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04-03-24
alejandro
OPORTO
CACERES
miguel
CAMERUN
years ago, she used to pay everything
my grandmother choose the hotel.
the girl comes at monday.
(((NEEDS PAST TENSE)))
i took the plane at madrid at 6 in the morning.
later i go to france, and i take another plane at 11.
and i go to camerun, to Younde, the capital.
i arrive at 11 more or less. I take all the luggage at 1 in the morning in the other day.
at 2 more or less I arrived at the hotel, comparable to a 1 star hotel in spain.
without AC
so in the next day i take the car to the power plant.
at 8 oclock in the morning. i take a car two hours travel to the power plant, in a place whose name is Nachitgal. and I lived 2 weeks in the central.
they have a base of life. 10 rooms. prefab homes.
when i arrive i dont have anything.
sandwich panel.
metal ,insolation, metal.
a kind of wall.
I stayed two weeks in this house.
and the other two weeks i stayed at the capital, in a hotel, becuase i worked at the substation in Younde.
04-01-24
advisement
a warning / an advisory?
he was on the mood to party
he was in the mood for a party
he was in the mood to party
i’m not sure if he left anything before go to the course.
I'm not sure if he left anything before going to the course.
I pay her on cash
i pay her in cash
it has airconditioner that the other one has not
it has air conditioning, which the other one didn't
TimeLeft
Sapiens
(no lo puedes declarar)
you cant write it off
it was surprising good
it was surprisingly good
they wanted to know which class of girl I was.
they wanted to know what kind of girl I was.
all single of us
every single one of us
neither of us wants to have her in a senior resdidence
none of us want to put her in a senior residence / nursing home
calcetar
?
my mom is a sewer
my mom is a seamstress.
he dead 20 years ago.
he died 20 years ago.
marry in secret = ok, or
elope
gallardo
knight
WTD
casanova / muririego
le gustaba gustar
he liked to be liked
she knits
seamstress
subsidy
03-20-cnv
03-18-24
alejandro going to
OPORTO
CACERES
for spring break
5th week.
i always wanted to stop smoking
to remove, to get over the abstinence.
to get over withdrawal
dmonican republic
angola
03-13-24
recongizes Joe Biden, current president of United States of America,
he’s in a speech.
maybe campaign? but
i saw the seal of prsident, so in that moment he’s presidnent.
it’s quite dark.
lighted by a red color,
lit by a red color
maybe the purpose of the photographer is to put him with illuminati, masonry
past:
could be a memorial
annivsary for war veterans
future,
he’s doing to change his face.
i finished my act. i finished that movie.
now we have to prepare another speehc, we’re heading ot california, etc.
estheticall, talks about light, composition
political discussion
personal connection: reminds him of mr burns in simpsons canteros episode.
speaks to: power, imperialism, etc.
title: biden is still alive.
when you are on. visit
in the field?
Pronounce: gesture
smoke curtain
smoke screen
03-11-24
TEST
03-06-24
reviewed linguistic ambiguity
alejandro wnats me to pick the image for speakign test
03-04-24
reviewed listening exercises
02-28-24P
renfe is who handles the trains
alif is more about infrastructure
i was close to go to Angola.
you just have to pay for your consume.
target
card
One Piece.
Netflix.
a pirate who wants to become kind of
an undersway topic.
FIND RICK AND MORTY CLIPS
02-26-24P
p. forced
mens who could wanted marry you
when the weather will be ok, i will do one.
