UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN

STUDENT’S NAME: José Manuel Méndez Poot

LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE II

GROUP: A

BACHELOR'S DEGREE: ECONOMY

FACULTY: PSYCHOLOGY

TEACHER: ALEXIA LEVI

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN

STUDENT’S NAME: Edith Castro Be

José Manuel Méndez Poot

LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE II

GROUP: A

BACHELOR'S DEGREE: ECONOMY

FACULTY: PSICOLOGY

TEACHER: ALEXIA LEVI

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 The Animal Transportation in Merida
The human has traveled by plane, car, bus and ship, but in the past the animal
transportation is the most popular in the world. In our opinion the using of animals as
current transport is very bad and terrible, for the next reason: The first reason is The
animals aren’t faster than cars or buses moreover the animal transportation can’t increase
its speed. Secondly reason is that the animal transportation isn’t as cheap as the bus in
the case of public transportation. And finally the third reason the The animals can die and
they must be replaced but the bus can’t die furthermore the life of public transportation is
longer than animal. The animal transportation is more expensive than bus in cost terms so
that the animals as transport aren’t profitable. The modern transport is more profitable for
increase the cities and the communication. In summary We disagree with the animal
transportation for growing cities but the animals are symbol or touristic transport and
historical transport.

Facebook is a social network that united an entire society, evolved and innovated the
methods of communication, in addition that it became the most used network today. In my
opinion the use of Facebook has solved communication problems for the following
reasons: The first reason is that it allowed people to get in touch from anywhere in the
world. For example to communicate with distant people like old friends or family we used
to write letters and send them by mail. We used to keep contacts in notebooks or look in
the phone directory for phone lines.
Secondly reason is that the Facebook evolved the way of sharing life we used to share our
tastes, our music or our photos strictly in person. We used to interact more in person and
to meet new people it had to be face to face. Now we can publish photos, music, movies
or topics that we like. Also, people interested in the same things can communicate with us
instantly.The third reason is that Facebook can entertain us, because the application
allows us to watch videos, share topics, and inform us of events anywhere in the world.
We used to entertain ourselves through television or through the newspaper. The fourth
reason was that the application changed the way of interacting between customer and
seller Before as sellers we used to show our products in the newspapers, in person or on
television. However, now, by publishing our product and tagging our friends, we can
capture interested. Furthermore, we can create sales groups where consumers and
sellers can interact to buy or sell. In summary Facebook has changed people's daily lives
thanks to its innovation, so it's exciting to think that it will bring new things in the future.
ACADEMIC TEXT

Does Mexico's Slowing Economy Bode Well For Populist 'Amlo'

Obrador?

Kenneth Rapoza , CONTRIBUTOR

If Mexico's drug war continues to rage and if the economy continues to slow as it is in
pockets, the odds for a populist leader taking the helm in this summer's presidential
election are quite good. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, better known as Amlo, is expected
to win. The next president of Mexico faces a slight downturn in the economy as much of
the world is in growth-mode, giving Amlo more fire power as the campaign heats up.

Mexico's economy is surely not in reversal, though it is not growing as fast as it once was.
That usually does not favor the incumbent party. With Mexico, the ruling Institutional
Revolutionary Party (PRI) of Enrique Pena Nieto doesn't stand a chance anyway. Amlo's
biggest attack will be on the establishment parties on matters of corruption and in dealing
with a belligerent Trump presidency. The job market in Mexico is still solid, and all of this
happened on PRI's watch. Unemployment is as low in Mexico as it is here. This matters
little because the PRI is not a serious contender.

"There is considerable uncertainty regarding the outlook for Mexico, with upcoming
presidential elections and the unpredictable outcome of NAFTA negotiations," says
Humberto Garcia, head of global asset allocation for Bank Leumi USA.

After growing 2% in 2017, Mexico's GDP has little upside. Consensus estimates are still for
2.2% growth, so Mexico is still going in the right direction.

