A clear professional introduction
Combine familiar forms: , , . A profession after normally has no article. Use an article when identifying a particular person: .
Say what you can do
describes a skill. gives availability. states your languages. Answer the question asked; a long speech is not required.
Ask before deciding
requests time to consider an offer. gives a deadline. + becomes . uses the same contraction.
Four useful irregular verb forms
Some everyday verbs have a special form: → , → , → , → . Learn a complete example: , , , . The form identifies the speaker without repeating .
Practice 1/5 · The right form
Choose the form for the message
Choose the right word for the gap.
Soy .
I am an engineer. (female)
Puedo el uno de julio.
I can start on the first of July.
Antes viernes.
Before Friday.
Practice 2/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete a useful exchange
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
inglés y español.
I speak English and Spanish.
Sé muebles.
I know how to design furniture.
¿Puedo ?
Can I think it over?
Yo la llave aquí y a las cinco.
I put the key here and leave at five.
Yo mi nombre y café.
I say my name and make coffee.
Practice 3/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
I work at a furniture company.
I can start on the first of July.
I need time to think it over.
Practice 4/5 · In situations
What helps in this situation?
Choose the right words for the situation.
An interviewer asks when you can start. Your current job finishes on 30 June.
You say:
Answer availability rather than origin or skill.
An interviewer asks when you can start. Your current job finishes on 30 June.
You say:
Answer availability rather than origin or skill.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect the message and its meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
