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Direct Speech & Reported Speech

*PS: I walk -----> Past S: I walked.

*PC: I'm walking -----> Past C: I was walking

*P perfect S: I have walked -----> Past perfect S: I had walked

*Past S: I walked -----> Past perfect S: I had walked.

*Past perfect S: I had walked -----> Past perfect S: I had walked

*am/is/are going to: I'm going to walk ---> was/were going to: I was going to

*will: I will walk -----> would: I would walk.

*can: I can walk -----> could: I could walk

*Must: I must walk -----> had to: I had to walk

Times and Places Expressions:

• -now -----> then, at that time
• -today -----> that day
• -tonight -----> that night
• -this (morning/week..) -----> that (")
• -yesterday -----> the day before
• -last (week/year..)

Ordering office supplies:

• delivery - entrega
• delivery date - fecha de entrega
• discount - descuento
• gie a reduction - hacer un descuento
• invoice - factura
• payment date - fecha de pago
• payments - pagos
• price - precio
• price per unit - precio unitario
• quality - calidad
• quantity - cantidad
• run low of - quedar poco de algo
• run out of - quedarse sin
• subtotal

Extra

• Assorted colours - surtido de colores
• bulletin board - tablón de noticias
• delivery fee - tasa de entrega
• dozen - docena
• exactly - exactamente
• goods - bienes o mercancías
• half a dozen - media docena
• offer - oferta
• paper cutter - guillotina
• place an order - hacer un pedido
• receipt - recibo
• refund - reembolso
• rubber band - gomilla
• ruler - regla

Grammar

• Present Simple - She sends e-mails every day.
• She is typing a letter

Do

• Hacer teamworks
• Incorporar management y middle management
• Establecer responsabilidades y targets

A. Desarroll

• CSR commitment (scanning de los CSR commitments, crear group de work, consultar stakeholders afectados)
• Implement CSR commitment (integrar CSR estrategia, implementar CSR business plan, fidelizar empleados, diseñar CSR training, crear planes de comunicación interna y externa, hacer pública los commitments)

Check

• Medir targets y reconocer performance
• Asegurar y reportar el progreso (fidelizar stakeholders, reportar performance interna y externa, asegurar performance)

Improve

• Hacer SWOT
• Evaluar y mejorar (identificar oportunidades de mejora, fidelizar stakeholders)

CrossCheck

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• accuse sb of: acusar a alguien de
• agree with sb: estar de acuerdo con alguien (to some extent)
• agree to do: estar de acuerdo en hacer algo
• apologise to sb for: disculparse con alguien por
• apply for: aplicar, solicitar para
• (dis)approve of: desaprobar
• argue with: pelear/discutir con
• believe in: creer en
• belong to: pertenecer a
• blame for: echar la culpa por
• complain about: quejarse de
• concentrate on: concentrarse en
• concerned about/with: estar concienciado sobre
• congratulate on: felicitar por
• cope with=deal with: lidiar con
• decide to: decidir hacer algo
• be determined to: decidirse a hacer algo
• insist on: insistir en
• lead to: llegar a
• look for/at/after/into/to: buscar/mirar a/cuidar/investigar/mirar a/hacia
• object to: oponer
• prevent sb/sth from: prevenir/impedir a

Office Duties

• Answer incoming calls = atender trucades de invitados
• Data entry = introduir dades
• Deliver the message = entregar el mensaje
• Distribute the incoming mail = distribuir el correu
• File documents = arxivar documents
• Keep a log = mantenir un registre
• Order supplies = pedir suministros
• Schedule a meeting = programar una reunió
• Screen a call = filtrar trucades
• Send a fax = enviar un fax
• Show someone around = mostrar algo a algú
• Type agendas = escriure a l'agenda
• Update a mailing list = actualitzar una llista de correu
• Word processing = processador de textos

Office Supplies

• A box of = una caja de
• A sheet of = un full de (packet, pair, roll)
• Air conditioner = aire acondicionado
• Coat rack = perchero
• Filing cabinet = archivador
• Shredder = trituradora
• Waste

• Break down / stop working: romperse, dejar de funcionar.
• Clear up / tidy: recoger, ordenar.
• Come up / enter: acercarse.
• Come over / visit: visitar.
• Set up / get something ready: instalar, montar, preparar.
• Warm up / prepare for a performance: calentar.
• Sign up / sign a contract: firmar.
• Turn up / increase: subir.
• Look after / take care of: cuidar.
• Shut down / close: cerrar.
• Go up / rise: subir.
• Catch up: ponerse al día.
• Fill in: rellenar.
• Go over: revisar, volver sobre algo.
• Go through: sufrir, pasar por algo.
• Care about: preocuparse.
• To coach: entrenar.
• To retire: dejar de trabajar.
• Reliable: alguien en quien se puede confiar.
• To catch up: alcanzar el mismo nivel.
• To fill in: completar.
• To go over: explicar.
• To go through: revisar.
• Gets on: tener una buena relación

Air Travel Phrases

CONDITIONALS

As long as (sempre que), providing that (sempre), unless (a menys que), even if (encara que)

0. General Truths and General Habits

If + present simple, present simple
If you add two and two, you get four.

1st Conditional: Possible or Likely Things in the Future

If + present simple,... will + infinitive / will + infinitive...if + present simple
If it rains later, we'll stay at home.

2nd Conditional: Impossible Things in the Present / Unlikely Things in the Future

If + past simple, would + infinitive / would + infinitive... if + past simple
If I won the lottery, I would sail round the world.

3rd Conditional: Things That Didn't Happen in the Past and Their Imaginary Results

If + past perfect, would + have + past participle / would have + past

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