Mexican manufacturing output grew 3.7% in year-over-year terms in August 2017, but has
lost momentum since. Weak downstream demand from Mexican industry, a pullback in
auto sales in the U.S. and Canada, and uncertainty about NAFTA are all major headwinds
for Mexican manufacturers.

"Mexico’s weak industrial activity reinforces our expectation that the Bank of Mexico’s next
move is likely an interest rate cut," says Bill Adams, senior international economist for
PNC Financial. Rate cuts are good news for equity investors. The iShares MSCI Mexico (
EWW) fund has been outperforming the MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) exchange traded
fund all year.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/03/13/does-mexicos-slowing-economy-
bode-well-for-populist-amlo-obrador/#4611ad3e2294
I. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. Is the Mexican economy in reverse? No, it doesn’t. The Mexico’s economy is not in
reversal, though it is not growing as fast as it once was.
2. What can I do to improve my reading skills? Yes, I can. He is a Mexican left-wing
politician, who is currently running for the presidency of Mexico.
3. Why the situation of the country could favor to AMLO? Because the current president of
Mexico is from another political party and if the people of Mexico don’t agree with the
situation in the country, probably in the next elections they will vote for the opposition.
4. Is the information reliable in campaign times? No, it isn't because the articles are not
contextualized also these means attacked to AMLO because they support to the PRI.
5. Why do they attack AMLO? Because the means support to the PRI, The PRI are scared
of losing their privileges
II. Reflection
The text isn't very easy because the vocabulary is politic and economic. I remember the
simple present in the text. The lecture is interesting for politic and economic context. The
text have class topics. I can learn with more economic text and vocabulary politic. The
information is very important for make a criterion.
The vocabulary that I understand:
1. Downstream: /dounˈstrēm/ Situated or moving in the direction in which a stream or river
flows.
2. Odds: /ädz/ The ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the
expected probability either way.
3. Downturn: /ˈdounˌtərn/ A decline in economic, business, or other activity.
4. Growth: /ɡrōTH/ The process of increasing in size.
5. Campaign: /kamˈpān/ Work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal,
typically a political or social one.
6. Surely: /ˈSHo͝orlē/ Used to emphasize the speaker's firm belief that what they are saying
is true and often their surprise that there is any doubt of this.
7. Incumbent: /inˈkəmbənt/ Necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
8. Ruling: /ˈro͞oliNG/ An authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially one made by
a judge.
9. Unemployment: /ˌənəmˈploimənt/ The number or proportion of unemployed people.
10. Uncertainty: /ˌənˈsərtn(t)ē/ Something that is uncertain or that causes one to feel
uncertain.
The cities where tens of thousands have problem
debts
By Brian Milligan

Personal Finance reporter

16 September 2017

In at least 10 areas of the UK, more than a fifth of the residents are missing bill
payments repeatedly, according to research.

New figures from the Money Advice Service suggest inner-city areas are the worst
affected.
In Newham, in the East End of London, and Sandwell in the West Midlands, at least 22%
of residents have problem debts. In Manchester, more than 90,000 adults are struggling
with repayments. The total number of people in such difficulties has risen by about
100,000 in the past six months to 8.3 million, according to the Money Advice Service.

However, that is fewer than the 8.8 million who had problem debts in 2013.
 Reality check: Has personal debt been growing?
 Personal borrowing slows down

Over-indebted individuals are defined as those who find meeting monthly bills a heavy
burden, or those who miss at least three bill payments in a six-month period.

Areas where more than 20% have problem debt.

Newham, East London: 22.7%, Tower Hamlets, East London: 22.7%, Sandwell, West
Midlands: 22.1%, Nottingham: 21.9%, Barking and Dagenham, East London: 21.8%,
Blaenau Gwent, South Wales: 21.6%, Hull: 21.5%, Manchester: 21.5%, Leicester: 21%,
Hackney: 20.9%

Source: Money Advice Service

Government action

By contrast, 9.7% of the population in East Dorset has difficulty meeting bills. Residents of
Surrey and Buckinghamshire also tend to have fewer difficulties.
Andrew Bailey, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), told the
Guardian that debt was a particular issue for those with erratic incomes, such as workers
in the gig economy.

