Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Training and Employment Advise

Key Incoterms and Responsibility Definitions

ExW – Ex Works

The delivery takes place at the seller’s premises. This term represents the minimum obligation for the seller.

• Delivery Location: Seller’s premises.
• Seller's Risk/Cost: The seller will not assume any type of risk.
• Buyer's Risk/Cost: Transport, freight, taxes, and insurance belong entirely to the buyer.
• Governing Law: Laws of the place of the seller’s premises are followed.
• Example: ExW Madrid

FCA – Free Carrier

The seller delivers the goods, prepared for export, to the buyer’s nominated carrier at the specified place. This Incoterm requires specifying the exact location where the delivery will take place.

• Delivery Point: Specified place where the goods are handed to the carrier.
• Cost

My worst day was when I fell riding motorcycle, I was fast on the road, and there was a lot of vehicular traffic. At a normal time, I was calm in my lane, then decided to follow my way through half the vehicles when I hit a tire of a truck that I wanted to turn around. At that moment I saw everything in slow motion while I was falling to the ground. After falling, I just thought in, how my motorcycle was?. I after of get up, i saw my motorcycle in the floor

Natural Resources

1. natural resources All the land, forests, energy sources and minerals existing naturally in a place that can be used by people;1. Recursos naturales Todas las tierras, bosques, fuentes de energía y minerales que existen de forma natural en un lugar que puede ser utilizado

Antonio's New York Adventure

Characters

Main Characters

• Antonio: A young man from Spain who moves to New York City.
• Jason: Antonio's best friend, an aspiring actor living in New York City.
• Elaine: A doctoral student at New York University who works as a waitress.

Secondary Characters

• George: A limousine driver who takes Antonio to Jason's house.
• Peter: A Hawaiian friend of Jason's.
• Lin: A shop owner in Chinatown.
• Elise: A piano player at a New Year's party.
• Scott: A fashion photographer.
• Jose Luis: A friend of Antonio's who takes him to Yankee Stadium.

New York City Landmarks

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French to the Americans in 1886 to commemorate the centenary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and as... Continue reading "Antonio's New York Adventure: Exploring the City's Culture and Landmarks" »

Grammar

Present Continuous Tense

I am eating food (yo estoy comiendo)

Are you eating? (estas comiendo)

Stative Verbs

I hate sport (odio los deportes)

Simple Past Tense

He rented a car (el rento un carro)

Simple Past Tense of "to be"

He was tired (el esta cansado)

The party was not good (la fiesta no esta buena)

Sensory Verbs

• Smell (huele)
• Feel (siente)
• Look (ve)
• Taste (sabe)
• Sounds (se oye)

Future "be going to"

We are going to buy a new car (nosotros vamos a comprar un carro nuevo)

Will for Predictions and Immediate Decisions

Will it be windy? (ira a estar vientoso)

Vocabulary

• Frozen = congelado
• Draw = dibujar
• Windy = ventoso
• Coal = carbon
• Rope = cuerda
• Lot of damage = mucho daño
• Self aware = precavido
• Global trade = intercambio global

Conversation

Page 57-20 & Page

Business Terminology

General Terms

• Cita: Appointment
• Tarjeta de visita: Business card
• Carrera: Career
• Empresa: Company
• Departamento de Diseño: Design Department
• Empleado: Employee
• Empleador: Employer
• 1ª impresión: First impression
• Departamento Legal: Legal Department
• Placa con nombre: Name plate
• Departamento de Operaciones: Operations Department
• Título: Title

Numbers and Places in the Office

• Cero: Nought/Zero
• Planta baja: Ground floor
• Ascensor: Lift/Elevator
• Sala para clientes: Lobby
• Departamento de Mantenimiento: Maintenance Department
• Escaleras: Stairs
• Habitación para guardar materiales: Storeroom
• Planta última o ático: Top floor
• Almacén: Warehouse

Job Titles

• Jefe de Contabilidad: Chief accountant
• Informático: Computer programmer
• Empleado de Atención/Servicio

Workplace Culture

Culture: The way things are done in a particular area, organization, or social class.

Company/Corporate Culture: The way a company operates and the values it holds important.

Canteen Culture: The way people in an organization, such as the police, think and talk, which is not approved by the organization's leaders.

Long-Hours Culture: A culture where people are expected to work long hours each day.

Macho Culture: Ideas typically associated with masculinity.

Communication Styles

Accessible and Approachable: Easy to reach and talk to.

Distant and Remote, Deference: Distant.

Decision-Making: The process of making decisions.

Team of Equals: A team where everyone is considered equal.

Hierarchical: Organized in a hierarchy.

Management Layers:

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