domingo, 21 de marzo de 2010

The song.

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It´s an ecological song and it defends the Earth.

Try to explain this cartoon:

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1.)The workers are squeezed by the multinational´s

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2.)The head is like the king and has a large number of factories.

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3.)Secretary talking to his chief of its global offices

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martes, 16 de marzo de 2010

3.Find out.

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1.)What is a multinational corporation (MNCs)?
-Is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country.

2- Write a few lines about its characteristics?
-The principals characterisctics are:Not only are assets in their country orgirinal in other countries.Like their commercial activities such as sale, purchase and production in established countries.And they are able to expand production worldwide.

3- State the main 5 industrial MNCs and the country they are from.

-Coca-cola:is a multinational corporation headquartered in Atlanta (Georgia) devoted to food processing and beverages.

-Nike:is an American multinational clothing, footwear and other sporting goods founded in 1968 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman.

-Microsoft:is a U.S. multinational company.Dedicated to the computer industry, based in Redmond, Washington, USA.Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses and produces software and electronic equipment.

-Adidas:is a multinational German sporting goods, whose headquarters are located in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

-General electric:Headquartered in Fairfield, USA, is a multinational infrastructure, financial services and highly diversified media. From energy, water, transportation and health to finance and information services, GE operates in more than 100 countries and has over 300,000 employees worldwide.

4.) Could ZARA be a multinational? And Citroën?. Write a brief report about them.

Zara:Zara is a Spanish fashion company founded by Amancio Ortega, Inditex Ganoa.Esta represented in Europe, America, Africa and Asia with a total of 1412 stores in 69 countries and 500 of them in Spain and is a multinational company.

Citroën: Citroen is a French company founded by a man named André Citroën in 1919. Is a company in well known for its

cutting edge technology and repeatedly revolutionized the automotive world. And it is a multinational company.

martes, 9 de marzo de 2010

2- Renewable energy resources

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1-E)Solar

Energy from sunlight is captured in solar panels and converted into electricity. Advantages: Potentially infinite energy supply. Disadvantages: Manufacture and implementation of solar panels can be costly.

2-A)Wind

Wind turbines(modern windmills) turn wind energy into electricity. Advantages: Potentially infinite energy supply. Disadvantages: Manufacture and implementation of wind farms can be costly.

3-F)Tidal:

The movement of sea water in and out drives turbines. Advatages: a lot of energy is generated this way. Disadvantages: Construction can be costly.

Maybe opposed by local or environment groups.

4-B)Geothermal:

It is possible to use heat from under the earth´s surface in volcanic regions. Steam can be used for heating or to power turbines creating electricity. Advantages: Potentially infinite energy supply. It is used successfully in some countries, such as New Zeland. Disadvantages: Can be expensive to set up. Only works in areas of volcanic activity.

5-C) Hydro-electric-power(HEP):

Energy harnessed from the movement of water through rivers, lakes and dams. Advantages: Creates water reserves as well as energy supplies. Disadvantages: Costly to build. They can cause the flooding of surrounding communities and landscapes. Dams have major ecological impacts.

6-D) Biomasa:

An organic material which can be burnt to provide energy (heat or electricity). Advantages: It is a cheap source of energy. Disadvantages: When bumt, it gives off atmospheric pollutants,including greenhouse gases.


1- Raw materials

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INTO:

Animal raw materials

Vegetal raw materials

Mineral

Raw

Materials

silk

cotton

Metallic

Non-Metallic

Power

milk

wood

iron

oil

coal

tuna

tomatoes

bauxite

granite

skin

linen

gold

diamonds

ivory

resin

cooper

solt

wool

rubber

mercury

sulphur

cork




EXPLAIN:



-Shoes: skin
-Chairs: wood
-Juice: fruit
-Jewels: diamonds
-Keys: iron
-Thermometers: mercury
-Windows: glass
-Doors: wood
-Notebooks: paper
-Sweaters:cotton
-Oil: oil



 

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