Contents
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Translation Booklet 2
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Vocabulary Booklet 2
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Presentations and Public Speaking
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Cloverdale’s Characters
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Sudoku Inglés
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Most Common Irregular Verbs
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Pronunciation of Common Regular Verbs
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Common Errors by Spanish Speakers
Translation
Booklet
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LIST 1 - There + to be
S Y S T E M S
1.
Hay un problema con el sistema nuevo.
There’s a problem with the new system.
2.
Hay varios asuntos que atender.
There are several matters to take care of.
3.
Había mucha gente aquí cuando llegué.
There were a lot of people here when I arrived.
4.
Hubo una explosión en la fábrica anoche.
There was an explosion in the factory last night.
5.
Había varios faxes aquí esta mañana.
There were several faxes here this morning.
6.
Habrá una fiesta esta noche si no llueve.
There will be a party tonight if it doesn’t rain.
7.
Va a haber una reunión esta tarde.
There’s going to be a meeting this afternoon.
8.
Va a haber muchos problemas con esto.
There are going to be a lot of problems with this.
9.
Ha habido un malentendido.
There’s been a misunderstanding.
10.
Ha habido varios casos.
There have been several cases.
11.
Habría menos casos si hubiera una vacuna.
There would be fewer cases if there were a vaccine.
12.
Debe de haber una solución.
There must be a solution.
13.
Tiene que haber una forma de resolverlo.
There has to be a way to solve it.
14.
Tiene que haber al menos tres.
There have to be at least three.
15.
Debería haber más sillas.
There should be more chairs.
16.
Podría haber más de lo que piensas.
There could be more than you think.
17.
Me dijeron el otro día que había habido problemas
con el sistema nuevo.
They told me the other day that there had been
problems with the new system.
18.
Siempre ha habido problemas con el sistema.
There have always been problems with the system.
19.
No parece haber una solución.
There doesn’t seem to be a solution.
20.
Habría habido más problemas si no hubiéramos
visto el error a tiempo.
There would’ve been more problems if we hadn’t seen
the mistake in time.
21.
Antes había mucha gente aquí.
There used to be a lot of people here.
22.
No hay tantos como antes había.
There aren’t as many as there used to be.
23.
No tiene que haber una solución necesariamente.
There doesn’t necessarily have to be a solution.
24.
No puede haber tanta gente
There can’t be that many people. (So many)
25.
Puede que haya una solución.
There may be a solution.
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S Y S T E M S
1.
FLECHA
ARROW
2.
POR CIERTO, A PROPÓSITO
BY THE WAY
3.
PAÑUELO
HANDKERCHIEF
4.
SIN EMBARGO
HOWEVER
5.
PROBABILIDAD
LIKELIHOOD
6.
IMÁN
MAGNET
7.
TORTILLA
OMELET
8.
REEMBOLSO
REFUND
9.
RELACIONADO
RELATED
10.
ESCASO
SCARCE
11.
SENSIBLE
SENSITIVE
12.
ARAÑA
SPIDER
13.
PROVISIONAL, TEMPORAL
TENTATIVE
14.
TERRITORIO
TERRITORY
15.
ESTAR DE BUEN HUMOR
TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD
16.
SOPORTAR, AGUANTAR
TO BEAR
17.
DESCANSAR
TO REST
18.
JUBILARSE
TO RETIRE
19.
RASCAR, ARAÑAR
TO SCRATCH
20.
FIRMAR
TO SIGN
21.
ESTIRAR
TO STRETCH
22.
FORMAR, ENTRENAR
TO TRAIN
23.
SILBAR
TO WHISTLE
24.
TOALLA
TOWEL
25.
DISGUSTADO
UPSET
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Public Speaking
S Y S T E M S
VOCABULARY FOR BUSINESS ENGLISH
Perhaps we’re missing the point.
Relevance
We’re getting off the point.
Shall we get back to the point?
We haven’t heard from…
I’d like to get your view…
Giving someone the
opportunity to speak
Can we hear what…has to say?
I would like to invite…to present his views on…
Would you care to comment?