"Credit is a means of smoothing (incomes), but the question is how do you structure it in a
sustainable fashion?

"It needs government involvement," he said.

The latest figures from the Bank of England indicate that the growth in consumer credit is
actually slowing.
In July, annual growth fell to 9.8%, the slowest pace in over a year. It peaked at a rate of
10.8% in November last year.

However, the squeeze on living standards induced by high inflation and low wage growth
could make it harder for many people to repay their debts.

I. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT

1. What areas of UK are most affected by debts? The Money Advice Service
suggest inner-city areas are the worst affected. Newham, in the East End of
London, Sandwell in the West and Manchester

2. Who are the over-indebted individuals? Over-indebted individuals are the people
as those who find meeting monthly bills a heavy burden.

3. What could make it difficult for people to pay their debts? The people don’t have
money because they have bad wages and erratic incomes.

4. According to Andrew Bailey, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct

Authority, whose debt is a particular problem? The workers in the gig economy
don’t have good wages and The Credit is a means of smoothing the incomes,
they are who miss at least three bill payments in a six-month period.

5. Which Areas where more than 20% have problem debt? Newham, East London:
22.7%, Tower Hamlets, East London: 22.7%, Sandwell, West Midlands: 22.1%,
Nottingham: 21.9%, Barking and Dagenham, East London: 21.8%, Blaenau
Gwent, South Wales: 21.6%, Hull: 21.5%, Manchester: 21.5%, Leicester: 21%,
Hackney: 20.9%

II. REFLECTION QUESTIONS

The text isn’t easy because the information has a Tod od economic vocabulary and the
economic concepts are complex in Spanish as in English. I remembered the structure of
simple present in the text also the text has some sentences in present continuous and
simple past. The economics must know the marginalist economy vocabulary in English.
The vocabulary that I learned:
1.- Least: /lēst/ (used after amounts) not less than; at the minimum.
2.- Struggling: /ˈstrəɡliNG/ Striving to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or
resistance.
3.- Bill: /bil/ A printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services.
4.- Risen: /rɪzən/ Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.
5.- Borrowing: /ˈbärō,ˈbôrō ING/ A word or idea taken from another language, person, or
source and used in one's own language or work.
6.- Burden: /ˈbərdn/ The main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task.
7.- Tend: /tend/ Regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain
characteristic.
8.- Fewer: /fyo͞o er/ Used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is.
9.- Issue: /ˈiSHo͞o/ Problems or difficulties, especially with a service or facility.
10.- Smoothing: /smo͞oT͟H ING/ Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible
projections, lumps, or indentations.
Switzerland’s model economy
By Atty. Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II

September 28, 2017

Switzerland, which ranked first in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness
Index released just last week, has been topping the ranking for six years in a row.
According to the report, the country scores highly on “nearly every pillar of
competitiveness”. It would be wise to look at how they do things there.

National Competitiveness is defined as “the set of institutions, policies and factors that
determine the level of productivity”.

The Index ranks 137 economies according to their ability to sustain inclusive growth—the
kind that brings about positive change and benefits not just for the country’s citizens but
also for the environment. The survey looks at 12 pillars of competitiveness, including
innovation, infrastructure and the macroeconomic environment.

Switzerland’s citizens, for example, enjoy outstanding public health and education
programs. Its businesses are innovative and sophisticated, reinforcing a resilient economy
and strong labor markets. The Swiss and their industries are very open as well to new
technologies and innovation, incorporating these as much as they can into their daily lives.

Going back to the Index, the other countries after Switzerland are made up of five
European and two Asian nations. Here they are, according to ranking: the United States,
Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Sweden, the United Kingdom,
Japan and Finland.

Generally, the world economy is doing much better now compared to about a decade ago
when the economic crisis hit. Economic experts predict slow but steady growth, specifically
pegging it at 3.5 percent for 2017. However, there are those who are not that optimistic,
mainly due to the uncertainties and huge changes in the fields of technology and politics.
In my opinion, it would probably be wise to add climate change and environmental
uncertainty to this short list of risky areas.

