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Feedback Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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[pronunciation] work

A

/wɜːk/

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In our company, a lot of people work from abroad.
Is it ____ (разрешено) in your company?

A

In our company, a lot of people work from abroad.
Is it allowed (разрешено) in your company?

/əˈlaʊ/

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[pronunciation] previous

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/ˈpriːviəs/

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Working in a ___ _____ (налоговая) is very difficult, because you need to have nerves of steel.

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Working in a tax office (налоговая) is very difficult, because you need to have nerves of steel.

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I _ (выписала штраф) to a head of a big company.

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I gave a fine (выписала штраф) to a head of a big company.

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[pronunciation] atmosphere

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/ˈætməsfɪə/

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My previous boss called my future boss and told him ‘Don’t _ her’ because she was angry that I’d left her company. (не нанимай)

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My previous boss called my future boss and told him ‘Don’t hire her’ because she was angry that I’d left her company. (не нанимай)

/ˈhaɪə(r)/

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I don’t like job interviews because I have an _ (синдром самозванца).

A

I don’t like job interviews because I have an impostor syndrome

/ɪmˈpɒstə ˈsɪndrəʊm//

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Having a job interview is always very _ (нервно) for me.

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Having a job interview is always very stressful (нервно) for me.

/ˈstresfl/

not ‘nervous’ - a feeling (психую)

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[pronunciation] candidate

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/ˈkændɪdət/

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[pronunciation] bank

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/bæŋk/

not ‘bunk’!

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Not everyone needs survival skills, but a stay-at-home mom definitely ____.

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Not everyone needs survival skills, but a stay-at-home mom definitely does.

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[pronunciation] UX researcher

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/ˌjuː ˈeks/

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In your CV, you describe your skills and your ___________ (достижения).

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In your CV, you describe your skills and your achievements.

/əˈtʃiːvmənt/

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I think good grades make you more c________. (= уверенный в себе)

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I think good grades make you more confident. (= уверенный в себе)

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[pronunciation] specialist

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/ˈspeʃəlɪst/

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[pronunciation] gynaecologist

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/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒlədʒɪst/

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I’d like to be an accountant but I lack the necessary _________ skills.

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I’d like to be an accountant but I lack the necessary accounting skills.

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I’d like to be a teacher, but I lack the _______ (терпение)

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I’d like to be a teacher, but I lack the patience.

/ˈpeɪʃns/

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Ania: I’ve never had a terrible job interview.
Petya: I ___. (а у меня было)

A

Ania: I’ve never had a terrible job interview.
Petya: I have.

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I’m 29. I ____ (work) for 10 years now.

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I’m 29. I’ve worked for 10 years now. (a period of time => a perfect tense)

(or ‘I’ve been working’)

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I once ___ (have) a really terrible interview. I ___ (turn on) my camera, but the rest of the people on the call ____ (не включили).

A

I once had (once = однажды => past simple) a really terrible interview. I turned on (details on a specific situation) my camera, but the rest of the people on the call didn’t (short form).

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Student A: ‘Did you get some useful experience last year?’
Student B: Yes, I _____. ____ (you?)

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Did you get some useful experience last year.
Yes, I did. Did you?

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[pronunciation] It’s pretty dangerous.

A

/ˈprɪti/

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[pronunciation] rather boring

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/ˈrɑːðə(r)/
/ˈræðər/

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[pronunciation] Being an accountant involves way too much responsibility.

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/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

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Have you ever ____ (ride) a bike?

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Have you ever ridden a bike?

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We’ve both been __ Sochi but I was there in the summer and he was there in the winter.

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We’ve both been to Sochi but I was there in the summer and he was there in the winter.

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We’ve both ___ (attend) a concert on a stadium, I liked it, but Irina ___ (нет).

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We’ve both attended a concert on a stadium, I liked it, but Irina didn’t.

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We’ve both baked a cake but I __ (decorate) it with chocolate and Svetlana __ (decorate) it with berries.

