PHRASAL VERBS
Use the correct phrasal verb to complete the phrase. Once you have decided on a phrasal verb, check your answer by clicking on the arrow.
EXERCISE 1
find out get on with hold on get away take after cut down look after come up with add up put through look for get over turn up put off
1.- Have you found out if you won the competition yet?
2.- I need to get away from work and take a holiday.
3.- She still hasn't gotten over the death of her cat.
4.- My daughter is a great cook, she really takes after her mother.
5.- Could you hold on a moment while I see if Marek is in his office?
6.- Extension 28? I'll put you through.
7.- She promised to cut down her cigarette smoking to six a day.
8.- He spent the entire night thinking and in the end came up with a brilliant idea.
9.- I'm afraid your story is not believable. It just doesn't add up.
10.- Donata looked after my cats while I was away on holiday.
11.- We're not ready yet, we are going to have to put off the meeting until next week.
12.- I'm looking for Simon's address. Do you know it?
13.- Mary turned up twenty minutes late for the party.
14.- I'm tired of waiting for Jacek. Can we get on with our work?
** REFLECTION:
This exercise was awful to me because I didn´t know many of the phrasal verbs that I had to use in the text. At the end, I had to check the resoults because I wasn´t sure about my answers. I hope that the next time, all my exercise will be okay.
** SOURCE:
http://www.world-english.org/phrasalverbs.htm November 27th 2008
Datos personales
jueves, 27 de noviembre de 2008
Home Entertaining
Before you listen to a short monologue about entertaining guests at home, match the following words to make collocations. Follow the example.
To set a table
To have a polished - approach
To blossom in - a quest
To be armed with - knowledge
To feel - proud
To pop - a cork
To pour - champagne
To lift their - glasses
To be up - for it
Listen again and complete following transcription.
….up when setting your table. Bottom line, when we look at it, you now have a polished approach. You’re blossoming in your quest to make every day entertaining, and have just passed Entertaining 101.
Oh wow! I feel so proud. My friends are gonna have the best night, and it comes thanks to a little bit of planning and a lot of work. Don’t go thinking this wasn’t hard. It took a lot of time but, oh yeah I feel great, and you’re gonna find the exact same thing when you do this at home.
You now have the basics . You’re armed with the knowledge for complete entertaining success. See this bottle of champagne? You’re gonna hold one just like it. And when you pop that cork, and when you pour that champagne, wait ‘till you see your friend’s faces as they lift their glasses in celebration to you. Talking about celebration? Yeah, I’m all up for it ; each and every day. You too. That’s why we’re ready to make every day entertaining.
** REFLECTION:
I practiced my listening skills whit this kind of exercise. I had to do this many times, but at the end I could finish the exercise great.
** SOURCE
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening71.htm November 27th 2008
To set a table
To have a polished - approach
To blossom in - a quest
To be armed with - knowledge
To feel - proud
To pop - a cork
To pour - champagne
To lift their - glasses
To be up - for it
Listen again and complete following transcription.
….up when setting your table. Bottom line, when we look at it, you now have a polished approach. You’re blossoming in your quest to make every day entertaining, and have just passed Entertaining 101.
Oh wow! I feel so proud. My friends are gonna have the best night, and it comes thanks to a little bit of planning and a lot of work. Don’t go thinking this wasn’t hard. It took a lot of time but, oh yeah I feel great, and you’re gonna find the exact same thing when you do this at home.
You now have the basics . You’re armed with the knowledge for complete entertaining success. See this bottle of champagne? You’re gonna hold one just like it. And when you pop that cork, and when you pour that champagne, wait ‘till you see your friend’s faces as they lift their glasses in celebration to you. Talking about celebration? Yeah, I’m all up for it ; each and every day. You too. That’s why we’re ready to make every day entertaining.
** REFLECTION:
I practiced my listening skills whit this kind of exercise. I had to do this many times, but at the end I could finish the exercise great.
** SOURCE
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening71.htm November 27th 2008
jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2008
subordinating conjunctions
Builders use plywood in the construction of small boats ......... it is easy to shape.
(a) although
(b) because
(c) after
(d) while
I haven't spoken with Jane ......... she moved.
(a) unless
(b) while
(c) since
(d) although
Airplanes sometimes fly to unscheduled cities ......... the weather is bad.
(a) when
(b) where
(c) wherever
(d) whereas
Please read the book ......... it's still available from the library.
