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ADMINISTRATION GUIDE
RAP 3: Comprender una amplia variedad de frases y vocabulario eningls sobre temas de inters personal y temas
tcnicos.
RAP 4: Comprender las ideas principales de textos complejos en ingls que tratan de temas tanto concretos como
abstractos, incluso si son de carcter tcnico, siempre que estn dentro de su campo de especializacin.

CONTEXT: WRITING FORMAL BUSINESS EMAILS AND TALKING ABOUT JOBS AND LABORAL SITUATIONS.

SAY IT AGAIN!

ABCS

TRAIN YOUR
BRAIN

KEEP UP
READING

WRITE IT UP!

TOCK,TALK

HANDS-ON

Jobs and
professions

Business
meeting

Formal writing

Resignation
e-mail

Writing a
formal e-mail

Work skills

Recording a
job interview

A. BEFORE START
SAY IT AGAIN!
Jobs and Professions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwTDqG62_Vk
1. Look at the pictures after watching the video and write the right profession in
front of the picture, follow the example.
,

Cook

butcher

Plumber

farmer

Baker
doctor

dentits
teacher

nurse
writer

dancer
hairdresser

siger

painter

lawyer
ABCs

manager
Business Meetings

2. Match the vocabulary with its definition

1. absent (D)
2. To Accomplish (F)
3. To Address (B)
4. To Adjourn (C)
5. Agenda (E)
6. To Allocate (G)
7. Brainstorm (A)

A. To close a meeting
B. To assign roles or tasks to certain people
C. To deal with; speak about
D. Not present
E. Thinking to gather ideas
F. List of objectives to cover in a meeting
G. To succeed in doing something

8. To Collaborate (D)
9. To Commence (C)
10. To Comment (F)
11. Confidential (B)
12. Deadline (A)
13. To Designate (G)
14. To Implement (E)

A. To begin
B. Private; not to be shared
C. To assign
D. To work together as a pair or group
E. To make something happen; follow through
F. To express ones opinion or thoughts
G. Due date for completion

15. Mandatory (D)

16. Minutes (B)
17. Objectives (C)
18. Punctual (F)
19. To Recommend (G)
20. Show of hands (H)
21. Strategy (A)
meeting
22. To Wrap up (E)

A. Goals to accomplish
B. On time; not late
C. Required
D. To finish
E. Raised hands to express an opinion in a vote
F. Plan to make something work
G. A written record or everything said at a

B. LETS START
TRAIN YOUR BRAIN

H. To suggest

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD FORMAL E-MAIL?

This provides writers some phrases in order to be able to write formal emails.
This gives business English apprentices the opportunity to write e-mails and
reports at their jobs.
Salutation:

Dear Mr/ Ms
Dear Sir or Madam
Dear Sir
Dear Madam
To whom it may concern

Body Paragraphs:

I hope all is well with you

Thank you for your prompt
response

Only if the situation allows it

Quick

Thank you for your assistance with

Help

I am pleased to inform you

I am writing to give you some details regarding...

We have a considerable amount of experience in this field

Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention

With reference to our phone conversation (this morning), I hereby

confirm
At this moment

In reference to our earlier conversation...

Due to my request for I would like to

I appreciate your assistance

Would it be possible for you to(let me know, assist me, inform me, give
me further information)

C. LETS PRACTICE
KEEP UP READING
1. You are a Human Resources Administrator and Orlando Contreras; one of your
employees, e-mail you his resignation. Read it carefully!
Subject line: Resignation Orlando Contreras Peras
Dear Mr. / Ms.
My apologies for notifying you by email, however circumstances are
such that I will no long be able to come into the office. Please accept
this email message as notification that I am leaving my position with
CDF effective January 1 due to personal reasons.
I appreciate the opportunities I have been given at the company and
your professional guidance and support. I wish both you and the
company much success in the future.
Please let me know what to expect as far as my accrued personal leave
time and my final paycheck.
If I can be of assistance during this transition, please let me know.

_______________
Your Name

WRITE IT UP!

2. Now, reply the e-mail using business vocabulary.

Subject line: Reply: Resignation James R.

Dear _________
With reference to your last email regarding the current situation with
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Taken from: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/sampleresignationletters/a/how-to-quit-email.htm
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
________________

D. CONSOLIDATION
HANDS ON!
Recording a Job Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFTNOF77bMs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95lhtBc53f8
1. Work in pair and watch the videos. Then take out some ideas for your
interview. Finally the interviewer must make an audio record of the interview.