We are at a time when global leaders have to think very hard about their countries’ political
and economic policies. This is a time when mistakes can become very costly. Looking at
trends in our own policy-making, implementation and sociopolitical realities, I see a huge
room for improvement. It is a time for getting our act together, with grim consequences if
we don’t.

I. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT

What did Switzerland win? Switzerland ranked first in the World Economic Forum’s Global
Competitiveness.
What is National Competitiveness? The National Competitiveness is a institutions set
policies and factors for the level of productivity
What does the survey do? The survey looks at 12 pillars of competitiveness, including
innovation, infrastructure and the macroeconomic environment.
What do Switzerland’s citizens have? Switzerland’s citizens have education programs and
outstanding public health.
Which countries make up the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index?
The countries that make up the index are Switzerland, the United States, Singapore, the
Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Japan and
Finland.
II. Reflection

The text isn’t easy but it isn’t difficult. I remembered some teams as simple present. The
text is using words and structures wit ing as subjects, after a preposition. Also I can look
some sentences with present continuous. The text is interesting because We can
comparatives with lifestyle the other countries and México.

I learned new words as:

1. Competitiveness: /kəmˈpedidivnəs/ The quality of being as good as or better than others
of a comparable nature.
2. Environment: /inˈvīrənmənt/ The natural world, as a whole or in a particular
geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
3. Businesses: /ˈbiznəs/ Work that has to be done or matters that have to be attended to.
4. Index: /ˈinˌdeks/ An alphabetical list by title, author, or other category of a collection of
books or documents, for example in a library.
5. Wise: /wīz/ Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement.
6. Reinforce: /ˌrēinˈfôrs/ Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with
additional material.
7. Steady: /ˈstedē/ Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving
8. Uncertainties: /ˌənˈsərtn(t)ē/ Something that is uncertain or that causes one to feel
uncertain.
9. Mistakes: /məˈstāk/ An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.
10. Costly: /ˈkôs(t)lē/ Causing suffering, loss, or disadvantage.
 Activity of Platform
Méndez Poot José Manuel
Preintermedio 2°A
The British transportation
The problem of United Kingdom is the growth of cities, because in the cities has many
people and the public transportation is inefficient because the buses can’t cover the
demand. The bus is the most popular but It is very polluting for gasoline. In my opinion the
public transportation must be efficient, the bus must be cleaner and it must has limit of
passengers because in Mexico the buses isn’t clean and the buses exceed the
passengers. I disagree with demerit the bigger transportations for the next reasons: The
firs reason is that The plane is a fast transportation for long distances and it is not to blame
for all the pollution, also the foreign people can’t live in United Kingdom because the life is
more expensive than in your countries, the British life isn’t easy. Secondly reason is that
the modern trains are faster than buses and it connect the regions of the country. In
conclusion I think that the public transportation must be fixed for a change in the short
term.
Solution of problem

In my opinion how possible solutions are: the public transportation must be regulated. If
the problem is pollution by the buses, the government must control the buses firms and the
circulation of other vehicles. The government must limit the vehicle fleet or establish
periods of circulation. The country must encourage the use of ecological vehicles as
bicycle, tuk tuks, etc. also the companies can offer transport service for employers and the
transports must be ecological, the business cooperation can be rewarded. A measure can
be the incentive to use modern trains for the next reason: the first reason is that the trains
travel great distances in little time. The trains are more friendly with the environment than
planes. The second reason is that the modern trains don’t have gasoline third reason is
that the government can subsidize the tickets for trains so that the trains would cheaper
than the planes. In conclusion I think that the faster solution is improve the public transport
service.
Brexit: UK risks 'trashing relationship' with Europe, says Siemens boss

Britain is at risk of "trashing its fabulous relationship" with the

rest of Europe because of its failure to secure a Brexit deal, a top
businessman says.
Jurgen Maier, the UK chief executive of Siemens, told the BBC's
Today programme: "We are at a point of crisis right at this
moment in time.

"We need to find a way forward so we can re-establish that trust to

give us the confidence to invest here again."

