Feedback September-October Flashcards
1
Q
There’s one more reason why I decided to enrol __ this course.
A
There’s one more reason why I decided to enrol on this course
enrol in this course
(not‘to’)
2
Q
[pronunciation] course
A
O (not ‘У’)
3
Q
“When you’ve learned one second language, it’s easier to learn another.”
“ _______ ” (мне кажется, это не так - think / not / true)
A
I don’t think that’s true. [put the negative at the beginning]
4
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[pronunciation: where’s the stress?] communicate
A
comMUnicate
5
Q
pronunciation: where’s the stress?
criticize
A
criticize
6
Q
Could you share the screen because I’m __ my phone?
A
Could you share the screen because I’m on my phone?
7
Q
[preposition] There isn’t any mention __ grammar in this text.
A
There isn’t any mention of grammar in this text.
8
Q
[pronunciation] I’m not bilingual.
A
/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
9
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I’m not sure I’ll ever ___ [get] a native speaker level of competence.
A
I’m not sure I’ll ever get to a native speaker level of competence.
10
Q
It’s difficult to k___ __ (=maintain) a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.
A
It’s difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.
11
Q
I want to ____ (достигнуть уровня, при котором я буду видеть сны на английском).
A
I want to get to a level where I see dreams in English.
12
Q
Я сам научился слепой печати.
A
I taught myself to touch type
13
Q
[reformulate] I feel that my pronunciation is far from perfect >> [desired]
A
I feel that my pronunciation leaves much to be desired
14
Q
Ella: ‘I can’t acquire any skills by myself. I need someone for teach me.’
Alexander: I’m the opposite ____ (в этом отношении). I don’t like being taught.
A
Ella: ‘I can’t acquire any skills by myself. I need someone for teach me.’
Alexander: I’m the opposite in this respect (в этом отношении). I don’t like being taught.
15
Q
I enjoy talking to a person after the first, say, 10 or 15 minutes, after you’ve understood ____ (что у вас общего).
A
I enjoy talking to a person after the first, say, 10 or 15 minutes, after you’ve understood what we have in common.
16
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My first impressions are generally accurate.
I can’t remember any situations in my life ____ it dawned on me later that my first impression was wrong.
A
I can’t remember any situations in my life where it dawned on me later that my first impression was wrong.
17
Q
As __ me, my first impressions are generally also accurate.
A
As for me, my first impressions are generally also accurate.
18
Q
[pronunciation] You can get along with anybody.
A
[pronunciation] You can getalong with anybody.
(don’t make a pause!)
19
Q
[pronunciation] relaxed
A
/rɪˈlækst/ (like in ‘cat’, NOT like in ‘cup’)
20
Q
[reformulate to mean ‘right now’, to make the question slightly less direct]
‘Am I too chatty?’
A
‘Am I being too chatty?’
21
Q
In my new company, I don’t _____ (не чувствую себя) witty because nobody understands my jokes.
A
I don’t feel witty
NOT ‘feel myself’ - as this means ‘щупать’
22
Q
I try to keep my distance from people who are aggressive - I just don’t want to be ___ them.
A
I try to keep my distance from people who are aggressive - I just don’t want to be around them.
(not ‘with’)
23
Q
‘Am I being too chatty?’
‘Well, you are talkative, but I don’t see that as a negative ____ [черта]’.
A
‘Am I too chatty?’
‘Well, you are talkative, but I don’t see that as a negative trait [черта]’.
24
Q
In my experience, most people there have a racist ____ (менталитет, образ мышления).
A
a racist mindset
/ˈmaɪnd.set/
further examples:
Have a positive mindset and life will follow.
The first step to being wealthy is changing your mindset.
25
I'd say I'm quite secretive about m\_\_\_\_ (= things) that I think should _____ (= remain) private.
I'd say I'm quite secretive about **matters** (= things) that I think should **stay** (= remain) private.
26
[pronunciation] an orchestra
or**_ch_**estra
/ˈɔːkɪstrə/
27
A few of my colleagues have been fired, and our ____ (начальство) won't explain to us why they were fired.
A few of my colleagues have been fired, and our **management** won't explain to us why they were fired.
28
[add one word] I think doctors can be different, and the most important is education.
[add one word] I think doctors can be different, and the most important **thing** is education.
29
A taxi driver has to be careful - the word 'careful' isn't on this list, but I think this trait is of u\_\_\_\_ importance.
A taxi driver has to be careful - the word 'careful' isn't on this list, but I think this trait is **of** **ut****most importance.**
/ˈʌtməʊst/
30
I don't like them either, but some people \_\_\_\_\_. [любят]
I don't like them either, but some people **do**.
