FEBRUARY 23 Flashcards
Te importaría leer el informe?
Would you mind readING the report?
¿Te gusta viajar?
Do you like to travel?
Were you in Turkey last week?
Yes I was in Turkey last week
No, I wasn’t in Turkey last week
Muy poco dinero
Muy pocos proveedores
Very little money
Very few providers/suppliers
Will you go to Japan next year?
No, I won’t
No, I won’t go to Japan next year
una hora y media
AN HOUR (“aua”) and a HALF (“haf”)
Hubo un problema
Hubo muchas personas
There was a problem
There were many people
Did you get to the airport on time?
Yes, I got to the airport on time
_____ 2022
_____ otoño
_____ enero
In 2022
In autumn (“ótam”) / in fall
In January
¿Puedo hacerte una pregunta?
Can I ask you a question?
What is she trying to do?
She’s trying to GET FIT
Don’t ………….., it’s not our fault
GET ANGRY
If you ………, call me
GET LOST
What time do you have to leave?
I have to leave at quarter past nine
He doesn’t _________ with his father
He doesn’t GET ON (WELL) with his father
She needs to ________ smoking
give up smoking
Please, __________ your clothes
put away your clothes
How long did the journey last?
It lastED three hours
No es justo!
Es injusto
It’s not FAIR!
It is unfair
Don’t ______ that letter!
Don’t THROW AWAY that letter
Please, _________ the music, it’s very loud!
turn down
la carga de trabajo
the workload (“loud”)
Can you ________ this form please?
FILL IN
LARGE PAYMENT
GIFT
MACHINE
Pronunciation
LARGE “larch”
GIFT
Machine “mashíín”
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?