I think…would like to make a point.
Let’s hear from…
So, to sum up…
If I could just sum up the discussion…
In short…
Summarizing
In brief…
The main points that have been made are…
The matter as it stands is…
Just to review the main points so far…
I’m 100% behind you.
Strong agreement
I entirely agree with you.
I’m of exactly the same opinion.
I’m in total agreement/accord.
I agree.
Neutral agreement
I see your point.
I think we are in agreement on that.
I think you’re right.
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Cloverdale’s Characters
S Y S T E M S
Nigel Perkins
Last week, Nigel Perkins flew to Monte Carlo
with his wife to visit their son, Ronny. Nigel
and his wife go to Monte Carlo two or three
times every year between November and
March because Ronny is too busy the other
half of the year to be with them. They drove
to Gatwick Airport on Wednesday morning
and left the car at the airport parking lot.They
had first class reservations for the two-hour
flight.The plane left Gatwick on time at 11:15
and got to Monte Carlo ten minutes early, at
five minutes past one. Nigel and his wife
weren’t expecting to meet Ronny at the
airport, so they caught a taxi and went to his
apartment near the port. They were
surprised to find that their son wasn’t at
home. Nigel didn’t have a key to the
apartment, so he and his wife spent some
time looking at the shop windows along the
street. After 20 minutes, they went back to
the apartment building and tried again. Ronny
still wasn’t there. The temperature was
around 15 degrees and Nigel’s wife felt a little
cold.They decided to go to a small bookshop
about 300 meters from Ronny’s apartment
building. Nigel likes to spend time in
bookshops, but his wife, Margaret, doesn’t, so
Nigel asked permission to use the telephone
and called Ronny’s mobile number. Ronny
was in a meeting with a tour operator not far
from the bookshop. He said he was sorry
and told Nigel that the porter in his
apartment building had a key to his
apartment. Nigel and Margaret walked back
to the building, called the porter, and asked
for the key. Ronny arrived two hours later.
1. What city did Nigel fly to last week?
17. Were they expecting to meet Ronny at
30. What was Margaret’s problem?
2. Who did he go with?
the airport?
3. Who did they go to Monte Carlo to visit?
18. Did they catch a bus or a taxi?
4. How often do they fly to Monte Carlo?
19. Did they go to Ronny’s office or to his
5. In what period of the year do they go there?
apartment?
6. Why don’t they go there in the summer?
20. Where is the apartment?
7. What airport did they leave from?
21. Was Ronny at home when they got there?
8.
22. What was their reaction to this?
Did they drive to the airport or take a taxi?
9. What day did they fly to Monte Carlo?
23. Did they go up to the apartment?
10. Where did they leave their car?
24. Why didn’t they go up to the apartment?
11. What kind of reservations did they have
25. What did they do?
on the flight?
12. Did the plane leave late or on time?
26. How much time did they spend looking at
the shops?
13. What time did it leave?
27. What did they do then?
14. Did it get to Monte Carlo early or late?
28. Was Ronny there the second time?
15. What time did the flight arrive?
29. How was the weather that day in Monte
16. Who met them at the airport?
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31. Where did they decide to go?
32. How far was the bookshop from Ronny’s
apartment?
33. How do Nigel and Margaret feel about
bookshops?
34. What did Nigel ask permission to do in
the bookshop?
35. What telephone number did he call?
36. Where was Ronny?
37. Who was he in a meeting with?
38. What did he tell Nigel concerning the
porter?
39. What did Nigel and his wife do after
talking to Ronny?
40. When did Ronny get home?
Carlo?
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S Y S T E M S
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Common Errors By Spanish Speakers
SPANGLISH
S Y S T E M S
ENGLISH - CORRECT VERSION!!
During 4 years
For 4 years
It’s for this reason that...
That’s why...
It’s the same
It doesn’t matter
the same than/that
The same as
different that
Different than
I have 21 years
I am 21 years old
10% of discount
A 10% discount
10 thousands of people
10 thousand people
1 thousand million (= 1,000 million)
1 billion [U.S.A.]
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