Monday, May 27, 2024

EVAU tips

Consejos para preparar la EVAU:

- Trabaja tantos textos de otros años como puedas.

- Revisa el vocabulario del curso y hazte un listado de palabras y expresiones nuevas que encuentres en los textos. Lee en inglés, ve películas subtituladas en inglés, vídeos en redes...

- Repasa todos los phrasal-verbs vistos durante el curso y practica su uso. Pide a tu profe un listado si lo necesitas. Anota los que te parezcan más comunes, copia ejemplos de los que te cueste aprender o usar correctamente.

- Repasa la gramática, especialmente el Estilo Indirecto, la Pasiva, las Condicionales, Oraciones de Relativo, Question Tags, las formas de futuro y otras formas compuestas.
Es muy recomendable practicar con los ejercicios de EVAU, si esto es lo que peor se te da, tienes que coger esos ejercicios y trabajar sobre ellos. (En los textos EVAU suele ser la pregunta 4, practícala cogiéndola de los textos y pide a tu profe que las corrija).

Repasa el uso y formas de los Verbos Modales, especialmente las formas compuestas.
No olvides que los modales van SIEMPRE seguidos de infinitivo, que el have de el participio y que el be suele ir seguido de gerundio. Memoriza un ejemplo y úsalo de referencia si dudas. (Por ejemplo: He must have been waiting a lot).

- Revisa el uso más común de las preposiciones, recuerda que hay muchos verbos en los que rige una preposición distinta según el significado.
(Por ejemplo: talk to / talk with).
Y recuerda que las preposiciones suelen ir seguidas de gerundio (porque el verbo en inglés NO se nominaliza en infinitivo) excepto to que se suele seguir de infinitivo.
(Por ejemplo: I need it to work / I need it for working)
 

- Si lo necesitas, repasa los Verbos irregulares.

- Recuerda que la redacción es la tercera parte de la nota:

    * Revisa expresiones útiles, aquí tienes ejemplos:

https://palomerasenglish.blogspot.com/2021/02/expressions-for-your-writings.html

    * Recuerda los distintos tipos de texto y cómo estructurarlos.

     * Escribe oraciones cortas y sencillas

    * Nunca escribas expresiones que dudes. 

    * Revisa que los verbos vayan en concordancia en todas las frases.

    * Repasa la ortografía y no dejes tu redacción desorganizada. 

    * Argumenta, concluye, estructura tus ideas. 

    * Siempre, siempre, haz un borrador de tu texto y luego lo pasas a limpio en el examen, merece la pena el tiempo y el esfuerzo.

    * Tu letra tiene que ser muy legible, haz un esfuerzo.

    * Divide tu redacción en al menos 3 párrafos muy diferenciados.

    * La conclusión de tu Writing va a ser lo último que lea el corrector, tiene que ser brillante y lucir como la guinda de tu trabajo. Puedes ensayar varias formas y llevarlas pensadas para adaptarlas a tu redacción.

- En el examen:

* Vas a tener tiempo de sobra.

* Lee los dos textos por encima y TAMBIÉN las preguntas.

* Piensa con cuál te vas a sentir más cómodo (fíjate bien también en la gramática y en el tema de la redacción, que el vocabulario a usar te sea el más cercano).

* Vuelve a leer los textos fijándote si hay expresiones que no te permiten entenderlo y elige unoMuchos profes recomiendan que hagas las preguntas 3 y 4 de ambos textos en sucio, y una vez hecho, elijas el texto por el que te inclinas.

* NO cambies de texto si llevas más de 15 minutos ya con uno, es normal dudar, pero no te lo permitas. Has elegido bien.

* La pregunta de vocabulario te da el párrafo donde encontrar el sinónimo, recuerda qué estás buscando, en campo gramatical y el campo semántico al que debes ceñirte. Practica y pregunta a tu profe.
(por ejemplo, una palabra acabada en -ing puede sustituir no sólo a un gerundio, si no también a un nombre o un adjetivo, ojo con eso).

* Repasa tantas veces como puedas todo lo que has escrito.

* Tu examen tiene que poder leerse bien. Esto es lo más importante.
Recuerda que el corrector NO te conoce, facilítale las cosas.


¡¡¡Te va a ir genial!!!


Wednesday, March 1, 2023

CIT related terms, expressions, examples and use

Vocabulary

BACK UP: make a copy against failure.

FREEZE: become blocked.

LOSE: have a loss, fail to keep something.

LOG IN / OFF: enter and terminate a session.

RECOVER: regain, get again.

SURE: safe, clear.

SHUT DOWN: power off, close.

REMIND: I´ll remind you to do it. (future intention)

REMEMBER: I remember playing in the park as a child. (past memory)

HANG UP: Wait a second, I´ll find him, don´t hang up. (on the phone)

HOLD ON: I´ll find her, hold on a second. (wait, please)

CONTACT: I have to reach her, I´ll try to contact her company today. (get in touch)

CALL BACK: get back to, contact later

UNAVAILABLE: We are out of stock, it is unavailable at the moment. (not here)

PAYMENT: The money you give in exchange for a product or a service.

