EXPRESSIONS
to have something coming
to deserve what happens to you
IN - AT - ON
__ Saturday, we went to spend the night at RUDN University.
On Saturday, we went to spend the night at RUDN University.
Я слушал подкаст, как вдруг зазвонил телефон.
PAST CONTINUOUS + PAST SIMPLE
I was listening to a podcast when the telephone rang.
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold
tomato - tomahto
a little to no difference between two notions
to make amends
to correct a mistake you have made
OF - ABOUT - ON
I have heard __ RUDN University.
I know that this university exists.
I have heard of RUDN University.
Завтра в это время я буду загорать на пляже.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
This time tomorrow I will be catching some rays on the beach.
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
A comb
to give someone a heads-up
to tell someone that something is going to happen
to pace yourself
to do something at a speed that is steady
IN - AT - ON
I saw him __ the bus this morning.
We were going by bus together.
I saw him on the bus this morning.
В чем разница:
He wrote five books.
He has written five books.
He wrote five books.
Автор уже умер.
He has written five books.
Автор еще жив.
What can go through glass without breaking it?
Light
to run something past someone
to tell someone about something
to stand corrected
to admit that something you have said or done was wrong
I stand corrected – Night at RUDN starts at 8PM, not 7 PM.
AMONG - BETWEEN - INTO
I was sitting __ Jack and Rose.
I was sitting between Jack and Rose.
PAST SIMPLE + PAST PEFRECT CONTINUOUS
When she turned 15, she had been learning English for 5 years.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
to clear something with someone
to get permission for something from someone
to take a rain check
to refuse an offer or invitation politely
I think I'll take a rain check on the movies and kick back at home.
IN - AT - ON
Do your homework __ once.
Do your homework immediately.
Do you homework at once.
Через два часа уже будет шесть часов, как мы говорим по-английски.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
In two hours we will have been speaking English for six hours.
What has a bottom at the top?
Your legs
to talk someone up
to make something sound better than it really is