B1 29-30/4/20

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

https://www.tufuturoempiezahoy.com/idiomas/   

https://sites.google.com/site/eoivillaverde/modelos-examen-otras-comunidades  

modelos de examen de la EOI de las comunidades

C2 29/4/20

29/4/20

1)

Comic book activity: Asterios Polyp

educated guess

a guess that is likely to be correct because it is based on some knowledge.

- Investors must make an educated guess as to the company’s potential.

3) (Writing activity) How would you explain your life following the model in the comic?

Are we there yet?

How much further?

These are the ten most common phrasal verbs about work:

1) Back up: To ‘back up’ something is to make a copy of the information so that you don’t lose it. Often this refers to files and documents on a computer.

2) Fall through: This is when a deal or arrangement doesn’t happen.

3) Laid off: This is when a company stops employing someone due to there not being enough work or money.

4) Run (something) by / past: This means to show someone something so they can share their opinion on it.

5) Take over: This can mean to take control of a company, or to start doing a job that someone else was responsible for.

6) Talk over: To discuss a situation or problem with someone.

7) Report back: To bring back information that you were asked to find out about.

8) Meet up: To gather with someone or a group to do something together.

9) Booked up: To have no spare time in a schedule.

10) Draw up: To prepare a plan or a document.

Can you think of sentences with them?

I was full of hope about my new job, but with the new situation, it’s very likely that they will lay me off soon.

The government has drawn up a plan to go back to normality after confinement ends.

Since Paul retired I have taken over the histocompatibility department of the laboratory. 

Last Monday I reported back a statement about the last term. I would like this to be run by you.

I haven’t visited the restaurant you recommended because they’re always completely booked up.

After the quarantine all hairdressers will be booked up for weeks. 

If Carmen backed up her memory card, she wouldn’t lose any of the information. 

The Autonomous Communities took over the residences for the elderly due to the health crisis. 

After work, I usually meet up with some of my peers to have a beer.

Every worker has to report back to the head teacher at the end of the term.

I lost all the information that I had in my pen drive, now I am trying to recover it and back up all the documents. 

Under no circumstances could I meet up with my pupils because of the lockdown. Sometimes I think that it is about time for politicians to draw up a proper plan to descale the current situation.

The Government has taken over the bank after finding out a crippling/an alarming /an outstanding / an unsustainable level of debt.

Sales department has to draw up the business case before presenting it to the stakeholders.

I look forward to having Pascual with a microphone so that we can meet up and practise our English. 😉

B1 27-28/4/20

27-28/4/20

Very important!!! This last month we are going to practise for the oral exam. Send me recordings talking about the topics we see in class (for example, describing your house), and I’ll correct them and give you feedback.

P.117

6e

9) in a London Hotel

10) As an office

Ex. 6f

Settle (establecerse) START LIVING IN A PLACE

a) [intransitive, transitive] to go to a place where no people have lived permanently before and start to live there

- This territory was settled in the mid-1850s by German immigrants.

venue /ˈvenjuː/ ●●○ noun [countable]    

a place where an organized meeting, concert etc takes place

sporting/conference/concert etc venue

- The first thing to do is book a venue.

P, 235

Do overtime- hacer horas extras

Got promoted - le ascendieron (a promotion=un ascenso)

Work shifts- trabajar en turnos

Was sacked / fired- fue despedido (informal)

Was made redundant- fue despedido (formal)

Resign / quit - dimitir

Retire

Set up a business - crear un negocio

Do a course

Applied for a job online

Run a school- dirigir 

Ex. 2

Unemployed

Self-employed -autónomo 

free‧lance /ˈfriːlɑːns $ -læns/ ●○○ adjective, adverb    

working independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company

- She works freelance from home.

Temporary

part-time /full-time

b)

 in of

For

At

In

Loan- préstamo

3)

Application, retirement, employment, qualification, resignation

Scientist, lawyer, musician, pharmacist, farmer, translator 

P.128

Ex. 1d

Run a busi‧ness /ˈbɪznəs/ dirigir 

mar‧a‧thon /ˈmærəθən/

P.129

I work long hours

Ex 3

I’d like to work   - I like working as a teacher

I enjoy, hate, love, don’t mind… helping

I don’t mind NOT earning…

I’m good AT listening to people /making... (prep. + ing)

To be good / bad AT something.

Taking risks... ( the verb with ing at the beginning of the sentence is similar to the Spanish infinitive->aceptar riesgos no me preocupa)

I’m happy to work here (adj. + to inf)

I’m not afraid OF managing...(prep. + ing)

Good at expressing (prep. + ing)

try to do something (to take action in order to do something that you may not be able to do)

- He tried to control his voice.

try doing something (to do or use something for a short while to discover if it is suitable, successful, enjoyable etc)

- They decided they would try living in America for a while.

It is important (for me)(to do something) to be creative

Enjoy improvising

Doing complex calculations…

I enjoy solving

I find it easy to understand… (adj. + to)

I’m able to calculate (verb+ to)

 to inf. / inf. / -ing

-ing

Prepositions + ing

I’m good at playing basketball.

I’m not afraid of flying.

I’m interested in buying a ticket for the concert

Subject

Learning English is a little difficult.

Living with children is wonderful.

Working shifts is very hard.

Verbs + ing

I enjoy, hate, love, don’t mind eating ice-cream (I like / love to eat pizza- tb se acepta)

Also - suggest, recommend, miss, feel like...

BUT

Verbs + ing or to (different meaning)

Stop

I stopped to drink water (paré para)

I stopped drinking water (dejé de)

try to do something (to take action in order to do something that you may not be able to do)

- He tried to control his voice.

try doing something (to do or use something for a short while to discover if it is suitable, successful, enjoyable etc)

-Try living with us.

Verbs + ing or to (same meaning)

- They decided they would try living in America for a while.

prefer to do something

- I prefer to wear clothes made of natural fibers.

prefer doing something

- Chantal prefers travelling by train.

Negative form

I prefer not going to the party.

I don’t mind NOT earning more money.

 to inf. 

Verbs + to

I want to go to the cinema

I don’t need to finish it today

I would like to eat some popcorn. BUT->I like eating / to eat popcorn.

Adj. + to inf

I’m happy to go to Madrid

I’m glad to see you

Purpose (para)

We need a special ticket to get in

We bought a diesel car to save petrol

Verb +  to

I promise to help you.

They decided not to play.

They helped to clean the room.

Modal verbs

She has to go home.

They need to see you.

You ought to study (should)

 inf. 

Modal verbs

I can’t see you.

Should, must, could, might...

You should stop now.

Make / let

This smell makes me want to cry.

You have to let her finish the exam.

Homework: p. 218 -  Grammar bank