Soporte English Level 2

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Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje

Centro Industrial de Mantenimiento Integral - CIMI - Regional

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Temas para el desarrollo de las estrategias de cursos de Bilingismo CIMI

JOSE EMILIO SIERRA ARGUELLES

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First Meeting- Meeting People

http://www.comoaprenderingles.com/reunion-meetinghttp://www.comoaprenderingles.com/salir-a-comer-out-to-eat

At Receptions

(=act of receiving) recepcin f , recibimiento

(=welcome) acogidato get a warm reception tener buena acogida, ser bien recibido(=social function) recepcinthe reception will be at a big hotel la recepcin tendr lugar en un granhotel wedding

(Rad etc) recepcin(esp Brit) - reception desk recepcinplease leave your key at reception por favor dejen la llave en recepcin(Educ) clase f de primer ao

reception centre, reception center (US) n centro m derecepcin reception class n (Educ) clase f de primer ao reception desk n (esp Brit, in hotel, hospital etc) mostrador m derecepcin, recepcin f reception room n (esp Brit) sala f de visitas

to welcome

estaba en la puerta para recibir a los invitados she was at the door towelcome the guests

los recibieron muy mal they were given a very poor welcomenos recibieron con gran alegra they gave us a very warm welcomereciba a sus invitados en el saln she entertained her guests in the drawingroom ir a recibir a algn to meet sbfueron a recibirlos a la estacin they went to meet them at the station salieron a recibirlos al jardn they received them in the gardenMODISMOS recibir a alguien con los brazos abiertos to welcome sb withopen arms(para reunin, entrevista, gen) to see , (formalmente) to receiveel doctor lo recibir enseguida the doctor will see you in a moment
http://www.comoaprenderingles.com/reunion-meetinghttp://www.comoaprenderingles.com/reunion-meetinghttp://www.comoaprenderingles.com/salir-a-comer-out-to-eathttp://www.comoaprenderingles.com/salir-a-comer-out-to-eathttp://www.comoaprenderingles.com/salir-a-comer-out-to-eathttp://www.comoaprenderingles.com/reunion-meeting


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el rey se neg a recibirlos the king refused to receive themhoy no puede recibir visitas she can't receive visitors todayno se les permite recibir visitas de sus familiares they are not allowed familyvisits(en el matrimonio) to takela recibi por esposa he took her as o for his wife(Taur)recibir al toro to meet the bull's charge(=aceptar)

[+propuesta, sugerencia] to receivela oferta fue mal recibida the offer was badly received

(en correspondencia) recibe un fuerte abrazo de tus padres lots of lovefrom Mum and Dadreciba un saludo de ... yours sincerely ...recibe mi ms sincera felicitacin my sincerest congratulations(=sostener)[+peso] to bear

estas paredes reciben el peso de la casa these are load-bearing wallsvi

rm, en casa (=tener invitados) to entertain(=tener visitas) to receive visitorsreciben mucho en casa they entertain a lot

la baronesa slo puede recibir los lunes the baroness is only at home onMondays, the baroness can only receive visitors on Mondays[mdico] to see patientsel dentista no recibe los viernes the dentist doesn't see patients on Fridaysrecibirse vpr (LAm, Univ) to graduatean no se ha recibido he hasn't graduated yetme faltan dos aos para recibirme I've got two years to go before Igraduaterecibirse de to qualify asrecibirse de abogado to qualify as a lawyerrecibirse de doctor to get ofrm take one's doctorate, receive one's doctor's

degree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_HRuo0J3Zk
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Welcoming Clientsatencin al cliente customer servicedepartamento de atencin al cliente customer service departmentel personal de atencin al cliente the staff who serve customers atencin mdica medical attention atencin personalizada personalized service atencin primaria primary health care atencin psicolgica counselling atencin psiquitrica psychiatric treatmentcentro de atencin psiquitrica psychiatric clinic

atencin sanitaria medical attentionatenciones (=obligaciones) duties, responsibilities(en correspondencia) a la atencin de for the attention of, (en sobre)

attention

Client

smf [+de tienda, bar, restaurante, banco] customer[+de empresa] customer, client[+de hotel] guest, customerel cliente siempre tiene la razn the customer is always right cliente fijo, cliente habitual regular customer captacin de capital (Fin) capital raising captacin de clienteses la encargada de la captacin de clientes she's in charge of attracting newcustomers captacin de datos data capture captacin de fondos fundraising captacin de votos vote-winning

