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1
Q

‘Hola [first name]:’

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate greeting for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

An email (correo electronico)

Informal

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‘Querido/a [first name]:’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate greeting for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘Dear [first name],’

An email (correo electronico) or letter (carta)

Informal

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‘un saludo,’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate sign off for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘all the best,’

An email (correo electronico) or a letter (carta)

Informal

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‘un cordial saludo,’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate sign off for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘yours truly,’

An email (correo electronico) or letter (carta)

Slightly formal

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5
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What punctuation should you use after the initial greeting in both emails and letters?

A

:

A colon, not a comma

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‘un abrazo de,’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate sign off for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘all the best / take care’ (literally ‘a hug from’)

An email (correo electronico) or letter (carta)

Informal

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‘estimado/a [first name]:’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate greeting for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘Dear [first name],’ (literally ‘esteemed [first name]’)

A letter (carta)

Slightly formal

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‘atentos saludos de’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate sign off for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘yours faithfully’, ‘yours sincerely’

A letter (carta)

Formal

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‘Estimado/a Sr./Sra./Srta. [last name]:’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate greeting for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss [last name]’

A letter (carta)

Formal

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‘Atentamente/Muy atentamente,’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate greeting for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

‘Yours faithfully’, ‘yours sincerely’

A letter (carta)

Formal

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What is basic essay (redacción) structure? (4)

Give a brief summary of each part.

A
  1. Introduction - introduce the topic, bit of context
  2. Arguments for - reasons and examples
  3. Arguments against - reasons and examples
  4. Conclusion - summarise and give your opinion
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For essays (redacciónes), what should you always write first?

A

Un borrador (a draft)

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For essays (redacciónes):

What is the word for ‘introduction’?

A

Introducción

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For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘arguments for’?

A

Argumentos a favor

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For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘arguments against’?

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Argumentos en contra

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For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘conclusion’?

A

Conclusión

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For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘lots of people think / say…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

‘Mucha gente piensa / dice…’

Introduction or main body

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18
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For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘this theme is controversial because…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

‘Este tema es polémico porque…’

Introduction

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Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘to start, it must be said that…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

‘para empezar se debe decir que…’

Introduction

20
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘people feel very strongly about this issue’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

‘la gente sienten muy fuerte de este tema’

Introduction

21
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘firstly…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

En primer lugar…

Main body

22
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘secondly…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

En segundo lugar…

Main body

23
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘thirdly…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

en terciero lugar…

Main body

24
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘finally…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

por último…

Main body

25
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘on one hand / on the other hand’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

por una parte / por otra parte

Main body

26
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘however…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

sin embargo…

Main body

27
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘before…now, instead…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

antes…ahora, en cambio…

Main body

28
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘additionally…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

además…

Main body

29
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘although / even though…’

Which tense does this take?

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

aunque

The subjunctive

Main body

30
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘if / even if…’

Which tense does this take?

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

aunque

The subjunctive

Main body

31
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘for example…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

por ejemplo

Main body

32
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘in summary’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

En resumen

Conclusion

33
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘to finish’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

para terminar

Conclusion

34
Q

For essays (redacciónes):

How do you say ‘in the end, I think that…’

Which part of the essay would this go in?

A

En fin, pienso que…

Conclusion

35
Q

What are speech marks in Spanish (and French)?

Give an example for ‘hello’

A

&laquo_space;»

&laquo_space;hello&raquo_space;

36
Q

If you’re not 100% sure what the vocab in the question means (but you understand the gist), what should you do?

A

Copy the wording of the Q in your answer (so they can’t penalise you for it)

37
Q

What is ‘una carta de reclamación’?

A

A complaint letter

38
Q

When writing complaint letters, what three things should you remember to do?

A
  1. Use formal language
  2. Clearly explain the motivation for your complaint
  3. Exactly what you are hoping to get
39
Q

‘A quien pueda interesar,’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate greeting for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

To whom it may concern

A letter

Formal

40
Q

‘A quien corresponda’

What does this mean?

What type of correspondence is this an appropriate greeting for?

Is it formal or informal?

A

To whom it may concern

A letter

Formal

41
Q

For complaint letters (cartas de reclamación):

How do you say ‘I would like’?

Is this formal or informal?

A

quisiera

Very formal

42
Q

For complaint letters (cartas de reclamación):

How do you say ‘I am writing to inform you…’?

A

Me dirijo a usted para informarlo…

43
Q

For complaint letters (cartas de reclamación):

How do you say ‘I am writing to ask…’

A

Me dirijo a usted para solicitar…

44
Q

For complaint letters (cartas de reclamación):

How do you say ‘I wait for a solution to my demand’

A

Esperando una solución a mi demanda

45
Q

For emails (correos electronicos):

How would you say ‘how have you been’ both informally and formally?

A

Informally (takes tú):
¿Cómo has estado?

Formally (takes usted):
¿Cómo ha estado?

46
Q

For letters (cartas):

What is the format for writing the date?

Give an example for ‘Thursday, 16 November 2023’

A

[day of the week], [number] de [month] del [year]

jueves, 16 de noviembre del 2023

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