Confidence in Britain would return once the situation was

resolved, he added.

Mr Maier said: "If I was going to go to my board today and say here
is another factory that I want to open for a major infrastructure
project in the UK, I can tell you that with this turmoil right now, we
would not be putting that over the line.

"I'm saying to our parliament, 'enough is enough' and this is the

week where a decision needs to be made.

"I remember this country being the sick man of Europe in 1974 and
it has taken us 45 years to create a Britain which is a trusting,
reliable trading partner.

"My company, like many others, has invested hundreds of millions

in this country over that period."

Mr Maier said, however, that once Britain knew its future, he was
"100% sure" that investment in the country would follow.
 Brexit: What happens now?
 Brexit 'risks German-Scots investment'
 Goole factory to go ahead as Siemens signs £1.5bn Tube deal
 Siemens UK boss says no-deal Brexit 'does not look good'

On Monday, Mr Maier sent an open letter to MPs, urging them to

make a quick decision on the UK's future regarding Brexit.

In it, he said: "Brexit is exhausting our business and wrecking the

country's tremendous reputation as an economic powerhouse."
He added that people's livelihoods were at stake and that "sound
business investments could be in tatters by the end of the week if
you fail".

Mr Maier finished his letter by saying: "This is your last chance to

come together to build a new consensus for Britain and then allow
us to move on from Brexit, to the many other issues that need so
desperately sorting in our country like our industrial strategy and
skills agenda."

I. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT

1. What happens with Great Britain for Brexit? Britain is at risk of trashing its fabulous
relationship with the rest of Europe.
2. What should the parliament do to regain UK? The parliament need to find a way forward
so re-establish that trust to give the confidence to invest in the country again
3. In what year the UK was the sick man of Europe? In 1974
4. What investment risks Britain by Brexit? Brexit 'risks German-Scots investment
5. Who sent a letter to parliament for Brexit? Mr Maier sent an open letter to MPs, urging
them to make a quick decision on the UK's future regarding Brexit.
II. Reflection
The text was easy of read because I knew some the structures as the simple present,
present continues, past simple, etc. also I knew how use “can” and I read some sentences
with present continues.
Some words that I learned:
1. Thrash: /THraSH/ Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or
whip.
2. Failure: /ˈfālyər/ Lack of success.
3. Forward: /ˈfôrwərd/ the direction that one is facing or travelling; towards the front.
4. Board: /bôrd/ A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or
other building purposes.
5. Turmoil: /ˈtərˌmoil/ A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
6. Urge: /ərj/ Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.
7. Reliable: /rəˈlīəb(ə)l/ Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
8. Wreck: /rek/ The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.
9. Tatters: /ˈtadərz/ Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material.
10. Stake: /stāk/ A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the
ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.

China's March forex reserves rise to seven-month high

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China’s foreign exchange reserves rose for a fifth

straight month in March, with the increase exceeding expectations, as growing optimism
about the prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal offset concerns over slowing economic
growth.

Chinese reserves, the world’s largest, rose by nearly $9 billion in March to $3.099 trillion,
its highest since August last year, central bank data showed on Sunday.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected reserves would rise $5 billion to $3.095
trillion.

“The U.S. dollar index strengthened slightly in March due to China-U.S. trade talks, the
revised policy outlooks of central banks in Europe and America as well as uncertainty over
Brexit...China’s forex reserves expanded marginally,” China’s forex regulator said after the
data release.

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) added that with the economy
expected to maintain reasonable growth and improved flexibility in the yuan exchange
rate, the country’s forex reserves will remain stable.

The yuan fell 5.3 percent against the dollar last year as trade relations with the United
States deteriorated and the Chinese economy slowed. But it has rebounded over 2
percent so far in 2019 on hopes Washington and Beijing will reach an agreement to end
their bruising trade war

In March, the yuan fell 0.3 percent against the dollar due to the strength of the greenback.
The dollar was up 1 percent against a basket of major currencies.

U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up their latest round of trade talks on Friday and
were scheduled to resume discussions this week to try to secure a pact that would end a
tit-for-tat tariff battle that has roiled global markets.