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We’ve both baked a cake but I decorated it with chocolate and Svetlana decorated it with berries.

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When did you last ___ (attend) a concert?

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When did you last attend a concert?

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Thank God, I’ve never ___ (break) anything.

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Thank God, I’ve never broken anything.

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33
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I’ve never broken a bone.
Me _. (я тоже)

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I’ve never broken a bone.
Me neither.

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I last had an argument with someone _ w____ ago. (= достаточно давно)

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I last had an argument with someone a while ago. (= достаточно давно)

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What’s the difference in meaning?

I last visited my friends in August.
I last had friends over in August.

A

I last visited my friends in August. = я ходила в гости
I last had friends over in August. = ко мне приходили гости

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We _ (переехали) recently.

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We moved recently.

/muːvd/
moved to Scotland, moved house - переехали в другую квартиру, moved from Moscow to Kazan

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Kate does her homework either __ the morning __ the evening.

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Kate does her homework either in the morning or in the evening.

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In Nataly’s family, или посудомоечная машина моет посуду, или никто не моет. ;)

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In Nataly’s family, either the dishwasher washes the dishes, or nobody does.

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[вопрос про задание] Оля, а что нам с этими вопросами делать? Нам их обсуждать?

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Olya, what are we supposed to do with these questions? Are we supposed to discuss them?

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[correct the sentence] Olya supposes me to do my homework, but I don’t actually do it.

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I’m supposed to do my homework, but I don’t actually do it.

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[correct the sentence] I’m supposed to have a yoga class today, but it didn’t work out because I overslept.

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I was supposed to have a yoga class today, but it didn’t work out because I overslept.

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[choose a better option]

I [wasn’t/am not] supposed to stay with my son today, but I’ll do it anyway, because he got sick.

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I wasn’t supposed to stay with my son today, but I’ll do it anyway, because he got sick.

wasn’t supposed to = it wasn’t the plan

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I ___ [was or am] supposed to go to South Africa, but unfortunately it didn’t work out.

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I was supposed to go to South Africa, but unfortunately it didn’t work out.

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все считают что Russians have bears as pets. На деле такого нет

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Russians are supposed to have bears, but in fact we don’t.

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All of these things are connected to Eleanor. It’s ___ her actions __ what she said. [или.. или]

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Either her actions or what she said.

not ‘or.. or..’

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All of these things are connected to Eleanor. ___ her actions __ what she said. [или.. или]

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Either her actions or what she said.

not ‘or.. or..’

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I don’t have ___ an aunt ___ an uncle. (ни … ни …)

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I don’t have either an aunt or an uncle. (ни … ни …)

The same as ‘или … или…’

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[someone who has just shared the screen]

(you / see) it?

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Do you see it? (or Can you see it?)

Don’t use Present Continuous with ‘see’, as it’s a state verb (so not normally used in Present Continuous, when we use it in this meaning)

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I’m supposed to clean my flat __ Saturdays.

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I’m supposed to clean my flat on Saturdays.

on + days

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[was or am?]
I _ supposed to go for a walk, but I didn’t.

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[was or am?]
I was supposed to go for a walk, but I didn’t.

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I was supposed to go for a walk, but it didn’t w___ o__.

не сложилось, не вышло

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I was supposed to go for a walk, but it didn’t work out.

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[pronunciation] but in fact…

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Pronounce ‘fact’ like ‘cat’, not like ‘cup’

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53
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I’m trying to c___ __ ____ one more example. (придумать)

A

I’m trying to come up with one more example. (придумать)

come up with a plan
come up with an idea

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[when there’s a technical issue and you need to tell everyone to wait]
Please b___ ____ me.

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[when there’s a technical issue and you need to tell everyone to wait]
Please bear with me.

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What grammar rule did McDonalds ‘break’ with this slogan?

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‘Love’ is normally not used in present continuous

E.g. ‘I love your dress!’ ‘I love this salad!’

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56
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Look at the poster. Is ‘everybody’ singular or plural?

