English Vocabulary: Advanced Phrases, Idioms, and Collocations
Advanced English Vocabulary
Theme 4
Event = incident; Give off = emitir; To jump out of the frying pan and into the fire; Impact = effect = influence; Preserve = position carefully; Dramatically = noticeably = substantially; Significant = major = considerable; Take up = start; Pull out = parar coche; Be fond of = tener cariño; Go off + ing = dejar de gustar; Just as = justo cuando; Ever since = desde entonces; To endure = resistir.
Theme 5
Vicinity = area nearby; Determine = discover; To adept = chose
Read MoreEnglish Grammar Tenses: Simple Present to Future
English Grammar Tenses
Present Simple
1. Mary lives in Murcia. 2. I live in Patiño. 3. She doesn’t live in Madrid. 4. Do you live in Murcia? Yes, I do. 5. He often goes to the cinema.
6. He doesn’t go to the cinema every day. 7. Does she live in Madrid? No, she doesn’t. 8. I always study at night. 9. Do you drink water every day? Yes, I do. 10. I don’t study every day.
Present Continuous
1. He is watching TV now. 2. They are eating apples. 3. You are writing e-mails. 4. The woman isn’t cooking at the
Read MoreEffective Informal and Formal English Communication Phrases
Informal Communication Tips
Opening Phrases
- Hi [Name],
- Thanks for your letter/email. It’s great to hear from you. / Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply.
- Sorry, I haven’t written for so long, but… / I can’t believe how long it’s been since we last met. / I haven’t heard from you for ages! / We must catch up.
Checking In & Sharing News
- How’s it going? (Cómo estás) / What’s up? (Qué pasa) / How are things with you? (Cómo van las cosas) / How have you been? (Cómo has estado) / What’s new? (Algo
Essential Business Vocabulary: English-Spanish
Business Vocabulary: English-Spanish
- Accountant
- contable
- Address a meeting
- preparar una reunión
- Administration
- administración
- Advance orders
- pedidos anticipados
- Advertising
- publicidad
- Aim
- objetivo
- Allow
- permitir
- Annoy
- molestar
- Apply
- solicitar
- Arrange a demonstration
- hacer una demostración
- As
- como
- As far as
- en lo que / hasta
- As a whole
- en su totalidad
- As you know
- como usted sabe
- Assess
- evaluar
- Assessment
- evaluación
- Attend
- asistir
- At such short notice
- en tan poco tiempo
- Bar Chart
- gráfico de barras
- Blockbuster film hits
- éxito en taquilla
- Board
- junta
- Board
Essential Business Vocabulary: English-Spanish Terms
Vocabulary: Topic 1
Job Titles & Roles
- Account Assistant
- Asistente de contabilidad
- CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
- Director/a Ejecutivo/a
- Financial Director
- Director/a Financiero/a
- Financial Supervisor
- Supervisor/a Financiero/a
- Head of IT
- Jefe/a de Informática (TI)
- Human Resources Director
- Director/a de Recursos Humanos
- Junior Administrative Assistant
- Asistente Administrativo/a Junior
- Marketing Director
- Director/a de Marketing
- Operations Director
- Director/a de Operaciones
- Personal Assistant
- Asistente Personal
- Personnel
Direct and Reported Speech Examples: English & Spanish
Direct and Reported Speech: English/Spanish Examples
Direct Speech: “I ate too much at the party yesterday,” said Jane.
Reported Speech (English): Jane said that she had eaten too much at the party the day before.
Reported Speech (Spanish): Jane dijo que había comido demasiado en la fiesta el día anterior.
Direct Speech: “We are working on a new project,” they said.
Reported Speech (English): They said that they were working on a new project.
Reported Speech (Spanish): Ellos dijeron que estaban trabajando