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ContentsTranslation Booklet 2

Vocabulary Booklet 2

Presentations and Public Speaking

Cloverdale’s Characters

Sudoku Inglés

Most Common Irregular Verbs

Pronunciation of Common Regular Verbs

Common Errors by Spanish Speakers

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Translation

Booklet

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VaughanS Y S T E M S

LIST 1 - There + to be

Hay un problema con el sistema nuevo.

Hay varios asuntos que atender.

Había mucha gente aquí cuando llegué.

Hubo una explosión en la fábrica anoche.

Había varios faxes aquí esta mañana.

Habrá una fiesta esta noche si no llueve.

Va a haber una reunión esta tarde.

Va a haber muchos problemas con esto.

Ha habido un malentendido.

Ha habido varios casos.

Habría menos casos si hubiera una vacuna.

Debe de haber una solución.

Tiene que haber una forma de resolverlo.

Tiene que haber al menos tres.

Debería haber más sillas.

Podría haber más de lo que piensas.

Me dijeron el otro día que había habido problemascon el sistema nuevo.

Siempre ha habido problemas con el sistema.

No parece haber una solución.

Habría habido más problemas si no hubiéramosvisto el error a tiempo.

Antes había mucha gente aquí.

No hay tantos como antes había.

No tiene que haber una solución necesariamente.

No puede haber tanta gente

Puede que haya una solución.

Vaughan Systems, 2004. Reservados todos los derechos.c PAGE 3

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There’s a problem with the new system.

There are several matters to take care of.

There were a lot of people here when I arrived.

There was an explosion in the factory last night.

There were several faxes here this morning.

There will be a party tonight if it doesn’t rain.

There’s going to be a meeting this afternoon.

There are going to be a lot of problems with this.

There’s been a misunderstanding.

There have been several cases.

There would be fewer cases if there were a vaccine.

There must be a solution.

There has to be a way to solve it.

There have to be at least three.

There should be more chairs.

There could be more than you think.

They told me the other day that there had beenproblems with the new system.

There have always been problems with the system.

There doesn’t seem to be a solution.

There would’ve been more problems if we hadn’t seenthe mistake in time.

There used to be a lot of people here.

There aren’t as many as there used to be.

There doesn’t necessarily have to be a solution.

There can’t be that many people. (So many)

There may be a solution.


List 28

FLECHA

POR CIERTO, A PROPÓSITO

PAÑUELO

SIN EMBARGO

PROBABILIDAD

IMÁN

TORTILLA

REEMBOLSO

RELACIONADO

ESCASO

SENSIBLE

ARAÑA

PROVISIONAL, TEMPORAL

TERRITORIO

ESTAR DE BUEN HUMOR

SOPORTAR, AGUANTAR

DESCANSAR

JUBILARSE

RASCAR, ARAÑAR

FIRMAR

ESTIRAR

FORMAR, ENTRENAR

SILBAR

TOALLA

DISGUSTADO


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ARROW

BY THE WAY

HANDKERCHIEF

HOWEVER

LIKELIHOOD

MAGNET

OMELET

REFUND

RELATED

SCARCE

SENSITIVE

SPIDER

TENTATIVE

TERRITORY

TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD

TO BEAR

TO REST

TO RETIRE

TO SCRATCH

TO SIGN

TO STRETCH

TO TRAIN

TO WHISTLE

TOWEL

UPSET

Presentations &Public Speaking

Telephoning and conference calls

Vocabulary for dealing with questions

Interview evaluation sheet

Vocabulary for business English


Public Speaking


TELEPHONE EXPRESSIONS

When someone is not availableI'm afraid Maria is not available at the moment.

Maria's out/away at the moment...

The line is busy; could you call back later?

Taking a messageCan/Could/May I take a message?

Would you like to leave a message?

Leaving a messageCould I leave a message for her?

Could you pass on a message to Sonia for me please?

Checking information

Have I got this straight?

Have I got that right?

Let me just check the details...

Just to confirm, you are arriving on the 27th,is that right?

Problems with the line

I'm sorry, this connection is terrible. Could yourepeat that please?

I think there's some interference on the line.

I'm sorry, I think we got cut off just then.

You're breaking up – do you have a land line Icould call you on?

