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How can I get a job?
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How can I get a job? ENGLISH 2 Week 1

This lesson will help you

to learn the topics related Application forms
to the

week 1
Interview

Present Perfect vs. Past

Simple
You will learn about:
How can I get a job? ENGLISH 2 Week 1

Application
forms

BUS ROUTES

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Yes, of
course.

Can I see your

academic
certifications?

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Application forms
Application forms are official requests used mainly when you are looking for a job or a scholarship. Here you have
some vocabulary about them:

Word Translation

Personal Información
information Personal
Name Nombre
Surname Apellido
Photo Fotografía
Contact Información de
information contacto
Educational Información
information educativa
She is taking a photo for
her CV.

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Word Translation

Skills Habilidades
Achievements Logros
Awards Premios
Publications Publicaciones
Hobbies Pasatiempos
Professional Experiencia profesio-
experience nal
Personal profile Perfil profesional
CV - Resume Hoja de vida

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Keep learning about this topic by watching the following video. Please, click on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2aEh5xBJE

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Interview

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Why do you
want this job?

It has been my
dream to work for
this company.

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Here you have some useful questions for interviews:

Question Translation

Tell me about yourself. Cuéntame sobre ti.

Why are you interested in ¿Por qué estás interesado en

this position / job? este puesto / trabajo?

Why are you interested in ¿Por qué estás interesado en

working for this company? trabajar para esta empresa?

Why did you leave your last ¿Por qué dejaste tu última
company? compañía?

She is having an interview.

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Question Translation

Why would you be the right ¿Por qué serías la elección

choice for this position? correcta para este puesto?

¿Por qué deberíamos

Why should we hire you?
contratarte?

What are your strengths? ¿Cuáles son sus puntos

fuertes?

What are your ¿Cuáles son sus

weaknesses? debilidades?

What do you know about ¿Qué sabes de nuestra

our company? compañía?
They are looking for a job.

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Question Translation

Where do you see yourself

¿Dónde te ves en 5 años?
in 5 years?
¿Cuáles son tus metas
What are your career goals?
profesionales?

For you, what is the most ¿Qué es lo más importante

important thing in a career? para ti en una carrera?

What are you looking for in ¿Qué estás buscando en una

a company? empresa?
She is the interviewer.

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Present
Perfect vs
Past
Simple
BUS ROUTES

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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Have you
ever been in
Colombia?

I have been there

twice this year.

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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

These two grammar structures have some differences. When a time expression in the past is given, you have to use
Past Simple. If there are no signal words, you must decide if it is important to talk about an action in the past, or if its
consequence in the present is important.

Certain time in the past or just / already / yet?

Do you want to express that an action happened at a certain time in the
past (even if it was just a few seconds ago), or that an action has just /
already / not yet happened?

Past Simple Present Perfect

Certain time in the past just / already / not yet

I phoned Mary 2 minutes ago. I have just phoned Mary.

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Certain event in the past or how often so far?

Do you want to express when a certain action took place, or whether /

how often an action has happened till now?

Past Simple Present Perfect

Certain time in the past Whether / how often till now

He went to Cartagena last summer. I have been to Cartagena twice.

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Emphasis on action or result?

Do you just want to express what happened in the past? Or do you want
to make emphasis on the result (a past action consequence in the
present)?

Past Simple Present Perfect

Emphasis on action Emphasis on result

I bought a new bike. I have bought a new bike.

(Just telling what I did in the past.) (With this sentence, I actually want to
express that I have a new bike now.)

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Signal Words
Past Simple Present Perfect

-yesterday -just
-... ago -already
-in 1990 -up to now
-the other day -until now / till now
-last ... -ever
-(not) yet
-so far
-lately / recently

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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

I bought a dress yesterday. They have eaten all night.

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