Feedback September-October Flashcards
[One person shares a fact about themselves]
The second person: _ (что касается меня..) + shares a fact about themselves
As for me…
I, personally, …
Speaking for myself…
NOT ‘а как же я???’ And what about me…
Traveling, for me, is an opportunity to broaden my mind and to _ (узнать) more about other cultures.
Travelling, for me, is an opportunity to broaden my mind and to find out more about other cultures.
or: to learn
not - шанс ЗНАТЬ - to know
[add two words]
I admire people decent and smart.
[add two words]
I admire people who are decent and smart.
His fans admire him _ his talent and kindness. (= восхищаются им ЗА)
His fans admire him for his talent and kindness.
I admire people who are r_ (able to recover quickly from difficult situations)
I admire people who are resilient.
/rɪˈzɪliənt/
= able to recover quickly from difficult situations
I admire Alla Pugacheva. She has great personal i_.
=the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
I admire Alla Pugacheva. She has great personal integrity.
/ɪnˈteɡrəti/
[pronunciation] Sesame street
/ˈsesəmi/
Steve Jobs’s genius was that he r_ his talent. (= распознал)
Steve Jobs’s genius was that he REcognised his talent. (= распознал)
/ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
[pronunciation]
She wrote an outline for Sesame Street.
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/ - the stress is on the FIRST syllable
[pronunciation]
Their iconic look is known as a ‘design genius’.
/ˈdʒiːniəs/
[pronunciation]
She set up the Children’s Television Workshop with a colleague..
/ˈwɜːkʃɒp/
/ˈwɜːrkʃɑːp/
[pronunciation]
I own my own company.
/ˈkʌmpəni/
‘This is annoying’.
This is the source of my annoy_ state.
‘This is annoying’.
This is the source of my annoyed state.
[pronunciation]
Niagara Falls
/naɪˌæɡrə ˈfɔːlz/
This is frightening - it’s the source of our _ (страх).
This is frightening - it’s the source of our fear.
(also, ‘fright’, but ‘fear’ would be better here).
[pronunciation]
Jaws
/dʒɔːz/ - not a diphthong
I sometimes read news about _ (фигурное катание)
I sometimes read news about figure skating.
/ˈfɪɡə skeɪtɪŋ/
depressive vs depressing?
The cause of emotion: -ing
- This weather is so depressing.
- Her letter made depressing reading.
connected with the medical condition of depression: -ive
- depressive illness/disorder
- a depressive personality
[pronunciation]
biathlon
/baɪˈæθ.lən/
I can _ (поделиться с вами экраном).
I can share the screen WITH you.
not ‘share you..’
A child’s question can be thought-provoking if it provides a lot of f_ for discussion.
A child’s question can be thought-provoking if it provides a lot of food for discussion.
or: food for thought
[pronunciation]
A technology innovation could be concerning if it could be used as a weapon.
/ˈwepən/
This article really makes you think how f_ our world is. (= хрупкий)
This article really makes you think how fragile our world is. (= хрупкий)
/ˈfrædʒaɪl/
For me, Picasso’s style is quite _ (депрессивный стиль)
For me, Picasso’s style is quite depressing.
OR, better: I personally find Picasso’s style quite depressing.
Formulate this thought
(1) with the verb ‘infuriate’
(2) with an adjective formed from ‘infuriate’
The level of bureaucracy / infuriate / me.
The level of bureaucracy infuriates me.
I find the level of bureaucracy infuriating.
I’m infuriated with the level of bureaucracy.
the level of bureaucracy = the amount of r_ t_
the level of bureaucracy = the amount of red tape
I find it annoying _ somebody is speaking on the phone on a train.
I find it annoying when somebody is speaking on the phone on a train.
not ‘that’
Oysters are _ (чистый белок.)
Oysters are pure protein
We need to cut back on _ (углеводы). We’re getting fat!
We need to cut back on carbs. We’re getting fat!
This occurred later. (= happened)
/əˈkɜː(r)d/
pronunciation
I would like to discuss that with my colleagues.
STRESS!!
BrE /ˈkɒliːɡz/
AmE /ˈkɑːliːɡz/
pronunciation
graduating
GRAduating - stress!
/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/
WORD FORMATION:
Time Magazine listed him as one of the 100
most _ (INFLUENCE) people in the world. But can you name him?
Time Magazine listed him as one of the 100
most INFLUENTIAL people in the world. But can you name him?
/ˌɪnflʊˈenʃl̩/
After _ (GRADUATE), he helped set up the London design agency, Tangerine.
After graduating (= after he graduated), he helped set up the London design agency, Tangerine. = the focus is on the action
after graduation = after the ceremony
Ок, _ (нас тут (в этой комнате) двое).
Ок, there are two of us here.
[pronunciation]
I try not to eat too much dairy or gluten.