PRICE: The amount of money that have to pay for a product or a service.

INVOICE: A bill listing the goods or service supplied and their price.

PAYMENT DATE: The day that you must start paying a product.

CUSTOMER: The person who is buying, purchaser.

SALE: the act of selling / making a special offer.

RESOURCE: a source of supply, support, aid...

ORDER: something you ask for.

SUPPLY: provide with.

MISTAKE: error.

PART: a piece or portion of a whole.

QUOTE: offer as a price or amount.

CLAIM: request or demand.

CHARGE: ask for a price.

FIT: be of the right size.

ENQUIRY: request for information.

CASH: coins and banknotes.

STOCK: The goods kept for a future use or sale.

QUANTITY: Amount (number of items)

DELIVERY: The presentation of a product to your door.

PRICE PER UNIT: The money that you have to pay for each item.

QUALITY: Characteristic or feature of a thing...

VAT: Value-Added tax (IVA)

GOODS: The products a company sells, transports or deals with.

HANDLING: the process by which a product is prepared, handld, wrapped, transported...

SHIP: send (usually overseas)

USER-FRIENDLY: easy to learn how to use it.

PORTABLE: Easy to carry.

ALL-IN-ONE: including everything.

RELIABLE: that you can trust it (like dependable)

DEPENDABLE: trustable, reliable.

TOP-OF-THE-RANGE: made with high quality materials and procedures.

STURDY: strong, thick.

SLIM: very thin.

BUILT-IN: made in one piece with non-removable parts.

FLEXIBLE: easy to adapt.

FAULTY: with defects

Repair: change parts, replace, fix, adjust, remodel.

Stop: freeze, quit, halt.

Shut down: turn off, power down.

Connect: plug, link, attach.

Assemble: Put all the parts together.

Check: make sure, verify, go over, revise, confirm.

State: remark, declare, say.

Wrong: incorrect or false.

Avoid: keep away from.

Call: phone, contact. Caller: the person who is calling.

Busy: occupied, engaged, not available.

Put on hold: make the other person wait.

Cut off (the line): disconnect without warning.

Expect: wait for.

Let: allow.

Return: send back / go back.

Assist: help.

Refuse: deny a demand.

Suggest: give advice.

Complaint: expression of discontent.

Antonyms:

Log in - log off ,     Save - discard,           Start - End / finish /stop,       Hold - release,       
Assemble - disassemble / reopen,          Press - lift / drop,              Open - Close /shut / lock

USE:

- When we pay cash we sometimes get a discount.

- You can´t order a product if it is out of stock.

- You can buy from one item to a large amount (quantity)

- The delivery date can be delayed by many factors.

- Best quality peripherals can be very expensive.

- The price per unit is the money I have to pay for one piece or item.

- Sometimes prices don´t include taxes.

- A secure network offers better protection.

- Compact PCs need very little space (Personal Computer)

Built-in products can´t have their parts removed.

All-in-one printers have copier, fax and scanner included.

- A good processor makes a computer powerful.

- When there is no stock of a product we make an order.

- If you buy more than 10 units, we´ll make you a discount.

- The price per unit includes no discount.

- When we run low on any item, we note it down.

- We´ll place an order of what we need.

- We always trust our customers reviews.

- Check the cables for a loose connection.

- You can turn off the sound in the mute box.

- Press the power button to start the computer.

- Turn up the volume control when you cant hear.

- Use the control panel to change the date and time.

- I called the technician because it had a no signal message.

- You might have to restart the computer if it´s not assembled correctly.

- If your software program is not working, try to reinstall it.

- Before you log off, you must make sure you have saved all your work.

Press and hold the Shift and Alt button to shift languages.

- Press Control, Alt and Delete to restart the computer. 

Examples:

He is out of town because he is on holiday.

She is out of the office but she´ll be back in an hour. 

His line is busy but I can take a message.

Please don´t put me on hold, this is urgent.

We were talking to a customer and we were cut off, there´s something wrong with the line!

I´m expecting a call, let me know if someone calls as soon as possible.

The opening times are Monday to Friday from 9 to 18.

The shipping date is 15th October.

The customer invoice number is B6458939.

You sent us the wrong item, you sent a B3 instead of a B4.

I´ll list all your enquiries and I´ll phone you back as soon as I get the answers.

If it is under warranty we will repair it at our expense (for free)

If we lose business because of it, we will ask for compensation.

If you check your records and find a mistake, we will credit your account.

If you are not completely satisfied, you will get a refund.

1. Have we got enough microphones?
    No, we need to order some reliable ones.

2. Plug the keyboard in, press the space bar to see what happens.
    Good! It´s working now, it looks dependable.

3. I´ve got a problem with my mouse.
    Is it standard or wireless? I think it is built-in.

4. I can´t see any top-of-the-range USB charges on the shelf.
    It is impossible... I ordered a couple of boxes last week.

