Paraphrasing
Sorry to interfere with you, but is it your bag?
APOLOGISE
I _______________________, but is it your bag?
I apologise for interfering with you, but is it your bag?
Don't be swayed __ his sweet promises. There has to be some trap.
Don't be swayed by his sweet promises. There has to be some trap.
Correct 2 mistakes in every sentence:
They visited me without been invited, which shock me as I wasn't ready to host them.
They visited me without being invited, which shocked me as I wasn't ready to host them.
1.to scrutinise smth vs to cast an eye on smth
2. a chick flick vs a spaghetti western
1. to scrutinise smth means to study smth carefully, trying to find smth in what you're reading
to cast an eye on smth - to look through smth quickly
2. a chick flick is a movie appealing mainly to female audience
a spaghetti western is a film about cowboys' life shot by Italian directors
Explain the meaning of the collocation/idiom:
make an educated guess
to make an educated guess means to try to guess something taking into account your background and experience
Should you have any questions, simply raise your hand.
DOUBT
____________________________, simply raise your hand.
If in (any) doubt, simply raise your hand.
Providing you're really anxious about your weight, you'll do your best to incorporate some exercise ___ your everyday life.
Providing you're really anxious about your weight, you'll do your best to incorporate some exercise into your everyday life.
Correct 2 mistakes in every sentence:
By 2025 I will be working for the same company for 15 years. Maybe it's time I change something in my life.
By 2025 I will have been working for the same company for 15 years. Maybe it's time I changed something in my life.
1. to bear a grudge vs to dislike
2. a blockbuster vs an indie film
1. to bear a grudge means to be reluctunt to forgive smb for hurting you
to dislike means not to like smb in a very broad sense
2. a blockbuster -a very successful book or film
an indie film - a film produced by a small independent company not for vast audience
Explain the meaning of the collocation/idiom:
to be under the weather
to feel slightly ill and not as well as usual
I was impressed by her performance.
WHICH
Something________________________was her performance.
Something which impressed me/which I was impressed by was her performance.
The correct solution is so obvious!Why is she still sitting ____ the fence?
The correct solution is so obvious!Why is she still sitting on the fence?
Correct 2 mistakes in every sentence:
There must to become a time when people stop using social network for find life partners.
There must become a time when people stop using social network for finding life partners.
1. to feel out of sync with oneself vs to restore one's piece of mind
2. hacking vs trolling
1. to feel out of sync with oneself is when things just don't feel right inside, to restore one's piece of mind is to get oneself back to a calm state
2. hacking is the activity of using computers to get access to data in somebody else's computer or phone system without permission
trolling is the activity of writing false or offensive messages on the internet in order to make other people angry
Explain the meaning of the collocation/idiom:
to feel like a fish out of water
to feel like a fish out of water means to feel as if you don't belong there
I find it hard to believe he's a marathon champion.
IMAGINE
Hard_________________________, he's a marathon champion.
Hard as it is to imagine, he's a marathon champion.
1. Have you been ____ friendly terms with Trisha since university?
2. My father set up his own business after graduating from university. I made up my mind to follow ___ his footsteps.
1. Have you been on friendly terms with Trisha since university?
2. My father set up his own business after graduating from university. I made up my mind to follow in his footsteps.
Correct 2 mistakes in every sentence:
Driving by a desire to earn more money, he was reluctant at having enough rest and ended up in hospital.
Driven by a desire to earn more money, he was reluctant to have enough rest and ended up in hospital.
1. to make candid comments vs to gloss over
2. soft sills vs hard skills
1. to make candid comments- to make frank comments which might be offensive
to gloss over is to avoid talking about something unpleasant or embarrassing by not dealing with it in detail
2. soft skills - personal qualities that enable you to communicate well with other people
hard skills - professional qualities
Explain the meaning of the collocation/idiom:
to back smb up on smth
to back smb up on smth means to support somebody/something; to say that what somebody says, etc. is true
1. This battery is able to charge a torch for several days.
CAPACITY
This battery ________________________charge a torch for several days.
2. His consultants informed him about the risks but he still decided in favour of investing the money.
WARNED
_______________________________the risks he decided in favour of investing the money.
This battery has the capacity to charge a torch for several days.
2. Though warned about/having been warned about the risks he still decided in favour of investing the money.
1.The president called the people___ preserving calm attitude during the outbreak of the virus.
2. Having decided to pass my Chinese exam with flying colours, I pored ____ my notes and every Chinese book available.
1. The president called the peoplen for preserving calm attitude during the outbreak of the virus.
2. Having decided to pass my Chinese exam with flying colours, I pored over my notes and every Chinese book available.
Correct 2 mistakes in every sentence:
I wouldn't have done it, but if it's your dream, so it is.
I wouldn't do it but if it's your dream so be it.
1.to steer clear of smth vs to be engaged in smth
2. a buzzword vs an umbrella term
1. to steer clear of smth means to avoid smth
to be engaged in smth means to be involved in smth
2. a buzzword is a word or phrase, especially one connected with a particular subject, that has become fashionable and popular and is used a lot in newspapers, etc.
an umbrella term is a common term for different items
Explain the meaning of the collocation/idiom:
the elephant in the room
the elephant in the room is the biggest and the most obvious problem nobody seems to want to talk about