Exams (C1)
💬 Discussion Practice: Exams and Holidays
Task: Answer the questions about your real situation. Try to give details and examples.
- 📚 How are your exams going at the moment?
- 😵💫 Which exam feels the most difficult for you, and why?
- 🧠 How do you usually prepare for an exam: do you study calmly in advance or revise everything at the last minute?
- ☕ What helps you stay focused when you are tired but still have to study?
- 🌙 Do you sleep normally during the exam period, or does stress affect your sleep?
- 🌤️ What are you looking forward to most after your exams are over?
- 🧳 What would you like to do during your holidays: rest completely, travel, meet friends, or do something useful?
✨ Exercise: Translate the Expressions into English
Task: Translate the Belarusian expressions into English.
- 📚 рыхтавацца да іспыту ў апошні момант
- 😵💫 адчуваць сябе перагружаным перад складаным днём
- ☕ выпіць каву, каб нарэшце сабрацца з думкамі
- 📱 занадта доўга глядзець у тэлефон замест адпачынку
- 🧠 заставацца засяроджаным, калі ўсё адцягвае ўвагу
- 🌙 дрэнна спаць праз стрэс і хваляванне
- 🫂 атрымаць шчырую падтрымку ад блізкага чалавека
- 💬 папрасіць сябра падбадзёрыць цябе перад іспытам
- 🏠 прымусіць сябе выйсці з дому пасля доўгага дня
- 🚶 шпацыраваць па горадзе, каб праясніць думкі
- 🌤️ чакаць вакацый як магчымасці выдыхнуць
- 🧳 планаваць кароткую паездку пасля іспытаў
- 📅 дамовіцца пра сустрэчу загадзя
- 👥 пазнаёміцца з новымі людзьмі без няёмкасці
- 🔄 абмяняцца навінамі пасля доўгай паўзы
- 🎭 удаваць спакой, калі ўнутры ўсё напружана
- 🧊 захаваць самавалоданне ў няёмкай сітуацыі
- 🪨 несці занадта шмат адказнасці на сабе
- 🪫 адчуваць, што праца выцягвае ўсе сілы
- 🌱 зрабіць маленькі крок да больш спакойнага жыцця
- 🔓 расслабіцца пасля напружанага тыдня
- 🕯️ стварыць дома ціхую і ўтульную атмасферу
- 😤 адчуць раздражненне праз несправядлівае стаўленне
- 😟 хвалявацца перад важнай размовай
- 🧩 пазбягаць прамога адказу на нязручнае пытанне
- ❤️🔥 зноў паверыць у свае сілы пасля няўдачы
- 🌿 паступова аднавіцца пасля складанага перыяду
✨ Exercise. Choose the correct preposition
Task: Choose the correct option. Sometimes no preposition is needed: —.
- 🏠 She finally managed to get ___ the house after spending the whole weekend indoors. out of / from / into / towards
- 📱 I didn’t realise how much social media was draining energy ___ me. from / about / with / into
- 🫂 When I feel overwhelmed, I usually talk ___ a friend who knows how to calm me down. to / on / by / for
- 💬 He gave me a brilliant pep talk and reminded me ___ my own strength. of / with / about / to
- 🌧️ She didn’t want to discuss ___ her feelings in front of everyone at dinner. about / — / over / to
- ☕ I’m not angry ___ you; I’m just exhausted and need a quiet evening. with / for / about / from
- 🧠 It took me years to become comfortable ___ saying no without feeling guilty. with / by / into / on
- 🌃 We’re going ___ tonight, but only for one drink and a short walk. out / away / up / through
- 🎧 Listening ___ loud music sometimes helps me reset my mood after work. to / for / into / around
- 🪨 She felt weighed ___ by responsibilities she had never properly chosen. down / over / into / along
- 🌱 Even a tiny change can turn ___ the beginning of something better. into / onto / across / beside
- 🕯️ He apologised ___ being distant, but he still found it hard to explain himself. for / from / on / by
- 🧊 I tried to keep my composure ___ the meeting, even though the atmosphere was tense. during / between / towards / across
- 👥 She arranged a meeting ___ her old classmates because she missed ordinary human conversation. with / about / at / by
- 🎭 He’s good ___ pretending that everything is fine, even when he’s falling apart. at / for / into / over
- 🌤️ The first sunny day in weeks made her believe ___ life again. in / at / over / towards
- 🖼️ I was completely captivated ___ the painting, although I couldn’t explain why. by / for / on / into
- 🔄 We spent the evening exchanging stories ___ our strange jobs and even stranger colleagues. about / against / below / beside
- 🧩 She avoided answering ___ the question directly because the truth felt too uncomfortable. to / — / about / over
- ❤️🔥 Difficult periods can teach us ___ resilience, but only if we let ourselves learn slowly. about / by / into / across
- 🚶 He wandered ___ the city without a plan, hoping the movement would clear his mind. around / onto / against / above
✨ Exercise. Choose the correct preposition
Task: Choose the correct option. Sometimes no preposition is needed: —.