Appendices


Sudoku Inglés

Most Common Irregular Verbs


Common Errors by Spanish Speakers




Yesterday, Phillip Johnson had a busy morning.

He usually gets up at 7:30 every morning, but

yesterday he got up at 7:00 because his wife,

Nancy, had to leave home very early to take

a report to a client of hers 70 miles from

Lincoln. Nancy left home at 7:25 and Phillip

made breakfast for himself and for the

children. Usually Nancy makes breakfast for

all three, but yesterday was an exception.

Phillip took a shower and had breakfast

before the children got up. He prepared fried

eggs and toast for Michael and Denise and at

8:30 he took them to school. He got to the

office at ten minutes past nine. He had three

meetings during the morning. The first one

was at 10 o’clock with the bank’s lawyer. They

discussed a problem with an important client

who wanted to suspend payments on a loan.

They decided to wait until the meeting of the

bank’s Board of Directors to make a final

decision. At 11:30, he received the owner of

a ceramic factory near Lincoln. The man

needed $500,000 to add a new building to

his factory. The ceramic factory was one the

best in Nebraska and Phillip knew the man

very well and trusted him. At 12:00, Phillip

met with the chief commercial officer of the

bank to discuss a salary question concerning

one of the employees in the commercial

department. He went to lunch with the chief

commercial officer at 12:30. They had lunch in

a small restaurant near the office.

1. Did Phillip have a busy morning yesterday?

2. Did he get up at the usual time?

3. What time did he get up?

4. What time does he usually get up?

5. Why did he get up earlier than usual?

6. Why did Nancy have to leave home early?

7. How far was the client from their home?

8. What time did Nancy leave home?

9. Who prepared breakfast for Phillip?

10. Who usually makes breakfast?

11. Was yesterday an exception?

12. What did Phillip do before the children

got up?

13. What did he prepare his children for

breakfast?

14. What time did he leave home?

15. Did he leave home alone?

16. Who did he leave home with?

17. Why did he leave home with his children?

18. What time did he get to the office?

19. Did he have any meetings during the

morning?

20. How many meetings did he have?

21. Was the first meeting at 9:30?

22. What time was the first meeting?

23. Was the meeting with a salesman?

24. Who was the first meeting with?

25. Did they discuss a problem?

26. What was the problem?

27. Did they make a final decision during the

meeting?

28. What did they decide to do?

29. What time was his second meeting?

30. Who did Phillip receive?

31. How much money did the man need?

32. What did he need the money for?

33. What can you say about the ceramic

factory?

34. What was Phillip’s relationship with the man?

35. Who did Phillip meet with at 12 o’clock?

36. What did they discuss?

37. How long did the meeting last?

38. What time did Phillip go to lunch?

39. Who did he have lunch with?

40. Where did they have lunch?

Philip Johnson


SUDOKU INGLÉS 1




There are many more important verbs not listed here, but these, barring an oversight, are the most commonly used.

Hard “d” sound

Agreed

Allowed

Answered

Appeared

Arrived

Believed

Belonged

Called

Carried

Changed

Cleaned

Closed

Continued

Copied

Covered

Cried

Died

Earned

Enjoyed

Explained

Followed

Gained

Happened

Joined

Listened to

Lived

Moved

Offered

Owned

Planned

Prepared

Played

Preferred

Pulled

Rained

Raised

Received

Retired

Saved

Seemed

Served

Showed

Smiled

Snowed

Stayed

Studied

Tried

Used

Worried

“t” sound

Asked

Checked

Cooked

Crossed

Danced

Escaped

Finished

Helped

Hoped

Jumped

Laughed

Liked

Looked

Missed

Noticed

Parked

Passed

Picked

Progressed

Promised

Pushed

Reached

Stopped

Talked

Walked

Washed

Watched

Wished

Worked

“id” sound (additional syllable)

Accepted

Acted

Added

Attended

Attracted

Avoided

Contacted

Counted

Created

Decided

Depended on

Divided

Eliminated

Existed

Expanded

Expected

Hated

Included

Insisted

Invented

Invited

Landed

Lifted

Lasted

Needed

Pointed

Printed

Rented

Rested

Shouted

Started

Treated

Waited

Wanted

Wasted


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