02-2-24P
JULIAN ASSANGE
MASCLETA
TRACTORS
ANATOMY
TEST
restregar
rub it someone’s face
echar en cara
hold against
in a building you have some spaces,
10 floors for example in this bld
in the mdlddle you have for installation
you made one conduct (air well)
and you put there all the instalation
plumbing pipes, heating, ventilation, aC, electrical cables
all that you need for the building.
patinillo
= a small patinente.
patinillo.
until the day of today i dont know the transaltion.
civil works vocabulary
“No te contaron mal”
Christian Nodal.
despecho
shen somebody do something wrong on you.
you are arngy and you want to remove all that.
spite
rencor that one person suffer by one offense or by one ch
02-21-24P
JULIAN ASSANGE
MASCLETA
TRACTORS
ANATOMY
TEST
restregar
rub it someone’s face
echar en cara
hold against
in a building you have some spaces,
10 floors for example in this bld
in the mdlddle you have for installation
you made one conduct (air well)
and you put there all the instalation
plumbing pipes, heating, ventilation, aC, electrical cables
all that you need for the building.
patinillo
= a small patinente.
patinillo.
until the day of today i dont know the transaltion.
civil works vocabulary
“No te contaron mal”
Christian Nodal.
despecho
shen somebody do something wrong on you.
you are arngy and you want to remove all that.
spite
rencor that one person suffer by one offense or by one ch
02-19-24P
you can reclinate as much as you want
you can lean back.
i choose ica because of that.
i chose
if i will have more days, i would visit more.
near Ica, pizco
i taveled alone.
my first time was two years ago
rio de janeiro
i always wanted to go tot he carnavals
and nobody wants to go.
so i went alone.
you can get friends very easy.
i was in Mexico with some friends last week.
Mozambique,
they are trying to do not taking our reception.
power lines.
one year ago, in the peak, we have 300 maybe.
it’s not recommendable
your tired explodes
last year they have one accidnt in angola.
3 people of Elecor died.
in 14 ofr 15 person crash.
8 months in mozambique.
been 3 or 4 times.
my colleague
influated =
influenced
dough
p.
Peru.
a little to the south 4 or 5 hours.
p. oasis.
Juaqarqunin
Huacachina
02-14-24
reviewed with MIGUEL
02-12-24
el vestuario
the locker room
other thing that I think that film is not very good
another thing that I thikn isn't very good about the film
a real history = OK, or
a real story
Pronounce: headache
02-07-24
I am agree with
I agree with
NOTES FROM 6 MNUTES LISTENING
smellaavision,
miracle pioll that cures all diseases
1930’s
prediciotns.
elon musk predicted that no one will have to work.
robots will take most jobs, eeryone will work from home.
during covid, millions forced to work form home.
4 day working week.
same money.
after covid, out of 60
52 percent
Brendan Burchill. ….
pinch of salt
take preductions with..
heading gradually in the cirection
those predicionts havent come to pass yet.
if someone lies, you take with a pinch of salt.
predictions have a bad track record.
most predictions hanvent come to pass.
robots doing work, just a dream?
andrew palmer.
i’m not a tech dystopian.
sequencing risk.
disruption
there will not be coordinateion.
not a dystopian.
doesnt think AI will get rid of all jobs.
new jobs will crop up.
i reckon a shorter working wek is something we can all agree on.
60 companies trying out
92 percent plan on keepin
because it was so poopular with bosses and workers.
our 6 minutes are up.
02-05-24
en todas las casas cuecen habas
(every house cooks beans)
rollerblading / rollerskating
01-31-24
plumb
lead
pronounce: answer
unfamiliar
single family homes
in europe cities...
in european cities ...
un prestamo
a loan
i always dream with be the president of an electoral table.
I have always dreamed about being the president of an electoral table.
Pronounce: crazy
01-29-24-cnv
xxx
ALL - PRONUNCIATION
Pronounce:
railway, private, the wind, phrase, headache, some of my colleagues, published, publically, directly , idealism, sacred, suits, drawings, salary, linkedin, thermal energy, renewable energy, steam turbine, the bus stopped, knife, argument, stabilized, he answered me, accept, oasis, dough, civil engineering
01-24-24
caspa...
"an old boy network'
"the good old' boys"
"traditional values"
(also, dandruff)
open mind
open minded
there is an island which names is start with… .
there is an island whose name starts with...
