Essential Vocabulary and Grammar for Technical Fields
Essential Technical Vocabulary
Office and General Terms
- Run out: Terminarse
- Trip: Saltar (Interruptor)
- Fit: Colocar
- Stationary cupboard: Armario de material de oficina
- Seize up: Atascarse
- Personal database: Base de datos del personal
- Folder: Carpeta
- Toner Cartridge: Cartucho de tinta
- Loose connection: Conexión floja
- Faulty: Defectuoso
- Blown: Explotar
- Fuse: Fusible
- Report: Informe
- Seal: Sello/Junta
- Snap off: Resquebrajarse
- Leak: Fuga
- Pressure: Presión
- Remove: Eliminar
- Collect: Recoger
- Resources: Recursos
- Replacement:
Effective Business Email Examples and Templates
Effective Business Email Examples
Introducing Yourself (New Personal Assistant)
Subject: Introduction – Elvira Gomez, Personal Assistant
Hello everyone,
My name is Elvira Gomez, and I am the new personal assistant. I’m from Murcia, and my previous job was as a secretary in the counseling department, where I worked for two years. In my previous role, I assisted with invoices and accounting documents.
I am looking forward to meeting and working with you all.
Best wishes,
Elvira
Requesting a Quote for Office
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Salvador Venegas: Letters and Opinions
International Technology Conference
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing this email further to the communication received about the international technology conference.
Firstly, I love the idea of the international technology conference.
Secondly, I would love to participate in the conference. I have a lot of experience with computers. I have been working for many years in a very important computer company.
I could speak at the new technology conference and share my experience
Read MoreEssential Vocabulary: Illnesses, Clothes, Travel, and More
Essential Vocabulary
Illnesses
Illnesses: Cough (Tos), Rash (Sarpullido), Temperature (Fiebre), Sunburn (Quemadura Sol), Sneezing (Estornudar), Swollen (Hinchado), Hurts (Dolor), Bleeding (Hemorragia), Diarrhea (Diarrea), Fainted (Desmayado), Blister (Ampolla), Flu (Gripe), Dizzy (Maredo)
Clothes
Clothes: Loose (Suelto), Tight (Ajustado), Hooded (Con Capucha), Long-sleeved (Manga Larga), Polo Neck (Cuello Pato), Sleeveless (Sin Mangas), V-neck (Cuello V), Checked (A Cuadros), Patterned (Estampado),
Read MoreMastering Reported Speech: Practice and Examples
Reported Speech Exercises
Exercise 1: Rewrite in Reported Speech
Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
- “Sally gave me a present yesterday.”
Jack said (that) Sally had given him a present the previous day / the day before. - “I’m working now.”
Alice said (that) she was working then. - “We’ve just spoken to Wayne.”
Marcia mentioned (that) they had just spoken to Wayne. - “Do you want a cup of tea?”
Neil asked me if / whether I wanted a cup of tea. - “You can borrow my bicycle.
English Grammar and Business Communication Essentials
Present Simple Tense
Affirmative (+)
- For verbs ending in -Y, change to -IES.
- For verbs ending in O, CH, SH, SS, X, Z, add -ES.
Negative (-)
- I, You, We, They: Don’t
- He, She, It: Doesn’t
Interrogative (?)
- I, You, We, They: Do
- He, She, It: Does
Question Words
- What: Qué
- Where: Dónde
- When: Cuándo
- Who: Quién
- Why: Por qué
- How: Cómo
- Whose: De quién
Quantifiers
- Many: Used with countable nouns (a lot of, many, few).
- Much: Used with uncountable nouns (a lot of, much, little).
Modal Verb: Can
- Can: Puedo (ability)
- Can’t: