Feedback November-December Flashcards
[pronunciation] He was completely satisfied.
/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/
[Talking about an anechoic chamber]
Before reading the text, I thought it’s забавно but nothing more, but after reading this person’s experience, I thought it would be great to have a similar experience.
[Talking about an anechoic chamber]
Before reading the text, I thought it’s amusing but nothing more, but after reading this person’s experience, I thought it would be great to have a similar experience.
The panels _ the sound. [поглощают]
The panels absorb the sound. [поглощают]
/əbˈzɔːrb/
I’ve been thinking of visiting a deprivation chamber, but having read this text, I started having _ thoughts. [= I’m not so sure]
I’ve been thinking of visiting a deprivation chamber, but having read this text, I started having second thoughts. [= I’m not so sure]
Climbing Everest is infinitely _ (challenging) than anything else on this list.
Climbing Everest is infinitely more challenging than anything else on this list.
[pronunciation] Do you want to isolate Russians from the rest of the world?
/ˈaɪsəleɪt/
It wasn’t nearly as [big or bigger] as I’d expected.
It wasn’t nearly as big as I’d expected.
A staycation with kids could be a good deal [annoying or more annoying?]
A staycation with kids could be a good deal more annoying.
[pronunciation] mountain climbing
/ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
Knitting a scarf is a good deal [more difficult or difficult]? than riding a mountain bike.
Knitting a scarf is a good deal more difficult than riding a mountain bike.
“She’s a very funny woman.” “Funny _-_ or funny p_?”
“She’s a very funny woman.” “Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?”
also: Funny ha-ha or funny odd?
[does the word in bold work in this sentence?] He performed decidedly better than the other guys and I was really shocked to hear it?
[does the word in bold work in this sentence?] He performed decidedly better than the other guys and I was really mind-blown to hear it.
or ‘blown away when I heard it’ or ‘really impressed’ (or any other expression with positive connotations)
[shocked has a negative connotation]
What expressions might be useful
- when you’re meeting someone for the first time?
- when you’re saying ‘hello’ to someone you haven’t seen today?
Nice to meet you? Good to see you?
When you’re meeting someone you haven’t seen lately: Good to see you.
When you’re meeting someone for the first time? ‘приятно познакомиться’ - nice to meet you.
Yeah I’m getting enough sleep these days - I don’t know why, maybe it’s because the air hear is far _ (clear) than back in Moscow.
Yeah I’m getting enough sleep these days - I don’t know why, maybe it’s because the air hear is far more clear than back in Moscow.
or far clearer
Wildberries vs Ozon
Ozon: We’re still the second, but we / work on it.
Wildberries vs Ozon
Ozon: We’re still the second, but we’re working on it.
Not Present Simple.
Utkonos is a company that specialized __ delivery before the pandemic.
Utkonos is a company that specialized in delivery before the pandemic.
I never go through my contacts and I never check them.
Yeah, I don’t do that _.
I never go through my contacts and I never check them.
Yeah, I don’t do that either.
or ‘neither do I’. (don’t use ‘don’t’ with ‘neither’)
[pronunciation] unique
/juˈniːk/
not евнух - eunuch /ˈjuːnək/
[pronunciation] hotel
/həʊˈtel/
The same as in Russian (оТЕЛЬ)
[add one word] Having no sense of smell is barely awful than having no sense of taste.
[add one word] Having no sense of smell is barely more awful than having no sense of taste.
[add one word] Working in extreme heat nowhere near as hard as working in extreme cold.
[add one word] Working in extreme heat is nowhere near as hard as working in extreme cold.
A genuine question about a person’s news:
What have you been _ _ (lately)?
What have you been up to (lately)?
What have you been up to?
Nothing _.
What have you been up to?
Nothing much. Nothing special.
What have you been up to?
Nothing much. It’s been a _ week.
What have you been up to?
Nothing much. It’s been a slow week.
What have you been up to?
Nothing much. Just _ as usual.
What have you been up to?
Nothing much. Just business as usual.
[pronunciation] a cafe
BrE /ˈkæfeɪ/
AmE /kæˈfeɪ/
How are you doing?
D_ g_ :)
P_ g_ :)
S_ o_ s_ o_
B_ b_ :(
How are you doing?
Doing good.
Pretty good. :)
Same old same old.
(I’ve) Better been. :( «_space;Be careful with this on, as the other person will kinda have to ask what’s up.
I fit in quite well b_ when I was school when I was a high school _. (= ученик)
I fit in quite well back when I was school when I was a high school student.
(‘pupil’ is a bit old-fashioned)
[add one more word]
I didn’t fit in the corporate culture of that company because I wasn’t too enthusiastic about it.
I didn’t fit in with the corporate culture of that company because I wasn’t too enthusiastic about it.
My daughter is incredibly _ (EMPATHY >> ADJECTIVE).
My daughter is incredibly empathetic. ˌempəˈθetɪk/
also: empathic /emˈpæθɪk/
[add one more word]
I don’t know any people who cut themselves from the world completely
I don’t know any people who cut themselves off from the world completely
pronounce this with consonant-vowel linking!
