¡Muchas gracias por venir a la clase de esta semana y compartir las vivencias en el trabajo! Os espero la semana que viene. Aquí tenéis la lista de vocabulario que usamos: - Hay mucho por hacer. | There are lots of things to do. - Trabajo desde casa. | I work from home. - Hago mucho más trabajo desde casa que en la oficina. | I do much more work from home than in the office. - Es demasiado ruidosa. | It is too noisy. - Me esfuerzo para lograr una promoción. | I am working hard to get a promotion. - Desearía que fuera flexible porque mi tiempo libre es más valioso. | I wish it were flexible because my free time is more valuable. - Si el propósito no es algo en lo que creo, no es para mí. | If the purpose is not something I believe in, it is not for me. - En general, es difícil balancear trabajo y vida profesional. | Overall, it is difficult to balance work and professional life. - Se puede conseguir un mejor equilibrio cambiando pequeñas cosas. | A better balance can be achieved by changing small things. - Trabajo muchos días, pero luego tengo cuatro días de tiempo libre. | I work many days, but then I have four days of free time. - Las compañías ofrecen más dinero para pagar horas extraordinarias. | Companies offer more money to pay for overtime.

Os lo envío aquí: The club's swimming pools. - Las piscinas del club. Sóller, a town famous for its oranges. - Sóller, pueblo famoso por sus naranjas. Did you go to restaurants with a reservation or without a reservation? - ¿Fuisteis a restaurantes con reserva o sin reserva? Were the restaurants expensive or cheap? - ¿Los restaurantes eran caros o baratos? I took a bus to the city centre on other days, to Plaza España. - Tomé un autobús al centro de la ciudad otros días, a Plaza España. There were many restaurants. - Había muchos restaurantes. They took me to an authentic tapas bar. - Me llevaron a un bar de tapas auténtico. What was the location of your hotel? - ¿Cuál era la ubicación de tu hotel? The location was near the beach / the city centre / the airport. - La ubicación era cerca de la playa / del centro / del aeropuerto. Between the airport and the beach. - Entre el aeropuerto y la playa. There was a dirt path / a footpath. - Había un camino de tierra / un sendero. Rooms with views of the city / the pool / the beach. - Habitaciones con vistas a la ciudad / a la piscina / a la playa. Because I'm not very rich. - Porque no soy muy rica. Half board. - Media pensión. Full board. - Pensión completa. Bed and breakfast. - Habitación y desayuno. What meal plan did you have? - ¿Qué régimen de comidas teníais? Do you prefer the pool or the beach? - ¿Os gusta más la piscina o la playa? Did you see how they prepared the drinks? - ¿Viste cómo preparaban las bebidas? Octopus. - Pulpo. The fish has to be well cooked. - El pescado tiene que estar bien cocinado.

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Aquí tenéis el vocabulario de esta semana! Fue un placer. - Unstable – inestable - Doctors are in high demand in Scotland. – Los médicos son muy requeridos en Escocia. - We don't train them. – No los formamos. - There are 1,000 student offers. – Hay 1000 ofertas de estudiantes. - 300 are from the UK. – 300 de Reino Unido. - The rest are from other countries. – El resto son de otros países. - They come for dinner and drinks. – Ellos vienen para cenar y beber. - My granddaughter lives in London, so they come too. – Mi nieta vive en Londres, así que ellos vienen también. - Is London a comfortable place to live? – ¿es Londres cómodo para vivir? - Have you checked the weather in Mallorca? – ¿Has mirado el tiempo en Mallorca? - It is devilishly hot. – Hace un calor endiablado. - Celebration of the national poet – Celebración del poeta nacional - January 26th is his birthday (anniversary of birth) – 26 de enero es su cumpleaños (aniversario de nacimiento) - Reciting poems – Recitar los poemas - Recognizing our famous poets and writers – Reconocer nuestros poetas y escritores famosos - The inventor of the steam engine – El inventor de la máquina de vapor - New Year used to be the big celebration in Scotland, but now it's Christmas. – El año nuevo solía ser la gran celebración en Escocia, pero ahora es la Navidad. - Until 1960 – Hasta 1960 - New Year is celebrated at the neighbors' house with lots of food and drink. – El año nuevo se celebra en la casa de los vecinos con mucha bebida y comida. - Turkey is the typical Christmas food. – Pavo es la comida típica navideña. - The drinks are wine, beer... – Las bebidas son vino, cerveza