Now make the sentence:
Why everybody / wear striped clothes? (present continuous, question)

A

Why is everybody wearing striped clothes? (present continuous, question)

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Are you reading anything __ the moment?

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Are you reading anything at the moment?

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[pronunciation] I’m working on a new report at the moment.

A

/rɪˈpɔːt/

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I’m watching this film - it’s called ‘Shadow and bone’. Ты его видела?

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I’m watching this film - it’s called ‘Shadow and bone’. Have you seen it?

[experience => present perfect]

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I need to open a bank account abroad, and I _ (do) that.

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I need to open a bank account abroad, and I’ve done that.

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I was supposed to run a workshop last week, and I _ (do) that.

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I was supposed to run a workshop last week, and I did that.

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I pay my bills every month. I _ (pay) this month’s bills my bills yesterday. But I _ (not / pay) the taxes yet.

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I pay my bills every month. I paid this month’s bills my bills yesterday. But I haven’t** the taxes yet.

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[status update] Olga _ (do) a lot of different things today.

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Olga has done a lot of different things today.

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Masha _ (not clean) her house properly yet.

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Masha hasn’t cleaned her house properly yet.

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I installed a new app _ (на прошлой неделе).

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I installed a new app last week.

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I _ (not / talk) to anyone today.

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I haven’t talked to anyone today.

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[pronunciation] virtual

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/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/

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I _ (share) my Netflix password with a friend.

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I’ve shared my Netflix password with a friend.

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I _ (shared) my photos with friends last week.

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I shared my photos with friends last week.

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I don’t think I use any apps with gamification - but maybe I _ (not notice - не замечала).

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I don’t think I use any apps with gamification - but maybe I haven’t noticed that. (not notice - не замечала).

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_ (я только что узнала) that you should write down your tasks in one list, so that you don’t have to keep anything in your mind.

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I’ve just learned that you should write down your tasks in one list, so that you don’t have to keep anything in your mind.

72
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A real question about a person’s news:

What have you been _ _ (lately)?

A

What have you been up to (lately)?

73
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How are you doing?
D_ good.

A

How are you doing?
Doing good.

74
Q

How are you doing?
P_ good.

A

How are you doing?
Pretty good.

/ˈprɪti/

75
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I _ (not / use) Brainscape for about a month.

A

I haven’t used Brainscape for about a month.

76
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[talking about horse riding]
Do you make bets?
Yes, but _ (я никогда не выигрывала).

A

[talking about horse riding]
Do you make bets?
Yes, but I’ve never won.

77
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Do you know anyone who _ (win) in horse riding?

A

Do you know anyone who has won in horse riding?

Life experience

78
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[correct the mistake] How much did you lost?

A

How much did you lose?

Past Simple questions: did you + infinitive

79
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Вы видели фильм The Champion?

A

Have you seen The Champion?

80
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[What’s the meaning?] Which movie have you been wanting to watch for a while now?

A

for a while now = уже какое-то время

(a period of time, a marker of Present Perfect)

81
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I _ (listen) to a lot of French pop lately.

A

I’ve been listening to a lot of French pop lately.

82
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Have you ever cooked for a large group of people?
No, I _.

A

Have you ever cooked for a large group of people?
No, I haven’t.

83
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[two people are speaking in a Breakout room with three people, one of them says:0 Let’s _ (включим в дискуссию) Maria.

A

[two people are speaking in a Breakout room with three people, one of them says: Let’s involve Maria.

84
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Я вам так и не показала the ending of the story

A

I never showed you the ending of the story.

85
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My son’s ill too at the moment - у него высокая температура.

A

My son’s ill too at the moment - he’s running a fever.

86
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[pronunciation] antibiotics

A

/ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪks/

87
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My GP said that I need to _ (принимать антибиотики) a few days more.

A

My GP said that I need to take antibiotics a few days more.