My son always comes across well to people. He meets someone new and _ _ _ _ (не успеешь оглянуться) - they’re friends.
My son always comes across well to people. He meets someone new and next thing you know (не успеешь оглянуться) - they’re friends.
Which of these verbs would work well with ‘present continuous + always / constantly’ to highlight your emotions?
cut yourself off
slip out
bombard someone with complaints
go on and on about your problems
run someone down
bring out the best in people
hold yourself back
Which of these verbs would work well with ‘present continuous + always / constantly’ to highlight your emotions?
bombard someone with complaints / go on and on about your problems / run someone down / bring out the worst in me / hold him/herself back
Come up with a few personal emotionally charged examples!
[add the missing words] When I first moved out my parents…
[add the missing words] When I first moved out from my parents [house/place/flat - optional]…
[pronunciation] 10,000 rubles
/ˈruːbl/
not обломки - rubble!
What is your most jaw dropping encounter with an e_ Karen?
What is your most jaw dropping encounter with an entitled Karen?
/ɪnˈtaɪtld/
dictionary definition of being entitled: feeling that you have a right to the good things in life without necessarily having to work for them
What is your most jaw dropping encounter with an entitled K_?
is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors
What is your most jaw dropping encounter with an entitled Karen?
/ˈkærən/
Я уже пробовала Activity Tracker.
I’ve tried Activity Tracker. [experience, no particular time => present perfect]
I’ve tried Activity Tracker. Well, not this _ (конкретный) app but something similar.
I’ve tried Activity Tracker. Well, not this specific app but something similar.
or: not this particular app
Maybe it _ (продолжалось) for a period of time.
Maybe it lasted for a period of time.
[pronunciation] I’ve never searched my own name online.
/sɜːtʃt/
If my brother was aggressive, like, even once, I’d boot him out immediately.
Yeah, you should n_ this kind of behavior in the b_ - пресечь в зародыше
If my brother was aggressive, like, even once, I’d boot him out immediately.
Yeah, you should nip this kind of behavior in the bud
stop something at an early stage.
I said she was beautiful, and she smiled - and actually this a_ the whole tone of the conversation. - оказывает влияние на
I said she was beautiful, and she smiled - and actually this affects the whole tone of the conversation.
or affected
affect - no preposition
has an effect ON
He has long brown _.
She has long brown _.
He has long brown hairs. (волоски, волосы на теле)
She has long brown hair. (волосы - на голове)
Her _ looks really nice now.
Her hair looks really nice now.
not волоски - hairs
[add one word] My birthday is coming - could you please please please not give me socks this time?
[add one word] My birthday is coming up- could you please please please not give me socks this time?
[negative suffix] appropriate
inappropriate
[pronunciation] colleagues
BrE /ˈkɒliːɡ/
AmE /ˈkɑːliːɡ/
Do you _ distracted often?
Do you get distracted often?
If someone shares something _ Instagram, the story will disappear soon, so you kinda have to watch it.
If someone shares something on Instagram, the story will disappear soon, so you kinda have to watch it.
on Instagram / on Twitter / on WhatAapp
[Put the verb into the correct form.] I used to _ (get) distracted a lot.
I used to get distracted a lot.
[pronunciation] focused
/ˈfəʊkəst/
[Todo list] add one word And when I’ve done this thing, I just tick it.
[Todo list] add one word And when I’ve done this thing, I just tick it off.
Do you get distracted easily?
This depends on the kind of work _ (I / do).
Do you get distracted easily?
This depends on the kind of work I’m doing.
[pronunciation] techniques
/tekˈniːks/
My Google _ (not work) today. Maybe I should try again. Aha, now _ (it / work).
My Google isn’t working today. Maybe I should try again. Aha, now it’s working.
[past simple of present perfect?] I ___ at the previous lesson, so could you help me out here?
[past simple of present perfect?] I wasn’t at the previous lesson, so could you help me out here?
past simple because there’s a time reference
I spend about an hour doing cognitively demanding tasks. And _ than that (во всём остальном), the rest of my work is not that difficult.
I spend about an hour doing cognitively demanding tasks. And other than that, the rest of my work is not that difficult.
reformulate:
To reduce my stress, I prefer to sleep a lot
>> To reduce my stress, I _ to g_ _ _
To reduce my stress, I try to get enough sleep.
[pronunciation] hypothesis
/haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/
[pronunciation] dehydrated
/ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ or /diːˈhaɪdreɪtɪd/ - notice
/haɪ/
[pronunciation] entrepreneurship
BrE /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʃɪp/
AmE /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːrʃɪp/
e_ (= too much, избыточный) optimism can be a hindrance
excessive optimism can be a hindrance
/ɪkˈsesɪv/
[reformulate with one word] For me, the main problem with working in an office is that you have to go to the office and then go back and that takes time.
[reformulate with one word] For me, the main problem with working in an office is that you have to commute and that takes time.
