English Remedial 1
"1" First Parcial

Formal E-mails.
                                              
                                                          USEFUL LANGUAGE

• Derar Sir or Madam,
• With reference to your advertisement in....
• I would like to apply for the position of...
• I fell I am well qualified for the position because..
• I would be happy to give you more details and can be contacted at any time.
• Please let me know if there are any other details you need.
• I enclose a copy of my CV.
• I look forward to hearing from you.
• Yours faithfully,

1.
Dear sir.

Whith reference to your advertisement in our local paper, I would like to apply for the position of Communications Assistant. I fell I am well qualifited for the position because i got various A levels from shcool and all my friends say they love chatting whith me. I would be happy to give you more details and can be contacted at any time. So please let me know if there are any details you need. I enclose a copy of my CV. I look foward to hearning from you.
Regards 
Luis.

2.
Dear Ms Rodriguez. 

     I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Luis David Pedroza Castellanos and I am 19 years old. I am from Mèxico city and I would like to learn to speak French because I speak Spanish and English. I like to do exercise and run every day, I am learning to play the guitar and I would like to invite you to do the same thing. I love dogs, but a do not have pets. I would like to know if you have a pet because a love them. I would like to be your friend.
Regards
Luis.



Questions:

Could I confirm yor email adress?      a)
Can you use spreadsheets?                   c)
Can you speak any other language?    c)
Could you tell us more about your present job?  a)
Could you tell me your current salary?    a)
Would you let us know your decision as soon as possible? a)
When can you start?                               c)
Would you like some more tea?            b)




Vocabulary A

a) Chances to start/improve your career: career oportunities 
b) Ideas you have for your future career: career plan 
c) An action you take to progress in your career: career move
d) A period of time away from your job to, for example, look after your children: carrer break
e) A series of levels or steps in your working life: career ladder
f) The direction your working life takes: career path

Vocabulary D:

1 Employees in large multinationals HAVE excellent career opportunities if they are willing to travel
2 Some people TAKE a career break to do something adventurous like sailing roun the world or going trekking in India
3 One way to MAKE a career move is to join a small but rapidly growing company.
4 Certain companies OFFER career opportunities to the long-termunemployed or to people whithout formal qualifications.
5 Ambitious people aften DECIDE on a career plan while they are still at university .
6 In some industries, it can take a long time to CLIMB the career ladder.

Vocabulary E 

1 MAKE  a fortune/progress/a living/a training course
2 GET      progress/ a promotion/ a bonus/ fired (AmE)- the sack (BrE)
3 EARN   commission/ a part-time job/ money/ 40,000 per year
4 TAKE  a pension/ an apportunity/ time off/ early ratirement
5 WORK flextime/ anti-social hours/ overtime / an office job

EVIDENCE

COMPANIES

Comparative Chart 

Dalotek	Green Shoots
·        Dalotek provides components for the car   industry ·        It has a workforce of 2500 ·        Dalotek exports to over 12 countries ·        It manufactures car parts ·        It introduces one or two new components each year	·        Green shoots supplies the gardening industry ·        It employs about 35 people ·        Green shoots sells some of its products abroad ·        It makes garden products ·        It launches 12 new products a year

Vocabulary:

-Employees     - workers 

-Employer      - person wich gives the job 
-Employ         - the verb
-Employment   - the job 

Synonyms:

Has a workforce   = employs 
Exports                 = Sells products abroad
Manufactures       = makes 
Introduces            = Launches 
Supplies                = Provides 

Activity song.

Vocabulary F:

1.  In banking, you can MAKE A FORTUNE whit the big bonuses and retire at 35
2.  When you WORK FLEXTIME you can arrange your own schedule, so is very convenient when you have children
3.  People who work in sales often have the opportunity to EARN COMISSION on top of a basic salary
4.  Luke is ambitious and does not want to be a sales assistant all his life. In fact, he hopes to GET A PROMOTION and become Assistant manager very soon
5.   Many students DO PART-TIME WORK when they are at university because it fits in with their studies 
6.  Goran is 59,  but he does not want to TAKE EARLY RETIREMENT. In fact, he is taking on more work!

Vocabulary B:

1. The amount of money a company receives from sales in a particular period is called its TURNOVER
2. The money a company makes after taking away its costs and tax is its NET PROFIT
3. A company which owns another company is called a PARENT COMPANY
4.  The employees in a particular country or business are called the WORKFORCE
5. The percentage of sales a company has in a particular market is its MARKET SHARE
6.  The main building or location of a large organization is its HEAD OFFICE
7.  The cost of a company's shares is its SHARE PRICE
8.  A company which is more than 50% owned by another company is called a SUBSIDIARY

Questions - Present tense

YES/NO 
Simple Present
IS    - Where is my coat ?
       ARE   - Where are you going ?
                         AM   - When am I doing my homework ?
DO      - What do you do ?
    DOES   - What does he do ?   
Simple Past
DID   - Why did you do it ?
DIDN'T   - Why didn't you do it ?
Modal Verbs
Will   - Where will you go?
Would   - What would you like to eat ?
Could   - When could you send me your CV?

WH word + Aux + Pronoun/noun + Verb + C ?

                                               :)

Ej.  

1.  Where Kayavis will opening a shop?  - Where will Kayavis open a shop?
2. How much countries does Kayavis  has? - How many countries does Kayavis have?
3. Why is treveling Leandra to Canada? - Why is Leandra traveling to Canada?
4. Why Leandra is traveling ? - Whay is Leandra traveling?
5. What languages Leandra speaks? - What Languages does Landra Speak?

"2" Second Parcial

Homework e-mail

Dear Mr. Smith

     I would like to introduce myself with you. My name is Luis David Pedroza Castellanos and I am studying at the ITESM CEM university. The reason for this e-mail is because I have a long holiday period and I would like take advantage of this period to learn and teach new things.

     Firstly I would like to tell you I am studying public accounting and finance and my hobbies are play football, play the guitar, swim, make RAP music and do exercise.  I think I am well qualified to teach swimming and football because a have learned a lot of these sports and I have practiced these sports for a long time. I know how to swim and how to play football and all that kwonledge I would like to pass it on to children.  

     Finally I would like to apply for the teaching job of football or swimming on the course 1 or 2. I would like to give you more details about me and my qualifications. I would like to send you a copy of my CV and important documents about details of me. I look forward to meeting you.

Regards.

Luis.

TO BE AN EXCELLENT ARCHITECT:

To be an excellent architect is necessary to be very patient

People who study this race usually have to work hard every day. Usually these people have to work at night without sleeping and have very few hours of rest so you need to be motivated and love what architects do.

To be an excellent architect you should have certain skills with your hands to make the models and perfect plans. What can help you to improve these skills are crafts and jobs that allow you to develop ease in moving and work with your hands.

You need to have knowledge of strokes, structures, spaces and measures to make perfect drawings and models.

You should have a large space to make all this work and to feel comfortable at work.

you must have vision and a good imagination to create and invent good new projects.

You should be a very clean and tidy person, so, all that will help you to make easy work.

Be patient, neat, clean, creative and love this work are the main tips to be an excellent architect.

E-MAIL QUIZ:

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