/ˌæntibaɪˈɑːtɪk/, or /ˌæntaɪbaɪˈɑːtɪk/

88
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+ 1 (when you’re writing - e.g. a comment on YouTube)

A

This.

89
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I needed to do my homework and I _ (do) that.

A

I needed to do my homework and I’ve done that.

90
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A

electricity meter

91
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I needed to go to my doctor and I’ve done that.
And it’s not easy because we _ (move) and now it takes me an hour to get there.

A

I needed to go to my doctor and I’ve done that.
And it’s not easy because we’ve moved and now it takes me an hour to get there.

92
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It’s been an _ few days. [очень много работы]

A

It’s been an intense few days. [очень много работы]

93
Q

Держись!
H_ i_ th_!

A

Hang in there!

94
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I’m from St. Pete.
Really? _ (Я думала вы живёте в Москве.)

A

I thought you lived in Moscow.

95
Q

The bank has r_ (отклонил) my application.

A

The bank has rejected my application.

/rɪˈdʒektɪd/

96
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I want to take out a l_ (взять кредит)

A

I want to take out a loan. (взять кредит)

97
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This make up is _ (достаточно) expensive but I decided to buy it.

A

This make up is quite expensive but I decided to buy it.

or pretty expensive

not ‘enough!’ = достаточно ДЛЯ чего-то

98
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Who _ (understand) what we’re supposed to do?

A

Who understands what we’re supposed to do?

99
Q

[pronunciation] claim your insurance

A

/kleɪm/

100
Q

My cat doesn’t want to s_ (глотать) the medicine.

A

swallow
/ˈswɒləʊ/

101
Q

[pronunciation] syrup

A

/ˈsɪrəp/

102
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I’ve lost my favourite socks.
How about you try _ (поискать их) in you washing machine?

A

I’ve lost my favourite socks.
How about you try looking for them in you washing machine?

103
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Try looking for them _ (где-нибудь ещё).

A

Try looking for them somewhere else.

104
Q

My car is broken but I need it to get to the airport.
What about _ (cancel) the flight?

A

My car is broken but I need it to get to the airport.
What about cancelling the flight?

105
Q

My loan application has been rejected.
How about _ (rob) the bank?

A

My loan application has been rejected.
How about robbing the bank?

106
Q

My loan application has been rejected.
Have you tried _ (take off) your balaclava before applying for a loan?

A

My loan application has been rejected.
Have you tried taking off your balaclava before applying for a loan?

107
Q

чёто больше идей нет..
I’ve..

A

чёто больше идей нет..
I’ve run out of ideas.

108
Q

[pronunciation] previous

A

/ˈpriːviəs/

109
Q

Can you try using your _ (будильник) on your phone?

A

Can you try using your alarm on your phone?

110
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Have you tried planning your day in advance?
Yeah, but I’m too dependent on transport and there are too many jams, so it _ (not) work.

A

SOFTEN!
so it didn’t work.
so it wouldn’t work
or it doesn’t really work

(because ‘doesn’t work’ sounds too direct)

111
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Can you buy a new parrot?
That’s worth a try, but won’t the old one come back?
But _ (в этом случае) you’d have two parrots.

A

Can you buy a new parrot?
That’s worth a try, but won’t the old one come back?
But in that case you’d have two parrots.

notice the stress on ‘that’

112
Q

‘The flat is so filthy!’ _ _ disaster!

A

What a disaster!

113
Q

Can you complain to someone _ your neighbour?

A

Can you complain to someone about your neighbour?

114
Q

Wouldn’t carrying my phone on my neck _ (seem) a bit weird.

A

Wouldn’t carrying my phone on my neck seem a bit weird?

would + infinitive

115
Q

delegate some of (_ некоторые дела)

A

delegate some of the things you need to do

116
Q

What about _ (delegate) some of the things you need to do?

A

What about delegating some of the things you need to do?

117
Q

K: ‘I can’t delegate them. These things are impossible to teach.’
O: ‘How annoying!’
K: ‘Да вообще!’