I told you that i want coffee. Neither milk.
nor was there milk (?)
not even milk (?)
if it doesnt matter, if it's not a bother = OK, or
if you don't mind
Pronounce: project manager
you should prevent that all the people in that room want coffee.
You should prevent everyone in the room wanting coffee.
you should make it so that not everyone is asking for coffee. (?)
you should make it so that everyone in the room isn't asking for coffee. (?)
You should make it so that everyone in the room doesnt have to ask for coffee. (?)
on a shell
on a shelf
Pronounce: opine
I spoke about this with a friend that she’s a consultor and her job is going to...
I spoke about this with a friend who's a consultor and whose job is going to....
Pronounce: fruit
In Acciona for example they wanted to stop to build the structures (buildings or bridges or tunnels).
In Acciona, for example, they wanted to stop building structures (buildings or bridges or tunnels).
you can do just a certain number of structures in the world.
you can only do/make/build so many structures in the world.
Pronounce: civil engineering
there are infinitive engineering names.
there are infinite engineering titles.
to out to have. breath of fresh air
to go out to get a breath of fresh air
a life and death matter.
a matter of life and death.
when i am going to work in Denmakr, i am going to work in an open site.
when I go to work in Denmark, I am going to work on an open site.
crimen y castigo
crime and punishment
they were not miserables at all.
they were not miserable at all
ambitionous
ambitious
01-22-24-cnv
xxx
01-17-24
Pronounce: railway
we have to present some documentarion about how we are managing our enviornmental issues.
we have to present some documentation concerning our management of environmental issues.
we have to present some documentation regarding our management of environmental issues.
carbon step
carbon footprint
300 people not more in small danish town.
There are no more than 300 people in the small danish town.
a small Danish town with no more than 300 people
electrificar
electrify
for me my boss is in the near seat.
my boss is in the next seat.
my boss sitting right next to me.
darle un toque de atención
to bring attention to
compensarlo
make up for it
compensate it
submarine tunnel
underwater tunnel
?
carbon offsets
to offset the carbon emissions
01-15-24
I have took a train this morning.
i took a train this morning.
I have a problem with the train because I didnt have eht train in my phone.
I had a problem with the train because I didnt have the ticket in my phone.
i have been here at 8 and a half.
I have been here since 8:30.
I was here at 8:30 / half past eight
a bono
a pass
Pronounce: private
una formacion
a training / a training course
i have to wake up at 5 and a half or six.
I have to wake up at 5:30 or six.
the building has ten ___
the building has ten floors.
el decimo piso.
the 10th floor
a 10-story building.
Pronounce: the wind
01-10-24
i didnt use twitter a lot lately.
i haven’t used Twitter a lot lately.
it has been a while since I used Twitter.
it has been a while since I stopped using Twitter.
at
a speak /a spoke / a phrase about that
a saying about that
anodino (boring)
anodine
what it means to you?
what does it mean to you?
Pronounce: phrase
i’m watching a serie.
I'm watching a series.
she was married with Ted Hughes. = OK, or
she was married to Ted Huges.
?
blacklist
un delito / delito grave
a crime / a felony (a more serious crime)
Pronounce: some of my colleagues
irrespectfully
disrespectful
he knews that I would be with him.
he knew that I would be with him.
la grua
tow truck
la articulation
the joint
maybe if i am in much pain i will take this.
may be if I am in a lot of pain I will take this.
the doctors are operating him so i will phone you later.
the doctors are performing an operation on him so I will phone you later.
He is going under surgery so I will phone you later.
suero
saline solution
la herida
wound
lesion
the injury
i was thinking by myself
i was thinking in my interior
I was thinking to myself
he became depression
he became depressed
no sabes con quien te estas metiendo.
you dont know who you’re messing with.
they ask for having these three fingers together.
they bound these three fingers together.
actitud
attitude
Pronounce: I envy this kind of attitude
if you have where to live.
if you have a place to live.
if you have somewhere to live.
