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
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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Read MoreEnglish 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’
Mastering English Grammar: Conditionals, Passive Voice, Reported Speech & More
English Grammar Exercises
First Conditional
- If you heat water, it boils.
- If it keeps raining, we won’t be able to go out.
- Unless the chair is comfortable, I won’t buy it.
- I will call you if I have time.
- If you rent a car, you will have more freedom.
- Unless you give me the keys, I won’t arrive on time.
- Come here if you need help.
Second Conditional
- Sharon wouldn’t have any problems if she listened to advice.
- Lisa will have a great time if she goes to the party.
- If I asked you to help, would you do it?
- If they
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:
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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