Technical English Session 1 for professional training

DICTIONARY

Index NF1.1. The world of work.

These contents are found in Lessons 1 & 2 (English for Businessand the documents below.

In this part of the NF1. you will learn to:

• Use the present simple vs present continuous.
• Use the past simple vs present perfect
• Use prepositions
• Introduce yourself professionally
• Express tasks and duties at work
• Write a cover Letter

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INTRODUCE YOURSELF PROFESSIONALLY

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Introduce yourself professionally

• Introduce yourself with your name, job and where you work My name is ... I work as a/an .... for/in ... (company name)
• Educational background I am studying 1.a higher vocational qualification in administration and finances. 2.an advanced professional training in administration and finance. 3. an intermediate vocational training in administration. I finished a degree in economics last year. (carrera) I finished A levels in 2020 (bachillerato) I finished compulsory secondary education two years ago.
• Work experience I have experience in ... (field/area) I have worked as a ... (job) I worked in ... (company) for ... years. I got my first job in ... (year)
• I'm responsible for + [verb]ing + [area of responsibility] Ex. "I'm responsible for ensuring that our new staff are well trained."
• I'm in charge of + [department/project] Ex. "I'm in charge of the Sales Department/the hotel construction project"

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TASKS AND DUTIES AT WORK

• to make phone calls hacer llamadas
• to get the phone atender llamadas
• to file documents archivar documentos
• to do paperwork hacer papeleo
• to write reports hacer informes
• to make a presentation hacer una presentación
• to schedule a meeting fijar una fecha de reunión
• to attend meetings ir a reuniones
• to send e-mails mandar e-mails
• to report to someone reportar a alguien
• to implement a business plan implementar un plan de negocio
• to develop sales strategies desarrollar estrategias de venta
• to get in touch with suppliers contactar con proveedores
• to get estimates pedir presupuestos
• to stay within budget no salirse del presupuesto
• to analyse the market analizar el mercado

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USEFUL WORK VOCABULARY

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USEFUL WORK VOCABULARY

1. employee = empleado
2. graduate = licenciado
3. strengths/weaknesses = fortalezas / debilidades
4. to hire/to employ contratar
5. to fire/to dismiss = despedir / to quit a job = dejar un trabajo
6. job advertisement/offer = anuncio de oferta de trabajo / oferta de trabajo
7. to earn money/ a salary = ganar (dinero)
8. to apply for a job /for the position of = solicitar un empleo
9. CV and a covering letter = curriculum y carta de presentación
10. to get a rise (am. raise) = conseguir un aumento de sueldo

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USEFUL WORK VOCABULARY

1. salary/wage = salario
2. full-time/part-time/seasonal job = trabajo a tiempo completo/media jornada/ temporal
3. contract of employment = contrato de trabajo
4. to work in shifts = trabajar a turnos
5. job experience = experiencia laboral
6. training / traineeship = prácticas
7. placement = empleo
8. unemployed/jobless = desempleado
9. to get promoted = ser ascendido
10. employer = el encargado de contratar/ empleador / jefe

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MORE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE A JOB

1. badly-paid = mal pagado
2. well-paid = bien pagado
3. high-powered = con gran responsabilidad
4. challenging = que ofrece desafio
5. stressful = estresante
6. rewarding = gratificante
7. monotonous / repetitive = monotono/ repetitivo
8. dynamic

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ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE STRENGTHS

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• ★ Attentive atento/a
• ★ Ambitious ambicioso/a
• * Committed comprometido/a
• * Cooperative cooperativo/a
• * Creative creativo/a
• * Extroverted extrovertido/a
• * Focused enfocado/centrado/ concentrado/a
• * Good listener sabe escuchar
• ★ Hard Working trabajador/a
• ★ Helpful servicial
• ★ Innovative innovador/a
• ★ Methodical metódico/a
• ★ Meticulous meticuloso/a
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• ★ Organized organizado/a
• ★ Persuasive persuasivo/a
• ★ Problem solver resolutivo/a
• ★ Productive productivo/a
• ★ Professional profesional
• ★ Resourceful ingenioso/a
• * Results-oriented orientado/a a resultados
• ★ Disciplined disciplinado/a
• ★ Team player colaborador/a
• ★ Thorough riguroso/a
• ★ Trustworthy de confianza
• * Sociable sociable
• ★ Skilled habilidoso 13

JOB INTERVIEWS

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

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STARTING THE JOB INTERVIEW

• ★ I'm pleased to meet you!
• ★ Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
• ★ I really appreciate being considered for this position/ role.

