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Feedback Spring 🍀 Flashcards

1
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Think how you could _ _ (= разжевать) your ideas in this paragraph.

A

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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5
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oven

A

/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.

A

/əz wel/

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[pronunciation]

…works in SkyEng as a lawyer

A

…works in SkyEng /əzə/ lawyer

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12
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[pronunciation]
Does Darth Wader’s sword weigh a ton?

A

/sɔːd/

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13
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Is it _ (в вашем стиле) to apologise profusely?

formulate with ‘something’

A

Is it something you often do to apologise profusely?

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14
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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).

A

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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17
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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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18
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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.

A

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

24
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I / expect / this poem / be a lot worse.

A

I was expecting this poem to be a lot worse.

or: I expected…

25
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.. can help schedule appointments automatically

A

/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/

26
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[pronunciation]
It can also analyze large quantities of data.

A

/ˈænəlaɪz/

27
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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.

A

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.

28
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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

A

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

29
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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

A

I am really sorry, but I had a technical issue last night that prevented me from sending the event proposal on time.

30
Q

Reformulate with ‘I apologise…’
I should’ve prepared the report earlier.

A

I apologise for not preparing the report earlier.

31
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[pronunciation]
I’m prioritizing this task right now.

A

/praɪˈɔːrətaɪzɪŋ/

32
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A lot of people can’t take _ (критику).

A

A lot of people can’t take criticism.

/ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

33
Q

If we _ (sell) our flat ten years ago, we _ (be able to) buy a house in Prague.

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If we had sold our flat ten years ago, we would’ve been able to buy a house in Prague.

34
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I’d recommend _ (sleep on it).

A

I’d recommend you sleep on it.

or recommend v-ing

35
Q

[fix this]
I’d say, it wasn’t informed decision.

A

I’d say, it wasn’t an informed decision.

36
Q

In this situation, we would think l_ and h_ before making the final decision.

A

In this situation, we would think long and hard before making the final decision.

37
Q

Она влюбилась с первого взгляда.

= It was …

A

It was love at first sight.

38
Q

Reformulate with one word:

Sometimes my therapist believes I tend to think too much.

A

Sometimes my therapist believes I tend to overthink.

39
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[pronunciation]
It was a spontaneous decision.

A

BrE /spɒnˈteɪniəs/
AmE /spɑːnˈteɪniəs/

40
Q

I guess your decision to divorce must + was very well thought through.

A

I guess your decision to divorce must have been very well thought through.

41
Q

If it has _ (долгосрочные) consequences..

A

If it has long-term consequences..

or: lasting consequences..

42
Q

Наверно, у него был отличный хирург!

A

He must’ve had a great surgeon!
The surgeon must’ve been really good.

43
Q

Are you more _ a logical type, or do you rely on intuition?

A

Are you more of a logical type, or do you rely on intuition?

44
Q

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.

A

I guess she did it on impulse - she might be regretting it now.

45
Q

[collocations]

If you do that, you might regret it _ later (= a lot).

A

If you do that, you might regret it deeply later.

also see the screenshot

46
Q

Difficult to persuade her she’s wrong and she’s _ the wrong decision.

A

Difficult to persuade her she’s wrong and she’s making the wrong decision.

or taking

47
Q

‘too’ or ‘neither’?

So, I have a steady job _.

A

So, I have a steady job too.

48
Q

[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…

A

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.

49
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He _ (смирился с, live alone).

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He resigned himself to living alone.

50
Q

[pronunciation]

a neuroscientist

A

/ˈnʊrəʊsaɪəntɪst/

51
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[pronunciation]
all the consequences of this choice

A

BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz/
AmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkwensɪz/

52
Q

I think one should go for a check-up every single year, _ _ _ _ _ _ side (просто на всякий случай).

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I think one should go for a check-up every single year, just to be on the safe side.

53
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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.

A

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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GE Tue 20.00, Sat 16.00 [2023-24] (40 decks)

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