(a) before
(b) although
(c) since
(d) while
Everybody had dessert ......... they finished eating the main course.
(a) while
(b) because
(c) until
(d) after
The pep rally won't begin ......... the last class of the day has ended.
(a) until
(b) so that
(c) since
(d) than
Elena will groom the horse in the morning ......... she can ride it in the afternoon.
(a) until
(b) unless
(c) so that
(d) when
You will receive extra credit ......... you turn in your project early.
(a) although
(b) than
(c) if
(d) unless
The concert will end at 10.30 p.m. ......... the audience insists on several encores.
(a) while
(b) unless
(c) though
(d) as
......... they feel threatened, dogs sometimes display aggressive behavior.
(a) Until
(b) During
(c) When
(d) Before
**REFLECTION:
I like this kind of activity because I can practice everything that I learned in the class. I have to practice more to improve my writing skills.
** SOURCE:
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii171/esl-test.php
November 20th 2008
(a) although
(b) because
(c) after
(d) while
I haven't spoken with Jane ......... she moved.
(a) unless
(b) while
(c) since
(d) although
Airplanes sometimes fly to unscheduled cities ......... the weather is bad.
(a) when
(b) where
(c) wherever
(d) whereas
Please read the book ......... it's still available from the library.
(a) before
(b) although
(c) since
(d) while
Everybody had dessert ......... they finished eating the main course.
(a) while
(b) because
(c) until
(d) after
The pep rally won't begin ......... the last class of the day has ended.
(a) until
(b) so that
(c) since
(d) than
Elena will groom the horse in the morning ......... she can ride it in the afternoon.
(a) until
(b) unless
(c) so that
(d) when
You will receive extra credit ......... you turn in your project early.
(a) although
(b) than
(c) if
(d) unless
The concert will end at 10.30 p.m. ......... the audience insists on several encores.
(a) while
(b) unless
(c) though
(d) as
......... they feel threatened, dogs sometimes display aggressive behavior.
(a) Until
(b) During
(c) When
(d) Before
**REFLECTION:
I like this kind of activity because I can practice everything that I learned in the class. I have to practice more to improve my writing skills.
** SOURCE:
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii171/esl-test.php
November 20th 2008
MARKETING VOCABULARY
Put in the words to build compound nouns related to marketing and merchandising. Use CAPITALS at the beginning of the sentences.
1. A ____ is a company that sells more of a particular product than others.
market leader
2. A ____ is a feature of a product which will persuade people to buy it.
unique selling point
3. A____ is a machine in a shop or other business that records sales and into which money is put.
cash register
4. A ____ is a market where there are more buyers than suppliers.
seller's market
5. A ____is a person or organisation that saves a company by putting money into it or by buying it.
white knight
6. A ____ is a small area of trade within the economy involving specialised products.
niche market
7. A ____ is an amount of money which is only part of the total cost.
down payment
8. A____is an article that is sold cheaply in order to attract the public and make them buy other things.
loss leader
9. A____is one of a group of shops which belong to a single company and sells similar goods.
chain store
10. A ____ is someone who has specialist knowledge of a specific market.
market analyst
11. A____is where you get some money for a possession which you get back if you return the money.
pawn shop
12. If a market is ____ , buyers look for the best deal they can get, comparing prices.
price-sensitive
13. If someone uses ____ , they try to sell something by being gently persuasive.
soft sell
14. The____is the combination of selling factors that a company can influence such as price and place.
marketing mix
15. The ____ is the price of a product that most companies charge in a free market.
market price
16. The____of a product is the length of time it can be kept in a shop before it becomes too old to be sold.
shelf life
17.____is selling in a way that makes it very difficult to decide which products are cheapest.
Confusion marketing
18. ____ is the skill of decorating shop windows and arranging goods in them.
Window dressing
19. ____ is the tendency to buy the same named product.
Brand loyalty
20. ____ means that the person receiving them will pay for the cost of sending them.
Carriage forward
You answered 20 sentences correctly.
Your score: 20/20.100%This exercise has been done 1583 times--->Do another exercise
** REFLECTION:
I need to do more exercise like this because they help me to improve my vocabulary skills and it will be useful to me when I get a job in the future.
