Idiom Attack Vol. 2 - Doing Business (Spanish Edition): Ataque de Modismos 2 - Haciendo negocios: Idiom Attack, #2

By Peter Liptak

*** Idiom Attack 2 - Doing Business (Spanish Edition) ***
Ataque de Modismos 2 - Haciendo negocios

Finally, a proven system to master Business English Idioms and speak like a native in the workplace...  
...without breaking the bank or wasting hours of your time, GUARANTEED!

English Idioms for ESL Learners: With 300+ Idioms in 25 Themed Chapters

Are you confused by common sayings in the English language? 
Discover the hidden meanings of English idioms to help you communicate with confidence.

Are you worried that you're missing out on the conversation? Do you want to strengthen your English language skills? 
As ESL educators, Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma have decades of teaching experience across the world... After helping classrooms full of students navigate the treacherous waters of the English language, they've created a series of books to help you too!

Idiom Attack: Doing Business (Spanish Edition)

is a densely-packed resource that contains **300+ of the most common and relevant idioms** for living, loving and doing business in North America in both English and Spanish. Through Idiom Attack, you'll discover definitions, contextualized examples, and practice questions. Before you know it, you'll be using English language idioms in your own everyday conversations like a native English speaker and impressing people with your business English.

In Idiom Attack, you'll discover:

• The three-step training process to help you quickly learn new concepts in English with translations in Spanish
• Easy-to-follow sections separated by topic to help you find exactly what you're looking for
• Clear meme-like illustrations to help boost your memorization of idioms and their usage
• Convenient stories at the end of each chapter to improve your English retention and conversational abilities
• A collection of idioms commonly found in the workplace, and much, much more!

Idiom Attack is a must-have tool for ESL learners at intermediate and advanced levels. If you like easy-to-use guides, multi-format approaches to learning, and expert advice, then you'll love Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma's in-depth look at American idioms.

¡Mejora tu nivel de inglés con modismos esenciales para la conversación diaria gracias a un método de tres pasos que te permite familiarizarte con los modismos y utilizarlos diariamente en forma eficaz!

• ¡Añade 300 modismos claves a tu arsenal!
• ¡Prepárate en 25 temas con modismos cotidianos!
• ¡Aprende rápidamente con un método de tres pasos!

Buy Idiom Attack to finally take part in the discussion today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Liptak
• Release date: Jun 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9781936342457

Peter Liptak

A born-and-bred mid-western boy, Peter is a poet, world traveler, cyclist and lover of language. He taught English to kids and adults in Korea for 20 years as a tutor, preschool teacher, and adjunct professor at Incheon University, and created Exile Press with its imprints Little Bear Books and Hungry Dictator Press. Exploring interests at the University of Minnesota, from Astronomy and Anthropology to Philosophy and Poetics, Peter learned new skills as a preschool teacher, waiter, dance instructor and massage therapist in school and has worked as an actor, teacher, copywriter and author since. While working and living in Seoul, he completed an MA in Korean History and using Korea as a source of linguistic inspiration, penned several books including the controversial book of Korean Slang: As much as a Rat's Tail, translated the scathing graphic novel The Great Successor - Kim Jong Un: a Political Cartoon, created the Idiom Attack series of ESL textbooks and passion projects including an Art/Poetry book Letters: Building an Alphabet with Art and Attitude and a series of children's early readers, including Teddy's Day and Teddy's Camp. Now living in Minneapolis with his wife and three little ones, Peter continues publishing, while copywriting at The Writer’s Ink. Awards 2018     SILVER Winner Multicultural - Baek Seok: Poems of the North 2016     International Book Awards Gold Medal - Letters  2016     Illustration Award and Bronze Medal - The Great Successor 2016     Benjamin Franklin Awards: Silver Medal - Korean Slang: As much as a Rat’s Tail 2014     Korea Literature Translation Institute Grant: - translation of North Korea poet Baek Seok 2013     Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards: Silver - Teddy's Day HD 2012     Mom's Choice Awards: Gold Medals in Young Adult Poetry and Interactive eBooks for Letters and Teddy’s Day HD 2012     Mom's Choice Awards: Silver Medals - Teddy’s Day and Teddy’s Camp 2011     Midwest Book Awards: First Place in Children's Illustrated - Teddy's Day

Book preview

01 En el Trabajo

On the Job

Tina earns a living como productora de una compañía filmográfica en Nueva York.

Tina earns a living as a producer for a big film company in New York.

earn a living

to earn money to survive; make a living.

ganar dinero para sobrevivir; ganarse la vida.

*Synonym make a living.

¿Te importa si te pregunto qué do for a living?

Do you mind if I ask you what you do for a living?

*This idiom is almost always used in a question form. The speaker often asks permission before asking such a personal question. This idiom represents the work that one mainly does to earn money to live.

Este modismo se utiliza casi siempre en forma de pregunta. A menudo, el hablante pide permiso antes de hacer una pregunta tan personal. Esta expresión representa el trabajo principal que la persona realiza para ganar dinero para vivir.

do for a living

to be one’s job.

ser el trabajo de uno.

Sam tiene un excelente white-collar job. Nunca tiene que hacer ningún trabajo físico y siempre está bien vestido.

Sam has an excellent white-collar job. He never has to do any physical labor and he is always dressed up.

white-collar job

non-physical, office-related employment.

empleo no físico; empleo relacionado con oficina. Es lo opuesto de blue-collar job.

La nueva fábrica de automóviles aportará alrededor de 100 nuevos trabajos de cuello blanco y hasta 700 blue-collar jobs.

The new auto factory will provide about 100 new white-collar jobs and up to 700 blue-collar jobs.

blue-collar job

manual labor; physical work that is not related to an office environment.

trabajo manual; trabajo físico que no está relacionado con un ambiente de oficina. Es lo opuesto de white-collar job.

Durante el verano trato de clock in un poco antes para poder irme un poco más temprano al final del día.

During the summer I try to clock in a bit early so that I can leave a little earlier at the end of the day.

clock in

to start work; to record one’s arrival time at work.

empezar a trabajar; marcar la hora de entrada al