Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Teacher training

Tercer rekorda:

Re: Third reminder letter regarding bill RefNOXX. Third payment reminder of invoice refno

Hereby I would like to remind you that as at today your arrent debt with us for the supply of our services/We are sorry to let you know that as at today we have not received any reply to any of our letters dated on 6^thPuesto k a dia de la fch no recib: Since as at today we have not received from you any of our two previous reminder letters. Nuestros 2rekord: Despite our two previous reminders of 2nd and 1st.Relativas al abono de la fact ref444 por un importe de: respectively about the payment of our invoice ref444 amounting to €44,4. Vencio ace mas de: it expired the past 15th januay / is now past due more than.. Deberia aver sido saldada:...

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Vocabulari

Vocabulari general

• ABOUT: aproximadament
• ACHIEVE: realitzar
• ADD TO: augmentar
• ALTOGETHER: per complet
• APPEAL: atreure
• APPEAR: semblar
• AVOID: evitar
• BECOME: esdevenir
• CARBON FOOTPRINT: petjada de carboni
• CELL: cèl·lula
• CLEAN UP: netejar
• CROP: conreu
• CUT DOWN: talar
• DAMAGE: dany
• DECREASE: disminució
• DEFORESTATION: desforestació
• DESTROY: destruir
• DISADVANTAGE: desavantatge
• DISAPPEAR: desaparèixer
• DISTURB: alterar
• DUMP: llençar
• ECOLOGICAL BALANCE: equilibri
• ENGINE: motor
• ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY: ecològic
• EXTRAORDINARY: extraordinari
• FACTORY: fàbrica
• FEEL: sentir-se
• FINE: multar
• FLOOD: inundació
• FOCUS ON: centrar-se
• FUEL: combustible
• GET: fer-se
• GET RID OF: desfer-se de
• GLOBAL WARMING: escalfament
• GREEN FEATURE: element ecològic
• GROW: posar-se
• HARM: dany
• ILLEGAL:

Sensory Experiences

The Five Senses: Hearing, sight (vista), smell, taste, touch.

Descriptive Words: Blinding (cegador), bright (brillante), crunchy, dark, deafening, faint (suave), fragrant, hard, rich (abundante), rough (áspero), silent, slimy (empalagoso), smooth (suave), soft (blando), spicy, stinky, sweet.

Verbs Related to Senses: Feel (sentir), gaze (mirada), hear, listen, look, savor, see, smell, sniff, stroke (acariciar), swallow, taste, touch, watch.

Adjectives and Cultural Activities

Adjectives: Additional, adventurous, basic, careful, cautious, countless, medical, noisy, original, painful, practical, slimy, stinky, traditional, universal, active, agreeable, different, dominant, insistent, pleasant.

Cultural Activities & Verbs: Come...

Unit 5: Advertising Agency and Shopping Vocabulary

Enhance your commercial vocabulary with these English and Basque translations:

• Advertising agency: publizitate agentzia
• Attract: erakarri
• Awareness: ezagutza
• Budget: aurrekontua
• Convey a message: mezu bat igorri
• Flyer: iragarki papertxoa
• Free sample: doako lagina
• Goods: produktuak
• Increase: igoera
• Make: marka
• Price range: prezio aukera
• Product: produktua
• Purchase: erosi
• Shop display: erakusleihoa
• Strategy: estrategia
• Tempt: tentatu
• Bargain: pagotxa
• Cash: eskudirua
• Cashier: kutxazaina
• Charge: kobratu
• Credit card: kreditu txartela
• Discount: deskontua
• Exchange: aldatu
• Guarantee: garantia
• Make up one's mind: erabaki
• On sale: salmentan
• Price tag: etiketa
• Receipt: erreziboa
• Reduce: murriztu
• Refund: itzuli
• Save up: aurreztu
• Special

Formal Letter Writing: Essential Tips and Examples

Example 1: Job Application Letter

Carla Gómez
29 Dann Road
Liverpool
D2 3MO
25 March 2016

Human Resources
London

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing in response to the advertisement on your website. I would like to apply for the position of [Insert Position Name].

I believe I am an ideal candidate for this position. Firstly, I love the outdoors and have a keen interest in British wildlife. I am a member of a walking group, and together we have visited many National Parks, including the Peak District. In addition, I enjoy learning about plants and animals. Secondly, I believe I have strong people skills, so I am able to work with people of different ages. Finally, I am a very hard-working person who...

Metaphors: Rhetorical and Cognitive Understanding

We may understand metaphors in two different ways:

Rhetorical understanding

In its merely rhetorical dimension, there is no attempt to use metaphor beyond the aesthetic dimension. Metaphors in this case are convenient labels that serve the purpose of making speech sound better. As Alexander Spencer himself highlights, they are just a decoration for the discourse, which does not change the meaning.

Cognitive understanding

Cognitive linguistics goes beyond the strictly rhetorical understanding and posits that, in fact, metaphors may have a much bigger effect: metaphorisation is the transference of one concept onto another. Thus, metaphorisation can become an instrument for understanding certain domains...

English to Catalan Vocabulary List

Review the comprehensive bilingual vocabulary table below, featuring common verbs, phrasal expressions, family terms, weather vocabulary, and descriptive adjectives translated from English to Catalan.

Carta para pedir información

Carta de confirmación

Carta de compra

Subject Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

Object Pronouns

Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

Possessive Adjectives

My, your, his, her, its, our, your, their

We use "I'd like" to express desires.

We use "How's...?" to inquire about food.

Dialogues

Making a Reservation

A: How can I help you?
B: I'd like to make a reservation, please.
A: Certainly. For how many people?
B: For eight.
A: For eight people. And from what time?
B: Eight o'clock this evening.
A: Eight o'clock. And your name, please?
B: Yes, it's Kate Osbourne. O-S-B-O-U-R-N-E.
A: Thank you very much, Ms. Osbourne. We'll see you at 8:00.
B: Thank you.

Talking About Family

A: Have you got any children, Zayed?
B: Yes, I have.
A: Can you tell me about them?
B: Well, I've got a son. His name is Mohammed....