UNIDAD DE MUESTRA DE LA ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS.

CDIGO: 69904028 GRADOS: Ciencia Poltica y de la Administracin, Sociologa, Economa y Administracin y Direccin de Empresas.

LESSON 1.

PART 1. USE OF LANGUAGE.

1.1. Word order in English. Basic writing skills Practice 1.

Put these words into the correct order to make sentences: a) Month / we / try / did / not / last / giving / up: LAST MONTH WE DID NOT TRY GIVING UP b) Japan / ever / you / have/ to / been / ? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO JAPAN? c) I / ever / hardly / come / see / to / my / girlfriend / Fridays /on I HARDLY EVER COME TO SEE MY GIRLFRIEND ON FRIDAYS d) Bought / I / Sally / for / bunch / of / on / her / flowers / birthday I BOUGHT SALLY A BUNCH OF FLOWERS ON HER BIRTHDAY e) Never /done / he / has / it HE HAS NEVER DONE IT f) The / cinema / cannot / tonight / I / to / go I CANNOT GO TO THE CINEMA TONIGHT g) Told / drink / the / wine / not / doctor / me / to THE DOCTOR TOLD ME NOT TO DRINK WINE h) Tom / give / I / bottle / a/ when / cries / he I GIVE TOM A BOTTLE WHEN HE CRIES i) Is / very / person /she / a / suspicious SHE IS A VERY SUSPICIOUS PERSON j) Please/ you / and / help / come /can / me/ ? CAN YOU CONME AND HELP ME , PLEASE? k) Tomatoes / taste / like / do / not / the / like/ I / of I DO NOT LIKE THE TASTE OF TOMATOES

1.2. Relative clauses PRACTICE 1.

Read the following sentences and cross out the pronoun if it can be omitted. a. I gave my boss all the documents that I had written. b. This is the company whose workers do not accept shifts. c. What happened to the report that was on the table? d. This is the worst country that I have ever lived. e. I like the people who like working hard. f. The supplier who comes to this company is normally on time. g. Have you finished all the homework that the teacher told you to do? h. People who work here are very professional.

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UNIDAD DE MUESTRA DE LA ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. CDIGO: 69904028 GRADOS: Ciencia Poltica y de la Administracin, Sociologa, Economa y Administracin y Direccin de Empresas.

PRACTICE 2. 1. Fill the gaps with the right relative pronoun. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I talked to the customer __WHOSE________ daughter comes to see me every day. Mr. Richards wants to book the table ___(THAT)________ he always books. We often go to the hotel____THAT/WHICH_______ is in the square. Thats Peter, the product manager ____WHO_______ was very impolite to me. The report ____(THAT)________ you gave me was full of mistakes. The public __WHO__________ is waiting outside are annoying me. This is the table ____(THAT)________ I always sit at. It is next to the window. The man ___WHO________ you were talking to is a famous sociologist.

1.3. The use of adjectives and adverbs. Comparatives and superlatives. PRACTICE 1. Look at this graph about populated cities in the world and write five sentences with superlatives and comparatives. (SUGGESTED ANSWERS)

Million
Madrid London Buenos Aires New York Sao Paulo Mexico Tokio 0 10 20 30 40 Million

1.Tokio is __THE MOST POPULATED ___________________________________________. 2. Madrid is __THE MOST POPULATED_________________________________________. 3. Mexico is ___MORE POPULATED THAN SAO PAULO_______________________________.

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4. London is ___LESS POPULATED THAN NEW YORK_________________________________. 5. Buenos Aires is __BUENOS AIRES IS AS POPULATED THAN LONDON__________________.

PRACTICE 2. Fill the gaps with the right comparative or superlative form. This is _THE WORST___________student Ive ever had. (bad) The populations of Portugal and Belgium are similar, but the population of Portugal is __BIGGER_________. (big) 3. I used to hate my old job, but I feel much __HAPPIER__________ in this one. (happy) 4. You are going __FASTER_________ than anyone in the road. (fast) 5. Do you mind driving a bit ___SLOWER__________? Im scared. (slowly) 6. It was one of the __BEST__________ companies I have ever worked for. (good) 7. The exercise was __EASIER__________ than I expected. (easy) 8. This is __THE LARGEST________ Mobile Company in Europe. (large) 9. Citizens feel ___MORE SECURE_______ here than in other cities. (secure) 10. I do not want to study at Manchester University because it is ___FURTHER__________ than Canterbury University. (far) PRACTICE 3. Choose the correct answer. 1. As chairperson, shes the ______ person on the committee. a) strongest b) stronger c) most stronger d) most strong 1. 2.