(not ‘like’)
31
There were a few occasions when a taxi driver started to talk at the beginning of my ____ (тридцатиминутный) trip, and they kept talking without any interaction from my side.
a 30-minute trip
don't add 's' to **adjectives**
We spent **5 minutes** talking.
but 'We had a 5-minute conversation'.
32
I live within a _____ (пятиминутный) drive from the nearest underground station.
I live within a **five-minute drive** drive from the nearest underground station.
33
What topic could you give an impromptu _____ (десятиминутную речь) on?
What topic could you give an impromptu **ten minute speech** on?
34
[pronunciation] t**ur**n-off
/ˈt**ɜː**n ɒf/
/ˈtɜːrn ɔːf/
35
I may sometimes come across as a bit unkind - my voice may sound a bit harsh and people who don't know me well may ______ (обижаться).
I may sometimes come across as a bit unkind - my voice may sound a bit harsh and people who don't know me well may **take it personally.**
or
take offence
36
It's easier for me if I'm ____ (good) prepared.
It's easier for me if I'm **well** prepared.
**adverb** + adjective
37
I switched on\_\_\_\_ (включил поворотники).
I switched on **my turn signal.**
38
У тебя включен левый поворотник.
Your left turn signal is **on**.
39
When I'm \_\_\_\_ing late I always try to tell people beforehand. (опаздываю)
**When I'm running late** I always try to tell people beforehand.
40
[pronunciation] 1960s
**the** Sixties
nineteen-sixties
41
[pronunciation] ecotourism
ecotourism
BrE /ˈiːkəʊtɔːrɪzəm/
AmE /ˈiːkəʊtʊrɪzəm/
42
[pronunciation] 2000s
the two thousands
43
[pronunciation] 1900s
the nineteen hundreds
44
[pronunciation] **hugely** significant
/ˈhjuːdʒli/
45
'What's the word in this gap?'
‘\_\_\_ go __ pass’ (**или** ‘go' **или** ‘pass’)'
**Either** go **or** pass.
(NOT ‘or..or')
46
Apps are good, but for me they can't ____ regular lessons with a teacher. **(= заменить)**
Apps are good, but for me they can't **replace** regular lessons with a teacher.
/r**ɪ**ˈpleɪs/
47
[talking about changes in content] I agree - for me this is also an unnoticeable change. \>\> BARELY
I agree - for me this is also **something barely noticeable.**
48
[pronunciation] **au**tomatically translate to German
/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
49
The automatic translation wasn't perfect, but at least it allows you to communicate and _____ (your point / … - донести).
The automatic translation wasn't perfect, but at least it allows you to communicate and **get your point across.**
50
B: Have you ever tried such devices.
E: No - what about you?
B: I \_\_\_. (= yes)
B: Have you ever tried such devices.
E: No - what about you?
B: **I have**.
51
[find and fix a grammar mistake] People learn online more and more.
People **are learning** online more and more.
[ongoing change =\> present continuous]
52
Some schools had both offline and online courses before _____ (пандемия) - but now they’ve switched to online-only courses.
Some schools had both offline and online courses before **THE pandemic** (пандемия) - but now they've switched (switch) to online-only courses.
53
I don't think that these apps will be able to provide quality translation **in the _____ [SEE - word family] future.** [= near]
I don't think that these apps will be able to provide quality translation **in the FORESEEABLE future**. [= near]
/fɔːˈsiːəbl/
54
\_\_\_\_ (все исследования) (indicate) that this is going to happen soon, but I can't agree with that.
**All research indicates** that this is going to happen soon, but I can't agree with that.
55
Recently, there ___ a steady shift to buying books online.
**Recently**, there **has been** a steady shift to buying books online.
‘Recently’ (a period that includes now) =\> present perfect
56
[How has the pandemic changed the way you work?] Working remotely **\_\_\_\_ (help)** me to save some time to study new things.
Working remotely **has helped** me to save some time to study new things. [because we're focusing on **change** in this discussion]
57
Most people work either at the office or __ home.
Most people work either at the office or **from** home.
58
During __ pandemic, I didn't use the subway for about a year - I __ got a taxi __ I got around on foot.
During **the** pandemic, I didn't use the subway for about a year - I **either** got a taxi **or** I got around on foot.
59
Some schools had both offline and online courses before the pandemic - but now they ___ (switch) to online-only courses.
Some schools had both offline and online courses before the pandemic - but now they **\_\_\_ (switch)** to online-only courses.
