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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 !

Email Templates for Professional Communication

Introduction Email

Hello everyone, my name is [Your Name]. I am a new [Your Position] at [Company Name]. I am originally from [Your Location]. My previous job was at [Previous Company Name]. I am looking forward to working with you. Best wishes.

Meeting Directions Email

I'd like to confirm the meeting on [Date] at [Time] in [Location]. The offices are situated in [Address]. The conference room is on the [Floor Number] floor. It's on your left when you get out of the elevator. It's the [Door Number] door on your right. I look forward to seeing you.

Office Plan Description Email

Dear [Mr./Ms. Last Name],

Welcome to [Company Name]. We are pleased to have you join our company. The plan of our offices is attached... Continue reading "Professional Email Templates for Various Purposes" »

Direct Present Simple

DIRECT PRESENT SIMPLE A- i you we they (normal) he she it (verb acaba en s) N- I you we they (don’t verb normal) he she it (doesn’t verb normal) I-Do (I you we they) Does (he she it).

Reported Past Simple

REPORTED PAST SIMPLE A- totes les pers (verb acabat amb –ed o 2 columna) N- totes les pers (didn’t verb acabat normal) I- Did (totes les pers verb acabat normal).//.

Direct Present Continuous

DIRECT PRESENT CONTINUOUS A- I (‘m verb acabat -ing) he she it (‘s verb acabat -ing) you we they (‘re verb acabat -ing) N- I (‘m not verb acabat -ing) he she it (isn’t verb acabat -ing) you we they (aren’t verb acabat -ing) I- Am (I verb acabat -ing) is (he she it verb acabat -ing) are (you we they verb acabat -ing)... Continue reading "English Verb Tenses: Direct and Reported Speech" »

en las preguntas con las 5 w se pone esta luego se cambia la forma vb y se añade lo demas. En las que se contesta con un si o no se añade un if mas vb cambiado mas resto. En las ordenes se añade to antes del verbo en su forma orginal y se deja todo igual

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

Communication Idioms and Phrases

• Chinese whispers (el joc del telèfon): Misinformation spread through retelling.
• Get hold of: Localitzar (To locate or contact someone).
• Get/give the low-down: Donar tots els detalls (To give or receive detailed information).
• Hear through the grapevine: Sentir de forma informal (To hear news unofficially).
• Hit the airwaves: Fer públic (To broadcast on radio or TV).
• Megaphone diplomacy: Amenaçar públicament, no directament (Public threats instead of direct negotiation).
• Out of touch: Estar desconnectat d’algú (Not knowing recent developments).
• Put someone in the picture: Posar al dia algú sobre un tema (To inform someone).
• Spread like wildfire: Estendre’s com la pólvora (To spread very quickly).
• Stool pigeon:

Fruits: apple, orange, lemon, strawberry, peach, melon, pear, banana, grapes, pineapple, cherry / Vegetables: potato, green beans, peas, carrot, cauliflower, pepper, cabbage, aubergine, mushrooms, courgette / Salad: lettuce, tomato, cucumber, vinegar, oil / Meat: cow-beef, calf-veal, lamb-chuletillas, lamb, pig-pork / Shellfish: shrimp, oyster, lobster, mussels / Ways to Cook: boil (hervir), fry (freir), grill, roast, bake / Done: rare (crudo), medium-rare, medium, well-done / Describing: tasty, bland, sweet, bitter, salty, unsalty, hot, spicy, bland, fresh, out of date, tender, tough, fatty, lean / Dishes: aperitif, starter, main course, dessert / Payment: bill (cuenta), tip (propina), book (reservar) / Films: pretends (fingir), set in (ambientada)... Continue reading "Food, Cooking, Films, Grammar: Vocabulary and Concepts" »

Store brands lift grocers in troubled times.

Abortion on demand a step too far for Spanish right.

How's my driving? ask my car.

How racist is Britain?

Amphibians may soon disappear.

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LESSICO 6

Film and Media Terminology

• Accountability: Responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when asked.
• Set the agenda: A list of items to be discussed at a meeting.
• Archival footage: Material from the past that can be used in other films.
• Audio engineer: A person whose job is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.
• Axe: To get rid of a service.
• Back: Give help or support.
• Ban: Decide or say that something is not allowed.
• Bid: Offer a service for a price, in competition with others.
• Boom: Increase in economic activity.
• Expose corruption: Reveal illegal or dishonest behavior.
• Cover-up: Action taken to hide a mistake from the public.
• Lack of credibility: Absence of the quality that makes people

Present Simple

always, never, usually, regularly, frequently, often, sometimes, seldom / at+h, at night, in the morning, every week... how often...?

Present Continuous

now, right now, at the moment, today, this morning

Past Simple

WHEN, ago, at+h, last night, in the past

Past Continuous

WHILE o AS, yesterday+h, old day...

Present Perfect Simple

ever, never, already, just, yet, for, since

Future: Will

next week, probably, soon, tomorrow, today, tonight

Future: Be going to

later

Conditional 1

Present Simple + WILL

Conditional 2

Past Simple + Would (V)

Conditional 3

had (V3) + would have (V3)

Modal Verbs

must: haver de (OBLIGACIÓ) / mustn't: (PROHIBICIÓ)

can: saber/poder (habilitat o possibilitat) / cannot/could: (Passat)

should: hauria (Consell) / shouldn't (consell)... Continue reading "English Verb Tenses and Modal Verbs" »