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

Physical Education: Basketball warm up work

Social Sciences : Trip to Cies Islands

The bicycle

That thing was invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, he was a Scottish blacksmith.
The first model was developed around 1885, but many details have been improved since the use of modern materials.
It is know by a lot of people. Also this thing is used by people of all ages to move from place to place. 
Many components of it were used for the development of the car.

Social Sciences: Glossary unit 8

Mechanisation: the use of machinery in the production process.
Mining:  the process of extracting minerals from the ground.
Mineral: a naturally occurring solid chemical substance.
Fossil fuels: a tradicional energy source like coal or oil.
Industry: any economic activity that produces a service or transforms raw materials into consumer goods.
Irrigated farming: farming in which the water from groundwater, reservoirs or rivers is brought to fields.
Energy: power that comes from the utilization of physical or chemical resourcesto provide light and heat.
Biomass: organic material used as a fuel that releases energy when burn.
Managment: the people that run a company and ensure that goods and services of a high enough quality are produced and sold at competitive prices.
Worforce: the employees required to produce goods and services.
Wind turbine: a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy to drive machinery (windmill/wind pump) or generate electricity (wind generator)
Solar panel: a set of solar photovotaic modules electrically connected made from a special material that converts solar energy into electricity.
Renewable energy: inexhaustible energy
Non-renewable energy: energy with limited supplies.
Traditional energy: energy sources most commonly used.
Alternative energy: energy sources that are still being developed.
Dam: a barrier built across a river to create a body of water.
Guild: an association of men sharing the same interests (example: artisans)
Heavy industry: industries that made goods that cannot be immediately consumed. They have that name because of the large quantities of resources they use.
Light industry: industries that produce goods ready for consumption. They have that name because of the relatively small size of their production.
Cutting-edge industries: industries that employed advanced technology.
Craftsperson:  a person who makes products using basic tools and manual labour.

Social Sciences: Modern Times

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