🪫 After three meetings in a row, she felt completely drained ___ energy.
about / of / by / from
💬 He opened ___ to me only after we had talked for almost an hour.
into / over / up / out
🧠 I can’t concentrate ___ work when my phone keeps lighting up every minute.
towards / into / on / at
🌧️ She has been struggling ___ anxiety since the beginning of the semester.
around / with / over / for
☕ Let’s not argue ___ this now; we’re both too tired to think clearly.
from / about / into / with
📅 We agreed ___ a time, but nobody actually confirmed the place.
for / by / on / with
🫂 Sometimes I just need someone to sit ___ me quietly, without trying to fix everything.
over / with / about / by
🚶 Walking ___ the river helps him calm down after stressful days.
above / into / along / across
🎭 She laughed ___ the joke, but I could tell she was still upset.
with / towards / at / on
🕯️ He turned ___ the lights, made some tea, and tried to relax.
down / away / off / out
🧩 I don’t want to go ___ details right now; it still feels too personal.
through / beside / into / at
❤️🔥 It took her months to recover ___ that disappointment and trust herself again.
with / from / into / about
✨ Exercise 1. Everyday Expressions
Task: Translate the expressions into Belarusian. Make your translation natural, not word-for-word.
- 🏠 to force yourself to leave the house after a long, draining day
- 📱 to scroll through social media instead of actually resting
- 🪫 to feel emotionally drained before the day has even started
- 🫂 to get a proper pep talk from someone who knows you well
- 💬 to open up about what has been weighing on you lately
- 🎭 to fake a smile when you are falling apart inside
- 🧊 to keep your composure in an awkward public situation
- 🌧️ to feel overwhelmed by work, messages, and unfinished tasks
- 🌱 to take one small step towards a more stable life
- 🔓 to unwind after a tense and emotionally exhausting week
- 📅 to arrange a meeting in advance and actually show up
- 👥 to make new acquaintances without feeling socially awkward
- 🔄 to exchange news, thoughts, and small life updates
- ❤️🔥 to start believing in yourself again after a difficult period
✨ Практыкаванне. Перакладзіце на ангельскую мову
- 🧠 Я сёння не ў стане хутка прымаць рашэнні, мне трэба крыху часу падумаць.
- 📱 Я пакіну тэлефон у іншым пакоі, каб нарэшце не адцягвацца.
- ☕ Давай спачатку вып’ем гарбаты, а потым ужо ўсё абмяркуем.
- 💬 Я не хацеў адказваць рэзка, таму проста змоўк на хвіліну.
- 🧊 Мне было няёмка, але я зрабіў выгляд, што нічога асаблівага не адбылося.
- 📅 Напішы мне загадзя, калі планы зменяцца.
- 🫂 Часам дастаткова аднаго нармальнага паведамлення, каб стала лягчэй.
- 🌧️ У мяне сёння такі дзень, калі нават простыя справы ідуць цяжка.
- 🚶 Мне трэба крыху прайсціся пешшу, каб упарадкаваць думкі.
- 🔄 Давай коратка абмяняемся навінамі, бо я даўно нічога пра цябе не чуў.
- 😟 Я хвалююся не праз саму размову, а праз тое, як чалавек можа адрэагаваць.
- 🌱 Я не хачу мяняць усё адразу, пачну з нечага маленькага.
- 👜 Я ўжо выйшаў з дому, але зразумеў, што забыў важныя рэчы.
- 👥 Мне прасцей размаўляць з новымі людзьмі, калі ёсць агульная тэма.
- 🕯️ Сёння хочацца цішыні, мяккага святла і ніякіх складаных размоў.
- 🧩 Я не зусім зразумеў, што ты меў на ўвазе, можаш патлумачыць прасцей?
- ❤️🔥 Пасля гэтай размовы я адчуў, што яшчэ магу з усім справіцца.