Just to Confirm ...
Practica cómo confirmar lo acordado de manera cortés con “just to confirm” y “my understanding is that”, desde horarios de reuniones hasta cambios de último momento.
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1. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Por qué Maya usa “Just to confirm”?
Maya: “Just to confirm, we're meeting in the lobby at 10 a.m., right?”
- She is asking to move the meeting to a later time.
- She is checking whether the meeting details are right.
- She is saying that the meeting has been canceled.
- She is asking which building has a lobby.
Fíjate en la pregunta breve al final.
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- She is checking whether the meeting details are right.
“Just to confirm” introduce una forma cortés de verificar información que ya tienes.
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2. Completa el espacio en blanco.
My understanding ___ that the call starts at 2 p.m. Please let me know if that has changed.
- is
- are
- be
- being
El sujeto es el sustantivo singular “understanding”.
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My understanding is that the call starts at 2 p.m. Please let me know if that has changed.
En “My understanding is that”, la oración subordinada después de “that” proporciona la información que quieres comprobar.
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3. Completa el espacio en blanco.
El mediodía del jueves es la hora límite para que lleguen los comentarios.
Just to confirm, I need your feedback ___ noon on Thursday so I can update the slides that afternoon.
- until
- since
- by
- during
La palabra que falta indica un plazo límite, no una actividad continua.
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Just to confirm, I need your feedback by noon on Thursday so I can update the slides that afternoon.
“By noon” permite que la entrega se haga antes. “Until noon” suele describir algo que continúa hasta esa hora.
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4. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Cómo presenta el remitente el acuerdo?
My understanding is that your office will arrange the visitor passes. Please let me know if I've missed anything.
- As a new proposal that has not been discussed.
- As a final decision that the reader cannot question.
- As something the sender knows nothing about.
- As the sender's current understanding, which the reader can correct.
Considera por qué el remitente invita al lector a señalar cualquier cosa que falte.
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- As the sender's current understanding, which the reader can correct.
“My understanding is that” deja margen para correcciones sin dar a entender que no tienes información.
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5. Elige la respuesta correcta.
Según este mensaje, ¿qué hará el equipo del remitente?
My understanding is that your team will book the room, and we'll send the invitations. Is that right?
- Book the room.
- Send the invitations.
- Book the room and send the invitations.
- Wait for the other team to complete both tasks.
“We” se refiere al equipo del remitente.
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- Send the invitations.
El uso de “your team” y “we” distingue claramente las responsabilidades de los dos equipos.
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6. Completa el espacio en blanco.
La impresión no puede comenzar hasta que el cliente haya aprobado el borrador.
My understanding is that we'll start printing ___ the client approves the draft.
- even before
- whether or not
- unless
- only after
La aprobación debe darse primero.
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My understanding is that we'll start printing only after the client approves the draft.
“Only after” hace que la aprobación sea un requisito. No garantiza que la impresión comience de inmediato.
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7. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué cree el remitente que está incluido en el presupuesto?
My understanding is that the estimate covers design but not printing. Could you confirm?
- Design only.
- Printing only.
- Both design and printing.
- Neither design nor printing.
Presta atención al contraste después de “but”.
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- Design only.
Al hablar de un presupuesto o un precio, “covers” suele significar “includes”.
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8. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué cambio se está verificando?
Client: “Could we switch our office visit to a video call?”
You: “Just to confirm, you mean a video call instead of the office visit, correct?”- The video call will happen before the office visit.
- The office visit will replace the video call.
- The video call will replace the office visit.
- Both meetings will happen as originally planned.
¿“instead of” agrega algo o lo reemplaza?
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- The video call will replace the office visit.
“Instead of” indica un reemplazo, no una cita adicional.
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9. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué información le falta todavía al remitente?
Just to confirm, I'll bring the samples on Thursday, as agreed. My understanding is that you'll reserve a room. Could you let me know where we should meet?
- Who will bring the samples.
- Where the meeting will take place.
- Which day the samples will be brought.
- Whether the sender plans to bring samples.
Fíjate en la pregunta final.
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- Where the meeting will take place.
Una pregunta de seguimiento específica evita que un plan parcialmente confirmado cause confusión.
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10. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué mensaje mantiene el grado de certeza del gerente?
Manager: “The trainer is probably available on Friday, but I'm still waiting for her reply.”
- Just to confirm, the trainer is booked for Friday.
- My understanding is that the trainer is unavailable on Friday.
- Just to confirm, Friday has been ruled out and we need another date.
- My understanding is that Friday is possible, but the trainer hasn't confirmed yet.
Distingue entre un acuerdo probable y una reserva confirmada.
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- My understanding is that Friday is possible, but the trainer hasn't confirmed yet.
“Probably” indica incertidumbre. Un mensaje de confirmación no debe convertir esa posibilidad en una reserva definitiva.
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11. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué mensaje verifica con precisión la solicitud actualizada?
Earlier message: “Please send the draft by Friday.”
Update: “We can give you until Monday, but please send the final version rather than a draft.”- Just to confirm, you now need the final version by Monday, not a draft by Friday.
- Just to confirm, you now need the draft by Monday, with the final version to follow.
- My understanding is that you still need the draft by Friday.
- My understanding is that you now need the final version by Friday.
La actualización cambia tanto la fecha límite como la versión del documento.
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- Just to confirm, you now need the final version by Monday, not a draft by Friday.
Cuando cambian dos detalles, verificar ambos ayuda a evitar que alguien siga parte de la solicitud anterior.
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12. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué respuesta le pide al colega que identifique a qué reunión se refiere, sin adivinar cuál quiso decir?
There are two meetings: a team review on Monday and a client briefing on Tuesday.
Colleague: “I'll send the notes after the meeting.”- My understanding is that you'll send the notes after Monday's team review.
- Just to confirm, you'll send the notes after Tuesday's client briefing.
- Just to confirm, do you mean after the team review or after the client briefing?
- My understanding is that you'll send a separate set of notes after each meeting.
La frase “the meeting” podría referirse a cualquiera de los dos eventos.
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- Just to confirm, do you mean after the team review or after the client briefing?
Mencionar ambos eventos posibles facilita aclarar una referencia ambigua sin introducir una suposición sin fundamento.