01-08-24-cnv
xxx
12-13-23 - CNV
xxx
12-11-23 - CNV
xxx
12-04-23 - CNV
xxx
11-29-23
I’m not a really fan about her songs but…
i’m not a big fan of her songs, but…
she’s just one more singer = OK, or
she’s just another singer
taylor swift said no to the coronation of Charles.
Taylor swift declined the invitation to perform at the coronation of Charles.
polemic
controversy
at first of the 20’s,
at the beginning of the 2000’s
being thin was not a wish anymore…
being thin was not desirable anymore…
Pronounce: published, publically
Yemen es uno de los pocos paises que apoya publicamente a Palestina
Yemen is one of the few countires that publically supports Palestine
was interesting because….
It was interesting because…
its (emphasis)
it IS.
presupuesto
budget
el blanco facil
an easy target
a lot of civilians have dead becaue of nothing
a ot of cilivians have died for nothing.
Pronounce: directly, idealism
the civils were the victims
the civilians were the victims
your dearest
your loved ones
costurera
seamstress
I had the lucky
I was lucky
I had the good fortune
the doctors were really well entrained
the doctors were really well trained
11-27-23
they give me the option of take english class.
they gave me the option of taking english class.
brute majority
absolute majority
partidos politicos
political parties
cercanias train descarriló
a cercanias train derailed
anyone dies
no one died.
11-22-23
i couldnt be able to finish in the time.
I was never able to finish on time.
i always be on a rush
I was always in a rush.
when you catch the normal rhythm.
when you get the hang of it.
when you learn to keep up.
2 years ago i went to lisboa
and a mental problem person tried to hit me
and a person with mental problems tried to hit me.
in china there are not so many poverty
in china there is not so much poverty
11-20-23
they dont let you to book the big rooms.
they dont let you book the big rooms
there is not the same certainty of time = OK,or
?
i was to the gym this morning.
I went to the gym this morning.
when you sleep until the very last time.
when you sleep until the very last minute
prolongate
prolong
you extend the buzzer.
you hit the snooze button
i like to do something in the mornings to dont just wake up.
I like to do something in the morning to not just wake up.
I like to do something in the morning that isn’t just waking up
i came to home at 9 in the night
and at 10 i am asleep.
I come home at 9 in the night and by 10 I am asleep.
20 metros de calado
20 meters maximum height
gálimbo
gauge
it’s depend
It depends
Pronounce: sacred
dont have rush
dont be in a rush
11-15-23
it was a menu
there was a menu
it was a lot of people.
there were a lot of people.
handy empanadas
handmade empanadas
handy man
manitas
tener algo a la mano
tener algo encima
have something handy
have something on you
olla
pot
'madrid has the fresh food in spain'
'madrid has the freshest food in spain'
the best tuna is catch in Cadiz
the best tuna is caught in Cadiz
11-13-23
a blank paper = OK, or
a blank sheet of paper
WTD
mentor/professor,teacher
numero gordo
ballpark figure
he liek that i write everything in paper.
he preferred that I write everything on paper.
he preferred that I wrote everything on paper.
to calcuate a stair
to calculate a staircase
i had to make the drawings in hand.
i had to do the drawings by hand.
escalimetro
scale ruler
it’s funny.
it’s fun.
te tiene que gustar mucho la architectura….=
you really need to like architecture =
you have to really like architecture
i’m not pretty sure about that i like.
i’m not sure i liked it.
you cannot ask for a reptition
you cant ask for seconds.
Pronounce: suits
anfitriona
maitre d
hostess
it is separate to the kitchen
it is separate from the kitchen
i didnt knew him.
I didnt know him
Jordan had a political about taking just as refugee young men to work.
Jordan had a policy about taking only young men as refugees in order to work / to do work
11-08-23
this summer, the car start to go slower, it start to smell.
this summer the car started to go slower, it started to smell.
we stopped the car and the car never moved again.
we stopped the car and the car wouldn't start agtain.
had to call to the secure
had to call the insurance company
we were five with a lot of baggage
the road were with many ____ (hills)
There were five of us and we had a lot of luggage.
