Inglés B2: Preguntas indirectas, condicionales, voz pasiva y vocabulario de negocios

Preguntas indirectas

Where is Jack? → I was wondering if you know where Jack is?
When does Alice usually arrive? → Do you know when Alice usually arrives?

Condicionales

a) Primer condicional: If + presente simple, will + infinitivo.
If we study hard, we will get good grades.

b) Segundo condicional: If + pasado simple, would + infinitivo.
If I had more money, I would pay for a trip to the mountains for the whole class. / If they had more money, they would buy a new house.

c) Condicional cero (situaciones que siempre son verdaderas si algo ocurre, se forma con el presente simple):
If I am late, my father takes me to school. / She doesn't worry if Jack stays out after school.

Voz pasiva

Estructura: Sujeto pasivo + To Be + Participio pasado

Henry Miller wrote that book → That book was written by Henry Miller.
The president gave John an award → John was given an award by the president.

Verbos

to retire, to train (new staff), to shortlist (the candidates), to advertise (a vacancy/post), to assemble (an interview panel), to make (a job offer), to check (references), to map (the business sector), propose, attend, vote, liberalize, subsidise, trade, import, export, phase out (eliminar gradualmente), lead, dominate, prohibit, ban (prohibir), promote, innovate, invent, manufacture, benefit from, hire, develop, test, publish, grant (conceder), train, approve, carry out (llevar a cabo), apply for (solicitar), choose, produce, build, make, modify, use, deal with, invite, write, display (mostrar), design, memorise.

Sustantivos

qualifications, references, handwriting, contacts (connections), colleague, vacancy/post, candidate, interview, résumé, employer, employee, headhunting, head-hunter, empowerment, weaknesses, strengths, mentor, database, nomination, agenda, minutes, chairperson, controls, taxes, trade, barriers, borders (fronteras), customs, policy, deregulation, regulations, dumping, tariffs, restrictions, quotas, supplier, buyer (comprador), shipment (envío), exporter, subsidy, ruin (ruina), bankruptcy, survival, consumers, niche, commodity, poverty (pobreza), wealth (riqueza), innovation, prototype, brainwave (onda cerebral / idea repentina), patent, setback (retroceso), breakthrough (avance), pioneers (pioneros), R&D (research and development), drawing board (tablero de dibujo), invention, inventor, recruitment, bonus(es), customer habits, internal websites, labs, designer, model, modifications, design, prototype, journalists, reviews, eye contact, rapport (relación), jargon (jerga).

Word partnerships

curriculum vitae (CV), probationary period, covering letter (carta de presentación), application form (formulario de solicitud), psychometric test, recruitment process, high performer, self-development (desarrollo personal), pep talk, financial package, fast-tracking (vía rápida), job offer, action points, dress code, commission payments, end-of-year bonus (bono de fin de año), staff turnover (rotación de personal).

Adjetivos

loyal, proud, charismatic, meticulous, resourceful (ingenioso), determined, reliable (seguro), confident, adaptable, honest, motivated, dedicated, imported, unfair, strategic, dependent, brilliant, beneficial, silly (tonto), life-saving, pointless (sin sentido), ridiculous, time-saving, annoying (molesto), wasteful (inútil), life-changing, practical, money-saving, revolutionary, space-saving (ahorrador de espacio), ground-breaking (pionero), important, useful, controversial, unpopular, profitable (rentable).

Habilidades: Negociación

Posiciones iniciales

We’d like to reach a deal with you today.
Right, let’s try to get 10% off their list prices.

Explorar posiciones

Can you tell me a little about…?
What do you have in mind?

Hacer ofertas y concesiones

If you order now, we’ll give you a discount.
We’d be prepared to offer you a better price if you increased your order.
If necessary…

Comprobar la comprensión

What do you mean?
Have I got this right?
If I understand you correctly…
You mean, if we ordered… would…?
Are you saying…

Rechazar una oferta

I’m not sure about that.
That’s more than we usually offer…
That would be difficult for us.

Aceptar una oferta

Sounds a good idea to me. As long as we…
Good, we agree on price, quantity, discounts…

Ganar tiempo

I’d like to think about it.
I’ll have to consult my colleagues about that.

Cerrar el trato

I think we’ve covered everything.
Great! We’ve got a deal.

Seguimiento del acuerdo

Let me know if there are any problems.
If there are any other points, I’ll email you.