Feedback Spring 🍀 Flashcards
Think how you could _ _ (= разжевать) your ideas in this paragraph.
Think how you could spell out (= разжевать) your ideas in this paragraph.
[get rid of the COMMA SPLICE here]
Employee participation rate was unexpectedly high, 75% of analysts and the whole team of editors took part in this course.
Employee participation rate was unexpectedly high, with 75% of analysts and the whole team of editors taking part in this course.
What does this word mean? I haven’t had a chance to look it _ in the dictionary.
What does this word mean? I haven’t had a chance to look it up in the dictionary.
[what are THREE ways to fix this sentence?]
Daniel was late, we left without him.
Daniel was late, so we left without him.
Daniel was late; we left without him.
Daniel was late. (So) we left without him.
oven
/ˈʌvn/
I _ (be) interviewed a lot of times.
I’ve been interviewed a lot of times.
safety cushion
/ˈkʊʃn/
Before the interview, it’s quite _ (нервно), but when it starts, I calm down.
Before the interview, it’s quite stressful, but when it starts, I calm down.
nerve-racking /ˈnɜːv rækɪŋ/
nerve-wracking
They asked me _ (like / as) an expert in psychiatry.
They asked me as an expert in psychiatry.
[pronunciation]
Let me try and cheer your up as well.
/əz wel/
[pronunciation]
…works in SkyEng as a lawyer
…works in SkyEng /əzə/ lawyer
[pronunciation]
Does Darth Wader’s sword weigh a ton?
/sɔːd/
Is it _ (в вашем стиле) to apologise profusely?
formulate with ‘something’
Is it something you often do to apologise profusely?
Do you often _ rash promises?
Do you often make rash promises?
Do you often make rash promises?
I try _ (не делать).
Do you often make rash promises?
I try not to.
I often _ (чувствую себя overwhelmed).
I often feel overwhelmed.
no ‘myself’ (a different meaning - ощупывать)
[simplify]
If I have more than three lessons back to back, I begin to be tired.
If I have more than three lessons back to back, I get tired.
[punctuation]
Not only does she sing in the shower she also has blue hair.
Not only does she sing in the shower,
she also has blue hair.
[where does ‘also’ go?]
Not only are they certain to con you, but they could rob you.
Not only are they certain to con you, but they could also rob you.
between the two parts of the verb
they are also very unfashionable….
they also wear …
they also can’t accept…
[pronunciation]
I have a mountain of paperwork to get though.
BrE /ˈmaʊntən/
AmE /ˈmaʊntn/
Я сбилась с мысли..
I lost my train of thought.
[stress]
antidepressant
/ˌæntidɪˈpresnt/
I don’t know anything about these cryptocurrencies - I’ve always taken them _ _ _ _ _. (= with a healthy degree of scepticism).
I don’t know anything about these cryptocurrencies - I’ve always taken them with a grain of salt.
or: with a pinch of salt
I / expect / this poem / be a lot worse.
I was expecting this poem to be a lot worse.
or: I expected…
.. can help schedule appointments automatically
/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
[pronunciation]
It can also analyze large quantities of data.
/ˈænəlaɪz/
Hey Jane, I _ apologise (what modal verb?), but I had a technical problem last night and I wasn’t able to send the proposal to you.
Hey Jane, I have to apologise, but I had a technical problem last night and I wasn’t able to send the proposal to you.
[punctuation / linking ideas]
I had a technical issue last night that’s why I didn’t have a chance to send the event proposal on time
I had a technical issue last night. As a result, I didn’t have a chance to send the event proposal on time
I had a technical issue last night, which is why I didn’t have a chance to send the event proposal on time
[linking ideas / punctuation]
I am really sorry, I had a technical issue last night that prevented me from sending the event proposal on time
I am really sorry, but I had a technical issue last night that prevented me from sending the event proposal on time.
Reformulate with ‘I apologise…’
I should’ve prepared the report earlier.
I apologise for not preparing the report earlier.