The road was very hilly.
i born this year.
I was born this year.
she married with one boxer
she married a boxer
she married with one bullfighter
she married a bullfighter
she’s famous ever since 60 years ago.
she's been famous for 60 years.
the sepecial FX for that years
the special FX in those years
a program for look for boyfriend.
a dating app.
11-06-23
we are working in a project in Victoria, in pais vasco.
we are working on a project in Victoria, in pais vasco
so the project is about to compensate the grid with reactive power.
so the project is about compensating the grid with reactive power.
my 3 people department.
my 3 person dept.
de quien fue la idea crear este departamento?
whose idea was it to create this dept?
because now elecnor contact some tech dept in other companies.
because currently Elecnor contacts tech depts in other companies.
in a month we are going to start a project
the idea is that the technical that we subcontact do the engineering and we will supervise.
the idea is that the technician that we subcontract do the engineering and we supervise. (subjunctive)
the idea is that the technician that we subcontract does the engineering and we will supervise. (regular)
spain politicians
spanish politicians
international problems about the economy.
international problems concerning the economy.
10-30-23
It’s not similar like/as vigo
It's not similar to Vigo.
una americana
a blazer
in not catholic countries
in non-catholic countries
i dont think it’s something everybody do.
I don't think it's something everybody does.
10-25-23
Pronounce: drawings
• bulleted list
• bullet points
“you dodged a bullet"
10-23-23
i went into a taxi
i got into a taxi
era demasiada pesada (la maleta)
it was too heavy.
for me it was a thief.
for me it was a robbery / a rip-off
the meter. (in the taxi)
suddenly the price was from 5 to 10 euros.
suddenly the price was from 5 to 10 euros.
he has black hair yet.
he still has black hair.
he is an argenitinian political
he is an argentinian politician.
he can maybe be the next prime minister.
he could be the next prime minister.
10-18-23
I’ve been in Santander. = OK, or
I've been to Santander.
I have a house in santander and i used to go there in summer.
I have a house in Santander and I usually go there in the summer.
always is raining there.
It's always raining there.
it’s a touristic place so you dont have to live there.
it's a touristic place so you shouldn't live there.
a lot of barro
a lot of mud
vigas
wooden beams
(a log cabin kind of house)
I were there last smmer.
I was there last summer.
I didnt have a tent, too
I didn't have a tent, either.
I prefer Pontevedra than Vigo.
I prefer Pontevedra to Vigo.
I prefer Pontevedra over Vigo.
i were there 10 years ago.
i was there 10 years ago.
peaje
the toll
i dont used to tip
i dont usually tip
efectivo
cash
Pronounce: salary
10-16-23
i’m really fan of GoT
i'm a big fan of GoT
she lost her husband and she must stay there.
she had to stay here.
when lived in navarra, we sused to see that series.
when we lived in Navarra, we used to watch that series.
the series done a casting in navarra, who wante to take part in the series.
the series did a casting call in Navarra to see who wanted to take part / participate in the series (extras)
she doesnt say nothing. = good, because it's a fictional reference, or
she didn't say anything.
she didn't have any lines.
i gave as a present o my brother
I gave it to them as a present
asi de grueso
this thick
one week at month
one week per month
i grow up Harry Potter
I grew up with Harry Potter.
10-11-23
this is my first class of english.
this is my first english class.
i like travel = OK, or
I like to travel
i finish my degree on July.
I finished my degree in July.
I’ve been in Thailand last year.
I was in Thailand last year.
it was my final trip for the end of the degree with my friends.
it was my end of the year (end of the degree) trip with friends.
we were think about it so many years.
we had been thinking about for so many years.
