Semana cinco: 1-3 de noviembre de 2022

Inglés I
Tomás Costal Criado
tcostalcriado@pontevedra.uned.es
Calendario

Octubre 4 6 11 13 8 horas
18 20 25 27 8 horas
Noviembre 1 3 8 10 9 horas
15 17 5 horas
30 horas en total

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Sesiones (en directo y grabaciones)

Se celebrarán un total de 14 sesiones en directo a través

de Microsoft Teams: martes y jueves de 17:00 a 18:00.
Se facilitarán clases grabadas y presentaciones antes de cada
sesión en directo, cuya duración aproximada es de una hora.
Se recomienda ver las clases grabadas antes de asistir
a las sesiones en directo, siempre que les convenga el horario.
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Programación temática (i)

U1. Verb to be (simple present) and personal pronouns.

U2. Have / Have got and possessive articles and pronouns.
U3. Simple present and accusative pronouns.
U4. Present continuous.
U5. Simple past (regular forms).
U6. Simple past (irregular forms).
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Programación temática (ii)

U7. Present perfect.

U8. Future simple (will + infinitive).
U9. Future (be going to + infinitive).
U10. General review.

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Evaluación

Independientemente de la modalidad de seguimiento:

- Asistencia o visionado completo de las sesiones, ya sea presencialmente
o por medios telemáticos.
- Realización de las tareas guiadas.
- Estudio de las unidades propuestas.
- Si desea recibir el certificado de aprovechamiento del curso una vez
finalice, entrega de las tareas obligatorias antes del 13.11.2022.
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Tareas obligatorias

Al final de cada presentación, se incluyen diversas tareas recomendadas que

puede completar individualmente. Algunas de ellas incluyen un solucionario, de
modo que no es necesario entregarlas.
Si desea recibir el certificado de aprovechamiento del curso hacia finales de
noviembre, debe remitir por correo electrónico al menos tres bloques de tareas
antes del domingo 13 de noviembre de 2022.
No es imprescindible asistir a las sesiones en directo, aunque sí recomendable,
dado que se centrarán en la realización y resolución de tareas.
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Qué hacer en caso de duda

Si les surgen dudas mientras siguen el curso, pónganse en contacto

con su profesor por correo electrónico. Indiquen, por favor, el curso en que
están matriculados y sus datos personales junto con la consulta:

Tomás Costal Criado

tcostalcriado@pontevedra.uned.es

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Preguntas
Let’s get started
Better future for businesses

Many countries in the world are starting to vaccinate people against

the coronavirus. It will probably have an impact on people’s behavior and
on businesses, too.
The biggest impact will be for the energy business. People will start to travel
more, fly and use their cars, which will increase the demand for petrol or fuel and oil.
People will probably use less information technology because they will not work
from homes so much, and they will have fewer online meetings. Also, restaurants will
reopen and the demand for some agricultural products will grow. These products will
be, for example, coffee or sugar.

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Better future for businesses – relevant lexicon

Many countries in the world are starting to vaccinate people against

the coronavirus. It will probably have an impact on people’s behavior and
on businesses, too.
The biggest impact will be for the energy business. People will start to travel
more, fly and use their cars, which will increase the demand for petrol or fuel
and oil.
People will probably use less information technology because they will not work
from homes so much, and they will have fewer online meetings. Also, restaurants
will reopen and the demand for some agricultural products will grow. These products
will be, for example, coffee or sugar.

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Better future for businesses – glossary

against contra
behavior comportamiento, actitud
business negocio, empresa
demand demanda
fuel combustible
oil gasolina, gasóleo
fewer poco (contable)

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NBC News
Boeing CEO talks about the consequences of the pandemic
Updated 13th May 2020
Link

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Boeing CEO talks – translation practice [6.1]

Please provide an English to Spanish translation of the following lines:

[1] I do not want to get too predictive on that subject but, yes, most likely something
will happen when September comes around.
[2] He did not say which airlines are most at risk but, with few exceptions,
every airline is flying less than ten percent full.
[3] Airlines are already warning that as many as one hundred thousand employees
could be laid off if passengers do not return in large numbers.
[4] Now three hundred forty-six airports nationwide are calling on the Transport
Security Agency to check passengers’ temperatures at security.
[5] Meanwhile, Delta, United, and American Airlines are requiring passengers
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The oldest painting

Scientists found a painting which they believe is the oldest animal painting
in the world.
The painting was in a cave, in a valley up in the mountains of the Indonesian
island of Sulawesi. It was very close to a big city, but it was not easy to get
to the place.
Scientists were very lucky because there was a mineral on the painting.
Thanks to it, scientists could use a special method to find out how old the painting
was. They found out that it was 45,500 years old.
The painting showed a wild pig with a head, tail, and legs. There were
two human hands next to it.

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The oldest painting – relevant lexicon

Scientists found a painting which they believe is the oldest animal painting
in the world.
The painting was in a cave, in a valley up in the mountains of the Indonesian
island of Sulawesi. It was very close to a big city, but it was not easy to get
to the place.
Scientists were very lucky because there was a mineral on the painting.
Thanks to it, scientists could use a special method to find out how old the painting
was. They found out that it was 45,500 years old.
The painting showed a wild pig with a head, tail, and legs. There were
two human hands next to it.