2. Our sons are _______, they need new beds. a) more high b) higher c) taller d) more tall

3. Cats are much __________than dogs. a) quieter b) more quietly c) quietier d) quiet

4. This exercise is too easy. I want to try a __________ one. a) difficulter b) more difficult c) more difficulty d) difficulty

5. Shes _______than me. We always buy the lottery together but she always wins. a) luckily b) lucky c) more luckier d) luckier

1.4. Present simple and continuous tenses.

PRACTICE 1. Make questions with you. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple or Present Continuous. _ARE YOU FEELING TIRED______________ (feel) tired now? __DO YOU USUALLY WRITE_____________ (usually write) a lot of emails a day?

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_DO YOU STUDY______________ (study) every day? _DO YOU TRY______________ (try) to stop working overtime? _DO YOU EVER USE______________ (ever use) this laptop? _DO YOU WANT______________ (want) to learn how to calculate that? _ARE YOU LOOKING______________ (look) for someone to sell your house? _ARE YOU DOING______________ (do) an evening course at the moment? _ARE YOU UNDERSTANDING______________ (understand) what Im explaining? _DO YOU EAT______________ (eat) healthy these days? Remember you were very ill. PRACTICE 2. Complete the following job interview filling the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Interviewer: - Good morning. Please, take a seat. Is this the first time you _ARE___ _____ (be) in this city? Candidate: - I have been here four times but I __AM PLANNING______________ (plan) to live here. In fact, I _AM ALREADY ___________(be/already) moving this week. I _LOVE_________ (love) this city. Interviewer: - Perfect. I would like to know why you _WANT_________ (want) to work in this company. Candidate: - I _WANT__________ (want) to work here because I _AM FINISHING____________ (finish) my studies in a couple of weeks and this ________ (be) the best company in this city. Interviewer: - DO YOU HAVE _____________ (have) any experience in the field? Candidate:- I _AM COLLABORATING____________ (collaborate) with a big company but they __ARENT PAYING___________ (not/pay) anything at the moment. It is just to get some experience. Interviewer: - We _DONT HIRE____________ (not/hire) people without real experience at the moment. We __NEED__________ (need) experts because we __HAVENT______________ (not/have) time to train anyone. I am very sorry. Candidate: - But you _DONT MENTION__________(not /mention) this in the newspaper ad. Interviewer: - Yes, we did. Read the job advertisement carefully. PRACTICE 3. Complete this job advertisement with either the present simple or the present continuous forms of the verbs in the box. be need want look for offer open offer grow

We __ARE__________ one of the largest manufacturing companies in Europe. We __ARE OPENING__________new branches in different countries every year. That is why we _NEED_____________new workers in order to __OFFER____________ more quality to our clients. We _ARE LOOKING FOR___________ reliable and enthusiastic candidates with experience who _WANT_____________to work hard to expand the company. We _OFFER_________a competitive salary and long holidays.

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UNIDAD DE MUESTRA DE LA ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. CDIGO: 69904028 GRADOS: Ciencia Poltica y de la Administracin, Sociologa, Economa y Administracin y Direccin de Empresas.

1.5. Numbers and measures. PRACTICE 1. Complete the following cheques.

Pay to: xxx 2,555,823

TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE EUROS

Pay to: xxx ______________________________________________ $10,036.26

TEN THOUSAND, THIRTY SIX POINT TWENTY SIX DOLLARS Pay to: xxx ______________________________________________ 342.50

THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO POINT FIFTY EUROS

PART 2. READING AND WRITING SKILLS.

READING COMPREHENSION 1. Exercises 1. 2. 3. 4. Read the following text. Make a list of all expressions showing a measure of quantity. Underline different expressions used to mark an increase or decrease in quantity. Write two comparative sentences and two superlative sentences related to the content of the text.

