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                          LA OFICINA
         Warm up (1minute)
                          The office
       Practice different ways
       of introducing yourself in   An office environment or business situation has its own
       different situations (pp.  vocabulary in any language, but there are many items
       8–9). Mention your name,   that are virtually universal. Be aware that Spanish
       occupation (pp.78–9), and
       any other information   computer keyboards have a different layout from
       you’d like to volunteer.  the standard “QWERTY” convention; they also
                          include ñ, vowels with accents, ¡, and ¿.



         Words to remember (5 minutes)
       Familiarize yourself with these words. Read them aloud several
       times and try to memorize them. Conceal the Spanish with the
       cover flap and test yourself.
                 el monitor  monitor
                 el moneetor
                   el ratón  mouse
                   el rraton
          el correo electrónico  email
        el korrayoh elekyoh elekrrayoh elekrra  troneekoh
                 el internet  internet         lamp ❶❶
                 el eenternet
               la contraseña  password                      screen ➍➍
              lah kontrasenyah
          la mensajería de voz  voicemail             laptop ❻❻
             lah mensahereeah
                   day both
         a contraseña de la wifi  Wi-Fi code   keyboard  ➎
                                                    ➎
        lah kontrasenyah day lah       ➋ stapler
                                       ➋
                    weefee
                                              telephone ➌➌
             la fotocopiadora  photocopier
            lah fotokopyadorah
                  la agenda  planner
               lah ah-hendah
            la tarjeta de visita  business card
       lah tarhetah day beeseetah
                 la reunión  meeting
               la
               lah reh-oonyh reh-oonyon
               la conferencia  conference
            l lah konfairah konfairentheeah
              el orden del día  agenda     drawer
             el orden del deeah
                                               pen ❿❿  notepad
                                                             ❼ ❼  desk
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