martes, 4 de febrero de 2020

ENGLISH UNIT 5 EXAM

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY 2


READING
WRITING



WRITING EXAMPLE

TITTLE: WATER-COWS!!!!

CAPTION: Hervasia and her best friend Figuerón


INTRO: Last weeek in the Atlantic Ocean, Hervasia and Figuerón, her best friend, surprised all the tripulation from Open Arms ship. They were doing a cool Titanic choreography in thge middle of the sea so the sailors were ashtonished.

DIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH: We spoke with Captain Hook: “ I was really surprised because I couldn’t believe my eyes”. His helper Smith told us he fainted when he saw that.

MORE DETAILS: They took amazing photographs and recorded some videos of the strange event and they have become viral so nowadays they are billionaire.

EXTRA INFO: If you want to see the photographs and watch the videos follow them on Twitter, Instagram and facebook or visit www.hervasiaandfigueron.com

BY 6ºD

TITTLE: GIGANT HERO!!!



CAPTION: Toast runing behind Pancho


INTRODUCTION LINE: Last week in Miami, Toast the gigant dog, saved Pancho (his owner) from the biggest tsunami known today. Scientists called the tsunami Sushi.

DIRECT SPEECH: I was playing with Toast from my helicopter when suddenly Toast got really nervous so he started to bark” said Pancho. “when Toast barks it seems to be the end of the world!” he added.

REPORTED SPEECH: Pancho told us that it wasn’t the end of the world, it was a gigant tsunami so they started to run to save their lives. He said he climbed to Toast’s head and they run as fast as Toast could.


MORE DETAILS: The tsunami made a lot of damage in the city buildings but Pancho and Toast saved a lot of citizens. Toast used his gigant stick to block the water ans stopped the tsunami.


EXTENDED INFORMATION: For more information you can visit www.supertoasthero.com


SOCIAL SCIENCE BUSINESS EXAM


TYPES OF BUSINESS

A business is an organisation that offers goods or services to customers, categorized by economic sector, geographical area or size.

ECONOMIC SECTORS

Primary sector business produce or extract raw natural materials (mining, forestry, agriculture and fishing.

Secondary sector: business process raw materials or use them. This is often done in factories.

Tertiary sector: businesses that offer a service (hairdressing, food services, entertainment, tourism….)


SIZE

The size of the business depends on the number of employees:

  • Micro-business: 1-9 employees
  • Small business: 10-49 employees
  • Medium-sized business: 50- 249 employees
  • Large business: 250+ employees

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA


  • A local business operates in a small area (neighbourhood, town or city)
  • A regional business operates in a larger area (province, region)
  • National business does it in more tha one region of a country
  • Multinational business operates in more than one country or worldwide.


BUSINESS ORGANISATION

Business organise employees or staff into departments and levels: Organograms.

The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) makes the most important decisions.

The directors of the different depatments report to the CEO. In large business there are financial director, sales director…

Managers organise the daily activities of their departments and are responsible for the team.

Supervisors: report the managers.

Different departments:

  • Production department: responsible of how products are made
  • Marketing department: responsible for advertising
  • Sales: responsible for selling the services/products
  • Finance: controls the money
  • Human resources: hires and trains employees.
Small businesses do not usually have as many levels of organisation, only teams and supervisors, and the CEO is often the owner.



COSTS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS

People who start their own business are called entrepreneurs. Starting a business has start-up costs. Some entrepreneurs get a loan from a bank or a grant from the government.

The profit is the extra money that a business has after it has paid all its running costs (things paid day to day). They can be:

  • FIXED COSTS

They need to be paid on a regular basis. They include rent, salaries, utility services such as telephone or internet and insurance in case of accident.

  • VARIABLE COSTS

They depend on the products and services that a business wants to sell. They change over time.

Variable costs include the materials a business needs to make its products. Shipping costs cover the cost of delivering products to customers. Bonus (extra money) if they meet sales or production objectives. Promotional costs that depend on the type and amount of advertising.



SAVING AND SPENDING MONEY

The movement of money is calles cash flow. Money moves around when you earn it, spend it or put it into investments or a bank account. The bank uses the money or capital to do business and make a profit, you receive it as interest.


SAVING MONEY
  • Keep a money jar
    • Advantages: quick and easy and you do not pay fees.
    • Disadvantages: will not earn interest, money can get lost or stolen.
  • Opening a savings account
    • Advantages: money will be safe and earn some interest.
    • Disadvantages: low interest and fees.

SPEND LESS AND SAVE MORE


Shops often have special offers and sales when prices are reduced. If you look at prices in different shops and online, you can find bargains. However, you should think carefully before you buy and decide whether you really need the item.


  • Personal budgeting
    • you should keep a record of the money you receive, your income, and the money you spend, your expenses.


domingo, 2 de febrero de 2020

TEMA 5: PROPORCIONALIDAD Y PORCENTAJES

Hola a todos/as!!

Aquí os dejamos un par de enlaces con vídeos, juegos y problemas para practicar el tema 5 de Matemáticas:

Proporcionalidad, porcentajes y reglas de tres 

Problemas de porcentajes con solución 

Resultado de imagen de porcentajes 




Regla de 3 simple
REGLA DE TRES