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…
Reformulate with one word:
Sometimes my therapist believes I tend to think too much.
Sometimes my therapist believes I tend to overthink.
Наверно, у него был отличный хирург!
He must’ve had a great surgeon!
The surgeon must’ve been really good.
[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
[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
