A2.40: Office and meetings

Oficina y reuniones

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A2.40.1 Diálogo

Una cita en la sala de reuniones

An appointment in the meeting room


A2.40.2 Cuento corto

El Día de una Reunión Importante

The Day of an Important Meeting


Vocabulary (15)

 Notar (to notice) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Notar

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To notice Show

 Aceptar (to accept) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Aceptar

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To accept Show

 Imprimir (to print) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Imprimir

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To print Show

 Invitar (to invite) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Invitar

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To invite Show

 La impresora: The printer (Spanish)

La impresora

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The printer Show

 La reunión: The meeting (Spanish)

La reunión

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The meeting Show

 La cita: The appointment (Spanish)

La cita

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The appointment Show

 El uniforme: The uniform (Spanish)

El uniforme

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The uniform Show

 El despacho: The office (Spanish)

El despacho

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The office Show

 El negocio: The business (Spanish)

El negocio

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The business Show

 La empresa: The company (Spanish)

La empresa

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The company Show

 La sala de reuniones: The meeting room (Spanish)

La sala de reuniones

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The meeting room Show

 Tener una reunión: To have a meeting (Spanish)

Tener una reunión

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To have a meeting Show

 Hablar con clientes: Talking with clients (Spanish)

Hablar con clientes

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Talking with clients Show

 Dejar una nota: Leave a note (Spanish)

Dejar una nota

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Leave a note Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 2: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Mira, no puedo aceptar esa propuesta hoy. (Look, I can't accept that proposal today.)
Perdone, ¿puede imprimir los documentos para la reunión? (Excuse me, could you print the documents for the meeting?)
Oye, la reunión empieza en cinco minutos. (Hey, the meeting starts in five minutes.)
Diga, ¿quiere charlar sobre el nuevo negocio? (Tell me, would you like to chat about the new business?)

Exercise 3: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría donde se usa habitualmente en la oficina: actividades relacionadas con "Reuniones" o tareas de "Comunicación con clientes".

Reuniones

Comunicación con clientes

Exercise 4: Los imperativos: Mira, Oye, ¿Diga?

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The imperatives: Mira, Oye, ¿Diga?

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Perdone, Mira, Diga, Oye, Perdona

1. Excusa informal:
..., el cliente está esperando fuera.
(Sorry, the customer is waiting outside.)
2. Introducir opinión:
..., el uniforme está listo ya.
(Look, the uniform is ready now.)
3. Iniciar conversación informal:
..., creo que olvidaste invitar al cliente
(Hey, I think you forgot to invite the client)
4. Contestar al teléfono:
¿...? Estoy en el despacho ahora.
(Hello? I am in the office now.)
5. Avisar informalmente:
..., la sala de reuniones está ocupada.
(Hey, the meeting room is occupied.)
6. Contestar al teléfono:
¿...? Llamo para confirmar la reunión.
(Hello? I'm calling to confirm the meeting.)
7. Pedir permiso formal:
..., la impresora no funciona bien.
(Sorry, the printer isn't working properly.)
8. Llamar la atención:
..., la cita es hoy, no mañana.
(Look, the appointment is today, not tomorrow.)

Grammar

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A2.40.4 Gramática

Los imperativos: Mira, Oye, ¿Diga?

The imperatives: Mira, Oye, ¿Diga?


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Estar to be

Imperativo

Spanish English
¡Está! He be
¡Esté! We/they be
¡Estemos! Let's be
¡Estad! They be
¡Estén! They be

Exercises and examples phrases

Aceptar to accept

Imperativo

Spanish English
acepte accept
¡Acepta! You accept
¡Acepte! He/She accept!
¡Aceptemos! Let's accept!
¡Aceptad! You (all) accept

Exercises and examples phrases

Poder to be able to

Imperativo

Spanish English
¡Puede! Be able to
¡Pueda! He/She be able to
¡Podamos! Let's be able to.
¡Poded! Be able to.
¡Puedan! They be able to

Exercises and examples phrases

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