Use a tense that indicates **change**, so:
they've switched **OR** they're switching **OR** they've been switching
60
Recently, there has been a steady shift to ____ (buy) books online.
Recently, there has been a steady shift to buy**ing** books online.
‘to’ is a preposition here
61
I've been __ Paris twice.
**I've been to** Paris twice.
(not ‘in')
use ‘to’ with ‘I’ve been' + cities / countries / other geographical locations
62
[pronunciation] In what **sequence** should I revise them?
/**ˈsiː**kwəns/
63
**[pronunciation]** Here you **comment** on an action.
**co****mment**
/ˈkɒment/
/ˈkɑːment/
64
I've worked six companies ___ [на данный момент].
I've worked six companies **so far.**
65
I've been working as a consultant for two years, and I've ___ two projects.
I've been working as a consultant for two years, and I've **done** two **projects**.
66
I don't have _____ experience in investing. [у меня не особо много опыта]
I don't have **that much** experience in investing.
67
I ____ (be) Uzbekistan as a tourist in January.
I **was** in Uzbekistan as a tourist in January.
not present perfect because you mention the specific time
68
I changed my passport in 2020, and the only country ____ (I / be) with this passport was Uzbekistan.
I changed my passport in 2020, and the only country **I've been to** with this passport was Uzbekistan.
69
a backpack
/ˈbækpæk/
70
[fix a grammar mistake] Zhenya has been traveling a lot before moving to Germany.
Zhenya **had** been traveling a lot **before** moving to Germany.
71
I've been working in this company for six years \_\_\_. [=**уже** шесть лет]
I've been working in this company **for six years _now_**.
‘now’ with present perfect continuous means ‘уже’
72
There's some work **I / mean / do**, but I just haven't had the chance to do that because **I was busy ____ (do)** other work.
There's some work **I've been meaning to do**, but I just haven't had the chance to do that because **I was busy doing** other work.
73
There's this problem with connection that I've been trying to solve, but I couldn't do that because the specialist at the call center was completely ___ **(word family: (NO) CLUE, an adjective)**
бестолковый / ни в зуб ногой
There's this problem with connection that I've been trying to solve, but I couldn't do that because the specialist at the call center was completely **clueless.**
/ˈkluːləs/
74
Probably if ___ (you / married) for ten years and you've been through a lot together…
Probably if **you've been married** for ten years and you've been through a lot together…
75
**[spot a problem here and correct the sentence]** I sent you a report a week ago. Haven't you had the chance to review it?
**Careful! Haven't you had = у вас что, не было времени??**
Have you had the chance to review the report I sent you?
76
**[reformulate]** I hope you're doing great and splendid. You didn't send me feedback.
**I** haven't received the feedback yet, **if I'm not mistaken**. **Is everything OK? / I hope everything's OK.**
77
Nothing really changed because the same Asian people **fetch** me food.
**Careful!** ‘fetch’ means ‘go there and come back’ so it suggests ‘servants’
Alternatives: **deliver food** to me
78
The walls look like they're about to ____ (развалиться).
The walls look like they're about to **come apart**.
79
The plastic is ____ off.
The plastic is **coming off**. (NB not ‘**exploding**’ = ‘**going off**’)
80
[formulate] **when you / tight space**, this could be very difficult if you have four kids.
**When you're tight for space**, this could be very difficult if you have four kids.
or: tight **on** space
81
Fortunately, I haven't had COVID, so I don't know ____ \_\_'\_ ____ (каково это) to live without the sense of smell.
Fortunately, I haven't had COVID, so I don't know **what it's like** to live without the sense of smell.
82
If you've lost your sense of smell, you might eat some food that ____ (испортилась).
If you've lost your sense of smell, you might eat some food that's **off**. (or that's gone off)
83
[pronunciation] redecorate
re**DE**corate
/ˌriːˈdekəreɪt/
84
How to say ‘однушка’? ‘двушка’?
**однушка:** a bedsit **BrE** / single room occupancy (**SRO**) unit in the **United States**
**двушка:** a one-bedroom flat
85
[fix] Car prices can run into hundreds of thousands?
A car can **cost a fortune** nowadays.
OR
The cost of **getting** a car can run into the hundreds because you have to [do this] and [that] and etc.
86
Our strategy / need / revamp.
Our strategy needs revamp**ing**.
87
**[reformulate]** I'm not planning to buy a flat any time soon, because I don't have ____ (the money for that =\> SORT)
I'm not planning to buy a flat any time soon, because I don't have **that sort of money**.
