Feedback Spring 🍀 Flashcards
With full-time work and a lot of overtime, my life is a bit of a juggling act, but I try to slot in at least 30 minutes of _ _ (= time for myself) in the evening, to help me unwind.
With full-time work and a lot of overtime, my life is a bit of a juggling act, but I try to slot in at least 30 minutes of ‘me’ time in the evening, to help me unwind.
Я никогда не была в походе.
I’ve never been on a hike.
Do you read books before going to bed?
Not _ _ _ (= сейчас нет).
Do you read books before going to bed?
Not at the moment (= сейчас нет).
I’d love to go on a hike, but I worry about getting all the _ equipment. (= необходимое).
I’d love to go on a hike, but I worry about getting all the necessary equipment.
I try to _ (придерживаться) a healthy and balanced diet.
I try to keep to a healthy and balanced diet.
I do enjoy a stroll in the park _ and _ (= from time to time).
I do enjoy a stroll in the park now and then.
We can manage stress _ different ways.
We can manage stress in different ways.
I try to avoid food that is high in _ (= холестерин).
I try to avoid food that is high in cholesterol.
BrE /kəˈlestərɒl/
AmE /kəˈlestərɔːl/
I try to avoid some sauces, like _ (кетчуп) and _ (майонез).
I try to avoid some sauces, like ketchup and mayo.
/ˈketʃəp/
/ˈmeɪəʊ/
[pronunciation]
From the looks of it, they’re conducting some kind of experiment.
/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
The Isolator was far too _ (too big to be comfortable) and inefficient to find success with the public when it first appeared in 1925.
The Isolator was far too bulky and inefficient to find success with the public when it first appeared in 1925.
[punctuation]
From the looks of it he might be babysitting the child.
From the looks of it,
he might be babysitting the child.
[fix an issue]
He might be a postman who delivering the baby.
He might be a postman who is delivering the baby.
or: a postman delivering the baby.
Fortunately, all children who were shipped arrived unharmed, and the USPS cancelled this b_ (= really strange) service after only about two years.
Fortunately, all children who were shipped arrived unharmed, and the USPS cancelled this bizarre service after only about two years.
/bɪˈzɑː(r)/
Sometimes during that workshop, I completely _ my _ of _. (= I forgot was going to say.)
Sometimes during that workshop, I completely lost my train of thought.
[context: the group is discussing who made a statement, a woman or a man]
The second person could be a man, because he got his mom some flowers.
The second person could be a man, because they got their mom some flowers.
[context: the group is discussing who made a statement, a woman or a man]
Sounds like a man, _?
Sounds like a man, doesn’t it?
right?
вы прерываетесь
You’re breaking up a bit.
I adore _ (Пасху).
I adore Easter.
correct the tense here
What I’m observing over the last two years is that some holidays are increasingly getting political significance.
What I‘ve been observing over the last two years is that some holidays are increasingly getting political significance.
This year was the first time I _ (отказалась от) / send women greetings for the 8th of March, because I felt it wouldn’t be well received (= воспринято).
This year was the first time I decided against sending women greetings for the 8th of March, because I felt it wouldn’t be well received.
‘Women take care of us all year long, so it’s only fair we make them feel special on this day.’??
If someone said something like that, I’d be _ (= hurt, оскорблена).
If someone said something like that, I’d be offended.
[add a linker]
I’ve never been good at mathematics. I enjoy films about mathematicians, _.
I’ve never been good at mathematics. I enjoy films about mathematicians, though.
[add something]
What kind of weather are you not a fan?
What kind of weather are you not a fan of?
I’m dreaming about celebrating the Day of the Cucumber in Suzdal.
Yeah, I _ (heard) about this day but I didn’t know it’s celebrated in Suzdal.
Yeah, I’ve heard about this day but I didn’t know it’s celebrated in Suzdal.
[pronunciation]
and also…
/ˈɔːlsəʊ/
It would be _ (unprofessional? unprofessionally?).
It would be unprofessional.
be + an adjective
most other verbs + an adverb (ly)
We’re supposed to imagine what we _ (will? would) do if we _ (win? won?) ten thousand dollars.
We’re supposed to imagine what we would do if we won ten thousand dollars.
If I won ten thousand dollars, I’d p_ myself a bit.
=баловать, нежить
If I won ten thousand dollars, I’d pamper myself a bit.
2 _ (million? millions?) dollars
2 million dollars
[talking about lottery]
It sounds like people aren’t ready for this _ money. (= so much)
[talking about lottery]
It sounds like people aren’t ready for this kind of money. (= so much)
I think I’d g_ some of it _ _ (= пожертвовать).
I think I’d give some of it to charity.
Do you have any _ (знания) about trading?
Do you have any knowledge about trading?
knowledge is uncountable
efficient or efficiently?
He’s an _ worker.
He works _ and gets tasks done quickly.
He’s an efficient worker.
He works efficiently and gets tasks done quickly.
My husband is really _ (fascinated? fascinating?) by classical music.
My husband is really fascinated by classical music.
I’m thinking about what I can do with this money if I _ (= получу их).
I’m thinking about what I can do with this money if I get it.
Sometimes after a long day I just _ _ _ a glass of wine and a nice film.
= балую себя
Sometimes after a long day I just treat myself to a glass of wine and a nice film.
They might have spent all that money _useless stuff.
They might have spent all that money on useless stuff.
or spent .. buying
spent on noun / spend verb-ing
He bought a l_ (роскошную) car.
He bought a luxury (роскошную) car.
/ˈlʌkʃəri/