[pronunciation]
I’m prioritizing this task right now.
/praɪˈɔːrətaɪzɪŋ/
A lot of people can’t take _ (критику).
A lot of people can’t take criticism.
/ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
If we _ (sell) our flat ten years ago, we _ (be able to) buy a house in Prague.
If we had sold our flat ten years ago, we would’ve been able to buy a house in Prague.
I’d recommend _ (sleep on it).
I’d recommend you sleep on it.
or recommend v-ing
[fix this]
I’d say, it wasn’t informed decision.
I’d say, it wasn’t an informed decision.
In this situation, we would think l_ and h_ before making the final decision.
In this situation, we would think long and hard before making the final decision.
Она влюбилась с первого взгляда.
= It was …
It was love at first sight.
Reformulate with one word:
Sometimes my therapist believes I tend to think too much.
Sometimes my therapist believes I tend to overthink.
[pronunciation]
It was a spontaneous decision.
BrE /spɒnˈteɪniəs/
AmE /spɑːnˈteɪniəs/
I guess your decision to divorce must + was very well thought through.
I guess your decision to divorce must have been very well thought through.
If it has _ (долгосрочные) consequences..
If it has long-term consequences..
or: lasting consequences..
Наверно, у него был отличный хирург!
He must’ve had a great surgeon!
The surgeon must’ve been really good.
Are you more _ a logical type, or do you rely on intuition?
Are you more of a logical type, or do you rely on intuition?
My gran tore my grandfather’s photos when they had a row. I guess she _ it on impulse (= сделала) - she might be regretting it now.
I guess she did it on impulse - she might be regretting it now.
[collocations]
If you do that, you might regret it _ later (= a lot).
If you do that, you might regret it deeply later.
also see the screenshot
Difficult to persuade her she’s wrong and she’s _ the wrong decision.
Difficult to persuade her she’s wrong and she’s making the wrong decision.
or taking
‘too’ or ‘neither’?
So, I have a steady job _.
So, I have a steady job too.
[reformulate starting with ‘I’]
I try to maintain a good relationship with all the recruiters. It’s not necessarily that I’ll change jobs, but it’s still a good idea.
=> I…
I’m not necessarily going to change jobs, I try to maintain a good relationship with all the recruiters because it’s still a good idea.
He _ (смирился с, live alone).
He resigned himself to living alone.
[pronunciation]
a neuroscientist
/ˈnʊrəʊsaɪəntɪst/
[pronunciation]
all the consequences of this choice
BrE /ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz/
AmE /ˈkɑːnsɪkwensɪz/
I think one should go for a check-up every single year, _ _ _ _ _ _ side (просто на всякий случай).
I think one should go for a check-up every single year, just to be on the safe side.
[what’s the meaning?]
If you see a stranger going after you, it’s better to play safe and cross the street.
go after someone = can imply pursuit with intent to catch or confront; is also used in competitive contexts
e.g. We’re both going after the same job.
Cf. if you see a person following you / if you see a person walking behind you
[fix one thing]
That creates anxiety and uneasy feeling that you don’t belong.
That creates anxiety and an uneasy feeling that you don’t belong.
[stress]
an interview with an American professor
/prəˈfesər/
A successful interviewee _ (отвечает на вопрос) that they were asked.
A successful interviewee answers the question that they were asked.
answer + object, no preposition
[stress]
I distinctly remember you saying you wanted a doughnut!
/dɪˈstɪŋktli/
[fix two things]
Of course you shouldn’t offend your client, but you should explain him that this isn’t the way we work.
Of course you shouldn’t offend your client, but you should explain to them that this isn’t the way we work.
I wasn’t expecting the job offer to be _ (настолько awful).
I wasn’t expecting the job offer to be this awful.
I wasn’t expecting to wait _ (настолько long) before I got an offer. But I also wasn’t expecting to get _ (настолько много) offers in the end.
I wasn’t expecting to wait this long before I got an offer.
But I also wasn’t expecting to get this many offers in the end.
