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| Question | Answer |
| Patrick is a nice guy but his work isn’t very good | Patrick is a nice guy but his work isn’t up to much. |
| Frankly, things have become even worse as the term has progressed. | Frankly, things have gone from bad to worse as the term has progressed. |
| I think he should be doing a different type of work. | I think he’d be better off doing a different type of work. |
| And it wouldn’t surprise me if he leaves school or college without finishing his studies at the end of the year. | And it wouldn’t surprise me if he dropped out at the end of the year. |
| Comparing two people who are different, Charlotte is doing what she is good at and enjoy here. | By comparison, Charlotte is in her element here. |
| She’s bright. She is able to think and react to things very quickly, and she’s confident in her ability. | She’s bright. She can think on her feet, and she’s confident in her ability. |
| She’ll be successful in the future | She’ll go far./ go places |
| With Erin it’s too soon to know how she will develop. | With Erin it’s early days. |
| At the beginning of the term, I felt that she relaxes, especially by not doing anything and getting involved too much and let others do all the talking | At the beginning of the term, I felt that she sat back too much and let others do all the talking |
| But now she’s started to produce more of her own ideas. ( or produce more solutions to sthg) | But now she’s started to come up with more of her own ideas. |
| Peter Rose is okay, and he knows a lot about a particular subject, but he’s not very encouraging. | Peter Rose is okay, and he knows his stuff, but he’s not very encouraging. (he has mastered his craft) |
| I always do my best but he has a low opinion of me | I always do my best but he doesn’t think much of me. |
| At first I thought he didn’t know or understand recent ideas in a particular subject or area, and he wasn’t very friendly | At first I thought he was a bit out of touch, and he wasn’t very friendly |
| But maybe we just made a bad start at a relationship | But maybe we just got off on the wrong foot Start off on the wrong foot |
| He thought I didn’t contribute to a group activity or project in proportion to one's abilities or role, when in fact, I was just too shy to say anything. But now I like him a lot more. | He thought I wasn’t pulling my weight, when in fact, I was just too shy to say anything. But now I like him a lot more. |
| I’m making progress and that’s largely thanks to Peter Rose. He really motivates me and makes me behave in the best way that I can | I’m getting on well and that’s largely thanks to Peter Rose. He really motivates me and brings out the best in me (bring the worst in me) |
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