Essential English Vocabulary and Future Predictions

Business and Workplace Vocabulary

• Trade Union (Sindicato)
• Company Policy (Política de Empresa)
• Absence Rate (Tasa de Ausentismo)
• Short Term (Corto Plazo)
• Public Service (Servicio Público)
• Average Cost (Promedio)

Sentence Practice: Business Terms

• In my college, the absence rate is quite high.
• I belong to a trade union.
• The average cost of production has risen.
• The public service workers are on strike.
• We have a new short-term summer contract.
• It is against company policy.

Marketing and Economic Terms

• Advertising (Publicidad)
• Money (Dinero)
• Product Placement (Colocación de Productos)
• The Chain (La Cadena)
• Give Up (Renunciar)
• Unemployment (Desempleo)
• Over (Sobre/Por encima de)
• Increasing (Creciente)

Sentence Practice: Marketing and Economics

• I have never used advertising for my business.
• A lot of money was invested in the project.
• We see product placement in many films.
• The retail chain was founded in 1990.
• He decided to give up his position.
• The unemployment rate is over ten percent.
• The population is increasing rapidly.

Health and Medical Vocabulary

• Appointment (Nombramiento/Cita)
• Backache (Dolor de Espalda)
• The Flu (Gripe)
• Feeling (Sentimiento/Sensación)
• Pills (Píldoras)
• Sick (Enfermo)
• Vitamins (Vitaminas)
• Stay (Quedarse)

Sentence Practice: Health

• You have got an appointment with the doctor.
• Take these vitamins to boost your immune system.
• You are sick; it is better to stay in bed.

Technology and Travel Terms

Digital and Network Security

• Risk (Riesgo)
• Configuration (Configuración)
• Free (Gratis/Libre)
• Network (Red)
• Malware (Software Malicioso)
• Download (Descargar)
• Surf (Navegar)

Travel and Commuting

• Commuter (Viajero habitual)
• Boarding Queue (Cola de embarque)
• Strike (Huelga)
• Chaos (Caos)
• Check-in (Registrarse)

Grammar: Asking Questions with 'How'

Use the following structure to form questions: How + Adjective (Reliable, Fast, Old, Far, Big, Long, Much, Good, Efficient) + Verb (Is, Are, Was) + Subject (Your car, Your computer, Your mobile, The company, The meeting)?

Predictions for the Year 3000

In the year 3000, there will be environmental problems due to pollution. The ways of entertainment and fun will be different from today because technology will have advanced significantly. Cars will be faster and more efficient; they will feature advanced technology and will be autonomous (self-driving). Regarding health, more cures for different diseases will exist. It will be easier to treat health problems and stay healthy, which will increase life expectancy and result in fewer deaths. Therefore, the main problem will be food shortages. We must grow more food, but due to the lack of space on Earth, we will have to find more locations. One option will be to look beyond our planet into the universe, where more knowledge will be obtained.