29-30/4/20
P.180
Suit your personality - le va a tu personalidad
Care for - preocuparse por / cuidar a
Accountant - contable
The stock market - la bolsa
Appeal/əˈpiːl/ - atraer / ser interesante para
Publishing - publicidad
Journalism- periodismo
P. 218
Split up - separarse / romper
Finished /t/
Leer is muy divertido
- Reading is great fun
Leer en la playa es muy agradable
- Reading in the beach is very nice
It’s very nice reading in the beach
Conducir rápido es peligroso
- Driving fast is dangerous
- It’s dangerous driving fast.
To + gerund are the exception :
I’m looking forward to hearing from you
I got used to living in a rainy country.
I’m used to studying with my computer.
Be careful:
Be used to - estar acostumbrado
Get used to - acostumbrarse
Used to - solía
I used to work at home with my computer
P.193
ded‧i‧cat‧ed /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/ ●○○ adjective
1 someone who is dedicated works very hard at what they do because they care a lot about it
- a dedicated and thoughtful teacher
en‧thu‧si‧as‧tic /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk◂ $ ɪnˌθuː-/ ●●○ S3 adjective
feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something
enthusiastic about (doing) something
- All the staff are enthusiastic about the project.
forth‧com‧ing /ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ◂ $ ˌfɔːrθ-/ ●○○ AWL adjective
1 [only before noun] a forthcoming event, meeting etc is one that has been planned to happen soon
- the forthcoming elections
va‧can‧cy /ˈveɪkənsi/ ●○○ noun (plural vacancies)
1 [countable] a job that is available for someone to start doing
- There are still two vacancies on the school board.
Support (apoyo) ●●● S2 W1 noun
1 APPROVAL [uncountable] approval, encouragement, and perhaps help for a person, idea, plan etc
- Local people have given us a lot of support in our campaign.
ap‧pli‧cant /ˈæplɪkənt/ ●○○ noun [countable]
someone who has formally asked, usually in writing, for a job, university place etc → apply
applicant for
min‧i‧mum /ˈmɪnəməm/
re‧quire‧ment /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/
qual‧i‧fied /ˈkwɑləˌfaɪd/ adjetivo
1 capacitado -a
qualified for something / to do something
capacitado -a para algo/para hacer algo
• Karen is well qualified for her new role.
Karen está bien capacitada para su nueva función.
• I don’t feel qualified to represent all women.
No me siento capacitada para representar a todas las mujeres.
2 recibido -a, que tiene título/diploma, titulado -a
highly qualified - altamente calificado -a
Covering letter - carta que envías junto al CV.
en‧close /ɪnˈkləʊz $ -ˈkloʊz/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
1 to put something inside an envelope as well as a letter
attach->[transitive] to connect a document or file to an email so that you can send them together
Dear Mr. Smith
….
Yours sincerely (atentamente - cuando sé el nombre de la persona)
Dear sir
…
Yours faithfully /ˈfeɪθfəl-i/(atentamente - cuando NO sé el nombre de la persona)
Dear Mrs. Godfire (Saludo formal)
I am writing (no contractions) to apply for a job in Administrative support at the forthcoming (los próximos) World Athletics Championships.
I am a qualified office/administrative worker / accountant and I have been working in the office department of Coca-Cola in Atlanta since 2015 / for five years.
I speak English very well (C2).
I attach my CV (Curriculum Vitae).
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely, /sɪnˈsɪəli/ (según sepas el nombre o no)
David Cortés
Dear Sir / Madam
I am writing to apply for a job as a translator in the forthcoming World Athletics Championship.
I am a qualified translator and I have been working in the Spanish embassy in China for five years.
I speak English perfectly (C2+).
I attach my CV.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Pepito Perez
P. 130 and 131 are OUT (we won’t see them)
We have 2 writing activities left. 1) on p. 151, ex. 6 and 2) on p. 163, ex. 4.
An informal letter:
Dear / Hi John
I haven’t seen you in a long time,,,,
See you soon
Hugs / Kisses
P. 132
Complain - quejarse
Refund - devolución del dinero
Try on - probarse algo
Receipt- recibo/factura/ticket
Metronidazol jarabe para las aftas
try something ↔ on phrasal verb
to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you or if it suits you, especially in a shop
- Meg was trying on some red sandals.
re‧ceipt /rɪˈsiːt/a piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
- Keep your receipt in case you want to bring it back.
ˈchanging room noun [countable] British English
a room where people change their clothes when they play sports, go swimming etc SYN locker room American English
modelos de examen de la EOI de las comunidades
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