My English Course Level B2- C1

jueves, 5 de julio de 2018

AT WORK

To seek a job

Job ads
to apply for a job
a job seeker
To turn down an application
An impressive CV
a stroke of luck
To seize opportunities
First impressions
a good character reference
Personnal recommendation
to achieve your aims
To make her dreams come true
Make contactas
Set my heart onn becoming...
Toseize opportunities
To put a lot of efforts into...

Work placements

Gain hands-on experience

To get a job

Going straight into a permanent job
to find a job nearer home
I was taken on for a 3- month work
a mapped-out career plan
The main priority
A strong preference
a hand-on experience
a false career start
to change track
Terms and conditions agreed beforehand

Places

I work IN a bank
I work FOR (name of a company)
The workplace
Working environment

Elements

the powerforce
a co-worker
Team players
A close-knit team
trade unions

collective arrangements reached
collective bargain ( el convenio colectivo)

Qualities

Tenacity
Self-confidence
Ruthlessness
determination
ability to take risks
a clear focus
half-hearted

types of work

a 9 to 5 job
shift work
part-time / full time
Flexible time
to do / to work overtime
to work in a assembly line (cadena de montaje)
A permanent job
a causal job
to be self-employed

To be a trainee ( the very junior person in a company)

Different tasks

A daily routine
A run-of-the mill job
to keep at it / to work at it
to steer / direct / guide /lead
To be in charge of
to do paperwork
To write memos, arrange meetings
No matter how hard she works

Problems

To get to grips with managing a workload
Tight deadlines
to be under pressure
to be tied up at work
to cach up with
to be mad at work recently
Overload of work
heavy workload
to be snowed under
to be burned out
Working hours
to commute
to go on a strike
to be overworked and underpaid

Improving

Wage scales
to take pride indoing her job
a promotion
a fresh challenge
further career prospects

Without job

dismiss / sack
to be laid off / to get fired
to be redundant
to step down /to resign / to quit
to be unemployed
to be retired

Payments

a pay rise
Sick pay
holiday pay
Income tax
Lucrative job
A salary increment

holidays

How much holidays do you get
A voluntary leave

To be sick

A maternity/ paternity leave

Jobs

a firefighter

a fire brigade

soldier

An army

Pilot

Air force

Police officer

Police force

To work in a stall /( in a market)
To work AT a computer
To run a coffee bar

THINGS WE LIKE

spare time, entertainment

To do your own thing = to please yourself
to have time to yourself
to take up an activity / to give up

Like

To be mad about
Develop a fascination for
to look forward to sth
I can't wait to
I die for a cup of tea
I'm delighted
to be keen to do sth
The stuff we crave
To set his heart on a specific job
Enjoy getting together
to be hooked
to be caught up in
To be engaged with

Dislike

This may not appeal to you
Not to be into sth oneself

to care for = like

to care about = important

I don't care much for them
He cares about money

Types

A risk-averse type of person
A risk-taker

Activities

Going round the shops
A shopaholic
to hang out with friends
to knock around together / to hang out with sb.
to take up ballroom dance / to be reluctant to take up
To sign up for a new play
To form a drama group
I'm not into ballet myselfs
a kickround
DIY ( do it yourself)
A couch potato
cycling is fraught with danger

Consequences

Rewarding
relaxing
demanding
Therapeutic
lucrative
Time consuming

TELEVISION

A soap opera
a game live or recorded highlights
channels
satellite dish

PERIODICALS

Newspapers

Newspapers come out dialy
The largest circulation ( nº readers) is The Times
Broad sheets are bigger = quality press
Tabloids are smaller= popular press
A bulletin
features= longer articles about special subjects
A columnist
A press conference
a scoop (primicia)
A disclosure
News leaked out

A newsreel (resumen de actualidad)
To broadcast = to put over
The presenter
The viewers

Some words

Reportedly / allegedly dead (supuestamente)

alledged police brutality

a bid = an effort, a try / an attempt

New bid to cut teenage smoking

COMPUTERS AND INTERNET

My computer may crash
to have a bug
to make a back-up copy
Now computers are USER-FRIENDLY

THE MOBILE PHONE

Parts

The ringtone
The loudspeaker

on the phone

Is that Silvia? (ar~~e you S, is it S?~~)
Hello, it's Silvia (~~here is S, I am S~~)
Hold the line please

Actions

To dial out
To dial the wrong number
to hang on = hold on
To get through somebody

It's hard to get through my parents

To put through somebody
To leave a message
To press a key / a button
to call somebody back / ring back
To hang up = to ring off= to put the phone down
It got cut off
text messaging
To barely use my mobile phone
A long distance call
The line was engaged ll the time
To speak loudly / to speak in a low voice / to speak softly

Abbreviations

ASAP ( as soon as possible)
BTW (by the way)
ROTFL (rolling on the floor- laughing)
ICBW (it could be worse)

Opinions

Mobiles have been a bad thing for...
One of the objections to the use of ...
If pushed to make a choice, I'd come down on the side of mobile phones
The advantages outweigh the disadvantages

miércoles, 4 de julio de 2018

OFFICIAL PAPERWORK AND BUREAUCRACY

The visa runs out / expires. You have to renew it.
A landing card ( when you enter a country)
An pplication form (for a job)
A registration form (for a course)
An official piece of paper needs to be stamped
The marital status
There are queues

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