Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Monday, 13 February 2017
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
KEEP IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS: VIDEOS AND AUDIOS FOR EACH CEFR LEVEL (BY BRITISH COUNCIL LEARNING)
One more time we recommend you
some more pages to improve your listening skills with video/audio online exercises. All of them are downloadable too.
This time and again, we link you
to the British Council website, on its LearnEnglish
Teens section, which is one of the most comprehensive English learning
sites on the net, from our point of view.
Click on the links below to go
to the levels you want to work on:
- For videos + exercises based on CEFR B2 level, click on:
- For videos + exercises based on CEFR C1 level, click on:
- For audios and podcasts + exercises
based on CEFR A1/A2/B1/B2 levels, click on:
For a bit of orientation on those mentioned levels established by the CEFR (The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) here you have an explanatory diagram:
ENCONTRADO EN: www.eaquals.com
Friday, 3 February 2017
Thursday, 2 February 2017
12 MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS IN ENGLISH
English is a language with an unusual backstory, a
fascinating history and a vocabulary that’s unrivaled in terms of scale and
variety. While it’s no easy task to pick out the most beautiful words out of an
estimated total of 750,000 (yes, there are THAT many words in English!), we’re
never ones to shy away from a challenge. Do you have any more beautiful words
to add to this list? Just share them with us through our comments section
below!
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
WORK AND EMPLOYMENT: VOCABULARY
Work
and Employment: A vocabulary list
employment
|
empleo
|
job
|
trabajo, empleo
|
work
|
trabajo
|
profession
|
profesión
|
occupation
|
ocupación
|
applicant
|
solicitante
|
application form
|
solicitud
|
CV (GB)
|
curriculum vitae
|
resume (US)
|
curriculum vitae
|
employment agency
|
agencia de empleo
|
employee
|
empleado
|
employer
|
empleador
|
boss
|
jefe
|
interview
|
entrevista
|
interviewee
|
entrevistado
|
interviewer
|
entrevistador
|
introductory letter
|
carta de presentación
|
letter of reference
|
carta de recomendación
|
personnel department
|
departamento de personal
|
qualifications
|
títulos, habilidades
|
references
|
referencias
|
responsibilities, duties
|
responsabilidades
|
post
|
puesto
|
position
|
puesto
|
vacancy
|
puesto vacante
|
salary
|
salario, sueldo
|
salary expectations
|
pretensiones salariales
|
wages
|
salario, sueldo
|
a day's wages
|
jornal
|
minimum wages
|
salario mínimo
|
nominal wages
|
salario mínimo
|
pay
|
salario, sueldo
|
payday
|
día de cobro
|
payroll
|
nómina o plantilla (de sueldos)
|
pay slip
|
recibo de sueldo
|
fringe benefits
|
beneficios adicionales
|
maternity benefits
|
beneficios por maternidad
|
bonus
|
bonificación, plus, prima
|
raise (US)
|
aumento (de sueldo)
|
rise (GB)
|
aumento (de sueldo)
|
overtime
|
horas extra
|
self-employed
|
autónomo
|
full-time job
|
trabajo de jornada completa
|
part-time job
|
trabajo de media jornada
|
temporary job
|
trabajo temporario
|
permanent job
|
trabajo permanente
|
casual job
|
trabajo eventual
|
shift work
|
trabajo por turnos
|
team work
|
trabajo en equipo
|
day shift
|
turno de día
|
evening shift
|
turno de tarde
|
graveyard shift (US)
|
turno de noche
|
night shift
|
turno de noche
|
apprentice / trainee
|
aprendiz
|
unemployment benefit
|
subsidio de desempleo
|
to apply for a
job
|
solicitar un trabajo
|
to hire somebody
|
contratar a alguien
|
to earn
|
ganar (el sueldo)
|
to work
|
trabajar
|
to work in shifts
|
trabajar en turnos
|
to work overtime
|
trabajar horas extra
|
to dismiss somebody
|
echar a alguien (del trabajo)
|
to fire somebody
|
echar a alguien (del trabajo)
|
to give somebody
the sack (GB)
|
echar a alguien (del trabajo)
|
to lose a job
|
perder un trabajo
|
to leave / quit
a job
|
dejar un trabajo, renunciar
|
to hand in one's
notice
|
presentar la renuncia
|
to resign
|
renunciar, dimitir
|
to be unemployed
|
estar desempleado / en el paro
|
to be out of
work
|
estar desempleado / en el paro
|
to be on the
dole (GB)
|
estar desempleado y cobrar el subsidio
de desempleo
|
US=American English GB=British
English
You can listen to the pronunciation of each word/expression by clicking on this link:
You can also see and listen to an extended list of proffesions by clicking on this link:
ENCONTRADO EN: www.saberingles.com.ar
Sunday, 29 January 2017
WOULD YOU DARE TO QUESTION WHO YOU REALLY ARE? - THE DNA JOURNEY BY MOMONDO
Our DNA reveals so much about where we come from. Most
of us are far more diverse and have much more in common with people from other
countries than we would ever have thought. The DNA Journey by Momondo pursues to make people understand that there are more things uniting us,
than dividing us.
A TRAVÉS DE: www.youtube.com/LetsOpenOurWorld
Other sources: www.momondo.com
Friday, 27 January 2017
Saturday, 21 January 2017
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