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Social skills in English

Conversation Starters	Topics
Do you like ...? Are you into (sport) at all? Did you see the game/match on ...?	SPORT
Have you been away on holiday this year? Anywhere nice? I was planning to go to ... Where are you going on your next holiday?	HOLIDAYS
Have you seen those new...? I wonder if they’re any good? Because I heard... Do you have one of those ...?	GADGETS
Are you hungry? Shall we get ourselves...? What do you fancy? How about...?	FOOD/DRINK
I like your ... by the way. Where did you get it/them? I suppose it/they must have cost you...? That's a nice ...	CLOTHES
What kind of music are you into? Have you heard ...’s latest album? Do you like going to concerts?	MUSIC
Do you get to do much traveling? Have you ever been abroad? Have you ever been to ...? I’ve always wanted to go there.	TRAVEL
Isn't this weather...? Apparently, the forecast is for... Today has been so ...	WEATHER
I see the stock markets are... It’s probably a good time to put your money into ... I have some investments in ...	ECONOMICS
Have you seen any good films lately? What kind of movies do you like? I quite liked that one with (actor) in ... oh, what was it called?	MOVIES
Did you see in the news ...? Have you heard about...? ... news, isn’t it?	NEWS
How are you enjoying...? Do you know many people here? What do you think of the party?	THE PARTY
Do you know.... by the way? S/he’s a bit/very..., isn’t s/he? I should introduce you to ... He/She is ...	FRIENDS
How’s business? What do you do in your job? I hear...  Source: teach-this.com	WORK

Mother's Day in the USA

In the US, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, so next Sunday, May 12th don't forget to greet your Mom...
Here's a funny poem related to Mother's Day:

Mommy you are sweet

Mommy you are nice

Don't ever leave me

Cause you make the best rice!!!!

WRITE A COMMENT ON THIS BLOGwith the TRANSLATION of this poem. Don't forget that RHYME is the most important in a poem. We'll vote for the best translation and winner may win a prize...

JOB INTERVIEW

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. Why did you leave your last job?

3. What can you offer us that others cannot?

4. What are your strengths? Best skills?

5. What is your major weakness?

6. What qualifications do you have that you feel would make you successful

here?

7. What are your career goals? Future plans?

8. What do you know about this company?

9. How many people have you managed/supervised in your recent positions?

10. What things are most important to you in a work situation?

11. In your last position, what were the things that you liked most? Liked least?

12. Why are you seeking a position with our company?

13. Why are you leaving your present job?

14. Give me an example from a previous job where you have shown initiative.

15. Why should I hire you?

16. Have you ever been fired and why?

17. If you had a choice, would you prefer to work alone or as part of a team?

Why?

18. What are your hobbies?

19. What salary are you expecting? What do you expect to earn in this position?

20.What things are most important to you in a work situation?

OTHER QUESTIONS

• Describe your ideal job.

• In what kind of work environment are you mostcomfortable?

• Tell me about your internship.

• What two orthree things are most important to you in yourjob?

• In what part-time/summer jobs have you been most interested and why?

• Tell me your reasonsfor leaving past jobs.

• What do you see yourself doing in five years?

• What do you hope to be earning in five years?

• What goals have you set for the future?

• How do you plan to reach  your goals?