THE MONEY ATTRACTION WAS BETTER IN THE LAST OPERATION THAN IN PREVIOUS ONES. UBS SHARES ARE MORE VALUABLE NOW. UBS Earnings Sink, Following a Trend in Europe By JULIA WERDIGIER 1. Make a list of all expressions showing a measure of quantity.

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UNIDAD DE MUESTRA DE LA ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. CDIGO: 69904028 GRADOS: Ciencia Poltica y de la Administracin, Sociologa, Economa y Administracin y Direccin de Empresas.

Sergio P. Ermotti, chief of UBS, which is trying to cut jobs and focus on more lucrative parts of its investment banking operation. UBS said on Wednesday that its profit slumped 54 percent in the first three months of the year after investment banking income dropped and the bank took an accounting charge on the value of its own debt. The bank might also face a shareholder revolt over executive pay at its annual meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Some investors have raised concerns about the levels of compensation after a year in which the bank was hit by a trading scandal and its shares plummeted. Net profit at UBS fell to 827 million Swiss francs ($911 million) in the first quarter from 1.8 billion francs in the period a year earlier. Operating income fell 22 percent, to 6.5 billion francs. Given challenging market conditions, I am proud of what our employees have achieved, Sergio P. Ermotti, the chief executive, said in a statement. UBS is the latest European bank to report a drop in first-quarter earnings. Like its rival Credit Suisse, UBS is seeking to cut jobs and focus on the more lucrative parts of its investment banking operation, while adhering to stricter capital requirements. The sovereign debt crisis in Europe, broader concerns about the stability of the banking system and government budget deficit issues in the United States are likely to continue to weigh on client activity in the second quarter, UBS said. But the bank also said it expected the wealth management unit to continue to attract net inflows of new money. Jon Peace, a banking analyst at Nomura, said it was not a bad result given a tough quarter and after the results from Credit Suisse last week, investors were prepared for a worse margin performance in the private bank. UBS shares rose 3.7 percent in Zurich on Wednesday. Some shareholders remained less impressed with how much UBS was paying senior executives and its bankers. Like Barclays, Credit Suisse and Citigroup, UBS is facing some opposition from shareholders for its pay practices. George Dallas, director of corporate governance at F&C Investments, gave UBS credit for cutting its 2011 bonus pool for the investment banking unit by 60 percent from a year earlier, but he said that may not have been enough. It was a year in which profit diminished, it had a major fraud scandal and the market capitalization dropped, Mr. Dallas said. Those facts should be taken more into account. UBS uncovered a $2.3 billion loss from unauthorized transactions at its London equity unit in September, and a trader, Kweku M. Adoboli, was charged with fraud and false accounting. He is in custody awaiting trial this year. The trading loss led to the resignation of Oswald J. Grbel as chief executive. UBS shareholders are to vote on the companys compensation report on Thursday. The vote is nonbinding, but a rejection of the report would still put pressure on the bank to reconsider its compensation policy. Thomas C. Naratil, the chief financial officer, said in a conference call that he was pleased with our progress and that the bank was on track with its program to reduce costs by 2 billion francs. The earnings included an accounting charge of 1.2 billion francs on the value of the banks own debt and costs of 126 million francs related to the restructuring effort.

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UNIDAD DE MUESTRA DE LA ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. CDIGO: 69904028 GRADOS: Ciencia Poltica y de la Administracin, Sociologa, Economa y Administracin y Direccin de Empresas.

