Apuntes, resúmenes, trabajos, exámenes y ejercicios de Inglés de Universidad

CV Letter: Corrección de Frases Clave para Cartas de Presentación

A continuación, se presenta la corrección de frases comunes utilizadas en cartas de presentación (Cover Letters), manteniendo el texto original (en español y el intento inicial en inglés) y ofreciendo la versión profesional y gramaticalmente correcta.

1. Referencia al Anuncio y Puesto Solicitado

• Referencia a un anuncio en Internet (Subdirector)

  Original (Español): -Le escribo con referencia a su anuncio en Internet en el que usted ofrece un puesto de subdirector.

  Original (Inglés): I am writing with reference your advertisement on the Internet in which you offer a post of Assistant Manager.

  Versión Corregida: I am writing with reference to your advertisement on the Internet

Reading skill:

Reading is also the language skill which is easiest to keep up making reading an enjoyable activity is a very important part of the language learning experience.

Aproaches to reading:

Many five to ten yeras old are in the process of learning to read in their own language. There are a number of different ways to approach the introduction of reading in a foreign language:

- Phonics: This approach is based on letters and sounds: we teach the pupils the letters of the alphabet and the combination between them, we show them how to pronounce some of words

- Look and say: This approach is based on words and phrases, and makes a lot of use of flashcards: it is very usual to start by teahing everyday words which are already familiar to the... Continuar leyendo "The mystery of allegra activities" »

DID YOU USE TO HAVE A HOBBY?-YES, I USED TO COLLECT SHELLS/WHAT GAMES DID YOU USE TO PLAY-I USED TO PLAY CHESS/ DID YOU USE TO HAVE A NICKNAME

COUNTABLE NOUNS- THERE ARE TOO MANY CARS-THERE AREN'T ENOUGH BUSES-WE NEED MORE SUBWAY LINES-TH-ERE SHOULD BE FEWER CARS

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS- THERE IS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC-THERE ISN'T ENOUGH PARKING-WE NEED MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-THERE SHOULD BE LESS POLLUTION

DIRECT-INDIRECT DO OR DID  - WHAT TIME DOES THE DUTY-FREE SHOP OPEN?- DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME THE DUTY FREE SHOP OPENS?

HOW OFTEN DO THE BUSES LEAVE FOR THE CITY-CAN YOU TELL ME HOW OFTEN THE BUSES LEAVE FOR TEH CITY/WHWN DID FLIGHT 111 ARRIVE?-DO YOU KNOW WHEN FLIGHT 111 ARRIVED?

EVAL CON ADJET. THE KITCHEN ISN'T BIG ENOUGHT-THE LIVING ROOM IS TOO... Continuar leyendo "Redacciones ingles free time" »

Fonética Inglesa: Glosario de Términos Clave

Conceptos Fundamentales

• Alveolar: Describe sonidos con un punto de articulación detrás de los dientes frontales superiores, contra la cresta alveolar. Ejemplos: [t, d, s].
• Bilabial: Describe articulaciones en las que intervienen ambos labios (oclusivas y fricativas).
• Grupo Consonántico (Cluster): Dos o más fonemas consonánticos en una secuencia, sin sonido vocálico entre ellos.
• Consonante: Un sonido del habla que obstruye el flujo de aire a través del tracto vocal. Algunas consonantes lo hacen mucho, otras no tanto, por eso las separamos por grupos.
• Oclusiva Glotal (Glottal Stop): Una consonante producida por el cierre de las cuerdas vocales. [?] Hay una obstrucción completa al paso del aire,

The user/learners competences

The general competences comprise declarative knowledge, the skills and know how, the existential competence and the ability to know.

·Declarative knowledge has to do with the knowledge about the world, the sociocultural knowledge and the intercultural knowledge.
·Skills and know how can be practical and intercultural.
·Existential competence is the sum individual factors related to the personality.
·The ability to learn; to be always receptive to knowledge.
The communicative language competences include the linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences. These allow a person to act using specifically linguistic means.