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Numbers

number(Math) nmero m

think of a number, any number piensa un nmero, uno cualquieraan even/odd number un nmero par/imparto do sth by numbers or (US) by the numbers (fig) hacer algo como esdebido painting by numbers pintar siguiendo los nmeros to play the numbers (US)* jugar a la lotera lucky A2 prime D round A(=identification number) [+of house, room, page, also Telec] nmero m

[+of car] - registration number matrcula fwe live at number 15 vivimos en el nmero 15my number is 414 3925 mi (nmero de) telfono es el 414 3925the number 49 bus el autobs nmero 49I don't know her room number no s su nmero de habitacindid you get his number? has apuntado la matrcula? his number came up (in lottery, raffle) su nmero sali premiado reference number nmero de referencia Number Ten (Brit, Pol) la casa del Primer Ministro britnico la casadel Primer Ministro britnico you've got the wrong number (Telec) se ha equivocado de nmero


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IDIOMS to have sb's numberI've got his number now * ya lo tengo calado *IDIOMS his number is up * le ha llegado la hora registration B serial telephone

(in hierarchy) it's (at) number three in the charts est tercero or es elnmero tres en la lista de xitos number oneshe's the world number one es la campeona mundialthe number one Spanish player el mejor jugador espaol, el nmero uno de

los jugadores espaolesI'm your number one fan soy su ms rendido admiradorit's my number one priority es lo ms importante para m he's my number two es mi inferior inmediatoIDIOMS to look after or look out for number one anteponer el propio intershe only thinks of number one slo piensa en s mismo opposite C3 public A2

(=quantity, amount) nmeroequal numbers of women and men el mismo nmero de mujeres yhombres

the slump in student numbers la cada en picado del nmero deestudiantes a number of (=several) varioson a number of occasions en varias ocasionesa number of people have mentioned it varias personas lo han mencionadoin a large number of cases en muchos casos, en un gran nmero de casosin a small number of cases en contados or unos pocos casosI've had a fair/an enormous number of letters he recibidobastantes/muchsimas cartas

there must be any number of people in my position debe haber gran cantidad

de personas en mi situacinany number can play puede jugar cualquier nmero de personas they were eight/few in number eran ocho/pocos to make up the numbers hacer bulto times without number liter un sinfn de veces force A1 safety A

(=group)one of their number uno de ellosI include myself in their number me considero uno de ellos


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(=edition) nmero mthe January number el nmero de enero back F(=song, act) nmero m

and for my next number I shall sing ... ahora voy a cantar ...IDIOMS to do a number on sb (US)* hacer una jugada a algn ** (=item of clothing) modelo m

that little number is by Dior ese modelito es de Dior

(=person)

she's a nice little number est como un tren * , est ms buena que el pan**

(=product)this wine is a nice little number este vino no est nada mal*

(=job, situation)a cushy number un buen chollo (Sp) *(Gram) nmero mNumbers (in Bible) (the Book of) Numbers (el libro de) Nmerosvt

(=assign number to) numerarthey are numbered from one to ten estn numerados del uno al dieznumbered (bank) account cuenta f (bancaria) numerada(=amount to)

they number 700 son 700, hay 700

the dead numbered several hundred el nmero de muertos ascenda avarios centenaresthe library numbers 30,000 books la biblioteca cuenta con 30.000 libros(=include) contarto number sb among one's friends contar a algn entre sus amigos

he numbered Beethoven among his pupils Beethoven era uno de susdiscpulosto be numbered among figurar entre(=count in numbers) contar

IDIOMS his days are numbered tiene los das contadosvito number among figurar entrecpd number cruncher* n (=machine) procesador m de nmeros(=person) encargado (-a) m/f de hacer los nmeros *


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number crunching n clculo m numrico number plate n (Brit, Aut) matrcula f , placa f (esp LAm) ,chapa f (de matrcula) (S. Cone) numbers game, numbers racket (US) n (=lottery) lotera f ,

(illegal) lotera clandestina lotera clandestinato play the numbers game jugar a la lotera (fig)pej dar cifras number theory n teora f numrica

Money

(gen) dinero mSpanish money dinero espaolthere's money in second-hand cars los coches de segunda mano son (un)buen negocio "money back if not satisfied" "si no queda satisfecho le devolvemos sudinero" to bring in money aportar dinero to come into money heredar dinero when do I get my money? cundo me vas a pagar?