LETTERS OF COMPLAINT

• I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with …
• I am writing to / I wish to complain about …
• Please note that the goods we ordered on ( date ) have not arrived yet
• We regret to inform you that our order n° ----- is now considerably overdue.
• I would like to query the transport charges which seem unusually high.
• We were extremely disappointed with...
• … was not what we had led to expect
• We were thoroughly disgusted with...
• I am writing to inform you that the goods we ordered from your company have not been supplied correctly
• I am not going to accept this / put up with this / let this go
• I should like to know what you intend / what you are going to do about this
• Your attitude is deceiful / negligent
• We expect a letter of explanation / a substantial refund
• Unless you... we shall take matters further
• I should warn you that
• Otherwise, we may have to look elsewhere for our supplies
• If these conditions are not met we may (be forced to) take legal action
• I wish to draw your attention to…
• I would suggest that…
• I am writing to ask you to please...
• Could I please ask you to look into these matters?
• Please ensure that such errors do not happen again
• We may have to look elsewhere for our suppllies
• Please send us a corrected invoice
• I suggest that immediate steps be taken.
• I look forward to a prompt reply and hope that you will take this into consideration…
• I am really dissatisfied with…
• Enclosed are copies of my records
• I look forward to your reply and a resolution to my problem

BUSINESS LETTERS

Sample sentences:

REQUEST:
Please send me...
I would be grateful if you could tell me...
I am writing to enquire whether...
I would especially like to know...
Could you also... 
Your company was recommended to me by...

ENCLOSING DOCUMENTS:
I am enclosing ...
Please find enclosed ...
You will find enclosed ...

PAYMENT:
Our terms of payment are (as follows)...
Our records show that we have not yet received payment of...
According to our records...
Please send payment as soon as possible
You will receive a note with the sum of...

PRICES:
Please send us your price list
You will find our most recent catalogue and price list enclosed
Please note that our prices are subject to change (without notice)
We can make you a firm offer of...

CLOSING SENTENCES:
I look forward to hearing from you.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your assistance.
Thank you very much for your kind assistance.
I appreciate that this is an unusual request, but I would be very grateful for any help you could provide. I look forward to hearing from you.
OFFERING HELP
'If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me'.
We are at your disposal

If we can be of any further assistance, please let us know.
If I can help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you require more information ...
For further details ...

ORDERING
We are pleased to place an order with your company for..
We would like to cancel our order n° .....
Please confirm receipt of our order.
I am pleased to acknowledge receipt of your order n° .....
Your order will be processed as quickly as possible.
It will take about (two/three) weeks to process your order.
We can guarantee you delivery before ...(date)
Unfortunately these articles are not available / are out of stock.

JORNADA DE PUERTAS ABIERTAS

LUGAR: COLEGIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL CARMEN Y SAN VICENTE DE PAÚL
FECHA: MIÉRCOLES, 20 DE FEBRERO DE 2013
HORA: DE 15.30 A 17.30

ACTIVIDADES: CUENTACUENTOS EN VALENCIANO, TEATRO EN INGLÉS, CONCIERTOS MUSICALES, TÓMBOLA Y MERIENDA SOLIDARIAS PARA COLABORAR CON UN COLEGIO DE PERÚ Y CON EL PROYECTO REHOBOTH (PERSONAS SIN HOGAR)

OPEN DAY AT OUR SCHOOL

Place: El Carmen (Avenida de Burjassot, 150, Valencia)
Date: Wednesday, February 20th
Time: from 15.30 to 17.30

COME AND ENJOY OUR ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH:

SHOWING AT 15.45h AND AT 16.45h

"THE CRAZY STORY"

A theatre played and written by students of Practical English (2ºESO)

Starring: Little Red Riding Hood and Mr. Wolf, Snow White and her Stepmother, the Three Little Pigs, Cinderella's Prince, the Sleeping Beauty

YOU ARE ALL INVITED!!

Pruebas Homologadas para la obtención del Certificado de Nivel Básico A2 de Inglés

Del 27 de febrero al 6 de marzo de 2013 se realizarán las Pruebas Homologadas para la obtención del Certificado de Nivel Básico de Inglés, de acuerdo con el siguiente calendario:

- Miércoles 27 de febrero, de 15:00 a 17:00 horas: pruebas de comprensión oral (CO), comprensión escrita (CE) y expresión escrita (EE).

 

- Miércoles 6 de marzo: prueba de expresión oral (EO).

Durante la realización de las pruebas del día 27 de febrero se comunicará la hora y el orden de realización de la misma.

