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 for Everyday Use

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
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English Verb Tenses and Grammar: A Comprehensive Review

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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

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English Proficiency Test: Sample Answers and Letters

Key 15081 and 15082: Open-Ended Questions

Open-Ended Questions (For Both Keys)

  1. Send it.
  2. I didn’t know anything.
  3. Take your umbrella (Key 82).
  4. You shouldn’t water (Key 81).
  5. Health will be better.
  6. Walk to…
  7. The bride’s dress was fascinating.
  8. The students were interested in the question.
  9. You cannot accomplish more tasks if you start late.
  10. You shouldn’t be careless when you drive at night.
  11. 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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Mastering Business Phone Calls: Essential English Vocabulary

**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
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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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