.
That creates anxiety and **an** uneasy feeling that you don't belong.
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[stress] an interview with an American **professor**
/prəˈfesər/
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A successful interviewee **\_ (отвечает на вопрос)** that they were asked.
A successful interviewee **answers the question** that they were asked. answer + object, no preposition
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[stress] I **distinctly** remember you saying you wanted a doughnut!
/dɪˈstɪŋktli/
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[fix two things] Of course you shouldn't offend your client, but you should **explain him** that this isn't the way we work.
Of course you shouldn't offend your client, but you should explain **to them** that this isn't the way we work.
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I wasn't expecting the job offer to be **\_ (настолько awful)**.
I wasn't expecting the job offer to be **this** awful.
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I wasn't expecting to wait **\_ (настолько long)** before I got an offer. But I also wasn't expecting to get **\_ (настолько много)** offers in the end.
I wasn't expecting to wait **this long** before I got an offer. But I also wasn't expecting to get **this many** offers in the end.

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