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Effective Meeting Communication and Business Etiquette

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TEMA9

participant: participar - schedule: organizar - confirm: confirmar - attend: asistir - convenient: libre - busy: ocupado - tied up: ocupado - previous committed: compromiso previo

  1. check the calendar/attend the meeting
  2. previous commitment
  3. make arrangement
  4. busy and convenient
  1. we'll have a short break
  2. sharp
  3. light refreshments
  4. equipment
  5. projector
  6. microphone

reschedule: reprogramar - arrange: organizar - postpone: posponer - suit: estar disponible - participate: participar

  1. i can't make the meeting... b) reschedule
  2. we don't need to meet... b) cancel
  3. katie will... a) suit
  4. i won't be able to... a) postpone
  1. michael is on the phone... c)
  2. david jones is held... e)
  3. mr kelly had to... a)
  4. greg came for... b)
  5. we'll have to start... d)

cold: frío - earache: dolor de oídos...

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Mastering English Grammar: Tenses and Irregular Verbs

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Present Tenses

Present Simple (Habits and Routines)

Uses: always, usually, often, never, sometimes, every year, once a day, twice a month.

  • Affirmative: Subject + verb (+s/es)
  • Negative: Subject + don't/doesn't + verb
  • Interrogative: Do/does + subject + verb?

Present Continuous (Actions in Progress)

Uses: Actions happening at the moment.

  • Affirmative: Subject + am/are/is + verb-ing
  • Negative: Subject + am not/aren't/isn't + verb-ing
  • Interrogative: Am/are/is + subject + verb-ing?

Past Tenses

Past Simple (Completed Actions)

Uses: yesterday, for, last night, when, since, before, as soon as, after.

  • Affirmative: Subject + verb-ed / 2nd column
  • Interrogative: Did + subject + verb (base form)?

Past Continuous (Actions in Process)

Uses: Used when one action is interrupted...

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English Grammar Tenses and Structures Reference

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English Verb Tenses

  • Present Simple: Do/Does (he, she) + infinitive (e.g., Yo juego)
  • Present Continuous: To be + -ing (e.g., Yo estoy jugando)
  • Present Perfect Simple: Have/Has + 3rd column (e.g., Yo he jugado)
  • Present Perfect Continuous: Have/Has + been + -ing (e.g., He estado jugando)
  • Past Simple: 2nd column / didn't / Did...? (e.g., Yo jugué)
  • Past Continuous: Was/Were (you, we, they) + -ing
  • Past Perfect Simple: Had + 2nd column / Hadn't (e.g., Había estudiado)
  • Past Perfect Continuous: Had + been + -ing (e.g., Había estado jugando)
  • Be going to: To be + going to + infinitive (e.g., Voy a jugar)
  • Will: Will + infinitive / Won't (e.g., Jugaré)

Modal Verbs

  • Can: Poder (possibility or ability)
  • Could: Podía (past possibility or ability)
  • May/Might: Podría (
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English Grammar and Vocabulary Guide

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Adjectives + Prepositions

Afraid of (miedo de), annoyed with (molesto con), different from (diferente de), famous for, good at, surprised at (sorprendido por), sick of (cansado de), interested in, involved in (involucrado en), keen on (continuar en), proud of, sad about (triste por), serious about, wrong with (mal con)

Verbs

  • Say: Something, sorry, hello, yes
  • Speak: Well, to someone, in public, slowly, loudly, clearly
  • Tell: A joke, a lie, a story, something, a secret, what to do, the truth

Phrasal Verbs

Dress up (vestirse), splash out on (derrochar en), take back (devolver), try on (probarse), go on (continuar), shut up, call off (cancelar), catch up with (ponerse al día con), throw up, fall over (caer), grow up (crecer), make up (compensar, hacer...

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Essential English Collocations and Phrasal Verbs

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Common English Collocations and Phrasal Verbs

Collocations

Collocations are words that are often used together. Using them correctly will make your English sound more natural.

Adjective/Verb + Preposition

  • Absent from
  • Accustomed to
  • Accused of
  • Addicted to
  • Afraid of
  • Aim at: apuntar
  • Apologise for
  • Arrest for
  • Ashamed of
  • Aware of
  • Based on
  • Believe in
  • Blame for
  • Capable of
  • Close to
  • Content with
  • Contrary to
  • Convenient for
  • Convict of
  • Crazy about/for
  • Criticise for/about
  • Crowded with
  • Curious about
  • Depend on
  • Dependent on: depender de
  • Deprive of
  • Devoid of: falta de; de interés
  • Eager to/for: ansioso
  • Excited about: emocionat
  • Faithful to: leal
  • Famous for
  • Fed up with/of: harto de
  • Find out
  • Fond of: apreciar
  • For yourself
  • Guilty of: culpable
  • Happen throughout
  • Inclined to: interesado, dispuesto
  • Intent to
  • Interested
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Cisco IOS Configuration Commands: Essential Network Setup