[pronunciation] distracting
/dɪˈstræktɪŋ/
[pronunciation] 12%
[pronunciation] 12 percent
It’s actually not 11.5% but 11.51%, bit I guess _ (я начала фокусироваться на слишком незначительных деталях, придираться к пустякам)
It’s actually not 11.5% but 11.51%, bit I guess I’m splitting hairs here.
[trying to negotiate with your manager] I’m just afraid that if I have to start working in an open office with all the associated distractions, that _ (have) a significant impact on my productivity.
I’m just afraid that if I have to start working in an open office with all the associated distractions, that would have a significant impact on my productivity.
[pronunciation] bonus
/ˈbəʊnəs/
ежегодный bonus
/ˈjɪrli/ yearly
/ˈænjuəl/ annual
I have no problem _ (answer) questions every, like, 10 or 15 minutes - that’s not a problem.
I have no problem answering questions every, like, 10 or 15 minutes - that’s not a problem.
excessive optimism could be a h_ (помеха - something that prevents you from reaching success) to budding entrepreneurs.
excessive optimism could be a hindrance to budding entrepreneurs.
/ˈhɪndrəns/
She might need to break her vow of silence if someone she knows was in real trouble and she’d need to i_ (вмешаться)
She might need to break her vow of silence if someone she knows was in real trouble and she’d need to interfere.
/ˌɪntərˈfɪr/
This came as a surprise for everyone >> nobody _ .
This came as a surprise for everyone >> nobody saw that coming.
ходит какой-то вирус
There’s some kind of bug going round.
a bug = a virus
A lot of my colleagues are _ with some kind of virus.
свалились
A lot of my colleagues are down with some kind of virus.
Some of my colleagues and friends who had a high temperature >> who were …. a …..
who were running a fever.
у него высокая температура
He’s running a fever
Кажется меня сейчас вырвет. = I’m going to _ _
I’m going to be sick.
He was leaving his stuff _ _ (разбросаны повсюду)
He was leaving his stuff lying around.
Emma was finding it difficult to b_ the issue _.
Emma was finding it difficult to bring the issue up.
Who do you sympathize _ more?
Who do you sympathize with more?
I don’t think she was _ straightforward.
I don’t think she was that straightforward. (не так уж прямолинейно)
not straightforward enough (не достаточно прямолинейно)
Her strategy is not to be straightforward. That a_ sums u_ her strategy. [=more or less]
Her strategy is not to be straightforward. That about sums up her strategy.
[reformulate ‘should’ with a less direct modal verb] I think that you should think twice before letting me go.
I think that you might want to think twice before letting me go.
What’s the difference in meaning?
You might wanna cry, but I’m still gonna leave the company.
I’d like to leave the company in the foreseeable future, so you might wanna start looking for a replacement for me.
might wanna cry = a logical deduction
might wanna start = advice
_ (я думаю, не нужно) be upfront about that.
I don’t think you should be upfront about that.
(the negative verb is at the beginning the sentence - not ‘shouldn’t’)
It’s time we _ (go) to a _ (психиатр).
It’s time we went to a psychiatrist.
/saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/
It’s time you _ (узнать) that you’re the chosen one.
It’s time you learned that you’re the chosen one.
of you found this out
or it’s time I told you
[pronunciation] The Chosen One.
/ˈtʃəʊzn/
[pronunciation it’s time you owned up to what you did.
own-dup
Perhaps it’s time I started _ (подлизываться к ней).
Perhaps it’s time I started sucking up to her
[pronunciation] colleague
BrE /ˈkɒliːɡ/
AmE /ˈkɑːliːɡ/
[someone complains about a thrill-seeking boss who demands that the employees take part]
Which expression would work here?
I think _ (you might want to / it’s time you / you might as well) buy a nice board game.
I think you might want to buy a nice board game.
[how aggressive or soft is this]
Maybe it’s time you started telling the truth to your friends.
Maybe it’s time you started telling the truth to your friends.
- pretty aggressive - probably the person has been lying through their nose for years, and you’re sick of it
What I should do? Could you tell me?
[Reformulate in one sentence] >> Could you tell me + _
Could you tell me what I should do?
direct word order
[fix one thing here] I’m not sure I can give him two parrots, because this will be too expensive for me.
I’m not sure I can give him two parrots, because this would be too expensive for me.
when negotiating, use ‘would’ when discussing potential consequences of the ideas you’re discussing
Have you thought about the possibility _ (catch) a taxi.
Have you thought about the possibility of catching a taxi.
Have you put up a Christmas tree?
No, no, it’s too much of a h_ (=involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a lot of effort).
Have you put up a Christmas tree?
No, no, it’s too much of a hassle (=involves doing something difficult or complicated that needs a lot of effort).
/ˈhæsl/
Whenever I see ads about the elderly, I feel like I’m being manipulated. I mean, this ad is a bit of a t_-j_.
(= intentionally attempts to make you cry by ‘pressing the right buttons’)
I mean, this ad is a bit of a tear-jerker.
