Feedback September-October Flashcards
[pronunciation]
HR Tech team leader
/tek/
Do you _ a lot of competition in your field?
Do you face a lot of competition in your field?
Olya’s husband r_ly agreed to go to Hamburg for Christmas. (= he didn’t want to go.. but he agreed anyway… he wasn’t very happy about this)
Olya’s husband reluctantly agreed to go to Hamburg for Christmas.
/rɪˈlʌktənt/
[stress]
Did you have trouble getting a good job after qualifying?
BrE /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/
AmE /ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪ/
[grammar]
My boyfriend _ (speak) five languages.
My boyfriend speaks five languages.
permanent => present simple
temporary => present continuous
[stress]
Have you ever done an unpaid internship?
UNpaid INternship
[fix something]
Lida _ (work) at the intersection of HR and Tech.
Lida works at the intersection of HR and Tech.
It’s a fact.
/fækt/
not /ʌ/!
She’s found _ (работу) in retail.
She’s found a job in retail.
or, for a freelancer, ‘found work’ (no ‘a’!)
У неё нет высшего образования.
She doesn’t…
She doesn’t have a college degree.
My colleague tries to make small t_ with me (= chat with me about unimportant things), but the way she does it is a complete mess.
My colleague tries to make small talk with me, but the way she does it is a complete mess.
‘small talk’ is NEVER plural
[pronunciation]
psychiatrist
/saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/
[improve this: я не расслышала OR я не слушала]
Sorry? I didn’t listen to the question.
я не расслышала = I didn’t catch the question.
я не слушала = Sorry, I wasn’t listening.
That’s the first time I _ (see) this phrase.
That’s the first time I’ve seen this phrase.
Shall I share the screen?
Я уже расшарил. (= do that)
I’ve done that already.
or: I’m doing that already.
I was under the impression that you _ (leave) it under your bed.
incorrect about the past => double past! (aka past perfect)
I was under the impression that you’d left it under your bed.
What stands out in my mind is that I was supposed to remember tons of my _ names (= имён моих коллег).
What stands out in my mind is that I was supposed to remember tons of my colleagues’ names.
plural: s’
Kids are very naive, _ is why it is often easy to catch them red-handed.
Kids are very naive, which is why it is often easy to catch them red-handed.
or: Kids are very naive. That is why it is often easy to catch them red-handed.
He has a k_ _ making tons of mistakes in his job and always getting away with it.
= he can easily do that
He has a knack for making tons of mistakes in his job and always getting away with it.
/næk/
I _ (рекомендую тебе смотреть…) over your shoulder with those two colleagues. I have a nagging hunch that they are up to no good.
I recommend you look over your shoulder with those two colleagues. I have a nagging hunch that they are up to no good.
I recommend + subj + verb
When I got a dog, I realized I had to lay down the law. She was _ (полностью unmanageable)!
When I got a dog, I realized I had to lay down the law. She was completely unmanageable!
or: totally, absolutely, etc
Sam was wrong _ (give) her the benefit of the doubt.
Sam was wrong to give her the benefit of the doubt.
[fix something here]
A child is so spoiled by his parents that he could get away with murder
The child is so spoiled by his parents that he could get away with murder.
a specific child of these parents
[fix something here]
A boss laid down the law, making everyone start work at 10 am.
The boss laid down the law, making everyone start work at 10 am.
[what modal verb would work here?]
We _ use the next slide, not this one. (= we misunderstood the instruction)
We’re supposed to use the next slide, not this one
Ever since I _ (become) a father, I _ (start) drawing more than I _ (ever…) in my life.
Ever since I became a father, I’ve started drawing more than I‘ve ever done in my life.