FEBRUARY 23 Flashcards by Elena Álvarez

Te importaría leer el informe?

Would you mind readING the report?

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¿Te gusta viajar?

Do you like to travel?

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Were you in Turkey last week?

Yes I was in Turkey last week
No, I wasn’t in Turkey last week

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Muy poco dinero
Muy pocos proveedores

Very little money
Very few providers/suppliers

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Will you go to Japan next year?

No, I won’t
No, I won’t go to Japan next year

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una hora y media

AN HOUR (“aua”) and a HALF (“haf”)

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Hubo un problema
Hubo muchas personas

There was a problem
There were many people

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Did you get to the airport on time?

Yes, I got to the airport on time

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_____ 2022
_____ otoño
_____ enero

In 2022
In autumn (“ótam”) / in fall
In January

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¿Puedo hacerte una pregunta?

Can I ask you a question?

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What is she trying to do?

She’s trying to GET FIT

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Don’t ………….., it’s not our fault

GET ANGRY

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If you ………, call me

GET LOST

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What time do you have to leave?

I have to leave at quarter past nine

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He doesn’t _________ with his father

He doesn’t GET ON (WELL) with his father

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She needs to ________ smoking

give up smoking

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Please, __________ your clothes

put away your clothes

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How long did the journey last?

It lastED three hours

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No es justo!
Es injusto

It’s not FAIR!
It is unfair

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Don’t ______ that letter!

Don’t THROW AWAY that letter

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Please, _________ the music, it’s very loud!

turn down

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la carga de trabajo

the workload (“loud”)

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Can you ________ this form please?

FILL IN

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LARGE PAYMENT
GIFT
MACHINE

Pronunciation
LARGE “larch”
GIFT
Machine “mashíín”

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Can you AFFORD to buy a new car?

be able to pay

Look ____ a word in the dictionary

look up (search for info in a book or database)

¿Te puedo PEDIR un favor?

Can I ASK you FOR a favour?

My jefe me pidió que viniese

My boss asked me to come

Los hombres Las mujeres

MEN WOMEN ("wimin")

There's some money LEFT

Some money remains to be used (sobra, queda)

WEDDING FOREIGNER LAW

Pronunciation

I'd like to ___________ about hotels in Madrid

FIND OUT: have more information about something (averiguar, enterarse, saber más de..)

GLOBAL WARMING CLIMATE CHANGE CATASTROPHE

Pronunciation

Estoy intentando concentrarme en esto

I'm trying to focus ON this.

tiene sentido no tiene sentido

it makes sense it doesn't make sense (or it makes no sense)

hacer un trato

make a deal

ganar dinero

make money

concertar una cita

make/arrange an appointment

obtener beneficios

make a profit

hacer una inversión

make an investment

¿Cuántos edificios tiene la empresa?

How many buildings does the company have?

Suelo ser puntual Solía ser puntual

I'm USUALLY punctual I USED TO be punctual

Peter is the HEAD ("hed") of the department, So...

The department is HEADED BY Peter

The CEO was FIRED

The CEO was dismissed

We MUST think about it

We HAVE TO think about it

The missile missed its TARGET We exceeded our profit TARGET

TARGET = OBJECTIVE = AIM

When did the catastrophe take place? (01/05)

I TOOK PLACE on the first of May

Were you in Turkey when the earthquake took place?

Yes, I was in Turkey when the earthquake took place No, I was in Turkey when the earthquake took place

When did you know about the accident? When did you learn about the accident? When did you find out about the accident?

I KNEW about the accident... I LEARNT about the accident.. I FOUND OUT about the accident..

distrito barrio / vecindario

district neighbourhood

Es miércoles día 3

It's Wednesday the third

hacer papeleo

do paperwork

perder el tren perder el vuelo

MISS the train MISS the flight

People from Turkey are... People from Japan are...

People from Turkey are...Turkish People from Japan are... Japanese

Es jueves día 5

It's Thursday the fifth

Let's DO some RESEARCH on this matter

Let's study / investigate this matter

Ella me explicó... Yo le expliqué..

She explained TO me I explained TO her

fue productiva la reunión?

Was the meeting PRODUCTIVE? productive- unproductive - productivity

we need to analyse this IN DEPTH we need to analyse this IN DETAIL

we need to analyse this THOROUGHLY

we need to COME UP WITH an idea we need to COME UP WITH a solution

to produce an idea / solution

Do you know HOW TO do this?

Yes, I know HOW TO do this No, I don't know HOW TO do this

The price is EXPECTED TO ...

The price is EXPECTED TO GO UP The price is EXPECTED TO RISE The price is EXPECTED TO INCREASE

Do you know HOW TO solve this problem?

Yes, I know HOW TO solve it No, I don't know HOW TO solve it

House prices are EXPECTED TO...

HOUSE PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN // FALL // DECREASE

Si la reunión se cancela

If the meeting is cancelled..

FUTURE TEMPERATURE

TURE --> as in chair

There will be a recession --> Neg

There won't be a recession ("riséshn")

Eso espero / espero que sí

I hope so

No podemos permitirnos contratar más personas

We can't AFFORD to hire more people

tengo una cita médica

I have a medical appointment

Energy prices are...

fluctuating (to fluctuate = to rise and fall irregularly)

He took his children TO a park

(take to a place : llevar)

Estoy pensando en hacer cambios

I'm thinking about makING changes

I used my OWN money You used your OWN money He used... She used... We used... They...

I used my OWN money You used your OWN money He used his own money She used her own money We used our own money They used out money

Antes de fijar los nuevos objetivos...

Before setting the new goals...

Después de hablar con él

After talking to him

foreign languages foreign affairs foreign people

"forin"

Singapore is not the same______ China Singapore is different_______ China

the same as different from

Your sister's daughter is... And your sister's son is....

Your sister's daughter is your NIECE "nis" And your sister's son is your NEPHEW "néfiu"

Do you have a desktop computer or a ___________?

laptop

La pantalla está al lado del teclado

The screen is NEXT TO the keyboard

TALKATIVE FAVOURITE CHARACTERS

Pronunciation "tókativ" "féivrit" "kárakters"

Asegúrate de que está listo Asegúrate de que está acabado

MAKE SURE "shó" it's ready MAKE SURE "shó" it's finished

He wants to review the results --> Neg --> ?

He wants to review the results --> He doesn't want to review the results Does he want to review the results?

FEBRUARY 23 Flashcards

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