Social Sciences: Glossary unit 10

THE SPANISH ECONOMY

Cereals: Grasses grown for the edible components of their grain.
Mortgage: A loan to finance the purchase of private residential or commercial property.
Speculation: Investment in stocks, property or other assets in the hope of gain, but with the risk of loss.
Crop: A cultivated plant to be harvested as food, animal fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose.
Agricultural landscape: A landscape that has been transformed by people to cultivate crops and/or rear livestock.
Cultural heritage: The things, places and practices that define who we are as individuals, as communities, as nations or cultures.
Domestic tourism: Tourism in which tourists do not leave their own country.
Large-scale tourism: Travel and accommodation offered to large groups at affordable prices by tour operators.
Tour operators: A company that combines tour and travel components to cater for large-scale tourism.
High-speed rail: A type of rail transport involving high-speed trains.
Peak season: the season when travel is most active and rates are highest.
Off-peak season: The season when travel is less active and rates are lower.
Recession: A business cycle contraction; a general slowdown in economic activity.

Social Sciences: Glossary unit 9

THE TERTIARY SECTOR

Freight: goods or produce transported by ship, aircraft, train, lorry or van.
Capital flows: the large amounts of money being moved around the world.
Exports: goods or services that are sold outside the country where they are produced.
Imports: goods or services that are brought into a country from abroad for sale.
Balance of trade: the difference between the monetary value of exports and the imports of a country.
Balance of payments: is a record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world that includes goods, services and capital.
Retail: a type of trade in which businesses sell small quantities of goods directly to consumers.
Wholesale: trade in wich buyers purchase large quantities of goods and sell them, in smaller quantities, to other companies.
Trade bloc: a group of countries that join together to form an area with special trade regulations.
Transport network: the connection of roads, railway lines, ports or airports that facilatate the transport of goods and/or people.
Market: the meeting of buyers and sellers of goods and services. Market can be tangible or abstract and it decides the price of goods and services.
Infrastructure: the basic physical and organisational structures needed for an economy to function.
Trade: the buying and selling of goods to meet the needs of the population.
Bartering: an old form of trade, where you exchange certain goods for others.
Tourism: a sector dedicated to travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.
Information society: a society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information has become the most significant economic and cultural activity.
Public services: a service that you can use without pay because it's funded by taxes.
Private services: a service that you pay when you use it.

Vocabulary unit 8 and 9

Barefoot: without shoes
Protective gear = protective equipement
Helmet: a piece fot protect your head
Treadmill: an exercise machine where you walk or run.

Ashamed: miserable
Dissapointed: upset
Delighted: very happy
Relatives: family members
Sibling rivalry: rivalry between brothers and sisters.

EXPRESSIONS:

I'm feeling down: feel nervous, worry and upset.
No wonder: it's obvious, you have reason.
I can't stand: I hate, I really don't want.
It's tough: it's hard/difficult
Never mind: Don't worry
Help me out: help me
Draw the line: put a limit.
Put up with: tolerate
It's up to you: depends in you.
I've got no idea: I don't know