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[pronunciation] course

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/kɔːrs/

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Working in group allows me to see my progress - it’s very ____ (имеет терапевтический эффект).

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therapeutic

/ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk/

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I have our spreadsheet - ________ хотите, чтобы мы continue it?

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do you want us to

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[pronunciation] event

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event

/ɪˈvent/

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I was impressed ___ this guy.

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impressed with

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[meaning] get rid of ‘h’ in ‘had’

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избавиться

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к нам вчера приходили друзья на ужин

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We had friends over for dinner yesterday.

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Some verbs are followed by to + infinitive
I would like to speak to you.
I want to pee.

Some freak verbs use ‘to’ as a preposition

I’m looking forward to seeing you/the party. [v-ing or a noun]

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I object to
I don’t agree to

с тем, чтобы ты делился моими данными с ….

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I don’t agree to you sharing my information with random strangers.

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I’d prefer ____ (чтобы ты не делился моими данными)

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I’d prefer you not to share…

I’d prefer you didn’t share…

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я хочу, чтобы моя компания возмещала затраты на обучение

I want

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I want [who] to verb

I want my company to reimburse my study expenses.

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What other verbs behave in the same way as ‘want’, e.g. in

I want you to help me

I..

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I need you to come here
I expect you to help me
I’d like you to help me

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13
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Formulate a wish (‘я хочу, чтобы…’)

Does the company offer free transportation to work? >> I would like…

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I would like the company to offer free transportation to work.

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Formulate a wish (‘я хочу, чтобы…’)

Do they offer free transportation to work? >> I would like…

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I would like them to offer free transportation to work.

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Formulate a wish (‘я хочу, чтобы…’)

Does the company offer extra days of paid holiday for high performance? >> I would like…

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I would like the company to offer extra days of paid holiday.

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Formulate a wish (‘я хочу, чтобы…’)

Does the company offer free transportation to work? >> I would like…

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I would like the company to offer free transportation to work.

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functions of past tense

if I knew

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[time distance: the past] She used to ask me questions. If I knew the answer, I told her. And if I didn’t, ….

[distance from what’s real: hypothetical sentences] If I knew the answer, I’d tell you. But I’m afraid I don’t know.
бы + прошедшее
I wish I had more time for my family. Я бы хотела чтобы у меня было

[social distancing: politeness] I was wondering if you could help me.

[distancing from an idea] I was thinking.. what if we sold this part of the project to Google?
I was hoping for a bigger pay rise.

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18
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What’s the meaning?

I would like you to pay me more.

I was hoping you could pay me more.

I wish you could pay me more.

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I would like you to pay me more. = плати мне больше

I was hoping you could pay me more. = было бы конечно хорошо побольше

I wish you could pay me more. = ах, если бы да кабы.. но увы

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19
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provide this information tomorrow

How to formulate this very directly and politely/indirectly?

обязательно

было бы неплохо если бы вы …

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I need you to provide this information tomorrow

It would be great if you provided this information tomorrow.

I would really appreciate if you could provide it tomorrow.

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20
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let me clarify

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/ˈklærəfaɪ/

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(а я думал) ____ you didn’t have kids

(деликатное преложение) ___, maybe we should…

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(а я думал) I thought you didn’t have kids

(деликатное преложение) I was thinking, maybe we should…

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22
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Если (мы купим** билет сейчас) это **будет дешевле.

If we ___ (buy) the ticket now, it ___ (be) cheaper.

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If we buy the ticket now, it will be cheaper.

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23
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(!!! на этапе обсуждения) Если мы сейчас Пашу выгоним, у нас весь проект развалится

Should we let Pasha go?

If we ____ (do this), our project _____ (be ruined).

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If we did this, the project would be ruined.

24
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подруга, которую вы обнаружили за другим столиком

___ (я уже начала думать, куда ты пропала)

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I was wondering where you were.

