Personal Correspondence: Catching Up with Friends

Catching Up with Friends: Personal Emails

Email 1: Molly to Jake

Hi Jake,

Thanks for your email—it was great to hear from you. How’s life in Vancouver? Hope you’re still enjoying it. I apologize for not writing sooner, but I’ve been extremely busy at school for the last few weeks.

Do you remember in your email you asked about the surprise party I was organizing for my sister’s birthday? Well, it was a hit! I told my sister that we were going to meet up at her flat, but all of her friends from university

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Essential Vocabulary for Work and Life | Unit 3

Unit 3 Vocabulary: Work and Daily Life

Make a living – Earn enough money to buy the things you need / Guanyar-se la vida

Get paid peanuts (INFORMAL) – Pay a very small sum of money, nearly nothing / Guanyar una misèria

Get sacked (INFORMAL) – Get fired / you lose your job / you are dismissed / Fer fora de la feina

Suburbs – A district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community. / Barri residencial

Home-made – Made at home and not bought from a shop / Casolà

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English Verb Tenses: A Comprehensive Look

Present Perfect

(Actions completed in the past that have importance in the present)

  • I, You, We, They – have “talked, learned…”
  • He, She, It – has “talked, learned…”

Affirmative Sentence

(Subject + Auxiliary Verb “have” + Past Participle…)

  • I have talked to Peter. (I have spoken with Peter.)
  • She has gone to work. (She has gone to her job.)

Negative Sentence

(Subject + Auxiliary Verb “have” + not + Past Participle…)

  • We haven’t been to London. (We have not gone to London.)
  • They haven’
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Mastering English Grammar: Conditionals, Passive Voice, Reported Speech & More

English Grammar Exercises

First Conditional

  1. If you heat water, it boils.
  2. If it keeps raining, we won’t be able to go out.
  3. Unless the chair is comfortable, I won’t buy it.
  4. I will call you if I have time.
  5. If you rent a car, you will have more freedom.
  6. Unless you give me the keys, I won’t arrive on time.
  7. Come here if you need help.

Second Conditional

  1. Sharon wouldn’t have any problems if she listened to advice.
  2. Lisa will have a great time if she goes to the party.
  3. If I asked you to help, would you do it?
  4. If they
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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:
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English Tenses and Grammar: Quick Reference

English Tenses and Grammar

Present Simple

An action that happens repeatedly – I work, She Works, You don’t/doesn’t, Do they work? Clues: Programs and schedules.

Present Continuous

Is happening while we are talking – I’m working, He is, They are, Are you? Clues: Now, At the moment, Look!, Listen!

Present Perfect Simple

When something has happened in the past but has a consequence in the present – I have worked, he has worked, she hasn’t, Have you? Clues: Just, Yet, Ever, Already, So far,

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