SKILLS AT WORK

• ★ I am good/ brilliant at + v-ing. Ex. I am good at typing.
• ★ I graduated from ... in ... with a degree in ...
• * I have a degree in ...
• ★ I am qualified in ...
• ★ I completed a course in ... which gave me skills in ...

WORK EXPERIENCE

• ★ I have worked in/ for (company) for (time)
• ★ I am proud of the work I did at ...
• I felt really comfortable working for ... they are a great time.
• ★ An example of a problem that I solved is ...
• ★ I consider my strengths to be ... and I think these are important for this role because ...

ABOUT YOUR FUTURE CAREER

• ★ In five years time, I see myself ...
• ★ In five years time, I'd like to be responsible for ... and I believe this first step is important to achieve that.
• ★ I would like to build my career at this company because ...

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BASICS

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PRESENTE SIMPLE

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TO BE

Afirmativa:

• + I am angry
• + You are sad
• + He/she/it is happy
• + We are tired
• + You are bored
• + They are excited

Negativa:

• -I am not angry
• -You are not sad
• -He/she/it is not happy
• -We are not tired
• -You are not bored
• -They are not excited

Questions:

• Am I angry?
• Are you sad?
• Is he/she/it happy?
• Are we tired?
• Are you bored?
• Are they excited?

TO HAVE

Afirmativa:

• +I have one brother +You have one sister +He /She /it has a problem +We have a laptop +You have a cat +They have questions

Negativa:

• -I don't have one brother
• -You don't have one sister
• -He /She /it doesn't have a problem
• -We don't have a laptop
• -You don't have a cat
• -They don't have questions

Questions:

• Do I have a brother?
• Do you have one sister?
• Does he/She/it have a problem?
• Do we have a laptop?
• Do you have a cat?
• Do they have any questions?

RESTO DE VERBOS

Afirmativa:

• + I work
• + You work
• + He/she/it works
• + We work
• + You work
• + They work

Negativa:

• - I don't work
• - You don't work
• - He/she/it doesn't work
• - We don't work
• You don't work
• - - They don't work

Questions:

• Do I work?
• Do you work?
• Does he/she/it work?
• Do we work?
• Do you work?
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PAST SIMPLE

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TO BE

Afirmativa:

• + I was angry
• + You were sad
• + He/she/it was happy
• + We were tired
• + You were bored
• + They were excited

Negativa:

• -I was not angry
• -You were not sad
• -He/she/it was not happy
• -We were not tired
• -You were not bored
• -They were not excited

Questions:

• Was I angry?
• Were you sad?
• Was he/she/it happy?
• Were we tired?
• Were you bored?
• Were they excited?

TO HAVE

Afirmativa:

• +I had one brother +You had one sister +He /She /it had a problem +We had a laptop +You have a cat +They had questions

Negativa:

• -I didn't have one brother
• -You didn't have one sister
• -He /She /it didn't have a problem
• -We didn't have a laptop
• -You didn't have a cat
• -They didn't have questions

Questions:

• Did I have a brother?
• Did you have one sister?
• Did he/She/it have a problem?
• Did we have a laptop?
• Did you have a cat?
• Did they have any questions?

RESTO DE VERBOS

Afirmativa:

• + I worked
• + You worked
• + He/she/it worked
• + We worked
• + You worked
• + They worked

Negativa:

• - I didn't work
• - You didn't work
• - He/she/it didn't work
• - We didn't work
• You didn't work
• - - They didn't work

Questions:

• Did I work?
• Did you work?
• Does he/she/it work?
• Did we work?
• Did you work?
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PRESENT SIMPLE

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PRESENT SIMPLE USES

1. To talk about routines. (Hablar de rutinas) Ex. I go to work every day
2. Permanent situations & facts. (Situaciones permanentes y hechos) Ex. I live in Barcelona.

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PRESENT SIMPLE STRUCTURE

It depends on the subject (depende del sujeto):

AFFIRMATIVE : subject + verb +object

(Si el sujeto es 3ª persona del singular(he/she/it) añadimos -s/-es)

• + I /we /they eat pizza every Saturday
• + He/she/it eats pizza every Saturday

NEGATIVE: subject +don't/doesn't + verb +object

(Si el sujeto es 3ª persona del singular (he/she/it) usamos doesn't en lugar de don't)

• - I don't eat pizza every Saturday
• - He/she /it doesn't eat pizza every Saturday

INTERROGATIVE: Do/Does + subject + verb + object

(Si el sujeto es 3ª persona del singular (he/she/it) usamos does en lugar de do)

• Do you eat pizza every Saturday?
• Does he eat pizza every Saturday?

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