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The oldest painting – glossary

painting cuadro, pintura

the oldest el más antiguo
cave caverna, cueva
valley valle
lucky afortunado
wild pig jabalí
tail cola, rabo

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Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Scientists discover the oldest animal painting
Updated 14th January 2021
Link

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History in art and culture [6.2]

Writing practice and oral delivery:

[1] Choose one of the works of art in slides 21 to 29.
[2] Try to identify the time when it was produced, its style,
and characteristics doing a quick online search. Find additional information
clicking here.
[3] In 5-6 paragraphs, describe the appearance and the meaning of the work
of art that you have chosen, providing a few cultural and historical details.
Imagine that your description will be used in a museum or gallery that is
visited by adults as well as young people.

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People eat less chocolate

People in the US and Europe eat less chocolate which has an impact on cocoa
bean farmers in Africa.
The Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa, and it is one of the biggest producers
of cocoa beans. People use cocoa beans to make chocolate and when the demand for
chocolate falls, farmers do not sell their beans. African farmers have more than
100,000 tons of cocoa beans which they are not able to sell. They do not get money
for their crops which means that they do not have enough money to pay for school
for their children.
European and US buyers want to slow business with the farmers, but they
do not realize what an impact it has on them.

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People eat less chocolate – relevant lexicon

People in the US and Europe eat less chocolate which has an impact on cocoa
bean farmers in Africa.
The Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa, and it is one of the biggest
producers of cocoa beans. People use cocoa beans to make chocolate and when
the demand for chocolate falls, farmers do not sell their beans. African farmers
have more than 100,000 tons of cocoa beans which they are not able to sell.
They do not get money for their crops which means that they do not have enough
money to pay for school for their children.
European and US buyers want to slow business with the farmers, but they
do not realize what an impact it has on them.

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People eat less chocolate – glossary

bean grano, semilla

ivory marfil
fall (v.) caer, descender
farmer granjero, agricultor
sell vender
able (adj.) capaz
crop (n.) cosecha
buyer comprador
slow (v.) ralentizar, decelerar
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Inside Edition
Cocoa farmers struggle as chocolate production is down
Updated 17th January 2021
Link

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Cocoa farmers struggle – vocabulary training [6.3]

After watching the video again, try to locate the words below, make sure that
you know how to pronounce them correctly, and add them to your vocabulary
notebook as it is often done in the glossary section; in other words, accompanied
by their translation to Spanish. Feel free to use a monolingual or bilingual
dictionary:
[0.00-0.30] less, change, trend, farmer, world, bean, decline, sit around;
[0.30-1.00] delay, pinch, buyer, smuggle, neighbouring, whatever, abundant,
favourable, weather, craving.

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Dog café in LA

People in Los Angeles, California, can have a cup of coffee and play with dogs
at the same time at a dog café. Every dog in the café came from a shelter
and is available for adoption.
The owner wants to decrease the number of dogs that are euthanised
in Los Angeles shelters. She also hopes that there are going to be more cafés
like this one, so more dogs will not die.
Many people like the idea, so the café can be quite expensive. To get one cup
of coffee and 55 minutes with the dogs costs 10 dollars.

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Dog café in LA – relevant lexicon

People in Los Angeles, California, can have a cup of coffee and play with dogs
at the same time at a dog café. Every dog in the café came from a shelter
and is available for adoption.
The owner wants to decrease the number of dogs that are euthanised
in Los Angeles shelters. She also hopes that there are going to be more cafés
like this one, so more dogs will not die.
Many people like the idea, so the café can be quite expensive. To get one cup
of coffee and 55 minutes with the dogs costs 10 dollars.

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Dog café in LA – glossary

cup taza, vaso

coffee café
café cafetería
shelter refugio
available disponible
decrease reducir, disminuir
hope (v.) esperar, confiar
die morir
expensive caro
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Insider
Café in Thailand lets you play with a pack of huskies
Updated 4th October 2018
Link

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Bali beaches full of plastic

Bali is a popular Indonesian island and thousands of tourists visit it every year.
Sadly, the island has a big problem with plastic waste on its beaches.
When the monsoon season starts, strong waves bring tons of plastic to Bali’s
beaches. This happens every year, but authorities say that this year is much worse
than previous years. Indonesian workers clean between 30 and 60 tons of plastic
every day.
At this time of year, Bali is usually full of tourists. The coronavirus pandemic
made it almost impossible to travel to many destinations, so there are only a few
tourists on Bali.

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Bali beaches full of plastic – relevant lexicon

Bali is a popular Indonesian island and thousands of tourists visit it every year.
Sadly, the island has a big problem with plastic waste on its beaches.
When the monsoon season starts, strong waves bring tons of plastic to Bali’s
beaches. This happens every year, but authorities say that this year is much worse
than previous years. Indonesian workers clean between 30 and 60 tons of plastic
every day.
At this time of year, Bali is usually full of tourists. The coronavirus pandemic
made it almost impossible to travel to many destinations, so there are only a few
tourists on Bali.

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Bali beaches full of plastic – glossary

thousand mil
sadly desafortunadamente
waste residuos
monsoon monzón
wave ola, onda
clean limpiar
full lleno, repleto
travel viajar
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AFP News Agency
Bali battles mounting plastic waste
Updated 8th January 2021
Link

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Questions
Week 5 → Week 6 (November 8)

Boeing CEO talks [6.1]

History in art and culture [6.2]
Cocoa farmers struggle [6.3]
Grammar practice [6.4] [KEY]

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Final reminder

For any doubts and questions, do not hesitate to contact your teacher.
Please provide details about yourself, your modality of enrollment (in person,
online via streaming, or on-demand), and of course your questions and where
you experienced issues with the study materials:

Tomás Costal Criado

tcostalcriado@pontevedra.uned.es

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