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Mastering Second and Third Conditionals

Second Conditional Examples

They aren't going to offer him the job because he seems very shy. (If he … not seem)
If he didn't seem too shy, they would give him the job.

We're not booking that flight because there's a six-hour stopover. (If there wasn't / weren't)
If there wasn't a six-hour stopover, we would book it.

Sally can't go to the cinema because she has to work overtime today. (If Sally … not work)
If Sally didn't have to work overtime, she could go to the cinema.

I'm not taking the job because the salary isn't high enough. (If the salary was / were …)
If the salary were high enough, I would take the job.

We don't see you very often because you live so far away. (If you … not live)
If you didn't

• UNIT 7:
• Bureaucratic: Official
• Maintain: Keep
• Detecting: Locating
• Essential: Important
• Facilities: Buildings
• Overcome: Fix
• Resources: Sources of supply or support
• Sustainable: Can continue
• Unreliable: Undependable
• Vehicle: Form of transport

• UNIT 10:
• Abandoned: Stopped doing something
• Abstract: Separate from physical realities
• Civilization: A society in an advanced state of development
• Currency: Money
• Enormous: Extraordinarily large
• Heredity: When a parent passes on physical possessions to a child
• Initiative: Readiness to take action
• Subjective: Not objective
• Transactions: Interactions between sellers and buyers
• Undergone: Experienced or gone through

• UNIT 11:
• Accelerate: Increase the speed of something
• Accumulate: Gradually increase in quantity or size
• Biologists: People

I am writing to apply for the position of Accounting Administrative.

I am currently studying a course to get access to Administration and Finance.

As you can see in my CV, I studied:

• Basic level of vocational training in Commerce and Marketing
• Intermediate level of vocational training in Management and Administration
• Higher level of vocational training in Administration and Finance

I have worked for 4 years and 7 months as an Administrative Assistant for Movistar.

I have experience in:

• Document management and archiving
• Attention and contact with customers, commercial, and suppliers
• Bank reconciliation
• Book/accounting entries
• Taxes - impuestos

I feel I am suitable for this role as I have a great deal of experience in Administrative Assistant with more than... Continue reading "Experienced Administrative Assistant with Accounting Skills" »

Business Structures, Strategies, and Restructuring

Company Structure

A company is a separate legal entity, possessing the same rights as a person. This includes the ability to incur debt, sue, and be sued.

Partnership Structure

A partnership involves multiple individuals who conduct business together.

Business Strategies

A business strategy is a plan to achieve specific objectives. These strategies can be generic or competitive.

Generic Strategies

• Growth: Introducing new products or adding new features (e.g., phone companies).
• Product Differentiation: Creating a competitive advantage through superior quality or service (e.g., air purifiers with superior engineering design).
• Price-Skimming: Initially charging high prices for a product and then lowering

Wallow (verb)

To roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment.

Taillights (noun)

A light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile or train.

Dangled (verb)

To hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion.

Upholstery (noun)

The materials used to cushion and cover furniture.

Leer (verb)

To look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention.

Sizzling (verb)

To make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.

Haggle (verb)

To bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner.

Strew (verb)

To let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle.

Pail (noun)

A deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with... Continue reading "Understanding 40 Essential Vocabulary Words" »

English Grammar Cheat Sheet

Stative Verbs

Believe, know, understand, remember, forget, think

Reported Speech

Modal Verbs

Must – had to

Time Expressions

• Now – at the moment
• Today – that day
• Tonight – that night
• This (morning, week) – that (morning, week)
• Yesterday – the day before
• Last (week, month, year) – the (week, month, year) before
• (Two days/ a year) ago – (two days/ a year) earlier
• Tomorrow – the next/following day
• Next (week) – the following (week)

Place

• This – that
• These – those
• Here – there

Questions

• Direct Speech: Where are you going?
• Reported Speech: Mum asked where I was going.
• Direct Speech: Are you famous?, he asked her.
• Reported Speech: He asked her if she was famous.
• Direct Speech: Do you like horror films?, she asked.
• Reported

-Utopian: positive,persuasive techniques(to the cause Of modern ideas of science and socialism), perfect in moral sense, societies Were ideal in the sense of the best possible, the expected response to the experience was delight/- Distopian:negative, lent the same techniques to the Revolt against modernity,invented whole social orders the order was merely Perfected in social sense, represented the victory or tyranny of the idea, Reader horror

-George- social themes: social themes and the use of Realistic and factual language, he conveyed a vision of human fraternity and of The misery caused by povertry and deprivation. He insisted on tolerance, Justice and decency in relationships, he presented a devasting critique of Totalitarianism, warning

Effective Media Relations Guidelines

• Identify which journalists are most relevant for which story.
• Read their articles or posts; it takes time, but it pays off.
• Distribute relevant information to the right people.
• Make the media your ally.
• Make journalists’ jobs easier by saving them time and effort. Always be available to provide them with the information they need, in the format they require.
• The media needs news, information, and fillers on a regular basis.
• The media is not interested in what you want. They are only interested in what their readers, listeners, or viewers want.
• Information must be aimed, adapted, and presented in a way that meets their needs and requirements, in their format.
• Establish person-to-person contact.
• Develop a personal

The Passive with Reporting Verbs

We can use passive reporting verbs in two ways:

1. Subject of the subordinate clause + verb in the main clause is the passive + to + infinitive of the verb in the subordinate clause.

The university is said to be one of the best in the country. (= Se dice que la universidad es una de las mejores del país.)

The exam is expected to be really difficult this year. (= Se espera que el examen sea más difícil este año.)

2. It + passive form of the reporting verb + that + subject + verb

It is believed that the class will be very popular. (= Se cree que la clase será muy popular.)

It's thought that boys prefer exams to coursework. (= Se cree que los chicos prefieren los exámenes al trabajo diario.)

Reporting Verbs:

• accept
• hope
• say
• believe
• know
• think
• claim