C.

Critical Thinking
Answer the following questions.

1. According to your experience, which steps did you follow to complete the
different translations?
I translated the indications, translated the required text and resolved them taking
into account the example.

2. According to your experience, do you consider that translation is a complex

activity? Explain.

Having the necessary bases and tools turns out to be enriching, although the lack
of practice can make it a complex activity

3. What do you think is necessary to do a correct translation?

Have basic knowledge of English, a dictionary, good attitude of learning.
4. According to your experience, what is the most difficult aspect about
translation?
The most difficult part in my opinion is to organize the sentences correctly, as well
as the proper use of some words, for example the verbs

D. Identifying tenses
Read the sentences given below and identify the tense form used in each of them.
Translate the sentences into Spanish.

Tense Spanish translation

 Last year, the U.S. Simple Past El año pasado, la industria
business logistics de negocios de logística de
industry continued Estados Unidos continuó
to grow at an creciendo a un ritmo nunca
unprecedented rate. antes visto.
 Global competition Simple Past La competencia global
began to spread in comenzó a extenderse en
the 1970s and la década de 1970 y se
accelerated in the aceleró en la década de
1990s. 1990
 Logistics has Simple Present La logística ha
evolved throughout evolucionado a lo largo de
centuries to become los siglos para convertirse
an integral part of en una parte integral de
every business. todos los negocios.
 Globalization is still Present continuous La globalización todavía
moving forward avanza hoy
today.
 Since 2000, the rail Present perfect Desde 2000, la industria
freight industry has del transporte de
undergone a mercancías por ferrocarril
remarkable ha experimentado una
transformation. notable transformación
 Logistics has been Present perfect continuous La logística ha jugado un
playing a papel fundamental en el
fundamental role in desarrollo global durante
global development casi 5.000 año
for almost 5,000
years.
 Since the Present perfect Desde la construcción de
construction of the las pirámides en el antiguo
pyramids in ancient Egipto, la logística ha
Egypt, logistics has logrado un progreso
made a remarkable notable.
progress.
 Recently, Present perfect Recientemente, las
innovations have innovaciones se volvieron
become vital to vitales para cumplir con las
meet customer expectativas de los
expectations. clientes.
 Now, the company Present continuous Ahora, la compañía está
is working on a new trabajando en un nuevo
project. proyecto.
 Usually, freight Simple present Por lo general, los agentes
forwarders organize de carga organizan el envío
shipping of various de diversos productos
goods.
 Now, the ABC Present continuous Ahora, la Compañía ABC
Company is está expandiendo sus
expanding its instalaciones de producción
production facilities para incluir una nueva línea
to include a new de productos.
product line.