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martes, 3 de septiembre de 2019
sábado, 29 de junio de 2019
WORKING WITH HOMOPHONES
Here are some usual homophones
Virginia has suggested me this page about homophones;
Click on the button to see some good examples.
martes, 26 de febrero de 2019
martes, 25 de septiembre de 2018
sábado, 22 de septiembre de 2018
PERSONALITY FEATURES
- Confidence
- Self-reliant / self-confident
- self-esteem
- loyal
- trustful
- Sense of humour
- amusing, funny, to be good fun
- joyful, playfulness
- witty
- Nice
- kind
- thoughtful
- gracious
- considerate
- warm
- cordial
- A good-natured person
- bad.tempered
- a surly person
- cooperative
- kind
- easy-going (afable)
- accommodating ( willing to help)
- supportive
- understandig
- Sympathetic
- helpful ( servicial)
- Balance
- Self-centered, balanced, level-headed, sensible
- Instable
- Insistence
- Persevering
- Determination, tenacity
- Pigheaded
- hardheaded
- stubborn
- Tidiness
- Organised
- a tidy person,
- practical
- Sincerity
- to be open
- frank, sincere
- straightforward
- Honest
- outspoken
- blunt (cortante, sincero,contundente and romo)
- Extroversion
- An extrovert / introvert
- He is extroverted / outgoing
- Introverted /
- To keep yourself to yourself
- communication
- Uncommunicative
- courage
- Bold
- courageous
- audacious
- Reckless
- Cautious
- wary
- Towards others
- pretentious
- arrogant
- checky
- shy
- self-conscious (what others think of you)
- exigent
- a demanding person
- to be hard on yourself
- Calm
- Quiet
- relaxed
- laid-back
- restless
- Egotism
- Selfish
- ambitious
- Intelligence
- Dummy
- Dense
- dim
- feeble-minded
- mindless
- a mind like a sieve
- slow on the uptake
- quick-witted
- brainy
- gifted
- high IQ
- talented
- precocious
- far-minded
- Politeness
- Merciful / thankful
- tactful
- cheeky, rude
- He came across as rude but he is kind
- Hostile
- Bossy
- ruthlessness
- an offhand person
- Hand-off person (que no se involucra)
- pessimistic
- disillusioned
- disaffected
- half-hearted
- disappointed
- realistic
- optimistic
- motivated
- engaged
- keen to
- interested
domingo, 9 de septiembre de 2018
DOING BUSINESS
- Economy
- a healthy / strong economy
- a dramatic rise in inflation
- public expediture
- prices are up / down
- Interest rates
- to go into business
- to embark on a business
- to launch a business
- to do business with sob
- to run a business
- to stay in business
- to take over a business
- to be on business
- To start up
- a business takes off
- to set up / start up a business
- to build up
- to break into (a) market
- a niche-market
- a business venture
- To stay in
- rise / to go up / to increase
- to thrive / prosper / grow / expand
- rise slowly / steeply
- a steady increase in sales
- to fall slowly / steeply
- To make a deal = to cut a deal
- a merging
- Types
- a retail business
- a factory / a company / a firm / a branch
- mass produced
- hand-made
- to be state-of-art
- Actions
- Store in a warehouse
- orders of goods
- Problems
- supervisors inspect / examine eahc stage
- a cut-throat / strong / stiff competition
- Main competitors
- to miss a deadline
- a bull market
- to fire / to dismiss / to lay off staff
- to be redundant
- to wind down a business = toclose down = to go out of business (quebrar)
- a downturn
- a bankrupcy
- Risks
- To play it safe
- to have a knock-on effect
- to take risks
- to take a gamble
- Market
- leader / share/ research
- Sales
- forecast / figures / target/ manager
- Money
- To invest = to put money into it
- to take out a loan
- a tight budget
- make a profit
- make a loss
- it breaks even at the end ofthe first year
- capital assets
- turnover ( of money)
- sales figures
- good value ( good for money)
- Publicity
- Advertisements
- classified ads
- flyers
- billboards (hoading in UK)
- eye-catchers
- target audience
- Market research
- Expressions
- Mind your own business
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