** SOURCE:
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=737 November 20th 2008
1. A ____ is a company that sells more of a particular product than others.
market leader
2. A ____ is a feature of a product which will persuade people to buy it.
unique selling point
3. A____ is a machine in a shop or other business that records sales and into which money is put.
cash register
4. A ____ is a market where there are more buyers than suppliers.
seller's market
5. A ____is a person or organisation that saves a company by putting money into it or by buying it.
white knight
6. A ____ is a small area of trade within the economy involving specialised products.
niche market
7. A ____ is an amount of money which is only part of the total cost.
down payment
8. A____is an article that is sold cheaply in order to attract the public and make them buy other things.
loss leader
9. A____is one of a group of shops which belong to a single company and sells similar goods.
chain store
10. A ____ is someone who has specialist knowledge of a specific market.
market analyst
11. A____is where you get some money for a possession which you get back if you return the money.
pawn shop
12. If a market is ____ , buyers look for the best deal they can get, comparing prices.
price-sensitive
13. If someone uses ____ , they try to sell something by being gently persuasive.
soft sell
14. The____is the combination of selling factors that a company can influence such as price and place.
marketing mix
15. The ____ is the price of a product that most companies charge in a free market.
market price
16. The____of a product is the length of time it can be kept in a shop before it becomes too old to be sold.
shelf life
17.____is selling in a way that makes it very difficult to decide which products are cheapest.
Confusion marketing
18. ____ is the skill of decorating shop windows and arranging goods in them.
Window dressing
19. ____ is the tendency to buy the same named product.
Brand loyalty
20. ____ means that the person receiving them will pay for the cost of sending them.
Carriage forward
You answered 20 sentences correctly.
Your score: 20/20.100%This exercise has been done 1583 times--->Do another exercise
** REFLECTION:
I need to do more exercise like this because they help me to improve my vocabulary skills and it will be useful to me when I get a job in the future.
** SOURCE:
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=737 November 20th 2008
My weekend!!!
This weekend was too busy. I went to Xmatcuil three times and I was so bored there, only because I went with my friends, I had a lot of fun.
The first day (Friday) I went with one of my friends, his name is Jorge and he invited me because his friends had gone there and He didn´t want to go alone. For that I went with him. His friends are friendly and They were so cute with me. We ate pizza and walked to see almost every store there. I was so tired at the final.
On Saturday I went to Xmatcuil with my best friend Richi and his friends too. There was a lot of fun, I love to be with them because is a different space and I like to be in contact with other kind of people and Richi´s friends are so different than my friends. That day we only go there for three hours because the weather was terrible and i need to be in my house early.
And on Sunday, I went with my High school friends. Many of my friends don´t like the mechanic plays but I love these kind of things; for that reason, I convenced three of them to go with me to these plays. We spent a great time together. I was so happy because I saw a lot of my friends that i didn´t see in a long time. Almost never we can be complete and this case was not the exception, Elina couldn´t go and Rita either. Elina was in Tekanto and Rita went to Xmatcuil but with her other friends. There was a wonderful day.
I love this weekend because I could be with many of my friends and I met new people too. I want to repeat it the next weekend jajaja.
The first day (Friday) I went with one of my friends, his name is Jorge and he invited me because his friends had gone there and He didn´t want to go alone. For that I went with him. His friends are friendly and They were so cute with me. We ate pizza and walked to see almost every store there. I was so tired at the final.
On Saturday I went to Xmatcuil with my best friend Richi and his friends too. There was a lot of fun, I love to be with them because is a different space and I like to be in contact with other kind of people and Richi´s friends are so different than my friends. That day we only go there for three hours because the weather was terrible and i need to be in my house early.
And on Sunday, I went with my High school friends. Many of my friends don´t like the mechanic plays but I love these kind of things; for that reason, I convenced three of them to go with me to these plays. We spent a great time together. I was so happy because I saw a lot of my friends that i didn´t see in a long time. Almost never we can be complete and this case was not the exception, Elina couldn´t go and Rita either. Elina was in Tekanto and Rita went to Xmatcuil but with her other friends. There was a wonderful day.
I love this weekend because I could be with many of my friends and I met new people too. I want to repeat it the next weekend jajaja.
martes, 11 de noviembre de 2008
DEBATE OVER OUTSOURCING
Test Your Understanding, #4,
27 March 2004
[Broadcast: March 5, 2004]
This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Companies often give work to an outside business that can do the job for less money than their own employees could. This is called outsourcing. Outsourcing has become a political issue in the campaign for the American presidential election in November.