A

O: ‘How annoying!’
K: Exactly! Absolutely!

118
Q

[pronunciation] furniture

A

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/

119
Q

Can you phone your landlord?
But I am the landlord.
Ah, you _ the landlord. I see.

A

Can you phone your landlord?
But I am the landlord.
Ah, you are the landlord. I see.

120
Q

Can you simply _ (проигнорировать) this complaint?

A

Can you simply ignore this complaint?
/ɪɡˈnɔː/

121
Q

my _ (предыдущий) parrot died

A

my previous parrot died

/ˈpriːviəs/

122
Q

He wants _ (хочет чтобы мы) repaint our house.

A

He wants us to repaint our house.

123
Q

I try to do Brainscape when I’m _ (в метро).

в автобусе
в электричке

A

I try to do Brainscape when I’m on the underground

on the bus
on the train

124
Q

Try using _ (наушники-шумодавы).

A

Try using noise-cancelling headphones

or earphones,

or a noise-cancelling HEADset = гарнитура

125
Q

It’s very s_ outside. (= скользко)

A

It’s very slippery outside. (= скользко)
/ˈslɪpəri/

126
Q

Что касается меня, I was going to go to Moscow but…

A

As for me, I was going to go to Moscow but…

not ‘а как же я???’ = what about me

127
Q

How did you spend your weekend?
Oh well, _ _ _ ‘me’ time.

A

How did you spend your weekend?
Oh well, I had some ‘me’ time.

128
Q

I got sick and now I’ve got a _ throat and I’m _ a fever. :’(

A

I got sick and now I’ve got a sore throat and I’m running a fever. :’(

129
Q

I’m _ constantly. (чихаю)

A

I’m sneezing constantly. (чихаю)

130
Q

[pronunciation] surprise

A

/səˈpraɪz/

131
Q

[pronunciation] Were you happy that your husband _ a surprise for you?

A

[pronunciation] Were you happy that your husband had a surprise for you?

132
Q

я еле-еле говорю

A

I can barely speak.

133
Q

She used to be an economist, but now she’s working _ a psychologist.

A

She used to be an economist, but now she’s working as a psychologist.

not ‘как будто’ = like

134
Q

[pronunciation] economist

A

/ɪˈkɒnəmɪst/

135
Q

[pronunciation] career

A

/kəˈrɪr/

136
Q

[pronunciation] company

A

/ˈkʌmpəni/

137
Q

Maybe they get a good _ (предложение о работе).

A

Maybe they get a good offer.

138
Q

Maybe they want to have better career _ (перспективы)

A

career prospects

139
Q

if you relocate _ a young age, it’s easier.

A

if you relocate at a young age, it’s easier.

140
Q

A lot of my relatives _ (relocate). - переехали

A

A lot of my relatives have relocated.

141
Q

a lot of them have m_ (= unqualified) jobs like a builder or a truck driver.

A

a lot of them have menial (= unqualified) jobs like a builder or a truck driver.

/ˈmiːniəl/

142
Q

Ellie is currently _ m_y l_. (в декрете)

A

Ellie is currently on maternity leave. (в декрете)

143
Q

[pronunciation] maybe she has to work 24/7

A

twenty four - seven

144
Q

maybe it takes he too much time to _ _ work (добираться до работы)

A

maybe it takes he too much time to get to work (добираться до работы)

commute to work (= long, transport)
/kəˈmjuːt/

145
Q

Maybe she wants to _ (завести детей).

A

Maybe she wants to start a family.

146
Q

**As _ ** (насколько я поняла), she offered them some ideas but she didn’t get any reaction from them.

A

As far as I understood, she offered them some ideas but she didn’t get any reaction from them.

147
Q

сейчас вернусь

A

I’ll be right back

148
Q

мне твоя идея понравилась = I _ (think) your idea _ (be) great.

A

мне твоя идея понравилась = I thought your idea was great.

149
Q

[add ‘more or less’] I’ve decided.

