Food, Health, and Media: Uncovering Critical Connections
Unit 4: Key Concepts
Vocabulary
Concern: Worrying / Preocupación
To look on the bright side: To try to be cheerful about a bad situation / Mirar el lado positivo
Rare: Infrequent / Poco frecuente, poco común, raro
Due to: Because of / Debido a
To bully: Acosar (en el colegio)
To threaten: Amenazar
To harass: To trouble or annoy someone / Acosar, molestar, incordiar
To injure: To hurt, to harm / Herir, dañar, hacer daño
To blame: To believe or say that someone is responsible for something / Culpar
Contents:
Read MoreComprehensive English Grammar Review: Tenses, Vocabulary & Expressions
Present Tenses
Present Simple and Continuous
Present Simple is for routines:
- I, You, We, They / talk, eat, learn, do, go
- He, She, It / talks, eats, learns, does, goes
It is used for things done daily.
Present Continuous is for plans already organized:
Subject / Auxiliary (to be) / Gerund
- I / am / talking, eating
- He, She, It / is / talking, eating
- You, We, They / are / talking, eating
We use it for something happening now or for something decided to be done in the near future.
Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect
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Will/Won’t + Infinitive (Predictions)
I will have the chance to do some work experience.
Tendré la oportunidad de adquirir alguna experiencia laboral.
Will | |
| Affirmative: Will | Gary thinks he’ll go to university. |
| Negative: Won’t | He won’t study maths. |
| Interrogative: Will + Subject + Infinitive | Will he travel in the future? |
Be Going To (Future Plans and Intentions)
I’m going to be a plumber!
Seré lampista!
Be Going To | |
| Affirmative: Verb ‘to be’ + Going to | Sam’s going to do an e2e course. |
| Negative: Verb ‘to be’ + Not |
Business Correspondence: Inquiries, Complaints, and Apologies
Enquiry Letter
We met at Barcelona’s trade fair and were impressed by the high quality of your products.
We are writing to inquire about your garden furniture. Our company specializes in importing exotic furniture, and we are particularly interested in your mahogany chairs and tables.
We would be grateful if you could send us your catalog and price list. As a large company, we anticipate purchasing in bulk. Please let us know if you offer discounts for bulk orders.
Additionally, could you provide your
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Present Perfect Simple
Form: have/has + past participle
Uses:
- An action that began in the past and continues to the present. Example: My friends and I have been in South America since July.
- An action that took place at an unspecified time in the past and is relevant in the present. Example: We have stayed in this hotel.
Time Expressions: never, ever, already, just, yet, recently, lately, in recent years, for, since, how long…?
Past Perfect Simple
Form: had + past participle
Use: An action that took place
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SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or business venture. It involves specifying the objective and identifying internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving it.
The SWOT Model
A SWOT analysis generates information helpful in matching an organization’s goals, programs, and capacities to its operating environment. The SWOT analysis itself is a data capture exercise—the
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