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ActivitiesUNIT 3. THE ECONOMY OF SPAIN

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PRIMARY SECTOR1. What percentage of the population works in the primary sector? _________

2. Write one sentence describing each of the economic activities.agriculture __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________livestock farming ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________fishing _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________mining _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________forestry ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What are dry crops and irrigated crops?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What’s the difference between a intensive and extensive farming? If you were a cow, what would you prefer?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Complete the sentences about the primary sector.

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a. Primary sector workers obtain natural products from nature. These products are called___________________

b. The ___________________ industry produces crops, such as cereals, rice, grapes or pulses.

c. The ___________________ industry breeds livestock such as cows and sheep.

d. Spain has on of the leading ________________ industry because the country is surrounded by water.

e. The ________________ industry extracts natural resources, such as stone, coal or oil (petroleum) from the ground.

6. Match and write sentences.a The energy industry ___ make products which are sold

directly to the publicb Primary (Base) industries ___ supplies homes and industries

with the electricity they needc Equipment and machinery industry ___ can make industrial machinery

and materials for transportd Consumer industry ___ transforms raw materials in

finished or semi-finished products that are used by other industries

a. __________________________________________________________________________b. __________________________________________________________________________c. __________________________________________________________________________d. __________________________________________________________________________

7. Which primary sector activities provide us with these products? salmon __________ wood __________ eggs __________ apples __________

marble __________ wool __________ coal __________ olives __________

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shrimps ___________ milk __________

cork __________ silver __________

8. Choose the correct words to complete the texts.

9. Unscramble the words to complete the texts.

10. Read the clues and complete the sentence.

a. Dry cropsWheat is often grown using this type of farming. The rain / farmer is the only source of water; the crops are / are not watered by the farmer. Farmers need small / large fields to grow dry crops. This type of farming is more common in the north / south of Spain where there is less rain.

b. Irrigated cropsTomatoes / grapes are usually grown this way. Farmers use irrigation / cutting systems to make sure the plants have enough air / water to grow. This means that farmers can grow lots of livestock /crops.

b. Extensive ________________________ (angfmir).In this type of __________________ (velcsitok) farming the animals are raised in large ____________________________ (dflise) or open pastures. They eat what ______________________ (owgsr) naturally on the land. These ______________(pehes) are extensive livestock.

a. Intensive farmingIN intensive farming, farmers ________________(saire) livestock in ______________(bstesia) or indoor pens. The farmers give the animals _______________ (odof),

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1. This type of fishing takes place far from the coast._____________________________

2. This type of stone is often extracted from quarries in Spain._________________________

3. In this primary sector industry, rocks and minerals are extracted from the ground. ____________

4. This type of fishing takes place near the coast. _________________________5. In these mines, the miners work in tunnels or caves.

___________________________6. Deep-sea fishing boats have this system to keep fish cold.

_______________________7. This is Spain’s most important forestry product.

__________________________8. In these mines, miners work in open-air pits. ___________________________

SECONDARY SECTOR1. What percentage of the population works in the secondary sector?______________________________________________________________________________

2. Classify the items and add two more to each column.

Raw materials Manufactured products

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3. Identify the following industries.a. Production of finished computers for the public. _________________________b. Use of chemicals to produce plastics. ______________________________

coal plastic bottle olives walking boots motorbikes wood

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c. Production of electricity. ___________________________________d. Use of machinery and equipment to make manufactured parts of

computers. ____________________________________

4. Which secondary sector activities provide us with these products? furniture __________ bridges __________ clothes __________

roads __________ processed food __________ electricity __________

TERTIARY SECTOR1. What percentage of the population works in the tertiary sector?________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why is transport so important for trade and tourism?________________________________________________________________________________

3. Write a definition of tourism. What types of tourism are there in Spain?________________________________________________________________________________

4. What is the difference between domestic trade and foreign trade?________________________________________________________________________________

5. Find tourism and transport words in the wordsnake. Complete the table

Types of tourism Means of transport

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6. Complete the sentences about the areas in the tertiary sector.

1. Police officers, _____________, soldiers and security guards work in public safety.

2. Writers, musicians, actors and sculptors are ________________ professions.3. Doctors, nurses and dentists work in the _______________ sector.4. Lawyers, prosecutors and ______________ work in the judicial system.5. Secretaries, bank clerks and civil servants do _______________ work.6. Teachers work in the ___________________ sector.

ALL THE SECTORS1. Complete the sentences.

Workers in the ___________________ sector provide a service Workers in the __________________ sector obtain raw materials Workers in the __________________ sector manufacture products.

