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Se ve repugnante : it is look revolting ! Yuck : asqueado,Fue un desastre : it was a disaster , No importa : never mind , Lo superarás ; You´ll get over it , Whoops :    Ten cuidado : Be careful! , Eso esta hecho : That´s done  , Que sorpresa tan agradable : What a nice surprise; Glotones : Greedy guts! , Suficiente para todos : enought to go round , Ya estamos otra vez : Here we go again !

Personality Adjectives

• Bad-tempered: Malhumorat
• Calm: Calmat
• Confident: Segur, Confiat
• Creative: Creatiu
• Cheerful: Feliç, Alegre
• Disorganized: Desorganitzat
• Easy-going: Fàcil de Tractar
• Generous: Generós
• Helpful: Útil
• Independent: Independent
• Irritable: Irritable
• Moody: Deprimit
• Outgoing: Extrovertit
• Patient: Pacient
• Reliable: Fiable
• Selfish: Egoista
• Sensible: Prudent, Sensat
• Shy: Tímid
• Stubborn: Tossut
• Talkative: Parlador

Phrasal Verbs

• Let down: Decebre
• Pick on: Ficar-se amb algú
• Split up: Separar-se, Deixar-ho
• Get over: Recuperar-se
• Stand by: Recolzar
• Run into: Xocar amb algú
• Take after: Assemblar-se
• Ask out: Demanar per sortir

Reporting Verbs

• Complain + to somebody + about something: Queixar-se, Reclamar
• Apologize + for + _ing: Disculpar-se
• Offer + to + verb: Oferir
• Admit

REVIEW: [Piece Title] - A Compelling Watch

I hardly ever watch television; I lack the patience. But some weeks ago, I came across [Piece Title] and watched it to the end. [Piece Title] has kept me glued to my TV screen since. Its compelling plot shows how...

The one thing I might be less enthusiastic about is... Still, [Piece Title] is arguably the best [Genre] of the decade. Rather than recommending it to everyone, I would suggest it to those who want to.... But that is my opinion; everyone is entitled to their own.

Cover Letter

Dear Hiring Manager,

I saw your online advertisement for a ... and would like to apply. As [Company Name] is a leader in the ... industry, I would love the opportunity to take on this role and help develop your....

I am...

OBLIGATION

Must ++ deber : eterno, leyes

Have to: obligacion dia a dia : no hay obligacion

Must (deber) y Can't (poder): cuando algo esta prohibido

Should (deberia): sugerencia

POSIBILIDAD

Could: (podria) cuando algo es posible

May: (puede) cuando algo es posible

Can't/Cannot: cuando es imposible

CERTEZA

Will/Won't: algo que es seguro que va a pasar

Should: (ocurrira) retonadamente cierto

Pasado Perfecto: (modals)

- modals + has/have + tercera columna

PASSIVE

English Conditional Sentences

0) Zero Conditional: If + Present Simple, + Present Simple (If you heat water at 100, it boils)

1) First Conditional: If + Present Simple, + will + Infinitive (If it rains tomorrow, we won't go to the beach)

2) Second Conditional: If + Past Simple, + would + Infinitive (If I won the lottery, I’d buy an island)

3) Third Conditional: If + Past Perfect, + would have + Past Participle (If you had studied, you would have passed)

m) Mixed Conditional: If + Past Perfect, + would + Infinitive (If you hadn’t drunk that much, you wouldn’t have a hangover now)

Reported Speech and Reporting Verbs

• Announce, believe, complain, declare, insist, state + that
• Persuade, remind, inform, warn + someone + that
• Agree, offer, promise, refuse,

Passive Voice

Present Simple: sell // are sold

Present Continuous: are selling // are being sold

Past Simple: sold // were sold

Past Continuous: were selling // were being sold

Present Perfect Simple: have sold // have been sold

Present Perfect Continuous: have been sold // have been being sold

Past Perfect Simple: had sold // had been sold

Future Simple: will sell // will be sold

Future Perfect: will have sold // will have been sold

Modals: can sell // can be sold

Modal Perfects: must have sold // must have been sold

Have to: have to sell // have to be sold

Be going to: are going to sell // are going to be sold

Causative Form

Have/get + something + done (v). Conjugate 'have' or 'get' according to the tense. Example: I always have my nails polished for New...

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...

Common English Phrasal Verbs

• To break up with: End a relationship.
• To bring about: To cause to happen (health, wealth, good fortune).
• To build up: To draw.
• To carry on: To continue.
• To carry out: To conduct.
• To catch up: Reach the same level.
• To cheer somebody up: Make somebody happy.
• To come out: To appear, to be seen.
• To come around: To change one's mind, to change one's opinion, agree.
• To come down on: To scold or punish.
• To come up: Appear (on the computer screen), happen, or arise.
• To come up against: Chocarse con.
• To come up with: To produce or supply (an idea, a plan).
• To come to (someone): Remember or recall.
• To come about: To happen.
• To come across: To find.
• To come down with: To become sick.
• To come off: Work.
• To cut back on: Reduce.
• To cut down: Reduce.

Dear Sir, 12th July 2021

I am writing this letter in reference to a possible stay in Mykonos. I would like to spend one or two weeks in July at a bed and breakfast hotel near a beach. I would also like to visit typical villages and little islands. Also, I would like to visit wild beaches as well as local Greece restaurants. Please let me know about economical fly options and accommodation possibilities. Thank you very much for your kind information.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Your Sincerely./ Yours faithfully

Estela Fermamdez valdueza

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