Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for Spanish for Vocational training

Essential Phrases for Daily Interactions

Asking about Departure Time:

• ¿A qué hora sales de casa? (What time do you leave home?)

Expressing Likes and Dislikes:

• A ella le gusta su trabajo. (She likes her job.)
• A él no le gusta trabajar. (He doesn't like working.)

Workplace Communication:

• Necesito que archives estos documentos. (I need you to file these documents.)

Inquiring about Meetings:

• No sé cuándo es la reunión. ¿Cuándo es la reunión? (I don't know when the meeting is. When is the meeting?)
• ¿Sabes a qué hora es la reunión? (Do you know what time the meeting is?)

Telling Time:

• Son las cinco menos cuarto. (It is a quarter to five.)
• Son las cinco y cuarto. (It is a quarter past five.)

Managing Time and Resources:

• No hay suficiente tiempo. (There

Essential English Vocabulary

Remember: Always state the minutes and then the hour.

Example: It's twenty-five to five.

Modal Verbs

• Possibility
  • Can/Can't (to be able to/to know how to)
  • Could/Couldn't (was able to/could for formal requests)
• Advice
  • Should/Shouldn't (ought to)
  • Ought to (should)
• Obligation or Prohibition
  • Have to/Don't or Doesn't have to (must)
  • Must/Mustn't (to have

Essential Technical Vocabulary (English-Spanish)

Tools Vocabulary

Cutting Tools

• File - lima
• Saw - sierra
• Scissors - tijeras
• Cutter - cúter
• Chisels - cincel

Gripping Tools

• Vice - tornillo de banco
• Pliers - alicates
• Spanner - llave inglesa
• Box Wrench - llave de tubo
• Allen Keys - llave de Allen
• Socket Wrench - llave de vaso
• Nippers - tenazas
• Screwdrivers - destornilladores

Measuring Tools

• Calliper - calibre
• Measuring Tape - metro
• Torque Wrench - dinamométrica
• Spirit Level - nivel
• Micrometer - micrómetro
• Multimeter - polímetro

Other Tools and Fasteners

• Hammer - martillo
• Hydraulic Jack - gato hidráulico
• Torch - linterna
• Grinder - esmeril
• Welding Torch - soplete
• Screws - tornillo roscachapa
• Washers - arandela
• Bolts - tornillo
• Nuts - tuerca
• Nails - clavos

Prepositions for Location

• In

English Grammar and Vocabulary Essentials

Zero Article

• Plural, uncountable nouns and general: hours, days
• Before languages and meals

A

• Countable: To describe what something is

The

• Specific, known places
• Superlatives

Some/Any

• Some: Used in positive sentences, offers, and requests
• Any: Used in negative sentences and questions asking for information

Third Conditional

• If + subject + HAD (past perfect), subject + would have + past participle

Complex Dependent Sentences

• Lack meaning on their own

Compound-Complex Sentences

• An independent clause + subordination + dependent + comma + FANBOYS + independent
• I went to class, even though I was sleepy, and I learned a lot.

Subordinating Conjunctions

• After - después
• Although
• As - como, a medida que
• Because
• Before - antes
• If
• Once

Mastering English Tenses

Present Perfect

• Affirmative (A): Subject + Have/Has + Past Participle (3rd column/-ed)
• Negative (N): Subject + Haven't/Hasn't + Past Participle (3rd column/-ed)
• Interrogative (I): Have/Has + Subject + Past Participle (3rd column/-ed)

Uses:

• To talk about experiences over a period of time, contrasting the past and the present.
• To describe an event in the past without a definite time.
• To talk about achievements.
• To talk about multiple actions repeated at different times.

Past Perfect

• Affirmative (A): Subject + Had + Past Participle (3rd Column/-ed)
• Negative (N): Subject + Hadn't + Past Participle (3rd column/-ed)
• Interrogative (I): Had + Subject + Past Participle (3rd column/-ed)

Uses:

• To describe a past event which happened before another

English Phonetics

Consonants

[t∫] = Change.
| [θ] = Thanks. | [ð] = Mother, Then.
| [∫] = She, Shine. | [dʒ] = George, gym, John. | [ʒ] = Television, pleasure. | [j] = Yes, York, Unit, University.

Past Tense Endings

/id/ if the verb ends in the sound /t/ or /d/: painted, contributed, depended, admitted.

/t/: stopped, crashed, stuffed, looked

/d/: if the verb ends in a vowel: called, bored, begged, alarmed, played, stunned, arrived.

Plural Endings

/iz/ (represented by “-es” in writing): buses /’bʌsiz/, buzzes /bʌziz/, crashes /’kræ∫iz/, languages /’læηgwidʒiz/, catches /’kæt∫iz/.

/s/: stops, books, pits.

/z/: cabs, cards, gags, knives /naivz/, jams, things, plays, ladies /leidiz/.

Other Sounds

/n/ = not, nephew, nun. /ŋ/...

Mastering Auxiliary and Modal Verbs

Auxiliary verbs and modal verbs are crucial for expressing various nuances in English. Here's a breakdown of common modals and their uses:

Can

Expresses ability or permission.

• I can do it. (Ability: I am able to do it.)
• Can I do it? (Permission: Am I allowed to do it?)

Could

Expresses past ability, possibility, or polite requests.

• I couldn't see it. (Past inability: I was unable to see it.)
• Could you come? (Polite request: Would you be able to come?)

Will

Indicates future actions or intentions.

• I will work next week.
• You won't tell her. (Will not)
• Where will we go after dinner?

Would

Indicates conditional actions or polite requests.

• Would you do it if I told you?
• I wouldn't go anywhere. (Would not)

Should

Expresses advice or...

English Grammar Essentials

Modal Verbs and Semi-Modals

• Semi-Modals:
  • Have to (tener que): Expresses obligation.
  • Be able to (ser capaz de): Expresses ability.
• Modal Verbs:
  • Ability: Can / Could (podría, pude) / Will be able to (será capaz de).
  • Advice: Should (debería), Ought to (debería).
    • Present and Future: Should / Ought to.
    • Past (3rd form): Should have + past participle (deberías haber...).
  • Possibility:
    • Present: May (puede que...).
    • Future: Might (podría).
    • Past (3rd form): Might have + past participle (podría haber...).
  • Obligation:
    • Present and Future: Must (debes).
    • Present and Future: Have to (tienes que).

Verbs Followed by TO + Infinitive

Used after verbs expressing:

• Mental Actions: plan, forget, manage, agree, learn, promise, prepare, need, hope, decide,