Many companies in the United States have been moving jobs to countries where costs are much lower. Factory production jobs have moved away for years. But the jobs now also involve skills like computer programming.
Labor groups and workers are angry. They point to reports that say the United States has lost two-and-a-half million jobs since two-thousand-one. Most were jobs in manufacturing. Some states have lost more jobs than others. But no one seems to know for sure how many jobs left the country.
There was a recession. Jobs were cut. Yet, so far, the economic recovery has produced fewer jobs than expected. So outsourcing has created an emotional debate.
Lou Dobbs has a business news program on CNN television. He keeps a list of companies that have sent jobs to foreign countries. Almost every night, Mister Dobbs talks about what he calls the “exporting of America.”
Gregory Mankiw [man-CUE] is the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Bush. Recently Mister Mankiw said outsourcing is probably good for the economy in the long term. He said it makes sense to import goods or services produced at lower cost. He called it "just a new way of doing international trade."
Most economists would probably agree. But Democrats and Republicans criticized Mister Mankiw. He later apologized for having appeared to praise the loss of United States jobs.
Criticism of outsourcing has led some people to condemn free trade. They argue that if jobs are lost to foreign countries, then America should seek protective measures.
The director general of the World Trade Organization does not see it that way. Supachai Panitchpakdi says one-third of all economic growth in the United States since nineteen-ninety resulted from international trade.
Mister Supachai says training and education can create new opportunities for workers. He says exports have helped create five-million new jobs in America in the last ten years. He says those jobs pay ten-percent above the average.
This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter. This is Bob Doughty.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is outsourcing?
Outsourcing is when the companies give work to an outside business that can do the job for less money than their own employees could. It is when the job is moving to other countries where the costs are lower.
2. Why are labor groups and workers angry about it?
They are angry because many of their jobs have been lost in the past three or four years. They lost their jobs for foreing workers.
3. How many jobs has the United States lost in the past three years?
United State has lost two-an-a-half million jobs since 2001.
4. What reasons do people give to support outsourcing?
* Import goods or services produced at lower cost.
* Is just a new way of doing international trade.
* Increases economic growth.
5. What reasons do people give to criticize outsourcing?
* Jobs are lost to foreign countries, then America should seek protective measures.
* Many people loose their jobs to outsourcing.
* They said that the Companies should use people from America to do their jobs.
** REFLECTION:
This kind of exercise is a little bit harder to me because you have to pay attention to your reading skill and try to have the best comprehension. I think that this kind of activity is good to learn more vocabulary and remember my grammar skills.
**SOURCE:
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2004-03/a-2004-03-27-5-1.cfm?CFID=63302998&CFTOKEN=26475046 November 11th 2008
27 March 2004
[Broadcast: March 5, 2004]
This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Companies often give work to an outside business that can do the job for less money than their own employees could. This is called outsourcing. Outsourcing has become a political issue in the campaign for the American presidential election in November.
Many companies in the United States have been moving jobs to countries where costs are much lower. Factory production jobs have moved away for years. But the jobs now also involve skills like computer programming.
Labor groups and workers are angry. They point to reports that say the United States has lost two-and-a-half million jobs since two-thousand-one. Most were jobs in manufacturing. Some states have lost more jobs than others. But no one seems to know for sure how many jobs left the country.
There was a recession. Jobs were cut. Yet, so far, the economic recovery has produced fewer jobs than expected. So outsourcing has created an emotional debate.
Lou Dobbs has a business news program on CNN television. He keeps a list of companies that have sent jobs to foreign countries. Almost every night, Mister Dobbs talks about what he calls the “exporting of America.”
Gregory Mankiw [man-CUE] is the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Bush. Recently Mister Mankiw said outsourcing is probably good for the economy in the long term. He said it makes sense to import goods or services produced at lower cost. He called it "just a new way of doing international trade."
Most economists would probably agree. But Democrats and Republicans criticized Mister Mankiw. He later apologized for having appeared to praise the loss of United States jobs.
Criticism of outsourcing has led some people to condemn free trade. They argue that if jobs are lost to foreign countries, then America should seek protective measures.
The director general of the World Trade Organization does not see it that way. Supachai Panitchpakdi says one-third of all economic growth in the United States since nineteen-ninety resulted from international trade.