2. Complete the index card about the economic sectors in Spain.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN SPAIN

number of workers examples of work

primary sector

administrative education cultural judges firefighters health

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secondary sector

tertiary sector

3. Write true or false. Correct the false sentences.1. Agriculture, mining and fishing are secondary sector activities. _____

________________________________________________________________2. Lorry drivers, doctors and teachers work in the primary sector. _____

________________________________________________________________3. Factories and workshops are part of the secondary sector. ____

________________________________________________________________4. The tertiary sector is also called the service sector. ____

________________________________________________________________5. The tertiary sector is made up of businesses that offer manufactured

products and services. ____________________________________________________________________

6. In Spain, more people work in the secondary sector than the other sectors combined. ______________________________________________________________________

7. The primary sector is bigger than the tertiary sector in Spain. ______________________________________________________________________

8. Tertiary sector businesses manufacture consumer products. ____________________________________________________________________

4. Use the words to complete the sentences.

1. The primary sector provides __________________________ from _________________ .

2. The secondary sector processes raw materials and provides ______________________

raw materials nature services manufactured products

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3. The tertiary sector provides _________________________.

5. Complete the text using these words.

6. Classify the following activities in the corresponding box.

6. Classify the photos below according to the economic sector they belong to.

transport industry secondary trade primary farming tertiary tourism mining

constructionThe active population in Spain works in three sectors: the __________ sector, the ___________ sector and the _____________sector.The main activities in the primary sector are agriculture, livestock _____________ fishing, _______________ and forestry.The main activities in the secondary sector are _______________ ., _______________ and crafts.The main activities in the tertiary sector are ____________, _____________ and ______________ among others.

construction fishing education base industries tourism forestry media and communication mining

energy industry textile industry chemical industry healthcare trade

agriculture consumer industry administration

PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY

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a. _________________________________b. _________________________________c. _________________________________d. _________________________________e. _________________________________f. _________________________________

THE ECONOMY1. Complete the texts using these words.

organization buying budget messages services informative customers profit income

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The economy is all the activities involved in producing, selling and _______________ the products and _________________ we require.A company is an ________________ which offers products or services to ______________ in exchange for making a __________________ .Advertisements are special _______________. There are different types od advertisements: persuasive and ________________.The money we earn is called _______________. A _______________ is a plan for expending the money we earn. The money we spend is called expenses. The final amount is called a balance.

2. Read and match the situation to production, distribution or consumption.

A lorry transports fish to a supermarket. ___________________ Cars are made in a factory. ______________________ A family has lunch in a restaurant. _____________________ You buy food in a supermarket. ___________________ Toys are shipped to another country. ___________________ A carpenter builds a table. _______________________

3. Match the definitions to the words.a. When people have things to sell ____ Priceb. The amount of money we pay for a product

or a service ____ Supply

c. When people want to buy things ____ Demandd. How companies tells us about their

products and services ____ Advertising

4. What is advertising? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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5. Explain the difference between income and expenses. Why do people make a budget? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Look at your monthly budget and answer the following questions:

a. What is your total income? ________________________________________________

b. Why can’t you buy the video game? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c. How many months will it take you to have enough money to buy it? _____________

LEARN MORE

ADVERTISING Advertising is an activity that uses the media to make products or services

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familiar so that the public wants to buy or use them. Advertising campaigns are created y companies through their marketing departments can influence what we consume. They are aimed at a target audience: the group of people who may be most interested in the message. This message often includes a slogan, which is a simple memorable statement that summarizes the product or service. These meaningful and inspirational messages make us buy things that we don’t really need. Apart from repetition, exaggeration association, promotions and slogans, advertising campaigns also use techniques like wordplays, a combination of words that are easily remembered and provocation, a controversial image or text that catches the eye of the consumer.

Think of some TV adverts you have seen. What advertising techniques do they use? Do they persuade you to buy their products? ______________________________________________________________________________

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CONSUMPTIONPeople use a variety of products and services: they buy clothes, they go shopping for food, they go to the films at the cinema and they pay for holidays in the summer. But sometimes people consume more products and services than they really need,

We often consume too many products and services, while other people around the world haven’t got clean water, medicines or enough food to survive.

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We need to practice responsible consumption by controlling our use of products and services. Before you buy a product, look at its characteristics, assess your real needs, compare different products and don’t let advertising influence your decision. We also need to save energy and limited resources like water.Responsible consumption is changing your buying habits to meet your real needs and making choices that favour the environment and social equality.

Make a list of products and services you use every day. Which ones are really basic needs? Are you a responsible consumer? Make a list of the thing that make you a responsible consumer and the thing you could do to improve.

Things I do Things I’m going to improve

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PROJECTA. ADVERTIMENT ANALYZERSChoose three adverts (from the Internet, Television, Press, Radio, Billboards) and show your adverts to the class.1. Make a note of what each advertisement is trying to sell and make a picture 2. What type of media is used?3. Who is the target audience?4. Do they have anything in common? Are they informative or persuasive?5. What techniques do advertisers use to sell things?

B. MARKETING DEPARTMENT Design a poster for an advertising campaign of a product or a service. Try to convince your classmates to boy and everyday object like a bottle of

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water or a t-shirt for a lot of money. Include a slogan and use at least one of the techniques we have learnt about. Then have the class vote to see which product your class would prefer to buy.