[Word power] Make Flashcards
[join these ideas into a sentence]
I can’t make up my mind
…is it better to host a New Year’s dinner?
…is it better to go to the annual downtown fireworks display?
I can’t make up my mind if it’s better to host a New Year’s dinner or to go to the annual downtown fireworks display.
or: make up my mind whether…
note the direct word order
There’s a picture hanging on the wall, but f_ _ distance, I can’t make out the details of the painting.
= с такого расстояния
There’s a picture hanging on the wall, but from this distance, I can’t make out the details of the painting.
There’s something written at the bottom of the poster outside, but I can’t make out _ _ _ from here.
= что там написано
There’s something written at the bottom of the poster outside, but I can’t make out what it says from here.
I want to Stuttgart to attend a concert last summer and I wanted to _ (выжать максимум из) my time there, so I found a few guided tours and….
I want to Stuttgart to attend a concert last summer and I wanted to make the best of my time there, so I found a few guided tours and….
When our outdoor picnic was ruined by sudden rain, we moved everything indoors and decided to make the best of it _ indoor games and music.
When our outdoor picnic was ruined by sudden rain, we moved everything indoors and decided to make the best of it with indoor games and music.
with + noun
‘I can’t _ _ what it is.’
(= не могу разглядеть)
‘I can’t make out what it is.’
I can’t make up my mind _ where to invest my savings – stocks, bonds, or a retirement plan?
I can’t make up my mind on where to invest my savings – stocks, bonds, or a retirement plan?
or: can’t make up my mind about
I can’t make out the title of the book on the shelf across the room; it’s too f_ _ and the font is tiny.
= далеко
I can’t make out the title of the book on the shelf across the room; it’s too far away and the font is tiny.
[form a sentence]
I always try to make the best of my free time +
get as much sleep as I can
I always try to make the best of my free time by getting
as much sleep as I can
I can’t make out the title of the book on the shelf a_ the room; it’s too far away and the font is tiny.
= на другой стороне комнаты
I can’t make out the title of the book on the shelf across the room; it’s too far away and the font is tiny.
My sister can’t make up her mind about _ (ни о чём).
My sister can’t make up her mind about anything.
‘The picture really makes _ d_ _ the room.’
= преобразила
‘The picture really makes a difference to the room.’
‘We’ll have to
make _ b_ _ _.’
‘We’ll have to
make the best of it.’
When I sprained my ankle on vacation, I made the best of it by enjoying local cuisine and culture instead of _ _ hiking trips.
= запланированные
When I sprained my ankle on vacation, I made the best of it by enjoying local cuisine and culture instead of the planned hiking trips.
‘I can’t make _ _ _.’
‘I can’t make up my mind.’
