The Crash 1929-The Financial Crisis 2007

Imaxina - John Lennon

Imaxina que non existise o ceo,
é fácil se o intentas.
Ningún inferno debaixo de nós,
só o ceo enriba nosa.
Imaxina a toda a xente
vivindo o de hoxe.
Imaxina que non houbese países,
isto non é difícil de facer.
Ninguén por quen matar ou morrer,
nin tampouco a relixión.
Imaxina a toda a xente
vivindo a vida en paz.

Podes dicir que son un soñador,
pero non son o único.
Eu desexo que algún día te unas a nós
e o mundo será como un só.

Imaxina que non hai posesións.
Eu quixera saber si puideses,
sen ningunha necesidade de codicia e fame,
unha irmandade de homes.
Imaxina a toda a xente
compartíndoo con todo o mundo.

Podes dicir que son un soñador,
pero non son o único.
Eu desexo que algún día te unas a nós
e o mundo será como un só.

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a battle between the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, supported by the USA) and Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam, supported by Communist bloc). On the side of North Vietnam died ten times more than the side of the South. Finished the war and the North as winner, the War of Vietnam was marked in the society like the second defeat of U.S., before the Korean War. Both sides violated the Human Rights, especially on the side of U. S. and so grew the occidental public opposition against USA action.

"Vietnam Veterans Memorial" (Washington D.C.)

The first and the second industrial revolution.

Children life in Victorian times

The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria's reign (June 1837 - January 1901). The reign was a long period of prosperity for the British people, as profits gained from the overseas British Empire, the industrial improvements at home,that led to an educated middle class to develop.  The Victorian era became very important for the employment of children, they started to work very early in factories and mines. The poor children were expected to help towards the family budget, often working long hours in dangerous jobs for low wages. The skillful boys were employed by the chimney sweeps; small children were employed to scramble under machinery to retrieve cotton bobbins; and children were also employed to work in coal mines, crawling through tunnels too narrow and low for adults. Children also worked in other works such as services and some children worked as apprentices to respectable trades, such as building, or as domestic servants .So working hours were very long and so hard for the children.

Watch this video of modern times film, what do you think that Charles Chaplin wants to say?

He critics the hard work and the industralization of that time.

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison , 1847 (Ohio)-1931 (New Jersey), was an American inventor and scientist who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, the main inventions are: the phonograph, the motion picture camera, practical electric light bulb, etc. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and
telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures. His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Manhattan Island, New York.

The graph represents the cost of transport according to the distances of these lines:

-In short distance the road is cheaper and affordable road.
-Half-distance in the way the train would be more advisable and water (especially for goods).
-Long distances, the most affordable means of transport would be the pipeline.

a) In the first graph shows the dominance of secondary to primary sector and tertiary sectors, also shows a small domain of the primary sector compared to the tertiary. In the second chart, it looks like the tertiary sector has evolved and is now the largest of the three.
b)In the first graph is the domain of the tertiary sector, due to the great importance of industries and in the second, the importance of services as well as tourism.

Key words

Walfare state.-A welfare state is a concept of government where the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life. The general term may cover a variety of forms of economic and social organization.

Trade.-Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods, services, or both. Trade is also called commerce or transiction. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. Later one side of the barter were the metals, precious metals (poles, coins), bill, paper money.

Insurance.-Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the insurance; an insured or policyholder is the person or entity buying the insurance policy.

Health services.-English-speakers referred to medicine or to the health sector and spoke of the treatment and prevention of illness and disease
Household comsuption.-Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally, consumption is defined by opposition to production.

Interest rate.- An interest rate is the price a borrower pays for the use of money they borrow from a lender, for instance a small company might borrow capital from a bank to buy new assets for their business, and the return a lender receives for deferring the use of funds, by lending it to the borrower.

Tertiarisation.-structural change and the role of knowledge-based services.

Motorway-.a road designed for traffic.

Pipeline.-a conduit made from pipes connected end-to-end for long-distance fluid transport.

Freight.-It´s goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.

GATT-WTO.-The World Trade Organization deals with regulation of trade between participating countries; it provides a framework for negotiating and formalising trade agreements, and a dispute resolution process aimed at enforcing participants' adherence to WTO agreements which are signed by representatives of member governments and ratified by their parliaments. Most of the issues that the WTO focuses on derive from previous trade negotiations, especially from the Uruguay Round (1986-1994).

Leisure.-Leisure or free time, is a period of time spent out of work and essential domestic activity.

Spa.-The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneoteraphy.

Resort.-A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations . Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company.

Enviroment-.all the external factors influencing the life of people, plants and animals.

Mark which ideas you think contribute to sustainable tourism:

-promove equity in the distribution of the coast and benefits of turism.

-restrictive entry of pricing in special natural or historical places.

-involve local people in development processes.

Now, make the same but in your own language.

Read this text and answer:

Match these means of transport with their advantages and disadvantages:

6) 5

6) Find out:

3-Case study. The georges dam (China).

2) Renewable energy resources: Join colums

and the classify...

Energy and Industry