Apuntes, resúmenes, trabajos, exámenes y problemas de Inglés

Key Business Writings: Unit 7

This section provides essential templates for professional email correspondence related to scheduling and managing business meetings.

1. An Email Requesting a Meeting

Subject: Meeting Request: Discussion of Annual Report

Dear colleagues,

I would like to schedule a meeting to discuss our annual report. I would like to hold the meeting at the Hotel Platería in the conference room on Thursday, 14th January, from 11:00 to 13:00. Please bring all the relevant data on your projects. I hope the time is convenient for you all. Please confirm your attendance or let me know if there are any problems.

Regards,

Francisco Macías
Director of Finance

2. An Email Accepting a Meeting Invitation

Subject: Re: Meeting Request: Discussion

The act of civil construction and engineering includes bridges, roads, canals, airports, dams, and buildings. These are just a few examples of what civil construction and engineering encompasses. Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines, following military engineering. It has been an aspect of life since the beginning of human existence. Until modern times, there was no clear distinction between civil engineering and architecture.

Advancements in Building Materials

The use of steel, aluminum, and glass has significantly improved the quality of buildings.

The implementation of concrete with steel bars has enabled the construction of durable, high structures.

Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical engineering has involved various... Continuar leyendo "Civil Engineering: History, Materials, and Earth Dams" »

Essential Phrasal Verbs for English Fluency

Improving your English requires mastering phrasal verbs. Below is a comprehensive list of common expressions, their definitions in English, and their Spanish equivalents to help you communicate more naturally.

Phrasal Verbs List: Part 1

• Grow apart: (Stop being friends) — Distanciarse
• Grow up: (Become an adult) — Crecer, criarse
• Hand sth in: (Submit) — Entregar
• Hand sth over: (Give unwillingly) — Entregar de mala gana
• Hand sth out: (Distribute to a group) — Repartir
• Hang on: (Wait a short time) — Esperar
• Hang out: (Spend time relaxing) — Pasar el rato
• Hang up: (End a phone call) — Colgar
• Hold on: (Wait a short time) — Esperar
• Keep on doing sth: (Continue doing) — Continuar haciendo
• Let sb down:

Ejercicios de Inglés

1. Completa las frases con una palabra adecuada de las siguientes (implícitas en las respuestas).

1. The village needs a hospital and a shopping centre. It's very underdeveloped.
2. Look out of the window. The scenery is beautiful.
3. Always wear a seat belt when you're travelling in a car.
4. If you don't know which sites to visit, look in the guidebook.
5. The flight to France, the stay in the hotel and the tour are part of the package holiday.
6. Memorial Day commemorates soldiers who were killed in wars.
7. I didn't think she would come, but Linda turned up at the party.
8. Every Sunday, my aunts, uncles and cousins come to my house and we have a family get-together.
9. In my family, we give gifts to each other on Christmas Eve, but we don't open them

Vocabulario Esencial Inglés-Español

behind:

atrás

in front of:

al frente

next to:

al lado de

between:

entre

inside:

dentro

outside:

afuera

on x street:

en la calle X

across from:

frente a

on the corner of x and x:

en la esquina de X y X

over there:

allá

was:

fue, estuvo

did:

hizo

have/has:

tener

had:

tenía

Become/became/become:

llegar a ser

Begin/began/begun:

empezar

Blow/blew/blown:

soplar

Bring/brought:

traer

Build:

construir

Buy/bought:

comprar

Catch/caught:

atrapar

Choose/chose/chosen:

escoger

Come/came/come:

venir

Cost:

valer, costar

Draw/drew/drawn:

dibujar

Eat/ate/eaten:

comer

Fall/fell/fallen:

caer

Feel/felt/felt:

sentir

Fight/fought:

pelear

Find/found:

encontrar, averiguar

Fly/flew/flown:

volar

Forget/forgot:

olvidar

Get/got:

obtener

Give/gave/given:

dar

Go/went/gone:

ir

Have/had:

tener

Hear/heard:

Personal Introductions and Daily Routines

Introduction: Diego and Allisson

Hello, I'm Diego. I'm 19 years old and I'm from Spain. This is Allisson, my aunt. She's 23 years old and also from Spain.

Allisson's Daily Routine

My aunt **wakes up at 7:00 AM**. She **takes a bath** and then **brushes her teeth**. After that, she **gets dressed** and **goes to a cafeteria** near her apartment to **have breakfast**. She then **returns to her apartment**, **brushes her teeth again**, and **gets ready to go to school**. She **takes her car** to **arrive at school by 8:35 AM** and **leaves at 3:00 PM**. After leaving school, she **goes for a walk around the square**, then **returns home** to **have dinner** and **do her homework**.

Further Instances of the

El Primer Condicional: Estructura y Uso

Utilizamos IF + Present Simple en la condición y Future Simple en el resultado. Este condicional expresa qué ocurrirá si se cumple la condición señalada.

Además del Future Simple, en el resultado también se pueden usar verbos modales o el imperativo.

Ejemplos del Primer Condicional

1. You can't participate in the music contest if you aren't old enough.
   No puedes participar en el concurso musical si no eres lo suficientemente mayor.
2. If you need a cheaper instrument, look for it in a second-hand shop.
   Si necesitas un instrumento más barato, búscalo en una tienda de segunda mano.

Uso de UNLESS en el Primer Condicional

Para expresar que algo ocurrirá o no si no se cumple la condición, la proposición es introducida... Continuar leyendo "Dominando los Condicionales en Inglés y Verbos con Preposición" »

Sociolingüística: Definició i Conceptes Clau

La sociolingüística és la disciplina que estudia l'ús que els parlants fan d'una llengua, és a dir, les relacions entre la llengua i la societat, ja que es condicionen mútuament.

Monolingüisme

El monolingüisme es refereix a l'ús o coneixement d'una sola llengua per part d'un individu o d'un estat. Pot ser:

• Individual: Quan una persona usa una sola llengua de manera habitual.
• Social: Quan en el context d'una determinada societat s'usa només una llengua com a moneda de canvi lingüístic habitual.

Multilingüisme

El multilingüisme implica l'ús o coneixement de diverses llengües per part d'una persona o un territori. Pot manifestar-se com a bilingüisme, trilingüisme, etc. En situacions de... Continuar leyendo "Guia completa de sociolingüística i gramàtica catalana" »

Dominio de la Voz Pasiva en Inglés

Forma general: To Be + Past Participle.

Tiempos Verbales en Voz Pasiva

• Simple Present: She cleans the room – The room is cleaned by her.
• Simple Past: She cleaned the room – The room was cleaned by her.
• Present Continuous: She is cleaning the room – The room is being cleaned by her.
• Past Continuous: She was cleaning the room – The room was being cleaned by her.
• Present Perfect: She has cleaned the room – The room has been cleaned by her.
• Past Perfect: She had cleaned the room – The room had been cleaned by her.
• Present Perfect Continuous: She has been cleaning the room – The room has been being cleaned by her.
• Past Perfect Continuous: She had been cleaning the room – The room had been being cleaned by

GRAUS DE L'ADJECTIU

2 TERMES: