Essential Vocabulary and Job Skills
Unit 8 Vocabulary
- Skills: Habilidades
- Require: Requerir
- Duties: Tareas
- Computer literate: Conocimientos informáticos
- Shift: Turno
- Overtime: Horas extras
- Cover letter: Carta de presentación
- Leave: Salir
- Qualification: Titulación
- Assessment: Evaluación
- Numerate: Aritmética
- Apprentice(s): Aprendices
- Wages: Salario
- Degree: Título universitario
- Career: Experiencia laboral
- Subject: Asignatura
- Signature: Firma
- Ability to work under pressure: Trabajar bajo presión
- Hard-working: Trabajador
- Good command of foreign languages: Buen dominio de idiomas
- Punctual: Puntual
- Motivated: Motivado
- Good organizer: Organizado
- Smart appearance: Apariencia intelectual
- Good communicator: Buen comunicador
- Thorough: Minucioso
- Good negotiator: Buen negociador
- Team worker: Trabajo en equipo
- Good at problem-solving: Resolución de problemas
- Leadership skills: Habilidades de liderazgo
- Dynamic: Dinámico
- Flexible: Flexible
Time Expressions: Since and For
Since: (Indicates a starting point)
- Then
- He was a child
- Six months ago
- 2005
- We were children
- 4 weeks ago
- 1995
- My birthday
- 5 years ago
- The 19th century
For: (Indicates a duration of time)
- 28 years
- The last four weeks
- The last three years
- The last two years
- The last 6 months
- The last 3 hours
- 7 weeks
- 10 minutes
- Centuries
- 56 years
Common Phrases for Job Applications
- I also have experience of: Tengo experiencia en
- I feel I would be the right candidate for this job: Creo que sería el candidato adecuado
- Dear Ms. Long: Estimada señora
- Your reference: Su referencia
- As you can see from my CV: Como puede ver en mi currículum
- I am writing in response: En respuesta
- Yours sincerely: Atentamente
- I look forward to hearing from you: En espera de su respuesta
- I am attaching: Le adjunto
- I have twenty years experience: Tengo 20 años de experiencia
Verbs and Actions
- Obtain: Obtained
- Gain: Gained
- Come: Came
- Work: Have worked
- Allow: Has allowed
- Give: Has given
- Pass: Passed
- Achieve: Achieved
- Continue: Continued
- Set up: Set up
Present Perfect with ‘For’ and ‘Since’
Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in present perfect and for or since:
- I have been (be) an accountant for twenty-eight years.
- She has lived (live) in Manchester since she was a child.
- He has studied (study) Chinese for five years.
- My boss has run (run) our department since he was promoted.
- We have received (receive) extra IT training for six months.
Educational Qualifications
- GCSEs: Graduado Escolar Secundario
- A Levels: Selectividad
- HNC: Grado Medio
- HND: Grado Superior
- College: Instituto de FP
- Undergraduate: Estudiante universitario
- Graduate: Graduado
- Titles: Títulos
- Master’s degree: Máster
- Postgraduate: Posgrado
- MA: Máster de Arte
- MSc: Máster de Ciencias
- PhD: Doctorado de Filosofía
Unit 9
Advice for a Friend
Your friend isn’t good at French, s/he is failing their exams and doesn’t know what to do. Give them five pieces of advice using different structures.
- You shouldn’t study the day before.
- It’s a good idea to prepare a study plan.
- Remember not to copy in the exam.
- You could attend class and not skip the hours.
- Try to practice speaking French with native speakers.
Interview Questions
Make the questions for the following answers:
- Why do you want to work for us?
- What do you do in your present job?
- What were your best subjects at school?
- What would you like to do in the future?
- When did you start learning Chinese?
Translations
- ¿Cuáles son tus puntos fuertes? What are your strengths?
- ¿Tienes experiencia trabajando con niños? Do you have experience working with children?
- Es aconsejable llevar traje a una entrevista. It’s advisable to wear a suit to an interview.
- No tienes que tener un título universitario. You don’t have to have a bachelor’s degree.
- No debes hablar durante un examen. You mustn’t speak during the exam.