to earn good money ganar un buen sueldo, ganar su buen dinero ordinerito * , ganar sus buenos dineros or dineritos *I paid or gave good money for it pagu un buen dinero por ello I'd rather be paid in money prefiero que me paguen en dinero your money or your life! la bolsa o la vida! to make money [person] ganar dinero[business] rendir, dar dinerohe made his money by dealing in cotton gan el dinero que tienecomerciando con algodn to put money into sth invertir dinero en algo it was money well spent fue dinero bien empleado

IDIOMS bad money drives out good el dinero malo echa fuera al buenoIDIOMS money doesn't grow on trees el dinero no cae del cielo or de losrbolesIDIOMS to have money to burn estar cargado or podrido de dinero *IDIOMS money isn't everything el dinero no lo es todoIDIOMS it's money for jam or money for old rope (Brit)* es dinero regalado *IDIOMS to throw good money after bad echar la soga tras el calderoIDIOMS to be in the money estar bien de dineroIDIOMS to be made of money ser millonario, tener un bancoIDIOMS for my money


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that's the one for my money! yo apostara por se!IDIOMS I'd put money on ithe'll be back, I'd put money on it apuesto (lo que sea) a que volverIDIOMS my money is on Fred yo apuesto por FredIDIOMS to put one's money where one's mouth is predicar con el ejemploIDIOMS to spend money like water tener un agujero en el bolsillo, serun/una manirroto/aIDIOMS to throw one's money about or around tirar or derrochar el dineroIDIOMS to throw money at a problem intentar solucionar un problema abase de dineroIDIOMS to get one's money's worth sacar partido a su dinero

he certainly gives the audience its money's worth la verdad es que con l elpblico sale contentoPROVERBS money can't buy happiness : el dinero no da or trae la felicidadPROVERBS money makes money : dinero llama dineroPROVERBS money makes the world go round : el dinero mueve montaasPROVERBS (the love of) money is the root of all evil : el dinero es la raz detodos los malesPROVERBS money talks : poderoso caballero es don Dinero

(Jur) monies or moneys (pl) sumas fpl de dinero public monies dinero m pblico

cpd[worries, problems] de dinero, econmico money back guarantee n garanta f de devolucin (del dinero) money belt n rionera f money economy n economa f monetaria money market n bolsa f or mercado m de valores, mercadom monetario money matters npl asuntos mpl financieros money order n (US) giro m postal money prize n premio m en metlico

money spider n araa f de la suerte the money supply n la oferta or masa monetaria, el volumen demoneda

e-money n dinero m electrnicomoney-grubbing adj avaromoney-makingadj

[business etc] rentablen ganancia f , lucro m

money-spinner n (Brit) moneymaker


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-pafeAJT9w&feature=relmfu

Days

da (=perodo de 24 horas) daypasar un par de das en la playa I'll spend a couple of days at the beachtodos los das every daypollitos de un da day-old chicksa los pocos das within o after a few days, a few days later da a da day in day out, day by dayprefiero el da a da I prefer to do things from one day to the next o on a day-

to-day basisel da a da en la gestin financiera de la empresa the day-to-day running ofthe company's financial business siete veces al da seven times a daytres horas al da three hours a dayal otro da the following dayal da siguiente the following day ese problema es ya de das that's an old problemmen del da today's menupan del da fresh bread

de da en da from day to day


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da (de) por medio (LAm) every other day, on alternate days ocho das a week quince das a fortnight un da s y otro no every other day da tras da day after dayMODISMOS a das at timesMODISMOS cuatro das a couple of days, a few daysMODISMOS todo el santo da the whole blessed dayMODISMOS no tener ms que el da y la noche not to have two pennies torub together da azul (Ferro) cheap ticket day cheap ticket day

da de asueto day off da de ayuno fast day da de boda wedding day da de detencin quiet day da de diario, da de entresemana weekday da de fiesta holiday, public holiday da de inactividad quiet day da de la banderita flag day Da de la Hispanidad Columbus Day (12 October) da de la Madre Mother's Day Da de la Raza Da de la Hispanidad

da del espectador day each week when cinema tickets are discountedday each week when cinema tickets are discounted da del Juicio (Final) Judgment Dayestaremos aqu hasta el da del Juicio ir we'll be here till Kingdom come Da de los Difuntos All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead da de los enamorados St Valentine's Day da de los inocentes ~April Fools' Day (1 April) Da de (los) Muertos (Mx) All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead da de paga pay day Da de Reyes Epiphany (6 January) da de trabajo working day

da de tribunales day on which courts are open day on which courts areopen da de vigilia day of abstinence da feriado, da festivo holiday, public holiday da franco (Mil) day's leave da hbil working day da inhbil non-working day da laborable working day da lectivo teaching day da libre day off da malo, da nulo off day