 

El alumnado inscrito en la prueba deberá concurrir a ella provisto de los siguientes documentos:

                a) Original del Documento Nacional de Identidad, Tarjeta de residencia, Pasaporte o cualquier otro documento oficial en vigor que permita identificarlo.

                b) Copia de la solicitud de participación en la prueba.

Siguiendo  la Orden 20/2011, de 24 de octubre publicada en el DOCV el 8.11.2011, el colegio Ntra. Sra. del Carmen y San Vicente de Paúl realizará las Pruebas de Homologación para la obtención del Certificado de Nivel Básico de Inglés, dirigidas a los alumnos matriculados en ESO, en nuestro centro, y que tengan 16 años o los cumplan durante el año 2013. La obtención de este Certificado permitirá el acceso a enseñanzas del Nivel Intermedio de dicho  idioma en cualquier Escuela Oficial de Idiomas del territorio nacional, previa matriculación.

El certificado acreditativo de haber superado el Nivel Básico será expedido en los términos que dicte la dirección general competente en materia de títulos.

Aquí tenéis la Guía del candidato [DOC 2,87 MB] donde se encuentra completa información, y los Currículos de Inglés [PDF 2,20 MB] para el Nivel Básico, y en este enlace mucha más información: http://www.edu.gva.es/ocd/areaord/es/ordenacion_idiomas.htm .

ENLACES DE INTERÉS

MARCO COMÚN EUROPEO DE REFERENCIA PARA LAS LENGUAS

DESCRIPCIÓN EXAMEN A2 (UPV)

MODELO EXAMEN LIBRE INGLÉS A2 (UNED)

CURSO DE INGLÉS NIVEL BÁSICO

EJERCICIOS LISTENING A2

 

Dpto. de Lenguas

WORD PROCESSING 3 (ORAL INSTRUCTIONS)

"You are going to write a MEMO from the Accounts Dept to the HR Dept. Write the name of the Departments in font ARIAL, size 20, capital and bold letters

The subject of the MEMO is the Election of the new President. Write it underlined.

Write the date of the MEMO in italics in both, English and Spanish.

Write the TIME of the MEMO in bold numbers.

The message of the MEMO is that there is going to be a meeting in the British office. Write it in lowercase, and bold letters.

The PLACE of the meeting is LONDON. The DATE is next Thursday, January 31st, 2013. The TIME of the meeting is 11.00. Write all this information with double line spacing and capital letters.

At the end of the MEMO, write your name in italics and bold, capital letters."

RECUPERACIONES INGLÉS 1º

Para alumnos con exámenes de la 1ª evaluación suspendidos, la recuperación será:

Grupo A (mañanas) MIÉRCOLES 23 de Enero

Grupo B (tardes) JUEVES 24 de Enero

WORD PROCESSING 1

Eres el administrativo / a de una empresa y le vas a pedir a tu secretaria lo siguiente:

“Escribe una carta al Dept. de Marketing.

El formato es: fuente arial, tamaño 12, justificado, títulos en negrita y subtítulos en cursiva. Interlineado sencillo, insertar encabezado en mayúsculas y

pie de página en minúsculas. Insertar una tabla de 5 columnas y 5 filas.

Combinar las celdas de la primera fila. Insertar un salto de página y escribir

“THE END” con bordes y sombreado.”

