Ace Your Interview: First Impressions & Future Visions

Making a Great First Impression in a Job Interview

During a job interview, the recruiter will form an opinion about you in the first 5 minutes. So, it’s crucial to make a good impression very quickly. In those first few minutes, the interviewer will assess who you are and whether you fit into the project. What should you do to make a good impression and fit within the company’s project? How do you prepare what is called in business jargon the ‘Elevator Pitch’?

First of all, you have to go to the

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Personal Reflections, Cartagena Restaurant, and Essays

A Personal Description

My mother’s name is Irene, the same as mine. This is because my grandmother was also named Irene. However, my niece is called Sara, and my grandmother is upset because she values traditions greatly.

My mother loves her new granddaughter and only wants Sara to be happy. She is very understanding. I love my mother. She is shorter than me, but her personality is wonderful. Her blonde hair is like a golden waterfall cascading down her shoulders. She resembles a fairy or a princess

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Essential Vocabulary for Spanish Learners

Spanish Vocabulary

Common Words and Phrases

Shopping & Commerce

  • advertising campaign – campaña publicitaria
  • afford – permitirse
  • at a glance – a simple vista
  • at the same time – a la vez
  • be short of money – andar apurado
  • billboard – valla publicitaria
  • brand – marca
  • good value – buen precio
  • budget – presupuesto
  • by mistake – por error
  • chain store – tienda de una cadena
  • count on – contar con
  • credit card – tarjeta de crédito
  • deliver – repartir
  • high end – gama alta
  • display – expositor
  • homemade – casero
  • entire – completo
  • in
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Examining Past Exam Answers: A Comprehensive Review

Examining Past Exam Answers

J2010

  1. When she watched pop and rock programmes on TV.
  2. When she was at school.
  3. When she is lying in bed at night.
  4. After finding a fabric she likes.
  5. No, but she uses her own ideas and style.
  6. Practically never: she doesn’t have time.
  7. People who have to be careful of what they spend.
  8. She sometimes uses cheaper fabrics.
  9. People, surprisingly, like to help each other.
  10. She is very positive about her experience.

J2009

  1. Kate Bush and Brooke Shields
  2. She educates herself every day but will go
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English Verb Tenses, Conditionals, Passive Voice, and More

English Verb Tenses Summary

Present Simple: Subject + verb (3rd person singular +s).
Present Continuous: am/is/are + verb-ing.
Past Simple: Verb + -ed (or irregular verb, 2nd column), didn’t (for negatives). Used with time expressions like *when*.
Past Continuous: was/were + verb-ing. Often used with *while*.
Present Perfect: have/has + verb + -ed (or irregular verb, 3rd column).
Past Perfect: had + verb + -ed (or irregular verb, 3rd column).
Past Perfect Continuous: had + been + verb-ing.
Future

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English Tenses: Future, Present, and Past Explained

Understanding English Verb Tenses

Future Tense

Will: Decisions made at the time of speaking.

General Affirmative Predictions: I / He / She / It / We… will learn (I / He / She / … + will + infinitive)

Negative: I / He / She / It / We… won’t learn

Interrogative: Will I / He / She / It / We… learn?

Going to: Future intentions or plans when decisions are already made. There is evidence that you can see now.

I’m going to swim, He / She… is going to swim.

Negative: I am not going to swim, He isn’t going.

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