Key English Vocabulary for Everyday Use
Essential English Vocabulary and Phrases
Common Expressions
A breath of fresh air: Un soplo de aire fresco
A drop in the ocean: Una gota en el mar
All the rage: Ser el último grito, causar furor
Give a taste of his/her own medicine: Dar de su propia medicina
Go in one ear and out the other: Entrar en una oreja y salir por la otra
Have a sweet tooth: Ser goloso
In the spotlight: En el punto de mira
Make a mountain out of a molehill: Hacer una montaña de un grano
Nothing to do with: Nada que ver con
Out of
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Essential Spanish Vocabulary and Phrases
Common Actions and Daily Life
- To live next door: Vivir al lado
- To move in: Mudarse
- To have a barbecue: Hacer una barbacoa
- To realize: Darse cuenta de
- To water: Regar
- To appear / to seem / to look: Parecer
- To cook sausages: Hacer salchichas
- To do sports: Hacer deporte
- Bay: Bahía
- To marry somebody: Casarse con
- Stepbrother: Hermanastro
- To be different from: Ser diferente de
- To play video games: Jugar con videojuegos
- So: Por lo tanto
- So: Tan
- To walk to school: Ir andando al
English Verb Tenses and Grammar: A Comprehensive Review
Present Simple
Indicators: Always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day (used in the third person).
Uses:
- Habitual actions
- Universal truths
- Future use: Schedules of trains, buses, flights.
Example: I work.
Past Simple
Indicators: Yesterday, when, ago, last.
Uses: Completed past actions.
Example: I worked.
Present Continuous
Indicators: Now, at the moment, this.
Uses:
- Actions happening now
- Future use: Fixed plans, future appointments.
Example: I am working.
Past Continuous
Uses: Past actions, durative or in
English Proficiency Test: Sample Answers and Letters
Key 15081 and 15082: Open-Ended Questions
Open-Ended Questions (For Both Keys)
- Send it.
- I didn’t know anything.
- Take your umbrella (Key 82).
- You shouldn’t water (Key 81).
- Health will be better.
- Walk to…
- The bride’s dress was fascinating.
- The students were interested in the question.
- You cannot accomplish more tasks if you start late.
- You shouldn’t be careless when you drive at night.
- She gave up in spite of the good conditions.
Letter: Profile of an Inspiring Person
Description of a Special Person
I do not remember
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**Topic 7: Receiving Calls**
Key Vocabulary:
- Be careful: Ten cuidado
- Caller: El que llama
- Connect: Conectar
- Extension: Extensión
- No reply: Ninguna respuesta
- Operate the switchboard: Pulsar el encendido
- Patience: Paciencia
- Professional: Profesional
- Put…through: Pasar la llamada
- Repeat: Repetir
- Ring: Llamar
- State: Afirmar
- Wrong number: Número equivocado
Common Phrases:
- I made a mistake = I did something wrong: Cometí un error
- She spoke in a professional manner = She spoke in a technical way: Habló de forma profesional
- Can
Research Methods and Epistemology in Social Sciences
Research Methodology
META: towards; ODOS: path – path towards
A series of ordered steps that we follow to achieve our goal.
- Deductive Method: From the general to the particular.
- Inductive Method: From the particular to the general.
Types of Induction
- Complete Induction: The general conclusion is made based on the study of all individuals of the given class.
- Incomplete Induction: The general conclusion is obtained based on a certain number of objects.
Techniques in Research
A set of tools, procedures, and
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