But the outlook for the dollar is expected to remain soft after the Federal Reserve last
month abandoned projections for further interest rate hikes this year on signs of an
economic slowdown in the United States.
Assuming continued dollar weakness and progress in trade talks, the yuan will likely hold
on to its recent gains and appreciate modestly over the coming year, according to analysts
in a new Reuters poll. It last traded around 6.72 to the dollar.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a trade deal could be announced in
the next four weeks. But the U.S. trade office said on Saturday that significant work
remains to be done. Discussions are set to resume this week.

The value of China’s gold reserves fell slightly to $78.525 billion from $79.498 billion at the
end of February.

REVERSAL OF FORTUNES? For much of last year, global investors worried about the
risk of capital flight from China as the economy cooled, and debated how much yuan
weakness Beijing would allow, though strict capital controls kept outflows in check.

More recently, with the dollar on the backfoot, attention has turned to how much upward
pressure Chinese policymakers will be comfortable with, as foreign inflows into the
country’s financial markets look set to boost the currency.

Chinese stocks have rallied more than 20 percent this year on trade deal hopes, while
some Chinese bonds were added on April 1 to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate
Index, one of the most widely tracked fixed income benchmarks.

I. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT

1. How much did China's reserves increase? Chinese reserves rose by nearly $9 billion in
March to $3.099 trillion.

2. Who has the largest reserves in the world? Chinese reserves, the world’s largest.

3. What did say The State Administration of Foreign Exchange? The State Administration
of Foreign Exchange said that with the economy expected to maintain reasonable growth
and improved flexibility in the yuan exchange rate, the country’s forex reserves will remain
stable.

4. Why did the yuan fell 5.3 percent? Because the relations with the United States
deteriorated and the Chinese economy slowed.

5. What happened last year in China? The global investors worried about the risk of capital
flight from China as the economy cooled, and debated how much yuan weakness Beijing
would allow, though strict capital controls kept outflows in check.

II. Reflection

The text was very easy because I knew some words and vocabulary. I saw some
structures that I learned in class as: superlatives, sentences in simple past, simple
present. Some the words that I learned the text are:
1. Offset: /ˈɒfsɛt/ A consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an
opposite one.

2. Reuters: /ˈrɔɪtəz/ An international news agency founded in London in 1851 by Paul

Julius Reuter (1816–99). The agency pioneered the use of telegraphy, building up a
service used today by newspapers and radio and television stations in most countries.
3. Strengthened: /ˈstrɛŋkθ(ə)n/ Enable or encourage a person to act more vigorously or
effectively.
4. Slightly: /ˈslʌɪtli/ To a small degree; not considerably.

5. Release: /rɪˈliːs/ Remove restrictions or obligations from (someone or something) so that

they become available for other activity.

6. Rebound: /riːˈbaʊnd/ Bounce back through the air after hitting something hard.

7. Bruising: /ˈbruːzɪŋ/ (of a competitive situation) conducted in an aggressive way and

likely to be stressful.

8. Scheduled: /ˈʃɛdjuːld/ (especially of an airline or flight) relating to or forming part of a

regular service rather than specially chartered.

9. Weakness: /ˈwiːknəs/ A person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively.

10. Announce: /əˈnaʊns/ Make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or
intention.
 Journal

In the second part of semester I learned topics as the transportation vocabulary that is
very important for conversation. Also an interesting topic is the wordbulding, that it is when
we join two nouns and we make a new noun, an example is speed limit. Also I learned to
use comparatives and superlatives where the comparatives can use for relate two words
with similar characteristics, an example is “she is younger than her brother”. The
comparative structure is that for short adjectives we must use “er” in finally adjective more
the word “than”. Other topic is the superlatives where the adjectives don’t comparatives
because the adjectives are incomparable so that the adjectives are the maximum. An
example is “the Antarctic is the coldest”. The superlatives structure: in the short adjectives
we must use the and est in the find of adjective. Also in the long superlatives we must use
the more the word “most”.