5. The escape key on my keyboard is stuck.
    If the keys have got dirt inside, they sometimes get stuck.

6. Which trustable printers have we got?
    Ten As and 6 Bs.

Phrases:

in a meeting: de reunión   "He is in a meeting, I´ll tell him that you called"

take a message: coger un mensaje   "I can´t reach him, but I can take a message if you want"

dial a number: marcar un teléfono   "I can dial the number for you on my phone"

- (to be) on the line: (estar) al teléfono   "She is on the line, she wants to talk to you"

speak up: hablar más alto  "Speak up, please, I can´t hear you!"

as soon as possible (ASAP): en cuanto puedas "Scan the computer ASAP"

deal with: tratarlo, resolverlo  "The technician will deal with the problem"

I went early to avoid heavy traffic = I didn´t want to drive in heavy traffic.

She spoke in a professional manner = She talked in a qualified way.

Can you repeat that, please? = Can you say that again, please?

There was no reply = No one answered.

This work is urgent = We have to solve this inmediately.

Put me through to Mr Brody = Connect me with Mr Brody.

Asking the IT support service for help (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CCaA8lfJkU

Disaster strikes the computers of the company! Something has happened and everyone's work has disappeared. They have to call in the IT support, but will they be able to explain to them what the problem is and will they be able to actually help?

A phone conversation:

T: Hello!  How may I help you? 

C: We´ve got a problem with a delivery...

T: May I ask you what the problem is?

C: Yes, our order still hasn´t arrived.

T: Sorry about that... could you give me more details, please?

C: Yes, our customer number is N3445, the order is F45 and we ordered that product on 12th February.

T: Ok, let me take your name and number. I´ll check and get back to you.

C: Thank you. We will be waiting for your call.

Friday, February 4, 2022

Online tools

 

Use these tools to make your online work easier:

 

- Create content here:

https://genial.ly/

 

- Web editor:

http://meetingwords.com/

 

- Add a drawing:

https://colorillo.com/

and add movement to it: 

https://sketch.metademolab.com/

 

- Add your opinion:

https://www.mentimeter.com/

 

- Create a virtual board here:

https://padlet.com/

 

- Voting your ideas:

https://www.tricider.com/


Friday, September 24, 2021

Climate change

Watch this video about the challenges we face:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyiNyWQeysI&t=256s

Then read this text:

What are the actual causes of Climate Change?

Humans are increasingly influencing the climate and the earth's temperature by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests and farming livestock.

This adds enormous amounts of greenhouse gases to those naturally occurring in the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming.

Greenhouse gases

The main driver of climate change is the greenhouse effect. Some gases in the Earth's atmosphere act a bit like the glass in a greenhouse, trapping the sun's heat and stopping it from leaking back into space and causing global warming.

Many of these greenhouse gases occur naturally, but human activity is increasing the concentrations of some of them in the atmosphere, in particular:

  • carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • methane
  • nitrous oxide
  • fluorinated gases

CO2 produced by human activities is the largest contributor to global warming. By 2020, its concentration in the atmosphere had risen to 48% above its pre-industrial level (before 1750).

Other greenhouse gases are emitted by human activity in smaller quantities. Methane is a more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, but has a shorter atmospheric lifetime. Nitrous oxide, like CO2, is a long-lived greenhouse gas that accumulates in the atmosphere over decades to centuries.

Natural causes, such as changes in solar radiation or volcanic activity are estimated to have contributed less than plus or minus 0.1°C to total warming between 1890 and 2010.

Causes for rising emissions

  • Burning coal, oil and gas produces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide.
  • Cutting down forests (deforestation). Trees help to regulate the climate by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. When they are cut down, that beneficial effect is lost and the carbon stored in the trees is released into the atmosphere, adding to the greenhouse effect.
  • Increasing livestock farming. Cows and sheep produce large amounts of methane when they digest their food.
  • Fertilisers containing nitrogen produce nitrous oxide emissions.
  • Fluorinated gases are emitted from equipment and products that use these gases. Such emissions have a very strong warming effect, up to 23 000 times greater than CO2.

Global warming

2011-2020 was the warmest decade recorded, with global average temperature reaching 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels in 2019. Human-induced global warming is presently increasing at a rate of 0.2°C per decade.

An increase of 2°C compared to the temperature in pre-industrial times is associated with serious negative impacts on to the natural environment and human health and wellbeing, including a much higher risk that dangerous and possibly catastrophic changes in the global environment will occur.

For this reason, the international community has recognised the need to keep warming well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.


What can you do to change things?????

 

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/change/causes_en



EVAU tips

Consejos para preparar la EVAU: - Trabaja tantos textos de otros años como puedas. - Revisa el vocabulario del curso y hazte un listado de p...