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das de gracia (Com) days of grace da sealado (gen) special day, (en calendario) red-letter day da til working day, weekday INOCENTES, DA DE LOS (SANTOS) REYES, DA DE

(=no noche) daytimedurante el da during the day(time)en pleno da in broad daylighthace buen da the weather's good today, it's a fine day buenos das!, buen da! (Cono Sur) good morning!

dar los buenos das a algn to say good morning to sb de da by day, during the dayduerme de da y trabaja de noche he sleeps by day and works by night, hesleeps during the day and works at nightya es de da it's already lightmientras sea de da while it's still light da y noche night and day(=fecha) date

qu da es hoy? (del mes) what's the date today?, (de la semana)what day is it today?ir pronto, pero no puedo precisar el da I'll be going soon, but I can't give an

exact datellegar el da dos de mayo he'll arrive on the second of Mayhoy, da cinco de agosto today, fifth Augustda lunes/martes etc (LAm) Monday/Tuesday etc el da de hoy today el da de maana (lit) tomorrow (fig) at some future date(=momento sin precisar)

algn da some dayun buen da one fine daycada da es peor it's getting worse every day o by the dayun da de stos one of these days

el da menos pensado when you least expect iten los das de la reina Victoria in Queen Victoria's day, in Queen Victoria'stimes cualquier da (de estos) one of these dayscualquier da tendr un accidente he's going to have an accident one ofthese days o any day nowcualquier da! ir not on your life!cualquier da viene ir we'll be waiting till the cows come home for him toturn upcualquier da te voy a comprar una casa! if you think I'm going to buy you ahouse you've got another think coming!


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en nuestros das nowadaysla prensa de nuestros das today's press, the press these daysuno de los principales problemas de nuestros das one of the majorproblems of our day o our timesha durado hasta nuestros das it has lasted to the present day otro da some other day, another daydejmoslo para otro da let's leave it for the moment o for another dayhasta otro da! so long!MODISMOS de un da para otro any day nowMODISMOS en das de Dios o del mundo o de la vida neverMODISMOS en su da (referido al futuro) in due course, (referido al

pasado) in its/their etc dayMODISMOS tal da har un ao! * a fat lot I care! * hoy(=actualidad)

del da [estilo] fashionable, up-to-date (=fresco)pescado del da fresh fish estar al da (=actualizado) to be up to date (=de moda) to be with itquien quiera estar al da en esta especialidad, que lea ... anyone whowishes to keep up to date with this area of study, should read ...est al da vestir as it's the thing to dress like that poner al da [+texto, contabilidad] to bring up to date

[+base de datos] to update[+diario] to write up

ponerse al da (en algo) to get up to date (with sth) vivir al da to live from one day to the next

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Hourshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKylTK7Dmc

on The Phone.

Telfono

(=aparato) telephone, phone(=nmero) telephone number, phone numbertodas las habitaciones tienen telfono there are telephones in all the roomstienes telfono? do you have a phone?, are you on the phone?apunta mi telfono write down my phone numbercoger el telfono, contestar al telfono to answer the phoneest hablando por telfono he's on the phonellamar a algn por telfono to phone sb (up), ring sb upte llaman por o al telfono there's someone on the phone for you telfono celular cellphone, cellular phone telfono con cmara camera phone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKylTK7Dmchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKylTK7Dmchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDKylTK7Dmc


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telfono de la esperanza ~Samaritans pl telfono de tarjeta card phone telfono ertico sex line telfono gratuito Freefone

telfono inalmbrico cordless (tele)phone telfono inteligente smart phone telfono mvil mobile (phone) telfono mvil de coche car phone telfono particular home telephone number telfono rojo (Pol) hotline telfono sin hilos cordless (tele)phone

Telephone

Getting a number

Por favor, me puede poner con el 043 65 27 82? (cero cuarenta y tres,sesenta y cinco, veintisiete, ochenta y dos) Could you get me 043 65 27 82,please? (o-four-three six-five two-seven eight-two)

Me pone con Informacin (Urbana/Interurbana), por favor? Could yougive me directory enquiries (Brit) o directory assistance (EEUU) please?Me puede decir el nmero de Europost? La direccin es Plaza Mayor, 34,Carmona, provincia de Sevilla Can you give me the number of Europost of54 Broad Street, Newham?

