Effective 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
Enhance Your English Skills: Grammar and Vocab Exercises
English Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Exercises
1. Not having, to enjoy, trying, learn, turning, to get
2. Gets, has studied, left – heard, are going, will break, is going, train, would live, reads, I’m listening, listen, wrote
3. We’re driving, will be, will take, is going to rain, am going, are flying
4. Terrible, freezing, boiling, furious, delicious, starving
5. Has been, was worked, went, have read, were, have gone-was, did watch, have had
6. Calls, would stay, doesn’t apologise, fixes, would
Read MoreMastering English: Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises
Level 1
Vocabulary
1) (Can I repay?)
- borrow
- repay
- charge
- afford
- owe
- relieve
- lend
- point
2) (I looked)
- price tag
- change
- broke
- grateful
- property
- nod
- lack of
- refund
3) (If something)
- don’t have to pay more for it
- cheap
- enough money to buy it
- something you like to do
- they don’t like
- pay for something
Grammar
4) (Do you know)
- who
- whose
- which
- when
- whom
- where
- which
5) (IKEA)
- IKEA, where I buy a lot of my furniture, is a successful furniture shop.
- I’m starting a new job at a software company which employs over 200 people.
- The customer,