INTERVIEWER: Good afternoon. I'm Carol Higgins, director of Human Resources.

Please have a seat .

CANDIDATE: Thank you. And thank you very much for speaking with me today.
INTERVIEWER: My pleasure. Your resume is impressive . I think you are a strong
candidate for the position of IT manager.  I just have one question about your
resume. Who was your supervisor at Data Systems?
CANDIDATE: Oh, that was Trisha Chambers. She left the company last month.
INTERVIEWER: Why is that, and why do you want to leave?
CANDIDATE: Well, I don't think the work is challenging . Business isn't good, and
people are worried.
INTERVIEWER: I see. And you like a good challenge?
CANDIDATE: I do. The more challenging, the better.
INTERVIEWER: Good. How about weaknesses ? Where do you think you need to
improve?
CANDIDATE: Well, sometimes I try to do too much. I need to work on one thing at
a time.

DANA: OK, let's see … Who's invited to the party?

JONATHAN: Natasha. She is definitely coming.
DANA: Great! How about Michael?
JONATHAN: Probably not .
DANA: Too bad! Anyway, Laurie probably can come.
JONATHAN: Cool.
DANA: And Kylie said ' absolutely .'
JONATHAN: Nice! Maybe she can bring her tasty, dark chocolate cake.
DANA: Maybe … or maybe not . It's unlikely . She's pretty busy.

Great! I'm definitely coming.

We can probably come. Let me talk to Dave about it.
Permíteme hablar con Dave al respecto.
Thanks – I'd be delighted.

MRS. KUMAR: Welcome . Nice to see you.

MR. BRADLEY: Very nice to see you, too, Mrs. Kumar.
MRS. KUMAR: Please come in .
MR. BRADLEY: You have a beautiful home.
MRS. KUMAR: Thank you. Would you like to have a seat?
MR. BRADLEY: Yes, thanks.
MRS. KUMAR: And would you like something to drink ?
MR. BRADLEY: Please. Could I have some water?
MRS. KUMAR: Of course.
JIM: Thank you so much for coming .
BETSY: Thank you! Your home is beautiful, and the food was delicious. I had a
really good time .
JIM: I was happy to see you again.
BETSY: It was good to see you, too. I really enjoyed myself .
JIM: I hope to see you again soon.
BETSY: I hope so , too.

January 5,

Dear Sally,
Thanks so much for inviting me to lunch. It was great to see you. I really enjoyed
myself. The restaurant was fantastic! I hope to see you again soon . How about
dinner next week?
Sincerely ,
Kris

Hi, Nicole!

How are you? I'm going to stay another night in Mali so that I can relax and do
more sightseeing. Today, I'll take a tour of Djenne to see the amazing old
buildings. The downtown market is full of wonderful smells, so I'm eating a lot of
good food. I hope my money lasts because I'm buying many beautiful clothes. I'll
give some to you!   

Love ,

Megan 
Does your flight leave from the domestic or international terminal?

Do you already have your boarding pass?

I usually buy my airline tickets online.

I don't need a visa to enter that country.

Which airline do you fly on most frequently?

Everyone needs a passport for international travel.

 Could you help me?
¿Puede ayudarme?
  How do I get downtown?
¿Cómo llego al centro?
  You can take a taxi.
Puedes tomar un taxi.
  You could take the express train.
Podrías tomar el tren express.
  Would a taxi be the fastest?
¿Sería más rápido en taxi?
  So what do you suggest?
Entonces, ¿qué me recomendaría?
  Can I see the address?
¿Puedo ver la dirección?
 Where is the express train from here?
¿Cómo se llega al tren desde aquí?

I haven't printed my boarding pass

Aún no he impreso mi pase de abordar.
yet.
They haven't packed their bags yet. Aún no hacen sus maletas.
Has she left for the airport yet? ¿Ya se fué al aeropuerto?

You can't come? But I've already

¿No puedes venir? ¡Pero ya reservé los boletos!
booked the tickets!
Carly has already been to Paris, but I haven't. Carly ya ha estado en París, pero yo no.
Has John already been to the Louvre? ¿John ha visitado el Louvre?

Utiliza el adverbio ever para preguntar si ha ocurrido algo, o para preguntar sobre las
experiencias de alguien. Para respuestas negativas, utiliza never. Los adverbios
generalmente se ponen antes del verbo principal.
 
A: Have you ever lived in another
country? ¿Has vivido en otro país?
B: No, I've never lived in another No, nunca he vivido en otro país.
country.

Nota del idioma: Un error común de aprendizaje es utilizar el adverbio siempre en

oraciones afirmativas. Observa la respuesta correcta en el ejemplo.
 
A: Have you ever been to Paris? ¿Has estado en París?
B: Yes, I have been to Paris. Sí, he estado en París.

I haven't stayed in the ice hotel yet .

I've already tried Laotian food.

Haven't you ever been to Rome?

Susan and Dane have already hiked the Grand Canyon.

I've never walked the Great Wall.

Have you ever been to the Blue Lagoon?

¿Has estado en la lagun azul?

The bad news is that I've still got terrible jet lag after my 26-hour flight on Monday. The good news
is that, yesterday, I hiked the red coast of Tasmania. It's the most beautiful place I've ever camped,
and the night sky is gorgeous. I've been to the Atacama Desert in Chile. I've visited Valentia Island
in Ireland. And I've traveled in Australia before, but I've never seen so much light in the night sky.
Tonight, I'll have to go for a walk and look for Tasmania's special animals, like wombats and
kangaroos. I haven't seen any of them in the wilderness yet.