/ˈɡluːtn/
For me personally _ (то как) I feel changes during the day.
For me personally the way I feel changes during the day.
[pronunciation]
social media
/ˈmiːdɪə/
typical
/ˈtɪpɪkl̩/
[stress]
Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, …
WHATsapp, FACEbook, INstagram, TIKtok
1.
[pronunciation]
she’s definitely writing something
/ˈDEfɪnətli/
[pronunciation]
There are two of us, I think.
There are TWO ə-vəs, I think.
As for me, I’ve taken _ swimming, and I’ve been trying to keep at it, because I just like it.
As for me, I’ve taken up swimming, and I’ve been trying to keep at it, because I just like it.
pron: take-nup
My younger daughter has g_ _ visiting the swimming pool because she never mastered the right technique. (= stopped)
My younger daughter has given up visiting the swimming pool because she never mastered the right technique. (= stopped)
Reformulate
When I was a professional sportsman….
Reformulate
When I was a professional sportsperson….
or: sportswoman
or: when I was doing sports professionally
What’s the difference between these two?
(1) I didn’t catch the difference between ‘keep at it’ and ‘keep going’
(2) I didn’t get the difference between…
What’s the difference between these two?
(1) I didn’t catch the difference between ‘keep at it’ and ‘keep going’ = I missed the explanation
(2) I didn’t get the difference between… = I don’t understand it
And if you don’t _ (succeed / do) it, you can always give up.
And if you don’t succeed in doing it, you can always give up.
Where’s the stress in verbs that end in ‘ize’, e.g.
realize (осознать)
третий слог с конца
REalize
/ˈrɪəlaɪz/
A dishwasher takes up a lot of _ (места)
A dishwasher takes up a lot of space.
I sometimes make New Year resolutions but often _ (life is difficult and it’s impossible to do them >> reformulate with ‘work’).
I sometimes make New Year resolutions but often it doesn’t work out.
audio: ‘It doesn’t work out perfectly all the time’.
Where’s the stress in verbs that end in ‘ize’, e.g.
organize
третий слог с конца
ORganize
/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
If I know that I’m gonna have a vacation, it helps me to k_ g_ (= continue working).
If I know that I’m gonna have a vacation, it helps me to keep going (= continue working).
Depression sometimes g_ in _ w_ of my life.
Depression sometimes gets in the way of my life.
Where’s the stress in verbs that end in ‘ize’, e.g.
minimize (минимизировать)
третий слог с конца
MInimize
/ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/
Was it difficult for you?
Reformulate with find + tough.
Did you find it tough?
Where’s the stress in verbs that end in ‘ize’, e.g.
apologize (= извиняться)
третий слог с конца
aPOlogize
/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/
Where’s the stress in verbs that end in ‘ize’, e.g.
I didn’t recognize him (= не узнал*а)
третий слог с конца
REcognize
/ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
[pronunciation]
At our company, we prioritize employee satisfaction.
pry-O-ritize
/praɪˈɔːrətaɪz/
How do you h_ stress? (= справляетесь со стрессом)
How do you handle stress?
/ˈhændl/
Seeing a therapist, if we’re struggling with anxiety, can help o_ tips, tools, and techniques and things that we can use to better manage the symptoms. (= давать советы)
Seeing a therapist, if we’re struggling with anxiety, can help offer tips, tools, and techniques and things that we can use to better manage the symptoms.
[Make this sound more culturally appropriate]
It’s really interesting, but I’ve got to go.
Sounds great. Sorry. got to go.
The dog might _ (find + upset) if you go away for a long time.
The dog might find it upsetting if you go away for a long time.
/ʌpˈsetɪŋ/
What’s this?
a torn photo
/ˈtɔːn/
What’s the difference?
He threw the ball at me.
He threw the ball to me.
What’s the difference?
He threw the ball at me. = в меня
He threw the ball to me. = мне
I’d find it embarrass_(ed? ing?)
I’d find it embarrassing.
/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
[pronunciation] bush
/bʊʃ/
[stress]
I think we’re supposed to reformulate these sentences.
reFORmulate
/ˌriːˈfɔːmjuleɪt/
[pronunciation]
If we’re talking about IKEA, their furniture is easy to assemble.
/aɪˈkiːə/
If we’re talking about IKEA, their furniture is easy to assemble. But w_ it c_ to Russian furniture, it’s a whole different story.
If we’re talking about IKEA, their furniture is easy to assemble. But when it comes to to Russian furniture, it’s a whole different story.
Correct the mistake:
Maybe it happens once or twice in my life, but it’s not a usual thing for me to leave home without taking something important.
Maybe it’s happened once or twice in my life, but it’s not a usual thing for me to leave home without taking something important.
Life experience => present perfect
[reformulate]
Maybe he’s watching a film. >> He might …
He might be watching a film.