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Configuración Básica

Siga estos pasos para la configuración inicial del dispositivo:

R# configure terminal
R(config)# hostname HQ
HQ(config)# no ip domain-lookup
HQ(config)# enable secret class
HQ(config)# banner motd "Bienvenido"
HQ(config)# line console 0
HQ(config-line)# password cisco
HQ(config-line)# login
HQ(config-line)# line vty 0 4
HQ(config-line)# password cisco
HQ(config-line)# login
HQ(config-line)# logging synchronous
HQ(config-line)# exec-timeout 15
HQ(config-line)# exit
HQ(config)# copy running-config startup-config

Configuración de Interfaces

HQ(config)# interface FastEthernet0/0
HQ(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.129 255.255.255.128
HQ(config-if)# no shutdown
HQ(config-if)# exit

Enrutamiento Estático

ISP(config)# ip route 10.
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Mastering English Modals and Grammar Structures

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Modal Verbs and Verb Forms

Past Ability: Used the third form of the verb.

Certainty and Ability

  • Certainty: Must
  • Ability (Present): Can (e.g., "I can study.")
  • Ability (Past): Could, was able to, couldn't
  • Ability (Future): Will be able to

Possibility

Use: Can, might, may, could.

  • Past Conditional: Could (e.g., "I could study German at Soos Bay four years ago.")

Impossibility

Use: Can't, couldn't.

Speculation

  • Positive Certainty (+): Must
  • Possibility: May, might, could
  • Negative Certainty (-): Can't/Couldn't

Obligation

  • Present: Must (+++), have to (+)

Lack of Obligation

  • Present: Don't have to, needn't, don't need to
  • Past: Didn't have to, didn't need to, needn't have
  • Other Tenses: To have to, to need to

Necessity

  • Present: Need, to need
  • Past: Needed, needed to
  • Other Tenses:
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English Grammar Exercises: Conditionals, Passive Voice, and Modals

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English Grammar Practice

I. Conditional Sentences

  • If I were taller...
  • She wouldn't have left.
  • If they invite me, I will go.
  • If you study...
  • I would call him if I had time.
  • If they had listened, they wouldn't have made a mistake.
  • If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel.
  • 8. Had mentioned / Would have had
  • 9. Had / Would quit
  • 10. Had heard / Would have picked

II. Passive Voice

Change Passive Sentences into Active

  • Prompt: All tickets have already been booked.
    Response: "Someone has already booked all the tickets."
  • Prompt: Delicious meals are cooked by the chef every day.
    Response: "The chef cooks delicious meals every day."
  • Prompt: The movie had already been watched by millions when it was released online.
    Response: "Millions had already watched the movie when it was
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Passive Voice and Reported Speech Grammar Rules

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Passive Voice

Verb TenseActive StructurePassive Structure
Present SimpleS + V1O + am/is/are + V3
Past SimpleS + V2O + was/were + V3
Present ContinuousS + am/is/are + V-ingO + am/is/are + being + V3
Past ContinuousS + was/were + V-ingO + was/were + being + V3
Present PerfectS + have/has + V3O + have/has + been + V3
Past PerfectS + had + V3O + had + been + V3
Will FutureS + will + V1O + will + be + V3
Be going toS + am/is/are + going to + V1O + am/is/are + going to + be + V3
Future PerfectS + will + have + V3O + will + have + been + V3
Modal VerbsS + modal + V1O + modal + be + V3
Modal PerfectS + modal + have + V3O + modal + have + been + V3

The Causative

Verb TenseActive StructureCausative (Have/Get)
Present SimpleS + V1S + have/get + O + V3
Past SimpleS +
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Master English Phrasal Verbs and Common Expressions

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Common English Phrasal Verbs

  • Slim down: aprimar-se
  • Wipe out: erradicar
  • Come down with: agafar un costipat
  • Show up: presentar-se
  • Break out: esclatar
  • Be going on: passar/ocórrer
  • Kick in: fer efecte
  • Come round: passar per
  • Pull through: sortir-se'n
  • Keep on: seguir
  • Run into: topar-se amb
  • Turn down: rebutjar
  • Put on: posar-se (roba)
  • Use up: consumir/gastar
  • Pull (something) off: ajornar/aplaçar
  • Look after: tenir cura de
  • Carry out: complir
  • Cheer (someone) up: alegrar
  • Pass out: desmaiar-se
  • Call off: suspendre/cancel·lar
  • Go away: desaparèixer
  • Come round: anar
  • Put down: deixar anar
  • Pick up: passar a buscar
  • Bring up: dur/criar
  • Back up: donar suport/fer marxa enrere
  • Break in: entrar a robar/interrompre
  • Turn in: entregar-se/anar al llit
  • Go in: passar/continuar
  • Take off: treure's la
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