London & Dublin Travel Itinerary and Accommodation Tips
London Trip: Arrival Details and Sightseeing Plans
Arrival in London
Hi Gora! Thank you for your email. I’m very happy to see you again. I really enjoyed our time together last August, and it’s going to be great to see you! I’m providing my travel details so you can pick me up at the airport.
I’m flying on Monday with Ryanair. My flight number is A94W7. The plane is taking off from Alicante Airport at 9:00 AM and arriving in London at 10:30 AM.
Sightseeing in London
Here are a few things I’d like to
Essential English Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing Skills
Essential English Vocabulary
Phrasal Verbs: put on = ponerse; take off = quitarse; get on = subirse; get off = bajarse; fill in = rellenar; cut out = recortar; put in = introducir; take out = sacar; pick up = coger; cut down = talar; turn up = subir volumen; turn down = bajar volumen; run away = huir; look back = mirar atrás; throw away = tirar la basura; give back = devolver
Adjectives: sensible = sensato; silly = ridículo; reliable = fiable; unreliable = falso; patient = paciente; impatient =
Passive Voice, Gerunds, and Infinitives in English
Passive Voice
Many students use TaskRabbit. (active)
TaskRabbit is used by many students. (passive)
- Present Simple: am / is / are + past participle. Thousands of items are sold on eBay.
- Past Simple: was / were + past participle. The clothes were shared through Rentez-Vous.
- Future Simple: will be + past participle. The money will be put in his savings account.
- Be going to: am / is / are going to be + past participle. A new bank is going to be opened here next week.
- Modals: modal + be + past participle.
Fernando Alonso’s Press Conference and Ski Adventures
An important day for everyone. For the first time, Fernando Alonso was going to give an official press conference with Ferrari. Admittedly, Fernando has good days and bad days in the press, but today was very good. Cute, playful, clear… he has convinced even the British journalists who have tried to take some reminding slice of some statements made by Lewis Hamilton. For example: “Fernando, Lewis says that what you said about that race in Ferrari is a dream for you and what you said when he joined
Read MoreFormal Complaint and Business Trip Mishaps: A Traveler’s Experience
Formal Complaint Letter to Iberia Airlines
Oriol Melero Ramirez
Av. Lluis Companys nº 29, 1º 1ª
Castelldefels, 08860 (Barcelona)
Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A.
301 Dr. Fleming
Barcelona, 08874
Dear Mr. Gomes,
I am writing to complain about my awful experience with your company. Although before leaving the airport, I submitted the appropriate claim.
On the one hand, my luggage was lost, so that when I arrived at my destination in New York, I could not do anything without my things.
On the other
Read MoreBusiness English: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Phrases
Business English
Grammar
Second Conditional
- If she wasn’t happy, she would look for another job.
- He would stay until the end of the meeting if he didn’t have a flight.
Modals
- Contract workers have to/should sign in.
- You must/should wash your hands.
- You shouldn’t/mustn’t wear jewelry.
- We can’t/mustn’t eat or drink.
Passive Voice
- Present Simple: is/are conducted
- Past Simple: was conducted
- Future: will be conducted
- Present Continuous: is/are being conducted
- Past Continuous: was/were being conducted
- Present Perfect: