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/