WORD PROCESSING 2

ORDER OF THE DAY

1. Departments in the office
2. Lack of supplies
3. Reports 2012
4. Next meetings

1. Write a word document with the order of the day. Follow the instructions:
   font type: times new roman
   size 14, double spacing, title in capital letters and point number 4 underlined

2. Save the document in your desktop as “ORDEROFTHEDAY”
3. Send the document as an attached document to lnovoa@elcarmenbenicalap.com
   The subject of the email must be: order of the day_YOUR NAME in capital letters
4. In the body of the email write the translation of these instructions

ACTIVIDADES DE AMPLIACIÓN TEMA 7 OAG: RENTAS Y PRÉSTAMOS: 1ª PARTE: RENTAS

1- La señora Navarro ha decidido constituir un fondo de pensiones con las siguientes condiciones:
aportaciones de 1500 euros anuales durante 15 años, pagaderas al final de cada uno de ellos. El tipo de interés aplicado será del 4,5 %.
Calcula la renta anual que recibirá al final de cada uno de los años que restan desde su edad de jubilación (a los 67 años) hasta su fallecimiento, si la esperanza de vida de las mujeres en España fuera de 82 años.
Solución: C= 2.902 €

2.-La familia Martínez quiere comprar un coche nuevo. El concesionario les ofrece estas dos opciones:
a) Pago al contado de 5.000€ y 7.000€ dentro de 3 años.
b) Cuatro pagos anuales de 3.000€ al final de los cuatro próximos años, a un tipo de interés del 4% anual.
¿Cuál es la mejor de las dos opciones?
Solución:
a) 11.222,97 €
b)10.889,68 €

3.- La compra de un televisor cuyo precio es de 950 € se va a financiar mediante el pago de 5 mensualidades constantes pagaderas por vencido. Calcula el importe de las mensualidades si la operación se pacta a un tipo de interés mensual del 5%.

Solución: 219, 42 €.

2º B GESTIÓN ADMINISTRATIVA GRUPO TARDES:

CONTROLES: 

ORH: Examen tema 8: Martes 15 de enero 

EAU: Examen tema 5: Jueves 17 de enero

OAG: 1ª parte tema 7: RENTAS: Viernes 18 de enero

ACTIVIDADES REFUERZO TEMA 7 de OAG  2º B GESTIÓN ADM.: RENTAS 

NOTA: En todos los ejercicios hay que representar gráficamente las rentas y decir de qué tipo de renta estamos hablando.

1.-Calcular el valor actual y final de una renta cuya duración es de 5 años, con términos anuales prepagables de 2.700€. El tipo de interés es del 11% anual.

2.- Calcular el valor actual y final de una renta de tres términos anuales de 1.000 € pagaderos por vencido al 7% anual.

3.- Calcular el valor actual y final de una renta de tres términos anuales situados a principio del año, de 100 euros cada uno a un tanto de interés del 10% efectivo anual.

4.- Calcular el valor actual de una renta constante de 5 términos de 5.000 € cada uno, pospagable e inmediata al tipo de interés del 7%.

5.- Calcular el importe acumulado en un banco al cabo de 5 años, si imponemos al final de cada uno de ellos 20.000 euros, siendo el tipo de interés de la cuenta el 12% efectivo anual.

6.-Calcular el valor actual de una renta de tres términos anuales vencidos de 100 euros cada uno a un tanto de interés del 7% efectivo anual.

7.- Calcular el valor final de una renta de tres términos anuales vencidos de 100 euros cada uno a un tanto de interés del 10% efectivo anual.

8.-La compra de una moto de 30.000€ se va a financiar pagando al contado el 10% de su precio y el resto mediante el pago de 60 mensualidades constantes pagaderas por vencido. Calcular el importe de las mensualidades si la operación se ha pactado a un 7,5% anual.

9.- Para la compra de un ordenador portátil se nos presentan dos opciones o modos de pago:
a) Pago al contado de 300 € y 400€ dentro de 2 años.
b) 4 pagos de 200 € cada uno a partir del momento de la compra
¿Cuál de las dos opciones es más beneficiosa si el tipo de interés anual es del 5%?

10.-El Sr. García realiza aportaciones de 2000 € a su plan de pensiones contratado en una entidad financiera, al principio de cada año durante 25 años (hasta su jubilación).
¿Cuánto recibirá al final de cada año cuando se jubile a los 65 años si la esperanza de vida de los hombres es de 77 años? Tipo de interés anual 5%.