Mister Supachai says training and education can create new opportunities for workers. He says exports have helped create five-million new jobs in America in the last ten years. He says those jobs pay ten-percent above the average.
This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter. This is Bob Doughty.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is outsourcing?
Outsourcing is when the companies give work to an outside business that can do the job for less money than their own employees could. It is when the job is moving to other countries where the costs are lower.
2. Why are labor groups and workers angry about it?
They are angry because many of their jobs have been lost in the past three or four years. They lost their jobs for foreing workers.
3. How many jobs has the United States lost in the past three years?
United State has lost two-an-a-half million jobs since 2001.
4. What reasons do people give to support outsourcing?
* Import goods or services produced at lower cost.
* Is just a new way of doing international trade.
* Increases economic growth.
5. What reasons do people give to criticize outsourcing?
* Jobs are lost to foreign countries, then America should seek protective measures.
* Many people loose their jobs to outsourcing.
* They said that the Companies should use people from America to do their jobs.
** REFLECTION:
This kind of exercise is a little bit harder to me because you have to pay attention to your reading skill and try to have the best comprehension. I think that this kind of activity is good to learn more vocabulary and remember my grammar skills.
**SOURCE:
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2004-03/a-2004-03-27-5-1.cfm?CFID=63302998&CFTOKEN=26475046 November 11th 2008
lunes, 10 de noviembre de 2008
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Complete the song.
Closed off from love
I didn’t need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you’re frozen
But something happened
For the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground
Found something true
And everyone’s looking round
Thinking I’m going crazy
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling
But nothing’s greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I’m going crazy, maybe, maybe
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
And it’s draining all of me
Oh they find it hard to believe
I’ll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see
** REFLECTION:
It´s hard to me practiced listening skills, but i hope that I can improve them with more practice and dedication. I will try harder and I will listen more songs in English. In this exercise I have to listen the song many times and the page that I put in the source is the page that I obtain the letter of the song because at the final I have to checked my answers and corrected mistakes.
** SOURCE:
http://www.quedeletras.com/letra-cancion-bleeding-love-bajar-95715/disco-bleeding-love/leona-lewis-bleeding-love.html November 10th 2008
Closed off from love
I didn’t need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you’re frozen
But something happened
For the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground
Found something true
And everyone’s looking round
Thinking I’m going crazy
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling
But nothing’s greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I’m going crazy, maybe, maybe
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
And it’s draining all of me
Oh they find it hard to believe
I’ll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see
** REFLECTION:
It´s hard to me practiced listening skills, but i hope that I can improve them with more practice and dedication. I will try harder and I will listen more songs in English. In this exercise I have to listen the song many times and the page that I put in the source is the page that I obtain the letter of the song because at the final I have to checked my answers and corrected mistakes.
** SOURCE:
http://www.quedeletras.com/letra-cancion-bleeding-love-bajar-95715/disco-bleeding-love/leona-lewis-bleeding-love.html November 10th 2008
My high school friends
I´m a friendly person. I love to meet new people and I like to have a lot of friends to spend time with. I´m studied my high school in the Prepa 2. There I met a lot of awesome people but specially, I made very good friends than now are like my brothers and sisters.
Aldo, Elina, Adjani, Estefany, Ricardo, Reyna, Lety and Rita are my lovely friends from hish school. We spent a lot of time togueter when we were there and now, we still spending time when we have time.
I spend more time with Aldo and Elina. There are my best friends in FCA and I love to be with them. We take many classes togueter and we help ourselves when someone don´t undestand something of the subject. I´m so glad to have friends like them.
Now we are in different majors. Some of my friends study here in Fca and others study in Tecnológico. We like to go to the movies, have dinner in different places and the next Sunday, we will go to Xmatkuil. I´m sure that it will be a lot of fun.
My friends are perfect and there is a really great conection between us. I hope that our friendship never ends. I´m so happy that they are my friends.
Aldo, Elina, Adjani, Estefany, Ricardo, Reyna, Lety and Rita are my lovely friends from hish school. We spent a lot of time togueter when we were there and now, we still spending time when we have time.
I spend more time with Aldo and Elina. There are my best friends in FCA and I love to be with them. We take many classes togueter and we help ourselves when someone don´t undestand something of the subject. I´m so glad to have friends like them.
Now we are in different majors. Some of my friends study here in Fca and others study in Tecnológico. We like to go to the movies, have dinner in different places and the next Sunday, we will go to Xmatkuil. I´m sure that it will be a lot of fun.
