Please, pronounce the following words, first as a noun, then as a verb: progress, consult, project.
The emphasis changes: it falls on the first syllable of the nouns, and on the second syllable of the verbs.
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Tomorrow I am going on a business travel, and I still have to do my suitcase.
a business TRIP (not travel!), ... to PACK (not do/make my suitcase!)
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During the meeting we talked about logistics and we discussed about the details of the delivery of this product.
discussed the details (no preposition needed, without "about")
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There is confidence between us, because we have known each other since we were kids.
trust (not confidence). Trust = confianza. Confidence / self-confidence = autoestima, seguridad en si misma
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Do we need the article "the" or not in the following expressions? on Internet, next week, last week, following month, on weekend, on 8th July, on July 8th.
on the Internet, next week, last week, the following month, on the weekend, on the 8th July, on July the 8th.
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Please, correct the following sentence: "He finds very difficult expressing himself clearly."
(Word order! Subject + verb + object!) He finds it very difficult to express himself clearly. / He finds expressing himself clearly very difficult.
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Pronounce the following words, please: young, jungle, you, Jewish, Joe, yellow, July, yam, jam, June, yourself, yay, Jay.
Differentiate between the sounds of how "Y" and "J" are pronounced. As a general rule, "Y" sounds softer in English than in Spanish, and "J" sounds harder.
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I was already married with 23 years.
I was already married when I was 23 / at the age of 23.
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"Global vision" does NOT always refer to the same thing in Spanish and in English. Could you please clarify what this expression may mean and come up with (a) synonym(s)?
overall vision / a comprehensive overview
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Please pronounce the following words correctly: stop, Spain, story, history, strain, student, school, special, especially, specific, Stuart, stew, stellar, speak, spoke, spoken, skunk.
Start the word on the S sound, NOT the E sound!
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Please correct the sentences: "We analyzed afterwards the sales figures. It has increased a lot the number of clients."
We analyzed the sale figures afterwards. The number of clients has increased a lot. (Word order! The verb and its object should stay together.)
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Please pronounce the following sentences correctly: 1. I enjoy it. 2. I enjoyed it.
Please differentiate between present and past.
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Do not wait too long before deciding what to do, otherwise you may lose the opportunity!
miss the opportunity (NOT lose!)
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I wanted to tell him don´t do that.
I wanted to tell him NOT TO DO that.
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We decided dont do this.
We decided NOT TO DO this.
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Please, clarify the difference between these pairs of words (false friends): 1: commitment vs compromise. 2: fabric vs factory. 3: remember vs remind. 4: actually vs currently.
