Feedback September-October Flashcards
Why do you need English in your live?
[correct the sentence] For what?
What for?
[pronunciation] course
O (not ‘У’)
There are a lot of disadvantages here in comparison to Russia, ______ services, banking and so on. (с точки зрения)
a lot of disadvantages … in terms of…
[stress] communicate
comMUnicate
[stress] concentrate
concentrate
[stress] criticize
criticize
I can’t share the screen because I’m __ a phone.
I’m on a phone
но если ты не согласна…
But if you don’t agree (not ‘not’)
[stress] And I’ve realized that…
realized
Our group __ relate to the last guy.
could relate to
I’m not sure if I’ll ever ___ [get] a native speaker level of English.
get to a native speaker level
I want to ____ (достигнуть уровня, при котором я буду видеть сны на английском).
get to a level where I see dreams in English.
It is difficult to _______ a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No. [поддерживать разговор; keep]
keep up a conversation with…
I guess a good intonation is about practice, not about your talent.
It’s like ______ [ear / music]. Anyone can learn this.
having an ear for music
I ______ (не использовала) German for a long time.
I haven’t used [a period of time that includes now => present perfect]
I think when you live in an English speaking country, you can pick up _____ [how can you continue the sentence? new expressions? new level? your English?]
- *pick up** new expressions
- *pick up** [some English/a lot of English]
NOT ‘your English’
What about your experience __ immersing yourself in a new culture?
experience of
_____ that I have an ear for French pronunciation. [Слава богу…]
Thank God
(NOT ‘thanks’)
Do you know anyone who has immersed ______ in French?
themselves
Olya, could you _____ (напомнить мне)…
could you remind me
[pronunciation] synonym
ˈsɪnənɪm
[pronunciation] author, authenticate, audio, etc
/ˈɔːθə/, /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/, /ˈɔːdiəʊ/ etc
[pronunciation] highly qualified
BrE /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/
AmE /’kwɑːlɪfaɪd/
..and in this situation I can _____ something new. [=узнать]
learn something new
(not ‘know’)
I don’t know if I enjoy this or not. ______ (зависит от ситуации).
It depends.
or
It depends on the situation.
(not ‘Depends on.’)
I’ve heard that the Royal family is very good __ small talk.
I’ve heard that the Royal family is very good at small talk.
I’ve heard that the Royal family is very good at small talk.
_____ (я им так позавидовала).
I was so + adj
I + verb + ___
I was so envious. (adjective)
I envied them so much.
It depends on what you pay attention __. [preposition]
It depends on what you pay attention to.
They’re good at ______ (смол толк)
small talk - uncountable
(NOT ‘talks’)
It depends on ______ (на что ты обращаешь внимание)
It depends on what you pay attention to.
(put the preposition at the end, not at the beginning)
[find one thing to improve] I try to listen, to find out what this person is like, what he likes…
I try to listen, to find out what this person is like, what they like…
There are two people here ___ (с которыми я могу поладить).
There are two people here [who] I can get along with.
[pronunciation] blouse
/blaʊz/
He would be too __ [snob] in a museum.
Option 1: with a noun
Option 2: with an adjective
He would be too much of a snob in a museum. [noun => ‘of’]
He would be too snobbish in a museum.
maybe he’s arrogant.. [reformulate] I feel something arrogant when I look at him..
There’s something arrogant about him.
or
He has an air of arrogance.
[pronunciation] colleague
colleague
BrE /ˈkɒliːɡ/
AmE /ˈkɑːliːɡ/
He reminds me __ one of my colleagues.
He reminds me of one of my colleagues.
I’m _____ at small talk. [=I’m really, really bad]
I’m rubbish at small talk.
‘pretty’ or ‘pretty much’?
I’m ___ reserved.
I get along with _____ everyone.
pretty much + verb [gone back to their lives / wasted / done]
pretty much + ‘absolute’ words (all people, everything, everyone, nobody)
pretty + gradable adjectives
pretty reserved, good, big
I get along with pretty much everyone.
[pronunciation] conceited
тщеславный, самодовольный
conceited
/kənˈsiːtɪd/
[pronunciation] imaginative
imaginative
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
Is it your connection or mine? You’re just _____ (пропадаете).
You’re just breaking up.
A good start-up founder should be ____
(= good at finding ways of doing things and solving problems, etc.)
resourceful
/rɪˈsɔːsfl/
/rɪˈzɔːsfl/
A good start-up founder… He has to be imaginative and resourceful.
A good start-up founder… THEY have to be imaginative and resourceful.
What do you think about being being witty - is that an ____ ability or can it be learned? (врождённая)
an innate ability
/ɪˈneɪt/
[add a word] Sometimes I may come across as shy person.
Sometimes I may come across as a shy person.
[pronunciation] It may be difficult to communicate with certain types of people.
[pronunciation] It may be difficult to communicate with certain types of people.
Reneta, how long _____ (ты живёшь) in Montenegro?
Reneta, how long have you lived in Montenegro? [a period of time that includes now]
or
have you been living
NOT ‘do you live’
Something idiotic… [reformulate] I don’t have an example in my mind. >> I can’t th….
I can’t think of anything / anyone.
[add ‘definitely] I’m not sure I’ll take their course, but I’ll take at least one consultation with the creator of the course.
I’m not sure I’ll take their course, but I’ll definitely take at least one consultation with the creator of the course.
or
I’m not sure I’ll take their course, but I’ll take at least one consultation with the creator of the course, definitely.
[add ‘utterly’] You know, I always feel exhausted after I’ve had a full working day, and then maybe a meeting and then a lesson.
You know, I always feel utterly exhausted after I’ve had a full working day, and then maybe a meeting and then a lesson.
/ˈʌtəli/
[add ‘first’] I visited London in 2001. And I loved it.
I first visited London in 2001. And I loved it.
I try not to ____ my training, unless I’m utterly exhausted.
[пропускать]
I try not to skip my training, unless I’m utterly exhausted.
- *skip** lessons
- *skip** breakfast
Let me make an educated guess about you…
[add ‘presumably’] So you live in Budva, right? So, you swam in the sea last summer, right?
So, presumably you swam in the sea last summer, right?
So, you swam in the sea last summer, presumably, right?
The skill I want to talk about is ___ (слепая печать).
The skill I want to talk about is touch-typing.
/ˈtʌtʃ taɪp/
I learned to touch type, and now I spend ____ (намного меньше времени) typing.
I learned to touch type, and now I spend a lot less time typing.
[reformulate] I’d love to learn how to touch type in English. That would be very useful >> come in…
I’d love to learn how to touch type in English. That would come in really handy.
[pronunciation] 1960s
the Sixties
nineteen-sixties
[pronunciation] 2000s
the two thousands
[pronunciation] 1900s
the nineteen hundreds