A

I’ve more or less decided.

adverbs (наречия) usually go between the two parts of the verb

150
Q

I don’t like your a_ (отношение).

A

I don’t like your attitude (отношение).

/ˈætɪtjuːd/

151
Q

Как погода in Novosibirsk?

What _ _ _?

A

What’s the weather like in Novosibirsk.

152
Q

Last time I went snowboarding I got s_. [= испугалась]

A

Last time I went snowboarding I got scared. [= испугалась]

153
Q

She ran _ (= убежала).

A

She ran away (= убежала).

154
Q

Sorry for _ late.

A

Sorry for being late.

155
Q

In the room, they continued _ (discuss).

A

In the room, they continued discussing this.

156
Q

Are you good at controlling your emotions?
Yes, _.

A

Are you good at controlling your emotions?
Yes, I am.

(not ‘I am good’).

157
Q

My husband likes to take a shower _ thirty minutes or even an hour because he likes the heat.

A

My husband likes to take a shower for thirty minutes or even an hour because he likes the heat.

not через 30 минут = in thirty minutes

158
Q

In our previous flat we _ (not) have a bath, but now _ (у нас она есть).

A

In our previous flat we didn’t have a bath, but now we do.

(not ‘we have’)

159
Q

I was waiting for something interesting to happen, but it _ (так и не произошло).

A

I was waiting for something interesting to happen, but it never did.

never = так и не
did = happened

160
Q

Do you know anyone who’s condescending?
No. А ты знаешь?

A

Do you know anyone who’s condescending?
No. Do you?

(not ‘do you know’)

161
Q

Our boss d_ (презирает) us.

A

Our boss despises (презирает) us.

/dɪˈspaɪzɪz

162
Q

His words с_(противоречат) his actions.

A

His words сontradict his actions.

/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/

163
Q

_ (к счастью) I don’t have to interact (= работать) with him every day.

A

Luckily, I don’t have to interact with him every day.

164
Q

I went to St. Petersburg in December. The weather t_ _ _ _ better than I expected. (= оказалась)

A

I went to St. Petersburg in December. The weather turned out to be better than I expected. (= оказалась)

165
Q

This seasoning (приправа) r_ (испортила) the taste of the dish.

A

This seasoning (приправа) ruined (испортила) the taste of the dish.

166
Q

I cried and then I _ (разозлилась).

A

I cried and then I got angry.

167
Q

this road is too _ for two cars (узкая)

A

this road is too narrow for two cars.

/ˈnærəʊ/

168
Q

I _ (be) to a contact zoo and I _ (hold) a rat on my palm.

A

I’ve been to a contact zoo and I held a rat on my palm.

169
Q

[pronunciation] I would never want to be a politician.

A

/ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn/

170
Q

[pronunciation] I’d never want to be a politician even though…

A

/ˈiːvn ðəʊ/

171
Q

I’d never want to be a politician even though they have a lot of _ (власти и влияния)

A

I’d never want to be a politician even though they have a lot of power and influence.

172
Q

It’s difficult to c_ _ _ ideas what to give him. [придумать что ему подарить].

A

It’s difficult to come up with ideas what to give him. [придумать что ему подарить].

173
Q

I really love this ring - my husband _ it to me for my 30th birthday. (подарил)

A

I really love this ring - my husband gave it to me for my 30th birthday. (подарил)

174
Q

What are you gonna _ your family for Christmas? [подарить]

A

What are you gonna give your family for Christmas?

or What are you gonna get your husband / …

175
Q

Sometimes I _ (загадываю желание) during the Christmas dinner.

A

Sometimes I make a wish during the Christmas dinner.

176
Q

Thank you. That’s so g_ of you. (щедро).

A

Thank you. That’s so generous of you (щедро).

/ˈdʒenərəs/

177
Q

[responding when someone has given you a present] You sh_ h_ (= да не надо было).

A

You shouldn’t have.

Zz_Empower B1+ [Mon, Thur 18.00] (12 decks)

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