Feedback November-March Flashcards
I wouldn’t invite a stranger to a party because they might be completely u_ (= nobody knows what they might do).
I wouldn’t invite a stranger to a party because they might be completely unpredictable.
He says that women are quite m_ (= their mood changes randomly).
He says that women are quite moody.
[pronunciation]
series
/ˈsɪəriːz/
Let me explain what I mean in more _ (detail? details?)
Let me explain what I mean in more detail.
It’s _ (a bit? a bit of?) annoying.
It’s a bit annoying.
a bit + adj
a bit of + noun (e.g. a bit of a pain in the neck)
[pronunciation]
It winds me up a bit.
/waɪn(d)z/
It really drives me mad when someone g_ o_ _ a tan_ (= starts talking about something completely unrelated) during a business meeting.
It really drives me mad when someone goes off at a tangent during a business meeting.
or: go off on a tangent
[pronunciation]
I’m pretty sure that the human brain can process a lot of information.
/ˈprəʊses/
[fix something here]
Sometimes I go to cosmetologist.
aka: a beautician
Sometimes I go to a cosmetologist.
[pronunciation]
my skin needs hydration
/haɪˈdreɪʃn/
If I’d known what _ Bitcoin (= что случится с биткоином), I would’ve bought a few back when I was a student.
If I’d known what would happen with Bitcoin, I would’ve bought a few back when I was a student.
If I’d known my friend _ (не вернёт) the money she borrowed from me, I wouldn’t have lent it to her.
If I’d known my friend wouldn’t return the money she borrowed from me, I wouldn’t have lent it to her.
[improve something here]
If I’d known that being a teacher is so tiresome, I would’ve chosen another major.
If I’d known that being a teacher
would be so tiresome, I would’ve chosen another major.
[pronunciation]
if this information is supposed to be exclusive…
/ɪkˈskluːsɪv/
[pronunciation / stress?]
The deadline for applications is 30 April.
/ˈdedlaɪn/
The stress should be on the FIRST syllable - otherwise, you’re saying ‘dead lion’!
What’s the answer _ the first question?
What’s the answer to the first question?
Many of my colleagues have trouble digesting _ (молочные) products.
Many of my colleagues have trouble digesting dairy products.
[pronunciation]
rituals
/ˈrɪtʃuəlz/
[pronunciation]
We’re much closer to those people who invented dairy products than to those Paleolithic people.
/kləʊsə/
[interjections]
Hazelnut soup?? фу!
Ew!
Yuck!
Gross!
stress?
asparagus
/əˈspærəɡəs/
[stress?]
ancestor
/ˈænsestə(r)/
Than_ God!
Thank God!
[pronunciation]
eco-friendly
/iːkə/
[pronunciation]
pathetic (= жалкий)
/pəˈθetɪk/
[pronunciation]
precedent
e.g. in The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases.
/ˈpresɪdənt/
It _ (looks or looks like?) impossible.
It looks impossible.
looks + adj
looks like + a noun
looks like + [a sentence]
What are those?
scarecrows
/ˈskeəkrəʊz/
[where’s the stress?]
Men tend to organise those public proposals…
/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
In the world of ballet, she was one of _ kind. (= absolutely unique)
In the world of ballet, she was one of a kind.
