My mistakes

Question 1

(почти никогда)
1. I ____ ____ tell any jokes to anyone
2. I ____ ____ talk to my colleagues face-to-face

Answer 1

1. I hardly ever tell any jokes to anyone
2. I hardly ever talk to my colleagues face-to-face

Question 2

(довольно много)
1. I have ____ _ ____ of trousers, but ____ dresses
2. And I have a funny feeling that ____ _ ____ of you suffer ____ __ __ ____ (от этого тоже)

Answer 2

1. I have quite a lot of trousers, but few dresses
2. And I have a funny feeling that quite a few of you suffer from it as well

Question 3

I work from home ____ 12 years, I do everything ____ ____ __ ____ ______ (вперемежку с рабочими делами)

Answer 3

I work from home for 12 years, I do everything mixed with my work tasks
I work from home for 12 years. So I do everything interleaved with my work

Question 4

I ____ ____ (никогда не была) ____ __ ______ (особенно хороша в) dancing

Answer 4

I‘ve never been much good at dancing

Question 5

Normally when I __ _ ____ ______ (выдаётся свободная минутка), I read _ ____ ____ (очередную книгу)

Answer 5

Normally when I get a spare moment, I read a new book

Question 6

When it comes to language learning, I feel that I ________ progrees If I can communicate with other people without ________ long pauses ________ right words.

Answer 6

When it comes to language learning, I feel that I‘m making progrees If I can communicate with other people without making long pauses to find right words

Question 7

I wish I could ____ (медитировать) instead of ____ (того, чтобы беспокоиться)

Answer 7

I wish I could meditate instead of worrying

Question 8

________ (мне кажется) I need to find a way ________ (отдыхать по чуть-чуть каждый день) instead of having two long vacations during the year

Answer 8

It seems to me that I need to find a way to relax a bit every single day instead of having two long vacations during the year

Question 9

We have two types of travel pillows. One of them ________ (как на картинке) is absolutely useless, because it’s too big, and my neck ____ (болит) after using it. And ____ (другая) is pretty useful, because it’s ____ (надувная) pillow and I can ________ (надуть её чуть-чуть) and change the volume ________ (как мне нужно)

Answer 9

We have two types of travel pillows. One of them (like the one in the picture) is absolutely useless, because it’s too big, and my neck hurts after using it. And the other one is pretty useful, because it’s an inflatable pillow and i can inflate it a bit and change the volume as i need

Question 10

Travel agents are highly useful when you need to ____ ____ (исключить неподходящие) hotels, for example for beach vacations

Answer 10

Travel agents are highly useful when you need to exclude unsutable hotels, for example for beach vacations

Question 11

I’ve been to the opera once in my life and think that libretto is _ ____ ____ ____ (совершенно неудобная вещь), because it doesn’t contain full text of arias and it’s impossible to use it ____ (для отслеживания) a story. That libretto was in Italian.

Answer 11

I’ve been to the opera once in my life and think that libretto is an utterly useless thing, because it doesn’t contain full text of arias and it’s impossible to use it to track a story. That libretto was in Italian.

Question 12

Не могу угнаться за всеми новостями и это напрягает

Answer 12

I can’t keep up with all world news and I find it confusing

Question 13

Я нахожу тревожным тот факт, что все больше и больше известных научных исследований оказываются ложными и в конечном итоге отзываются

Answer 13

I find it alarming that more and more well-known scientific studies turn out false and are eventually withdrawn

Question 14

То, сколько я сплю ночью, влияет на то, как я себя чувствую и выгляжу

Answer 14

The amount of sleep I get at night affects the way I feel and look

Question 15

Количество внимания, уделяемого проблемам вашего друга, влияет на ваши отношения

Answer 15

How much attention you give to your friend’s problems affects your relationships

Question 16

Новая статья Александра Аузана меня показалась мне наводящей на размышления

Answer 16

I found a new article of Alexander Auzan very thought-provoking