practical english for professionals

PRACTICAL ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONALS
LESSON 8 ANSWERS
ACCOUNTING
Think like a true native to translate these sentences. Try to follow our
advice (in brackets).
1. I expect they'll call to confirm the appraisal costs.
Creo que llamarán para confirmar los costes de tasación. (Be careful
with the verb tenses, here you are predicting with high certainty
based on your opinion)
2. Would you mind looking into these dead assets?
¿Te importaría analizar estos activos sin valor? (Use a phrasal verb)
3. I can't conduct an income tax audit, however I'm an expert on
management audits.
No se realizar una auditoría de impuestos, sin embargo soy un
experto en auditorías de gestión. (Use “can” in its negative form)
4. We sent them the terms of payment last Wednesday, so they'll
have received them by now.
Les enviamos las condiciones de pago el miércoles pasado, así que
ya las habrán recibido. (Use “will”)
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Colegio de Formación Lingüística
Zizur Mayor
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948 06 39 16
PRACTICAL ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONALS
LESSON 8 ANSWERS
ACCOUNTING
We’ll post the answers in two days, but remember…..
Advantages of using our social media
 LinkedIn: send the answer to our group and see other people’s comments and
suggestions regarding the lessons.
 Facebook and Twitter: You can send private messages or post open replies as
well as seeing other people’s comments and opinions.
 If you’d like feedback through our social media, ask us and we’ll give you
advice on:
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How to improve your English.
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Correct use of verb tenses.
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Modal verbs.
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Word order.
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Correction of language that would sound strange to a native speaker.
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In other words, you’ll understand why your answers aren’t perfect.
 You’ll have the opportunity to see other people’s answers.
 You can suggest professional/non-professional topics you’d like us to deal with.
 You can tell us your English level and we’ll post material that is challenging.
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… this is only the beginning and the course will adapt to its members’ needs.
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C/Santa Cruz, 15
948 18 13 44
Colegio de Formación Lingüística
Zizur Mayor
C/Santa Cruz, 49
948 06 39 16