·Linguistic competence includes the development of lexical, phonological, grammatical, semantic,... Continuar leyendo "Orthoepic competence" »

Preguntas con "How" y Respuestas Cortas

¿Con qué frecuencia? (How often?)

• How often do you work out?
  • Every day.
  • Twice a week.
  • Not very often.

¿Cuánto tiempo? (How long?)

• How long do you spend at the gym?
  • Thirty minutes a day.
  • Two hours a week.
  • About an hour on weekends.

¿Qué tan bien? (How well?)

• How well do you play tennis?
  • Pretty well.
  • About average.
  • Not very well.

¿Qué tan bueno/a? (How good?)

• How good are you at sports?
  • Pretty good.
  • Okay.
  • Not so good.

El Pasado Simple (Simple Past)

• Did you work on Saturday?
  • Yes, I did. I worked all day.
  • No, I didn’t. I didn’t work at all.
• Did you go anywhere last weekend?
  • Yes, I did. I went to the movies.
  • No, I didn’t. I didn’t go anywhere.

Preguntas con "Wh-" en Pasado Simple

• What did Rick do on Saturday?
  • He stayed

Multi-word VERBOS: frases verbales, los verbos de preparación, con partícula-PREP múltiples verbo otras construcciones verbales palabra. Multi-word verbos dividen en cuatro clases: PHRASAL VERBS: verbos seguidos de las partículas adverbiales. Verbos compuestos más comunes: intransitivo: ¡Anímate! Estás de vacaciones. Muy común en la conversación y la ficción. PhrV intransitivo más comunes son los de actividad utilizados como comandos y que a menudo se presentan como imperativos. Eclaratives D cláusulas, + común verbos intransitivos phrasal normalmente sujeto humano. Por ejemplo, él sólo se sentó y se quejó todo el tiempo. + combinación intransitivo común en la conversación se come on: 3 funciones principales: 1-de exclamación

Escenario: Entrevista de Trabajo

A: Good morning, sir. My name is Alex Soto. How are you?

S: Fine, thanks. My name is Sergio, the company’s manager and owner. How can I help you?

A: I am looking for a new job because I want to change my current job.

S: Really? Why?

A: Because my boss is always putting me down.

S: Oh! I can work it out! That's so bad!

A: Yes, and I have been working there so hard, and I haven’t been able to get away for several months.

S: Don’t try to lie to me because I can see right through you.

A: No, that’s true. That’s why I look so tired.

S: What are you getting at? I don’t really understand.

A: I mean that I am being honest, completely honest.

S: Ok, I got it, but don’t expect me to fall for your excuse. I wasn’t... Continuar leyendo "Dominando Phrasal Verbs en Inglés: Conversación Práctica" »

Tiempos verbales en inglés: formas básicas y ejemplos

A continuación se presentan los principales tiempos verbales en inglés con la estructura para afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa, junto con ejemplos y su traducción al español. Mantén estas fórmulas como referencia rápida.

Presente simple (Present Simple)

• Afirmativa: persona + verbo (3.ª persona sing.: añade -s) (He, She, It) — I play — Yo juego
• Negativa: persona + don't / doesn't (3.ª persona sg.) + verbo — You don't play
• Interrogación: do / does (3.ª persona sg.) + persona + verbo — Does she play?

Presente continuo (Present Continuous)

• Afirmativa: persona + to be (am, is, are) + verbo (-ing) — I am playing — Yo estoy jugando
• Negativa: persona + am not / isn't / aren'

THE TRAGEDIES

Most of Shakespeares great tragedies were written in the years between 1598 and 1607, sometimes called his black period. Shakespeare had a son, called Hamnet, who died at the age of ten in 1596. This may have influenced Shakespeares black period, when many of his plays concern fathers and children. Romeo and Juliet, the most famous tragedy of love in all literature, was one of Shakespeares earliest tragedies and it is less complex and philosophical than most of the later tragedies. The major tragedies are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. They are tragedies of revenge, jealousy, family and ambition.
Many of the tragedies have pessimistic endings, where life has lost its meaning, but usually there is some hope for the future.... Continuar leyendo "Two Shakespearean Tragedies" »