88
[If you decided to go minimalistic, what would you do away with?] To do away with something, you need to have something more than **the b\_\_\_ minimum**. (абсолютный минимум)
To do away with something, you need to have something more than **the bare minimum**.
89
I'd say, there are about one hundred thousand people in Russia, **\_\_\_\_ or \_\_\_\_. (=плюс-минус)**
I'd say, there are about one hundred thousand people in Russia, give or take.
90
I've been _______ (=not doing) my homework for these past couple of weeks, because things have been totally crazy.
I've been **neglecting** my homework for these past couple of weeks, because things have been totally crazy.
91
I'm on vacation ______ today.
I'm on vacation **starting today**.
92
Maybe he makes some ___ (appropriate \>\> negative) jokes
Maybe he makes some **inappropriate** (appropriate \>\> negative) jokes.
93
Maybe they're __ a meeting.
Maybe they're **in** a meeting.
94
They use their body language and any means available to ___ their ____ \_\_\_\_\_ (донести свою мысль).
They use their body language and any means available to **get their point across** (донести свою мысль).
95
If you aren't on a tight budget, just buy it because ___ (оно того стоит)
If you aren't on a tight budget, just buy it because it's worth it.
96
[pronunciation] sarcasm
/ˈsɑːrkæzəm/
97
[pronunciation] **annual** bonuses
/ˈænjuəl/
/ˈbəʊnəs/
98
[pronunciation] appropriate
/əˈprəʊpriət/
99
[pronunciation] 300,000 dollars
[pronunciation] three hundred thousand dollars
(not ‘thousands’)
100
'I think, they'd need around 300 000 dollars.'
**‘Could you ___ [reformulate: прокомментировать]** - why do you think three hundred thousand?’
'I think, they'd need around 300 000 dollars.'
**‘Could you _elaborate (on that)_** - why do you think three hundred thousand?’
101
[pronunciation] Well, a rough **estimate** would be…
/ˈestɪ**mət**/
102
[pronunciation] inappropriate
/ˌɪnəˈprəʊpri**ət**/
103
We're gonna start the meeting at 8 o'clock. ____ [reformulate: ‘without any ish’]
We're gonna start the meeting at 8 o'clock, **on the dot.**
Use this expression when you want to emphasize being punctual
104
[pronunciation] I'm not an avid fan of national **cuisines**.
/kwɪˈziːn/
105
I'm not …
***(someone who likes cats / dogs / spaghetti / …)***
I'm not a cat person / a dog person / a spaghetti person / …
106
[pronunciation] decisive
/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
107
[find and an issue]
'You don't see it?'
‘Yep.’
'You don't see it?'
‘**Nope**.’
108
‘So, you don’t love him any more?'
‘Нет, люблю’
‘So, you don’t love him any more?'
**Yes**, I do.
109
For example, if we want to support Russian, we need to invest more money into education, book publishing, and so on.
*It's not only about Russian - it's also about other languages.*
For example, if we want to support Russian, we need to invest more money into education, book publishing, and so on.
And this doesn't only **concern** Russian - this **concerns** other languages too.
110
*I wouldn't agree completely with you.*
I agree with you on the point that …,
but I wouldn't say that … [what you think about the other point]
111
If the China's economy ___ (обгонит) the economy of the English speaking
If the China's economy **overtakes** the economy of the English speaking
112
This may _____ all English speaking countries. (повлиять)
This may **affect** all English speaking countries. (повлиять) [no preposition]
or
This may **have an effect on** all English speaking countries…
113
An expression that can be used to end a discussion when you **disagree** and **you want to finish the discussion.**
Let's ____ to \_\_\_\_.
**Let's agree to disagree.**
114
[**pronunciation**] a **controversial** issue
BrE /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl/
115
‘**The Earth is flat**.’ I would ____ agree with this. [с удовольствием]
‘**The Earth is flat**.’ I would gladly agree with this. [с удовольствием]
not ‘с большой вероятностью’ = ‘likely’
116
‘Where’s the \_\_\_?'
‘Where’s the **bathroom**?'
117
These days **I ___ (read)** a lot of news on Europeans and Americans.
Lately I / read …
These days **I'm reading** a lot of news on Europeans and Americans.
Lately **I've been reading** a lot of news..
118
[pronunciation] neutral
BrE /ˈnjuːtrəl/
AmE /ˈnuːtrəl/
119
прадедушка
my **great** grandfather
120
Global warming.. Yes it has been proven, but I **can't do anything __ that.**
Global warming.. Yes it has been proven, but I **can't do anything about that.**
121
[pronunciation] Arm**e**nia
/ɑːˈ**miː**niə/
