Feedback October Flashcards
[stress]
I think in the future we won’t communicate with each other a lot.
coMUnicate
I don’t want to p_ (= притворяться) that everything’s all right.
I don’t want to pretend that everything’s all right.
/prɪˈtend/
Their kids _ (всё время сидят в телефона).
Their kids are constantly on their phones / are virtually glued to their phones .
don’t use ‘sit’
[word formation]
Black Mirror is really _ (ALARM)
Black Mirror is really alarming.
_ that make sense?
Yeah, that makes p_ sense.
Does that make sense?
Yeah, that makes perfect sense.
The same thing is h_ with TV now. = происходит
The same thing is happening with TV now.
A: I think in the future the upper classes will have a different approach to gadgets c_ _ the lower classes. Like, if you can afford a nanny, you can afford not to give gadgets to your kids.
= в сравнении с
A: I think in the future the upper classes will have a different approach to gadgets compared to the lower classes. Like, if you can afford a nanny, you can afford not to give gadgets to your kids.
[pronunciation]
Zoom is pretty useful for me.
/ˈjuːsfəl/
[pronunciation]
detox
/ˈdiːtɒks/
[pronunciation]
I’m pretty much glued to my phone
/ɡluːd/
In some aspects, I’m old school. For instrance, I prefer to read things on paper.
Reformulate with Old school as it sounds, …
Old school as it sounds, I prefer to read things on paper.
no ‘but’
also: as old school as..
I’ve noticed a _ (direct/directly) link between the quality of my sleep and the _ of screen time. (= количество)
I observe a direct link between the quality of my sleep and the amount of screen time.
I travel a lot, both personal reasons and for _ (по работе).
I travel a lot, both personal reasons and for work (по работе).
[stress]
to keep my notes organized
/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
_ (в последнее время) I use tech to stay connected with my family, because I haven’t been able to visit them.
Recently / Lately I use tech to stay connected with my family, because I haven’t been able to visit them.
not в последний раз = last time
Which option is correct:
shoe rack
or
shoes rack?
Why?
shoe rack
Use the singular form in compound nouns, e.g.
a bedroom, a match box, a 3-year-old girl
Your story _ me _ another story. (= напомнила мне другую..)
Your story reminded me of another story. (= напомнила мне другую..)
Audio: It reminded me of something that somebody once said.
[context: checking instructions before going to the breakout rooms]
Olya, and who _ (work) with which slide?
[context: checking instructions before going to the breakout rooms]
Olya, and who’s working with which slide?
[pronunciation]
a 3-year-old
[pronunciation]
a 3-yea-rold
[pronunciation]
chocolate
/ˈtʃɒklət/
My ex husband spent a lot of money in that wine shop, because it was just _ (он был всего в двухста метрах от дома).
My ex husband spent a lot of money in that wine shop, because it was just a couple hundred meters’ walk from our house from our house.
однушка
a bedsit
it takes 5 minutes to get to the city centre from our flat by bus =
Our flat is w_
Our flat is within a 5-minute bus ride from the city centre.
In his movies, he managed to c_ very complex emotions. (= передать)
In his movies, he managed to convey very complex emotions. (= передать)
/ kənˈveɪ/
[pronunciation]
detox
/’diːtɒks/
[context: discussing the article about the journalist who went a day without technology]
This is _ (очень бесполезное проведение времени)
[context: discussing the article about the journalist who went a day without technology]
This is a complete and utter waste of time.
As for me, this was _ (эксперимент ради эксперимента).
As for me, this was an experiment for the sake of an experiment.
Do you think you’d be able to _ a day without using any technologies?
Do you think you’d be able to go a day without using any technologies?
I spend SO much time _ my phone!
I spend SO much time on my phone!
Audio: I’ve actually used a couple of apps to track the time that I spend on my phone.
Why do they have two words, ‘while’ and ‘whilst’?
B_ _. (= I don’t have the faintest idea)
Why do they have two words, ‘while’ and ‘whilst’?
Beats me.
[pronunciation]
experiment
/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
‘Travel’ пишется с ‘v’.
‘Travel’ is spelled with a ‘v’.
There was only a small numberof cars. =
There were b_ any cars.
There was only a small numberof cars. =
There were barely any cars.
/ˈbe:li/
Antibiotics hadn’t been discovered yet.
/dɪˈskʌvəd/
Let’s go skydiving on Saturday. I know it’s expensive, but _ (живём один раз).
Let’s go skydiving on Saturday. I know it’s expensive, but YOLO.
I was very touched _ this story about this child.
I was very touched by this story about this child.
audio: touched by your words
I was very touched by this story about this child and _ (то, как) he walks home from his school.
I was very touched by this story about this child and the way he walks home from his school.
It was a real f_ to produce such an amount of text in such a limited time period.
= an action or a piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage [C1]
= это был настоящий подвиг
It was a real feat to produce such an amount of text in such a limited time period.
/fiːt/
[pronunciation]
This sounds useful.
/ˈjuːsfl/
[pronunciation]
editor
/ˈedɪtər/
Editor: “There’s a political r_ next Monday. Are you covering any events then?” (= демонстрация, митинг)
Editor: “There’s a political rally next Monday. Are you covering any events then?”
/ˈræli/
‘looks’ or ‘looks like’?
She _ healthy.
She _ she’s healthy.
‘looks’ or ‘looks like’?
She looks healthy. (looks + adj)
She looks like she’s healthy. (looks like + sentence)
‘looks’ or ‘looks like’?
She _ she has no water and no mobile phone.
She looks like she has no water and no mobile phone.
looks like + sentence
