[Unit 7][7D Listening] Teamwork Flashcards

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And I have to admit, he’s really good _ predicting where problems might come up.

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And I have to admit, he’s really good at predicting where problems might come up.

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D_ _, Masha is a nice person. I mean, if we go and have a coffee together and just talk about everyday things we get on just fine.

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Deep down, Masha is a nice person. I mean, if we go and have a coffee together and just talk about everyday things we get on just fine.

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I mean, if we go and have a coffee together and just talk about everyday things we g_ _ just fine.

= we have a good relationship, ладим

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I mean, if we go and have a coffee together and just talk about everyday things we get on just fine.

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But in meetings she really w_ me _.

= бесит, gets on my nerves

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But in meetings she really winds me up.

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What annoys me is that once she _ h_ _ an idea she won’t let it go.

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What annoys me is that once she gets hold of an idea she won’t let it go.

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And sometimes she just won’t stop talking and I’m sitting in a meeting and _ m_ I’m saying ‘Stop talking now, please!’

= думаю, говорю про себя

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And sometimes she just won’t stop talking and I’m sitting in a meeting and inside myself I’m saying ‘Stop talking now, please!’

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I’m sitting in a meeting and inside myself I’m saying ‘Stop talking now, please!’ A_ (= надо признать), she does have really good ideas sometimes.

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I’m sitting in a meeting and inside myself I’m saying ‘Stop talking now, please!’ Admittedly, she does have really good ideas sometimes.

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What she needs to do is _ up
_ a sense of humour.

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What she needs to do is lighten upget a sense of humour.

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What you need more than anything else is the ability to laugh _ yourself.

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What you need more than anything else is the ability to laugh at yourself.

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He has lots of funny little habits, like every morning he has coffee and a chocolate biscuit at exactly 9:45 am. The trouble is that this kind of precision affects _ _ he works.

то, как

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The trouble is that this kind of precision affects the way he works.

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And then when a project is underway, if there’s something that he thinks doesn’t make sense, he’ll c_ everything _ _ h_ until he thinks it’s sorted out.

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And then when a project is underway, if there’s something that he thinks doesn’t make sense, he’ll call everything to a halt until he thinks it’s sorted out.

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And I have to admit, he’s really good at predicting where problems might _ _ (= возникнуть).

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And I have to admit, he’s really good at predicting where problems might come up.

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However, I know _ _ fact that when it looks like Claudio is really concentrating on something, he’s reading a newspaper online.

= I’ve seen him do that, я абсолютно точно знаю

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However, I know for a fact that when it looks like Claudio is really concentrating on something, he’s reading a newspaper online.However, I know for a fact that when it looks like Claudio is really concentrating on something, he’s reading a newspaper online.

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He is clever, but I think he’s a bit lazy and I’m not a_ sure he’s sincere.

= не уверена на 100%

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He is clever, but I think he’s a bit lazy and I’m not altogether sure he’s sincere.

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Team meetings have become really … painful – there’s _ _ word _ it.

= по-другому не скажешь

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Team meetings have become really … painful – there’s no other word for it.

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Masha talks all the time and wants everything d_ _ w_.

= хотела, чтобы всё было по-её (так, как она хочет)

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Masha talks all the time and wants everything done her way.

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And Claudio is the u_ fixer – and he has a good sense of humour.

= he can fix everything and anything

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And Claudio is the ultimate fixer – and he has a good sense of humour.

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But each individual on our team is c_ _ _ their own a_.

= занят своими собственными интересами

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But each individual on our team is caught up in their own agenda.

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During the meeting, when we were discussing the budget, John suddenly w_ _ _ _ t_ about his vacation plans.

= отвлёкся на (рассказ о)

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During our last meeting, when we were discussing the budget, John suddenly went off on a tangent about his vacation plans.