También son muy útiles palabras y expresiones como True y Yes, but que podemos
utilizar para mostrar acuerdo total o parcial con las ideas de los demás.
 

A:  London's not as hot as Paris in the En Londres no hace tanto calor como en París en
summer. verano.
B: True.  Es verdad.
 

A: London's not as hot as Paris in the En Londres no hace tanto calor como en París en
summer. verano.
B: Yes, but Paris isn't as expensive.  Sí, pero París no es tan caro.
 
Palabras como Well y Hmm pueden darnos tiempo antes de continuar hablando.
 

A: Which place is better? ¿Qué lugar es mejor?

B: Well, Moscow is very nice.  Bueno, Moscú es muy agradable.
 

A: Which location is cheaper? ¿Qué localización es más barata?

B: Hmm. I'm not sure.  Hum. No estoy seguro.

A: So, first, about the venue. What would Entonces, primero, sobre el lugar. ¿Qué
you suggest? sugerirías?
B: I'd recommend the Lowatt Hotel. It's Recomendaría el Hotel Lowatt. Es el mejor en
the best in Rio, and it has the most modern Río y ofrece también las instalaciones más
conference facilities, too. modernas para conferencias.
 
Utilizamos modal would con estos verbos o su forma abreviada 'd, para que las
sugerencias tengan un tono más agradable y educado.
 

A: OK, and how many days do we need? Vale, ¿y cuántos días necesitamos?
B: I'd suggest three days—one for the Yo sugeriría tres días, uno para las
presentations, one for the team building presentaciones, otro para la formación de
and one for smaller meetings. equipos y otro para reuniones más pequeñas.
 
Podemos sugerir o recomendar cosas específicas.
 
I'd recommend a large projector. Yo recomendaría un proyector.

Dear all,

As I mentioned in Monday's meeting, we're going to Moscow for the conference this year!
We've decided that we're going to stay for five days at the Praga Hotel. This is the longest
conference we've had, so that's pretty exciting !

It's a really nice venue , with excellent facilities , a really big conference room and a few
smaller rooms for breakout sessions. As discussed in the meeting, there will be
presentations from all departments about what they are working on at the moment, and one
day for team building , too.

If you have any questions, just let me know!  

A: I met Elsa in Spain. I was visiting my brother in Madrid. We were eating Conocí a
tapas, and she walked into the restaurant. Elsa en
España. Yo
estaba
visitando a
mi
hermano
en Madrid.
Estábamos
 comiendo
tapas, y
ella entró
al
restaurante.
¿Esperabas
B: Were you hoping to find a girlfriend? encontrar
una novia?
No, sólo
tuve suerte.
Realmente
A: No, I was just lucky. I really wasn't trying to find a girlfriend. no estaba
intentando
encontrar a
una novia.
     
Observa que el pasado continuo se utiliza con frecuencia para introducir o dar información
de los antecedentes de una historia.
     
So, I was driving in my car. Then I saw Entonces, estaba conduciendo mi coche.
the accident. Luego vi el accidente.
 

Permíteme contarte la historia de cómo

Let me tell you the story about how I met
  conocí a Shane. Yo estaba sentada en la sala
Shane. I was sitting in the movie theater.
de cine.
I was sitting in the movie theater. He Yo estaba sentada en la sala de cine. A él se
dropped his pizza on his shoes. I helped him   le cayó la pizza en sus zapatos. Le ayudé a
clean up, and we left together.     limpiar, y salimos juntos.
Utiliza expresiones como éstas para comenzar una historia.
At first, I didn't like him. Al principio, él no me gustaba.
In the beginning, he seemed unfriendly. En un principio, parecía hostil.

Utiliza expresiones como éstas para continuar una historia.

Later, we started talking in the break Más tarde, empezamos a platicar en la sala de
room. descanso.
After that, we had lunch a couple of Después de eso, comimos juntos un par de
times. veces.
Next, we went on a date. Luego, tuvimos una cita.

Utiliza expresiones como éstas para finalizar una historia.

Finally, he asked me to marry him. Finalmente, él me pidió matrimonio.
In the end, we got married and had three Al final, nos casamos y tuvimos tres
children. hijos.
At first, they were just playing tennis together.
Primero, sólo jugaban tenis juntos.
Then they were sending each other texts.
Después, se mandaban mensajes de texto.
In the end, they made a date.
Al final, salieron juntos.
In the beginning, she thought he was angry.
Al principio, ella pensó que él estaba enojado.
Later, he was calling her every day.
Más tarde, la llamaba todos los días.
After that, she met his parents.
Después, ella conoció a sus papás.
Mary and I are very close friends.   Mary y yo somos muy buenas amigas.
John and I are old friends. I met him 20 years John y yo somos viejos amigos. Lo conocí
 
ago. hace 20 años.
My buddy Harry and I went to college Mi amigo Harry y yo fuimos juntos a la
 
together. universidad.
For New Year's Eve, all of my wife's relatives Para el Año Nuevo, todos los parientes de
 
are coming over for a party. mi esposa vendrán a la fiesta.
Sarah and I are colleagues. Sarah y yo somos colegas.
Martin is a co-worker. Martin es un compañero de trabajo
Martina is my boss. Martina es mi jefa.
My manager is on vacation. Mi jefa está de vacaciones.
Antonio is an acquaintance of mine. I don't really Antonio es un conocido mío. No lo
know him very well. conozco muy bien

I first met my best friend when we were swimming at summer camp. We were 8 years old.
Natasha was incredibly tall. She was taller than all the other children. She asked me a question:
'Why are you wearing that orange swim cap?' So I asked her: 'Why are you so tall?' Natasha
laughed. Her mouth was purple from eating strange candy. I laughed, too.