Pronounce: linkedin
in that time of the year i was making exams.
at that time of the year I was doing exams.
in July, I said, "yes i’m interest."
in July, I said "yes, I'm interested".
the place i was looking for it was taken.
the position I was looking for was taken.
the position I was vying for was taken.
engineer of projects.
project engineer.
if you are near of the spent fuel.
if you are near the spent fuel.
Pronounce: thermal energy; heat; steam turbine
the water get lower temperature.
the water temperature goes down.
the water temperature lowers.
the first day they make a meeting with me explain me how the company works.
and how the company is distrubuted.
the first day they had a meeting with me to explain how the company works.
(orientation)
I'm in a project that close next week.
I'm in a project that finishes next week.
they wants me to see how a project work.
they want me to see how a project works.
I make a lot of formations.
I do a lot of training.
I have a training for all the day.
I have a training all day long (?)
I am learning so much things every day.
I am learning so many things every day.
In Poland there are people violent
In Poland, there are violent people
(they dont have hair)
skinheads
it’s scared
it’s scary
un amigo mio se llevó un abrigo que no era suyo
a friend of mine took a coat that wasn’t his
a room that was downstairs
basement
all the months of erasemsus after that
for the rest of erasmus
they are annoyed for everything we did
they were annoyed by everything we did
they got angry for us
they got angry with us
one thing that i thought it was very curious about Polish people and in Czech Republic it was the same...
one thing that I thought was very curious about Polish and Czech people alike:
they wait you to move.
they wait for you to move.
they wait that you finish.
they wait for you to finish.
they dont look you at the eyes.
they dont look you in the eyes.
the east of Europe = OK, or
Eastern Europe
10-09-23
to expose a conference about nuclear energy
to give a conference about nuclear energy
for university.
to a university.
at a univeristy.
como te fue?
how did you do?
how did it go?
I haven been working at Elecnor since one year.
I have been working at Elecnor for one year.
I dont have the opporunity (past)
I didnt have the opportunity
it depends of the age of the substation.
it depends on the age fo the substation
it has been demonstrate
it has been demonstrated
granito.
granite
the most unsafety
the most unsafe / the least safety
nothing with Africa or Asia
nothing to do with Africa or Asia
one of the beautiful places I visit
one of the most beautiful places I visited
Pronounce:
the bus stopped
knife
dormilada
sleepy
they called to the police.
they called the police
it was not nice neither.
it was not nice either.
varsova
warsaw
they didnt let us to go into another disco.
they didn’t let us go into another disco
tecnological no se que
no matter what (??)
bengala
flare (not Torch)
flare were the last problem we had
flares were the least of our problems
no poland girls
no polish girls
10-04-23
we have following up meetings with the ….
we have follow-up meetings with the…
they said things didnt go to change.
they said things were not going to change.
and the president says leave (past)
and the president said leave (?)
entrenador
coach
they make the sport like mens but they are womens.
they do the sport like but they are women.
Pronounce: argument
consentido
consentual
this is the kind of comportment.
this is the kind of behavior
he speaks to me in a sweetest way than my male mates.
he speaks to me in a sweeter way than my male colleagues. (?)
he speaks to me in a sweeter way than he does to my male colleagues (?)
10-02-23
my work is to study the structure. = OK, or
my work is studying structure.
Pronounce: stabilize
I stay half hour for writing emails.
It takes me half an hour to write an email.
Pronounce: he answered me
they didnt let me to respond him what i wanted.
they didn't let me respond what I wanted to
they didn't let me tell him what I wanted to.
they didn't allow me to say what I wanted to.
the other day I was writing a letter, requesting him to accept the acceptance the ends of the works.
the other day I was writing a letter, asking him to approve the submissions?
Pronounce: accept
and i didn't know how to use the word in a such way.
and I didn't know how to use the word in such a way.
and I didn't know how best to say what I wanted to say.
you remember him as well that he needs to pay you
you remind him as well that he needs to pay you
to interpretate.
to interpret
i feel a bit isolate.
i feel a bit isolated.
one time each two years.
once every two years.
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