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INGLES PARA LOS ESPAÑOLES. Interesante artículo que explica la necesidad actual que los ciudadanos españoles tienen de aprender inglés para poder insertarse laboralmente o mejorar sus condiciones actuales de trabajo.
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ENGLISH FOR SPANIARDS |
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This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
Spain is struggling with a recession. More than one in
five Spaniards are out of work. Unemployment is the
highest of the seventeen nations that use the euro. But
one area of the economy that seems to be doing well is
English classes. |
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struggling: luchando, enfrentando; recession: recesión, depresión económica; one in five: uno de cada cinco; out of work: sin trabajo; unemployment: el desempleo; the highest: el más alto; nations: países; that use: que utilizan; area: sector; that seems to be doing well: que parece estar funcionando bien; |
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A
report this year from the EF Education First company
listed Spain as a "low proficiency" country in English.
Spain ranked just below Italy and just above Taiwan.
There are many Spanish language TV shows and movies.
Spaniards can also watch Hollywood movies dubbed in
Spanish or news from Latin America.
One of the few English voices on Spanish TV belongs to
Richard Vaughan. |
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report: informe; listed: ubicó a; low proficiency: bajo nivel de competencia; ranked: se ubicó; just below: debajo de; above: por encima de; dubbed: doblados; voices: voces; belongs to: pertenece a; |
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RICHARD VAUGHAN: "Hello
and welcome back to another half-hour segment of
Cloverdale's Corner. Today is Tuesday, and Lourdes has
had to leave but we still have four people here ... " |
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welcome back: bienvenidos nuevamente; half-hour segment: sección de 30 minutos de duración; has had to leave: ha tenido que irse; we still have: aún nos quedan; |
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Richard Vaughan is from Texas but for thirty-five years
has lived in Spain. He operates that country's biggest
English teaching company. It even has its own TV channel.
"Aprende Ingles" – Learn English – Spain's only
national channel in English. He
says people watch his channel and take his classes to
get a better job. |
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for thirty-five years: durante 35 años; operates: administra; that country's biggest: la más grande de ese país; it even has: hasta posee; only: único; channel: canal de TV; to get a better job: para conseguir un mejor puesto de trabajo; |
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RICHARD VAUGHAN: "People
don't learn English here for cultural reasons. Some do.
But the motive is always, ninety-nine percent of the
time is... professional." |
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for cultural reasons: por razones de cultura; some do: alguno sí lo hacen; the motive: la causa; ninety-nine percent of the time: el 99% de las veces; |
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Modern changes in the world economy – globalization –
may offer chances for a better job in another country.
But economic problems at home can also make people feel
they have few other choices. |
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changes: los cambios; world economy: la economía mundial; globalization: globalización; may offer chances: puede ofrecer oportunidades; at home: en el país de origen; make people feel: hacerles sentir a la gente; few other choices: algunas otras alternativas; |
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NICK BYRNE: "People
realize, you know, they are not only going to have to be
mobile out of a choice, but they are going to have to be
mobile because of necessity." |
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to be mobile out of a choice: movilizarse por elección; but they: sino que ellos; to be mobile because of necessity: movilizarse por necesidad; |
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Nick Byrne is director of the language center at the
London School of Economics. |
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director: director, gerente, administrador; language center: centro de idiomas; |
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NICK BYRNE: "We found
that, in our university language centers across the UK
and indeed across Europe, that language learning is up.
We're not talking about people doing a whole degree in
languages, but people going on evening courses – English
courses particularly." |
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we found that: descubrimos que; across the UK: en todo el Reino Unido; and indeed: y por cierto; across Europe: en toda Europa; language learning is up: el aprendizaje de idiomas está en alza; a whole degree: una carrera completa; but people going on: sino gente que realiza; evening courses: cursos vespertinos; |
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In
Spain, some of those studying English hope for jobs in
Britain or the United States. But others want to work
for international companies with offices in Spain. Many
companies now require workers to be bilingual.
Dominic Campbell is an American who lives in Madrid and
teaches English part time. |
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some of those studying: algunos de los que están estudiando inglés; hope for jobs: lo hacen con la expectativa de puestos de trabajo; but others want: pero otros desean; require workers: necesitan que los trabajadores; to be bilingual: sean bilingües; part time: a tiempo parcial, por media jornada; |
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DOMINIC CAMPBELL: "It's
a lot of jobs now are actually mandatory that you know
at least two languages and a lot of them actually want
at least Spanish and English. And, a lot of them are
asking for Spanish, English and French – especially
airlines." |
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actually mandatory: realmente obligatorio; at least: por lo menos; a lot of them: muchos de ellos (puestos de trabajo); especially airlines: especialmente las compañías aéreas; |
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Mr.
Campbell says many of his students thought speaking
Spanish was enough. |
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thought speaking: pensaban que con hablar; was enough: era suficiente; |
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DOMINIC CAMPBELL: "They
just think, you know, 'My English is poor, I don't want
to speak it, I don't want to learn how to speak it. I've
got Spanish, that's all I need.'" |
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poor: escaso, paupérrimo; how to speak it: cómo hablarlo, a hablarlo; I've got: ya tengo; that's all I need: es todo lo que necesito; |
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But people also need jobs. More than forty percent of
Spaniards in their twenties are out of work. Inigo Gomez
has a degree in education. |
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also need jobs: necesita también puestos de trabajo; more than forty per cent: más del 40%; in their twenties: de 20 a 29 años de edad; out of work: sin trabajo, desempleados; a degree in education: un título universitario en educación; |
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INIGO GOMEZ: "I'm a
teacher, and I didn't get a job here. So I think it's
a good idea to go to the United Kingdom and try to find
a job as a Spanish teacher." |
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I didn't get a job here: no conseguí trabajo aquí; it's a good idea: es una buena idea; try to find a job: tratar de encontrar trabajo; as a Spanish teacher: como profesor de español; |
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And while he does that, many Spaniards for the first
time will be spreading their new education in English at
home.
And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm
Bob Doughty. |
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while he does that: mientras se ocupa de eso; many Spaniards for the first time: por primera vez muchos españoles; will be spreading their new education: estarán ampliando su nueva capacitación; at home: en su propio hogar. |
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