Dear [Title + Surname] (e.g., Dear Sir/Madam or Dear Mr. Smith),
I am writing to you regarding/concerning [briefly state the topic or issue]. I would like to [express your purpose: suggest, complain, request, express concern, etc.].
Firstly, [present your first main point – describe the situation or give background information]. This is important because [give a reason or example].
Secondly, [give another reason, suggestion, or concern]. This could help [explain the benefit or consequence].
Furthermore/In addition/Moreover, I believe that [add a final thought or broader benefit].
I hope you will take my [suggestion/request/concern] into consideration. I would be grateful if you could let me know your thoughts on this...
Our view of language and how language learning takes place influences our teaching approach. For example, one view might consider language as a set of grammar rules, learned through study and translation. Another approach might emphasize communication, focusing on fluency through interactive activities.
| Structural Approach | Task-Based Learning (TBL) | |
|---|---|---|
| View of Language | Language is a system of structures used to communicate meaning. | Language is a tool for communicating meaning through functions, vocabulary, structures, and discourse. |
| View of Language Learning | Language is learned through controlled practice, starting with simpler structures and progressing |
Already se refiere a algo que ha pasado antes o más pronto de lo que se esperaba y es traducido como “ya” en español.
Yet es usado para algo que esperábamos que sucediera, pero todavía no ha pasado. Tendemos a usarlo en frases negativas e interrogativas. En frases negativas puede ser traducido como "aún" o "todavía" y en preguntas como "ya". En contraste con los otros adverbios de esta lección, "yet" va al final de la frase.
- I've already drunk three coffees this morning. Don't write to John, I've already done it.
- I’m really hungry. I haven’t eaten yet. (Tengo mucha hambre. Todavía no he comido.)
- The present perfect progressive expresses an action that recently stopped or is still...
ARTICLE: artículo // A text or piece of writing
BROADSHEET: periódico serio// A large-format newspaper with usually serious content
CENSOR: censurar// official with the power to stop publication of certain articles
CHEQUEBOOK: talonario de cheques// the obtaining of exclusive rights to a story by payment of large sums of money
JOURNALIST: periodista // person who writes articles for a paper
CORRESPONDENT: corresponsal// 1 person who writes a letter to a paper 2 person who writes articles for a paper
CRITIC: crítico// a person who writes articles, especially stating opinion, about art, music…
CROPPED: recortado
CAPTION: subtítulo
DESK: sección// a department of a newspaper
EDIT: editar// to check, modify, and generally prepare written material...
| Tense | Active | Passive |
|---|---|---|
| Present Simple | James designs the ads. | The ads are designed by James. |
| Past Simple | James designed the ads. | The ads were designed by James. |
| Future Simple: Will | James will design the ads. | The ads will be designed by James. |
| Conditional | James would design the ads. | The ads would be designed by James. |
| Tense | Active | Passive |
|---|---|---|
| Present Perfect | James has designed the ads. | The ads have been designed by James. |
| Past Perfect | James had designed the ads. | The ads had been designed by James. |
| Future Perfect | James will have designed |
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you to apply for the position of Civil Engineer advertised in November's issue of Concrete International. As you can see from my resume, I have been working for three different companies in the past, two of them were North American firms. I have known that your company is now offering entry-level positions in Europe, and I would have no problem relocating, since at the moment, no personal circumstances would prevent me from doing so.
I strongly believe that my experience, though not extensive, could prove beneficial, just as the know-how I could get from this cooperation. Please find enclosed my resume, and do not hesitate to contact me at the phone numbers...
Obligation:
Must is used for orders and strong obligations, while have to is often used in a more general sense.
Prohibition:
Mustn't is more commonly used.
Necessity:
Permission:
Can and could are used more informally, while may is more formal.
No Necessity:
Recommendations, Advice, Opinions:
Negative recommendations: Shouldn't and Oughtn't
Ability:
A piece of advice: un consejo
Advisable: aconsejable
Advise: aconsejar...
Passionate, ambitious, loyal, optimistic, loyal, ambitious, television, influential, pessimistic.
At risk, creature, endangered, extinct, hunt, protected, rare, species, environment, habitat natural survive, dangerous, attack, vulnerable, fight, scared, danger, provided, tiger, mattress, hut, forest, wounded, shot, killed, boots, endangered, extinct, protected, desert, mountain, harmless, pepper spray, punch, seal, vertical, panic, unless, provided, survive, careful, drag, impressive, work out, record, take revenge, killed, provided, wounded.
Vocab- Affect, as a result, cause, effect, influence, is caused by, lead, result.
Arduous, strict, demanding, rigorous, testing, tricky, punishing, tough, gruelling, straightforward, awkward, struggle, stretch,...