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Page 1: Unit 5 Economic Activity-vocabulary

Prof. Mariluz Maldonado Rodríguez Geography 3rd year of ESO

1. Read and listen to your language assistant:

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT (convenio colectivo):

Contract that sets out the working conditions for emplyees that have been agreed between trade unions and employers' associations (for a particular industry or a large company). Both employers and employees must fulfil their sides or the agreement.

DEMAND:

Goods and services that consumers want to buy.

ECONOMY:

System that organises the use of a country's resources.

ECONOMIC SYSTEM:

Way a society organises its economy.

ECONOMIC AGENT:

People, groups or institutions that activate the economy.

EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION:

Organisation that represents the interests of employers.

FACTOR OF PRODUCTION:

Resource used to produce goods or offer services.

GLOBALISATION:

Process of integration that affects economic, political and cultural systems across geographical boundaries.

GOODS (pl.: only):

Objects that have a use or value for the person who possesses them.

MULTINATIONAL:

Company or organisation that operates in several or many different countries.

RELOCATION:

Moving a company or factory to another country or area, e.g. Because costs are cheaper there.

RESOURCE:

Thing a person or country has that can be used for economic benefit.

STATE:

Political organisation of a country; its government.

SUPPLY:

Goods and services that are available for sale.

TARIFF:

Tax on a product imported from another country.

TRADE:

Activities related to buying and selling goods and services.

UNEMPLOYMENT:

Situation of people of working age who do not have a job but would like to have one.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT:

Money unemployed people receive from the government.

TELEWORKING:

Working from home or another location using telecommunications (telephone, fax, internet, etc.) to communicate with the company.

TRADE UNION:

Organisation that defends workers' rights.

UN (United Nations):

International organisation that was founded in 1945. It has 192 member states, and promotes world peace and international cooperation.

Page 2: Unit 5 Economic Activity-vocabulary

Prof. Mariluz Maldonado Rodríguez Geography 3rd year of ESO

2. Translate all the vocabulary given into Spanish. You can ask to your language assistant.

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT:

DEMAND:

ECONOMY:

ECONOMIC SYSTEM:

ECONOMIC AGENT:

EMPLOYERS' ASOCIATION:

FACTOR OF PRODUCTION:

GLOBALISATION:

GOODS (pl.: only):

MULTINATIONAL:

RELOCATION:

RESOURCE:

STATE:

SUPPLY:

TARIFF:

TRADE:

UNEMPLOYMENT:

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT:

TELEWORKING:

TRADE UNION:

UN (United Nations):

3. Look at the following picture and talk with your partner. What does this

4. Find the ten hidden words in the following alphabet soup.

E D E M A N D J G N X

R C W B R U M Y E O B

E N O J E T U T D I A

S I L N R W L A A T S

O R L A O Y T R R A I

U E D S L M N I T C L

R E R P T M Y F V O S

C F P O R A K F U L D

E U P K O U T O S E O

S A R I F F B E Y R O

T E L E W O R K I N G

Solution: ECONOMY, SUPPLY, TRADE, RELOCATION, DEMAND, TARIFF, RESOURCE, TELEWORKING, STATE, GOODS

I think that this picture is related to … Why do you think that?

Because... I agree/don't agree with you because...

WHAT DOES ... MEAN IN SPANISH?