My friends are perfect and there is a really great conection between us. I hope that our friendship never ends. I´m so happy that they are my friends.
jueves, 6 de noviembre de 2008
Marketing Vocabulary
Choose the best word to build compound nouns related to marketing and merchandising.
1. Market _____ is the proportion of the total market which one company controls.
share
2. A _____ machine sells you small items such as cigarettes, drinks or sweets if you put coins into it.
vending
3. A shopping _____ is a group of shops with a common area for cars to park.
centre/center
4. A _____ assistant is someone who works in a shop serving customers.
sales
5. A _____ company is a company which controls other smaller companies.
parent
6. Market _____ is the collection and examination of information about things that people (might) buy.
research
7. If someone uses or tries the _____ sell, they try to sell something by being very forceful.
hard
8. A _____ hour is a period of time when drinks are sold cheaply in a bar or a pub.
happy
9. A _____ market is an outside market selling old or used goods at low prices.
flea
10. If something is sold in an _____ pack it contains a larger amount of the goods for a lower price.
economy
11. A department _____ is a large shop divided into several different parts selling different things.
store
12. A _____-price shop sells things at lower prices than other shops.
cut
13. The _____ price of an item is the price it cost to make.
production
14. A cash _____ in a shop is the place where you can pay for the things you buy in a shop. (UK)desk
15. In cash-_____-carry you buy for cash and you must take the goods away yourself.
and
16. A _____ centre provides information and sells or advertises its goods or services by telephone.
call
17. A _____'s market is when there are more goods for sale than there are people to buy them.
buyer
18. A _____ name is the name by which a particular product is sold.
brand
19. The black _____ is things which are bought and sold, or money changed illegally.
market
20. The _____ before date on food or drink is the day or month before which it should be consumed.
best
correct:: 20incorrect: 0unanswered: 0
Your score: 20/20.100%This exercise has been done 7444 times--->
** REFLECTION:
I had to do this exercise many times to obtain the 100% but I practiced more my vocabulary in marketing and I hope that this can be useful to me in many ways.
** SOURCE:
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/evaluate.asp?id=1&t=80 November 6th 2008
1. Market _____ is the proportion of the total market which one company controls.
share
2. A _____ machine sells you small items such as cigarettes, drinks or sweets if you put coins into it.
vending
3. A shopping _____ is a group of shops with a common area for cars to park.
centre/center
4. A _____ assistant is someone who works in a shop serving customers.
sales
5. A _____ company is a company which controls other smaller companies.
parent
6. Market _____ is the collection and examination of information about things that people (might) buy.
research
7. If someone uses or tries the _____ sell, they try to sell something by being very forceful.
hard
8. A _____ hour is a period of time when drinks are sold cheaply in a bar or a pub.
happy
9. A _____ market is an outside market selling old or used goods at low prices.
flea
10. If something is sold in an _____ pack it contains a larger amount of the goods for a lower price.
economy
11. A department _____ is a large shop divided into several different parts selling different things.
store
12. A _____-price shop sells things at lower prices than other shops.
cut
13. The _____ price of an item is the price it cost to make.
production
14. A cash _____ in a shop is the place where you can pay for the things you buy in a shop. (UK)desk
15. In cash-_____-carry you buy for cash and you must take the goods away yourself.
and
16. A _____ centre provides information and sells or advertises its goods or services by telephone.
call
17. A _____'s market is when there are more goods for sale than there are people to buy them.
buyer
18. A _____ name is the name by which a particular product is sold.
brand
19. The black _____ is things which are bought and sold, or money changed illegally.
market
20. The _____ before date on food or drink is the day or month before which it should be consumed.
best
correct:: 20incorrect: 0unanswered: 0
Your score: 20/20.100%This exercise has been done 7444 times--->
** REFLECTION:
I had to do this exercise many times to obtain the 100% but I practiced more my vocabulary in marketing and I hope that this can be useful to me in many ways.
