[Unit 8C] Complaining and connecting Flashcards
(30 cards)
A: I tried to make sourdough from scratch — total disaster.
B: _ there. Mine turned into a weird brick the first time.
Been there. Mine turned into a weird brick the first time.
A: My daughter cried non-stop her first day at kindergarten.
B: It was just like that when my son started preschool. It gets better, I p_ (= гарантирую).
A: My daughter cried non-stop her first day at kindergarten.
B: It was just like that when my son started preschool. It gets better, I promise.
A: These group projects always end up with one person doing everything.
B: _ me about it. I always get stuck with the work no one wants to do.
Tell me about it. I always get stuck with the work no one wants to do.
A: I feel guilty leaving the office at five, but I really need the time at home.
B: It _ _ sa_ _ me when my son was born. You start to see priorities differently.
It was the same with me when my son was born. You start to see priorities differently.
A: I feel guilty leaving the office at five, but I really need the time at home.
B: It was the same with me when my son was born. You start to s_ pr_ d_.
начинаешь совсем по-другому расставлять приоритеты.
It was the same with me when my son was born. You start to see priorities differently.
/praɪˈɒrətiz/
Insert a MODAL verb.
A: I really need a proper holiday.
B: Me too. Even a weekend away w_ help.
= И мне тоже. Хотя бы на выходные куда-нибудь выбраться — уже было бы легче.
Me too. Even a weekend away would help.
A: I’ve got five deadlines this week. I don’t even know where to start.
B: It was _ sa_ _ me last month. I had to just take it one day at a time.
It was the same with me last month. I had to just take it one day at a time.
A: I messed up the report because I didn’t double-check the numbers.
B: Be_ _. It happens.
Been there. It happens.
A: I stayed up way too late watching Netflix.
B: M_ t_. I just couldn’t stop.
Me too. I just couldn’t stop.
I _ _ wh_ (= ненавижу, терпеть не могу, когда..) people talk over each other in meetings.
I hate it when people talk over each other in meetings.
A: Ugh, the train was delayed again this morning. I was late for work.
B: The same thing happened to me last week. I ended up _ (walk) half the way!
The same thing happened to me last week. I ended up walking half the way!
My whole presentation crashed r_ before (= прямо перед) the meeting.
My whole presentation crashed right before the meeting.
I really need a p_ holiday. (=нормальный, человеческий отпуск)
I really need a proper holiday.
A: My inbox is a disaster — I can’t keep up.
B: Tell _ _ _. Mine’s out of control.
Tell me about it. Mine’s out of control.
A: I keep mixing up the past tense forms. It’s so frustrating.
B: That’s j_ _ wh_ I was learning Spanish — the irregular verbs drove me mad.
That’s just like when I was learning Spanish — the irregular verbs drove me mad.
A: I messed up the report because I didn’t double-check the numbers.
B: Been there. I_ h_. (= бывает)
Been there. It happens.
A: My whole presentation crashed right before the meeting.
B: _ s_ thing h_ to m_. I had to restart everything while they waited.
The same thing happened to me. I had to restart everything while they waited.
A: Ugh, the train was delayed again this morning. I was late for work.
B: _ s_ thing h_ _ m_ last week. I ended up walking half the way!
The same thing happened to me last week. I ended up walking half the way!
A: I hate it when people talk over each other in meetings.
B: Sa_ _. It’s exhausting trying to get a word in.
Same here. It’s exhausting trying to get a word in.
A: I barely slept last night. The baby kept waking up every hour.
B: I _ _ feeling. Our youngest didn’t sleep through the night for months.
I know the feeling. Our youngest didn’t sleep through the night for months.
A: I b_ slept last night (= почти не спал). The baby kept waking up every hour.
B: I know the feeling. Our youngest didn’t sleep through the night for months.
I know the feeling. Our youngest didn’t sleep through the night for months.
A: I waved at someone I thought I knew — but it was a total stranger!
B: It was j_ _ that wh_ I said “hi” to someone at the supermarket and they just stared at me.
It was just like that when I said “hi” to someone at the supermarket and they just stared at me.
A: I hate it when people talk over each other in meetings.
B: Same here. It’s exhausting _ (try) to get a word in.
Same here. It’s exhausting trying to get a word in.
I spent all weekend _ (clean) and still feel like nothing’s done.
I spent all weekend cleaning and still feel like nothing’s done.
