Summer Trip to Mexico: Four Friends’ Adventure
Summer Trip to Mexico
Macarena: Hello girls!
All: Hello!
Macarena: I have been thinking about taking a summer trip… What do you think?
Lucía: Great! I think it is a perfect idea!
Carolina: I think so! We can spend a great time together and also relax.
María: But… where are we going?
Macarena: Mmm… Let’s think it together! My proposal is going to London, I love that city.
Lucía: Yeah, I agree with you but, I am not one hundred percent sure with your argument… I believe that Italy is a better option.
Read MoreWorkplace Safety and Modal Verbs: CAN and HAVE TO
Understanding the Modal Verbs CAN and HAVE TO
CAN signifies ability or permission. It has different communicative intentions. Pay attention to the following sentences:
- You can use the computer after finishing your work. (You are allowed to use the computer after finishing your work.) This sentence intends to authorize an action (with a condition).
- You shouldn’t get into the factory without a hard hat; you can suffer an accident. (You are advised not to enter the factory without a hard hat.) Suggestion
- You
Pay It Forward: Benefits and Drawbacks
It has drawbacks as well as benefits. In my opinion, this is an advantage for us. I believe that having a chance to pay it forward should be a good idea in some situations. First of all, sometimes it’s better to pay in advance since it doesn’t accumulate as many people and is more dynamic. And this can be a way to help people who probably have the minimum wage, and probably feel very grateful with that. Secondly, helping others can increase your own happiness and self-esteem. Also, it is a way to
Read MoreEnglish Verb Past Participle & Vocabulary
- Hear – heard
- Bruise: moretón
- Ride – ridden
- Burn: quemar
- Cut – cut
- Cut: cortar
- Drive – driven
- Blister: ampolla
- Buy – bought
- Cramp: calambre
- Go – gone
- Sprain: doblar
- Cook – cooked
- Hit: golpe
- Eat – eaten
- Pull: tirón, lumbago
- Work – worked
- Paid: pagado
- Do – done
- Went: ido, fui
- Write – written
- Left: dejado, dejar
- Have – had
- Stolen: robado
- Leave – left
- Finger: dedo
- Be – been
- Trail: camino, via
- Save – saved
- Feed: alimentar
- Take – taken
- Lazy: flojo, flojear
- Wait – waited
- Spent: gastado
- Bring – brought
- Broke: quebrar
- Read – read
- Climb: escalar
- Call
Effective Business Communication: Examples & Templates
First Contact
Dear [Name],
Your training manager has asked me to write to you about organizing professional language training for your company, either in [Location 1] and/or in [Location 2]. I will call you at the end of the week, but in the meantime, if you have any queries, please call me on [Phone Number] or send me an email.
Sincerely,
Formal Message
Dear [Name],
I am writing to inform you and your staff that we are relocating our offices to [New Address]. We will close on [Date] and will reopen in
Read MoreMastering English Grammar and Usage
Modal Verbs
It’s possible: could. It’s impossible: couldn’t. Perhaps it’s probable: may, might. It’s necessary: have to. It’s unnecessary: don’t have to. It isn’t necessary: you needn’t go. It was wrong, it was a mistake, it was a waste of time: you shouldn’t have. To know how: can. To be obliged: must.
Deduction
I’m sure he isn’t: can’t. I don’t think he is: can’t. I’m sure he is: must. I think he is: must.
Tense Changes in Reported Speech
Present Infinitive without to becomes Past Present perfect.
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