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я тут (ковыряя ножкой) хочу спросить… а почему ты Тима не приглашаешь на наши митинги?

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I was wondering why you never invite Tim to our meetings.

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я тут (ковыряя ножкой) хочу предложить… может нам отменить эти митинги?

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I was thinking.. Maybe we should cancel these meeting?

27
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[pronunciation] wonder

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ˈwʌndər

28
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[pronunciation] definitely

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/de/ (not ‘di’)

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интенсивность >>> English

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intensity (not ‘intensivity’)

30
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A good reason __ launch the device.

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A good reason to launch the device.

31
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Customers ____ (не согласны) to get products with bugs.

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Customers don’t agree to get products with bugs.

(not ‘disagree’ - это про идеи)

31
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[pronunciation] determine

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determine /dɪˈtɜːrmɪn/

32
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установили дэдлайн на следующую пятницу

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we set the deadline for next Friday

33
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[regrets about the past] I ___ [should / not / miss] my cat’s explanation of Past Continuous.

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I shouldn’t have missed my cat’s explanation about Past Continuous

34
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I was just saying that your choice of colors is very ___ (актуальный).

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I was just saying that your choice of colors is very relevant / very topical.

connected with something that is happening or of interest at the present time

  • a topical joke/reference
  • topical events
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[regrets about the past] I (should / not / leave) the ladder outside.

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I shouldn’t have left the ladder outside.

36
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[regrets about the past] I (should / buy) beds for my pets.

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I should’ve bought beds for my pets.

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[regrets about the past] I ____ (should / not / add) so much sleep aid to my pets’ food yesterday.

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I shouldn’t have added so much sleep aid to my pets’ food yesterday.

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[pronunciation] anxiety

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/æŋˈzaɪəɾi/

39
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[regrets about the past] I ___ (should / not / update) my Windows.

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I shouldn’t have updated my Windows.

40
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My dog ___ (очень страдает) when he sees any other dog outside.

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My dog suffers a lot when he sees any other dog outside.

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[regrets about the past] I ___ (should / not / pretend) so much that I was having fun yesterday.

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I shouldn’t have pretended so much that I was having fun yesterday.

42
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[regrets about the past] I ___ (should / not / pretend) so much that I was having fun yesterday.

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I shouldn’t have pretended so much that I was having fun yesterday.

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I ___(should / not / allow) these people to draw on my face.

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I shouldn’t have allowed these people to draw on my face.

44
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[pronunciation] in hindsight

A

/ˈhaɪndsaɪt/

45
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/haɪnz/

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[regrets about the past] If I ____ (have) a chance to think about this more, I could’ve made another decision.

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If I’d had a chance to think about this more, I could’ve made another decision.

if + I had had (past perfect)

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I think I could’ve taken more time ____ (make) this decision.

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I think I could’ve taken more time to make this decision.

48
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I _____ (should / not / buy) so much clothes for my kids because they’re growing SO fast!

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I shouldn’t have bought so much clothes for my kids because they’re growing SO fast!

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I shouldn’t have skipped my morning walk with my dog. This ____ (would / prevent) his little accident.

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I shouldn’t have skipped my morning walk with my dog. This would’ve prevented his little accident.

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I shouldn’t have left my jacked at home. This ___ (would / prevent) me from getting a cold.

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I shouldn’t have left my jacked at home. This would’ve prevented me from getting a cold.

51
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This would’ve prevented me ___ (get) a cold.

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This would’ve prevented me from getting a cold.

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[past] I __ (could / not / keep) from telling you about my news.

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I couldn’t have kept from telling you about my news.

53
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Maybe we / should / add [past] more fruit and veggies.

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Maybe we should’ve added more fruit and veggies.

[pron] shoulda vadded

54
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[pronunciation] registered

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/ˈredʒɪstərd/

55
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I _ (write) Avinash before Christmas, and he _ (answer) me yet.

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I **wrote** to Avinash before Christmas, and he **hasn’t answered** me yet.