[reformulate]
Maybe they’re discussing their news.
>> They might…
They might be discussing their news.
add sth
He seems reading the pre-nup.
He seems to be reading the prenup.
брачный договор
prenup
/ˈpriːnʌp/
What sounds more certain,
He seems to be ill
or
He might be ill
He seems to be ill - there are good reasons to believe that he’s ill (похоже на то, что он…)
He might be ill - maybe yes, maybe no (может быть, он..)
They might discuss
They might be discussing
They might discuss = future
They might be discussing = at the moment
[reformulate]
I was wrong - he’s not her future husband.
I got …
[reformulate]
I got it wrong - he’s not her future husband.
[correct this]
‘Do you mind sharing the screen? ‘
Yes (= я не против)
‘Do you mind = ты против sharing the screen?
Sure
BrE /ʃɔː/
What are the _ (побочные эффекты)?
What are the side effects?
/ˈsaɪd ɪfekts/
Do you understand what I mean?
N_ q_ (= не совсем)
Do you understand what I mean?
Not quite (= не совсем)
Their kids _ (всё время сидят в телефона).
Their kids are constantly on their phones / are virtually glued to their phones .
don’t use ‘sit’
[pronunciation]
Black Mirror is really weird.
/wɪəd/
[word formation]
Black Mirror is really _ (ALARM)
Black Mirror is really alarming.
where’s the stress?
when I need to get in touch with my colleagues
/ˈkɒliːɡz/
I’m pretty sporty and I use Apple watch to k_ _ of my results and k_ _ of my progress.
I’m pretty sporty and I use Apple watch to keep track of my results and keep track of my progress.
I spend SO much time _ my phone!
I spend SO much time on my phone!
Audio: I’m always on my phone.
What would you l_ to watch?
What would you like to watch?
not ‘love’
[add what’s missing]
Should we try and watch that series everybody talking about?
[add what’s missing]
Should we try and watch that series everybody’s been talking about?
or: everybody is
genre
/ˈʒɒnrə/
episodes
episodes
/ˈepɪsəʊdz/
Would you enjoy this film?
я думаю, мне бы не понравилось
Would you enjoy this film?
I don’t think I would.
not ‘I think I wouldn’t’
[pronunciation]
surveillance
/sɜːˈveɪləns/
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
[pronunciation]
something with a bit of adventure
linking!!!
bɪ-tə-vədˈventʃər
I like horror movies?
Really? What do you _ in them?
I like horror movies?
Really? What do you see in them?
How to ask
ты смотрела Oppenheimer?
Have you seen Oppenheimer?
life experience => present perfect
My brother _ _ h_ _ (подсадил меня на) Marvel movies.
My brother got me hooked on Marvel movies.
Have your movie or book preferences changed o_ the y_ (= со временем)? If so, how?
Have your movie or book preferences changed over the years? If so, how?
sometimes you want to cry…
Reformulate with ‘mood’
Sometimes you’re in the mood to cry
in the mood for + noun
in the mood to + verb
I don’t like stories that are too _ (напряжённые)
I don’t like stories that are too intense.
I didn’t like the _ (сценарий).
I didn’t like the plot.
BrE /plɒt/
AmE /plɑːt/
It’s a book _ (Набокова)
It’s a book by Nabokov
[pronunciation]
technology
[pronunciation]
te/k/nology
I _ something completely different from the article. (= ожидала)
I expected something completely different from the article. (= ожидала)
or: I was expecting
[pretty? pretty much?]
Undeniably, he was _ smart.
[pretty? pretty much?]
Undeniably, he was pretty smart.
We already knew what _ (случится дальше).
We already knew what would happen next.
The first thing we _ was _ (первым делом мы встретились) with President Herbert Hoover.
The first thing we did was (to) meet with President Herbert Hoover.
Первое, что вам нужно сделать - это выкинуть этот парик….
The first thing you need to do IS (to) throw away this wig.
The first thing I did was to _ coffee
The first thing I did was to have coffee.
have, not drink
The first thing I did was _ (= пробежка).
The first thing I did was go for a run.
In Perm we have a nice movie theatre - it _ (= называется) ‘Umosta’.
In Perm we have a nice movie theatre - it’s called ‘Umosta’.
I was really afraid =
This was a really _ situation.
I was really afraid =
This was a really frightening situation. /ˈfraɪtn̩ɪŋ/
or a really scary situation
I would also be panicking if I _ (get) lost in a forest.
I would also be panicking if I got lost in a forest.
hypothetical = if + past simple
‘Maybe you’ll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘G_ f_ (= да не дай бог!)’
‘Maybe you’ll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’
‘Sveta, would you mind sharing the screen?’
‘Ah, yes, of course. I _ (think) that I _ (share).
‘Sveta, would you mind sharing the screen?’
‘Ah, yes, of course. I thought that I was sharing.