No est en la gua It's not in the bookCul es el prefijo de Len? What is the code for Exeter?Qu hay que hacer para obtener lnea? How do I make an outside call?No marque el cero del prefijo cuando llame a Londres desde Espaa Youomit the '0' when dialling England from Spain

Different types of call

Es una llamada local or urbana It's a local callEs una llamada interurbana It's a long-distance callDeseo llamar al extranjero I want to make an international callQuisiera hacer una llamada a cobro revertido a Londres I want to make a

reverse charge call to a London number (Brit) o I want to call a Londonnumber collect (EEUU) Por favor, me podran avisar por telfonomaana por la maana a las siete y media? I'd like an alarm call for 7.30tomorrow morning


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The operator speaks

Con qu nmero desea comunicar? What number do you want? o Whatnumber are you calling?Desde dnde llama usted? Where are you calling from?

Puede marcar el nmero directamente You can dial the number directCuelgue y vuelva a marcar Replace the receiver and dial againHay una llamada para usted del Sr. Lopez, que telefonea desde Bilbao y deseahacerlo a cobro revertido. Acepta usted la llamada? There's a Mr Campbellcalling you from Canberra and wishes you to pay for the call. Will you acceptit?

Ya puede hablar, seor/seora/seorita or Hable(, por favor)! Go ahead,caller(Directory Enquiries) Ese nombre no figura en la gua (Informacin) There'snothinglisted under that nameEl 45 77 57 84 no contesta There's no reply from 45 77 57 84

No se retire(, seor/seora/seorita) Hold the line, pleaseLas lneas estn saturadas; llame ms tarde, por favor All lines are engaged- please try laterLe pongo (Sp) or Le estoy conectando (LAm) I'm trying it for you nowEst sonando or llamando It's ringing for you now

Est comunicando The line is engaged (Brit) o busy (EEUU)

When your number answers

Me da la extensin or el interno (S. Cone) 516? Could I have extension516? o Can you give me extension 516?Es ste el nmero del seor Lambert? Is that Mr Lambert's phone?Por favor, podra hablar con Carlos Garca? or Quisiera hablar con CarlosGarca, por favor or Est Carlos Garca? Could I speak to Mr Swinton,please? o Is Mr Swinton there?De parte de quin? or Quin le/la llama? or Quin habla? Who's

speaking?Llamar otra vez dentro de media hora I'll call back in half an hourLlamo desde una cabina (telefnica) I'm ringing from a callbox (Brit) o I'mcalling from a pay station o payphone (EEUU)Puede decirle que me llame cuando vuelva? Could you ask him to ring mewhen he gets back?Podra decirle que Ilam? Could you tell him I called?


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The switchboard operator speaks

Hotel Castellana, dgame? Queen's Hotel, can I help you?Me puede decir quin llama? Who is calling, please?

Sabe usted qu extensin or interno (S. Cone) es? Do you know hisextension number?Le pongo (Sp) or Le conecto or Le paso I am connecting you now o I'm

putting you through nowHay una llamada de Tokio para la Sra. Martnez I have a call from Tokyo forMrs ThomasPerdone la demora, pero no se retire Sorry to keep you waiting

No contesta There's no replyYa tiene lnea You're throughQuiere dejar un recado? Would you like to leave a message?

Answering the telephone

Diga? or Digame? or Al? (LAm) or Bueno? (Mex) or Hola? (S.Cone) Hello?S, soy Ana, dgame? Hello, this is Anne speaking(Es Ana?) Si, soy yo or S, aqu Ana or Al aparato (Is that Anne?)Speaking

Quiere dejar un recado? Would you like to leave a message?Cuelgue y le Ilamar yo Put the phone down and I'll call you backEste es el contestador automtico de ... This is a recorded messageDeje su mensaje despus de la seal Please speak after the tone

In case of difficultyNo consigo comunicar I can't get throughEl telfono no suena The number is not ringingMe sale la seal de lnea desconectada I'm getting 'number unobtainable'Ese telfono est estropeado Their phone is out of orderNos han cortado (la comunicacin) We were cut off

Debo de haberme equivocado de nmero I must have dialled the wrongnumberHay un cruce de lneas We've got a crossed lineMe han dado una extensin que no era la que yo quera I got the wrongextensionSe oye muy mal or La lnea est muy mal This is a very bad line

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