** SOURCE:
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/evaluate.asp?id=1&t=80 November 6th 2008
Wild Children
Wild Children: Part I
The early history of the city of Rome involves Romulus and Remus, two orphan boys who, legend says, were raised by a she-wolf. The boys' mother had been murdered by an evil king and the two babies tossed into the river Tiber. When the wolf found them they had washed up on the shore. She perhaps took pity on the crying of the babies and, gently picking them up in her teeth, she carried them back to her cave and fed them on her milk. The boys grew bigger and stronger and, eventually, were found by a herdsman who took them home. He and his wife raised the boys like their own children. When they reached manhood they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother and driven them from their home.They decided to build a city. Unfortunately, they argued over the appropriate site and Romulus killed his brother Remus. Romulus ruled this city -- called Roma -- for thirty-seven years.The city of Rome is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. If you travel there you can see a statue of the two baby boys feeding from their mother - the wolf.
Multiple-Choice QuestionsClick on the answer you think is correct.
1. What is the gist (the main idea) that this piece of writing conveys?
a) Wolves like to take care of human children.
b) The city of Rome had many wolves in the old days.
c) The city of Rome was founded by a wolf.
d) Romulus established the city of Rome.
2. What is a herdsman?
a) someone who builds cities
b) someone who cares for children
c) someone who cares for domestic animals
d) someone who can hear very well
3. "...they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother..." means...
a) They attacked the king who had harmed their mother and made them orphans.
b) They went to court to sue the king for his crime against their mother.
c) They hired some gangsters to take care of their problem with the king.
d) They went to talk to the king about his crime against their mother.
The early history of the city of Rome involves Romulus and Remus, two orphan boys who, legend says, were raised by a she-wolf. The boys' mother had been murdered by an evil king and the two babies tossed into the river Tiber. When the wolf found them they had washed up on the shore. She perhaps took pity on the crying of the babies and, gently picking them up in her teeth, she carried them back to her cave and fed them on her milk. The boys grew bigger and stronger and, eventually, were found by a herdsman who took them home. He and his wife raised the boys like their own children. When they reached manhood they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother and driven them from their home.They decided to build a city. Unfortunately, they argued over the appropriate site and Romulus killed his brother Remus. Romulus ruled this city -- called Roma -- for thirty-seven years.The city of Rome is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. If you travel there you can see a statue of the two baby boys feeding from their mother - the wolf.
Multiple-Choice QuestionsClick on the answer you think is correct.
1. What is the gist (the main idea) that this piece of writing conveys?
a) Wolves like to take care of human children.
b) The city of Rome had many wolves in the old days.
c) The city of Rome was founded by a wolf.
d) Romulus established the city of Rome.
2. What is a herdsman?
a) someone who builds cities
b) someone who cares for children
c) someone who cares for domestic animals
d) someone who can hear very well
3. "...they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother..." means...
a) They attacked the king who had harmed their mother and made them orphans.
b) They went to court to sue the king for his crime against their mother.
c) They hired some gangsters to take care of their problem with the king.
d) They went to talk to the king about his crime against their mother.
** REFLECTION:
I had to do this exercise wit time and I could see that i read faster now than some months ago. I think that this kinf of exercise helps me to undestand and think only in English, and for that I can read faster.
** SOURCE:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/490/wchild/wchild1.htm November 6th 2008
My friend Jose Luis
I have a friend that is so crazy. His name is Jose Luis. He wants that I writte about him, for that i will do it. He studies in FCA and He is in 4th semester. He likes go to the gym, play soccer and spend time with his friends. He looks like a muppet, I don´t know why but He does many things that the muppets do... is so funny!!!
For him, his family is the most important thing in the world. I love his parents too jajaja They´re so friendly. His father is the best, I like him a lot. When I met them I was so nervous, but everything changed when we spent more time with them.
Jose Luis and Me like to do many things togueter like have dinner in Mike's, go to the movies, walk in the park with a pineapple drink. Our chracters are so different, for that reason we fight a lot too jajaja because He ´s an embittered person jajaja.
Jose Luis is one of the most important people in my life, now we´re only friends but I love him a lot. I hope that always can be togueter and still make stronger our friendship.
For him, his family is the most important thing in the world. I love his parents too jajaja They´re so friendly. His father is the best, I like him a lot. When I met them I was so nervous, but everything changed when we spent more time with them.
Jose Luis and Me like to do many things togueter like have dinner in Mike's, go to the movies, walk in the park with a pineapple drink. Our chracters are so different, for that reason we fight a lot too jajaja because He ´s an embittered person jajaja.
Jose Luis is one of the most important people in my life, now we´re only friends but I love him a lot. I hope that always can be togueter and still make stronger our friendship.
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