Excluding the credit charge, the investment banking operation had a pretax profit of 730 million francs in the quarter, down from 965 million francs in the period a year earlier. Total income at the unit fell as an increase in revenue from capital markets services and products, including equities, was unable to offset a drop in income from the debt, commodities and currencies business and a decrease in fees from advising on mergers and acquisitions. Net new money in the wealth management business was 10.9 billion francs in the first quarter, mainly because of an increase from clients in the Asia-Pacific region and emerging markets. That was more than in the previous three months but less than in the first quarter of 2011. The bank also attracted more client money in its wealth management business in the United States. May 2, 2012, 3:09 am Investment Banking | Wall Street Earnings 2. Underline different expressions used to mark an increase or decrease in quantity. Sergio P. Ermotti, chief of UBS, which is trying to cut jobs and focus on more lucrative parts of its investment banking operation. UBS said on Wednesday that its profit slumped 54 percent in the first three months of the year after investment banking income dropped and the bank took an accounting charge on the value of its own debt. The bank might also face a shareholder revolt over executive pay at its annual meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Some investors have raised concerns about the levels of compensation after a year in which the bank was hit by a trading scandal and its shares plummeted. Net profit at UBS fell to 827 million Swiss francs ($911 million) in the first quarter from 1.8 billion francs in the period a year earlier. Operating income fell 22 percent, to 6.5 billion francs. Given challenging market conditions, I am proud of what our employees have achieved, Sergio P. Ermotti, the chief executive, said in a statement. UBS is the latest European bank to report a drop in first-quarter earnings. Like its rival Credit Suisse, UBS is seeking to cut jobs and focus on the more lucrative parts of its investment banking operation, while adhering to stricter capital requirements. The sovereign debt crisis in Europe, broader concerns about the stability of the banking system and government budget deficit issues in the United States are likely to continue to weigh on client activity in the second quarter, UBS said. But the bank also said it expected the wealth management unit to continue to attract net inflows of new money. Jon Peace, a banking analyst at Nomura, said it was not a bad result given a tough quarter and after the results from Credit Suisse last week, investors were prepared for a worse margin performance in the private bank. UBS shares rose 3.7 percent in Zurich on Wednesday. Some shareholders remained less impressed with how much UBS was paying senior executives and its bankers. Like Barclays, Credit Suisse and Citigroup, UBS is facing some opposition from shareholders for its pay practices. George Dallas, director of corporate governance at F&C Investments, gave UBS credit for cutting its 2011 bonus pool for the investment banking unit by 60 percent from a year earlier, but he said that may not have been enough. It was a year in which profit diminished, it had a major fraud scandal and the market capitalization dropped, Mr. Dallas said. Those facts should be taken more into account.

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UNIDAD DE MUESTRA DE LA ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. CDIGO: 69904028 GRADOS: Ciencia Poltica y de la Administracin, Sociologa, Economa y Administracin y Direccin de Empresas.

UBS uncovered a $2.3 billion loss from unauthorized transactions at its London equity unit in September, and a trader, Kweku M. Adoboli, was charged with fraud and false accounting. He is in custody awaiting trial this year. The trading loss led to the resignation of Oswald J. Grbel as chief executive. UBS shareholders are to vote on the companys compensation report on Thursday. The vote is nonbinding, but a rejection of the report would still put pressure on the bank to reconsider its compensation policy. Thomas C. Naratil, the chief financial officer, said in a conference call that he was pleased with our progress and that the bank was on track with its program to reduce costs by 2 billion francs. The earnings included an accounting charge of 1.2 billion francs on the value of the banks own debt and costs of 126 million francs related to the restructuring effort. Excluding the credit charge, the investment banking operation had a pretax profit of 730 million francs in the quarter, down from 965 million francs in the period a year earlier. Total income at the unit fell as an increase in revenue from capital markets services and products, including equities, was unable to offset a drop in income from the debt, commodities and currencies business and a decrease in fees from advising on mergers and acquisitions. Net new money in the wealth management business was 10.9 billion francs in the first quarter, mainly because of an increase from clients in the Asia-Pacific region and emerging markets. That was more than in the previous three months but less than in the first quarter of 2011. The bank also attracted more client money in its wealth management business in the United States. May 2, 2012, 3:09 am Investment Banking | Wall Street Earnings

READING COMPREHENSION 2 + Writing . Exercises. Read the following descriptions or definitions taken from Wikipedia, (www.es.wikipedia.org) and notice that they are written in present tenses, with adjectives and some comparative sentences. Do the following exercises. 1. Make a list with all the adjectives and another one with comparative sentences that you have found in all the texts. a)MINIMUN, RISKY, RISK-FREE, GUARANTEED DESIRABLE, DIAGRAMMATICAL, ACCURATE, VIEWABLE, PLEASING, INTERMEDIATE, DECEPTIVE, PHYSIOLOGICAL, GREAT, HUMAN, BETTER, WORSE B) OR OTHER LOWER TRIBUNAL, GREATEST INVENTIONS, LIFE FOR BETTER OR WORSE. Write two similar descriptions of the items that you have in the blank charts. Please, do not copy the descriptions and try to use your own words. IF YOU WANT YOU CAN WRITE YOUR DESCRIPTION IN THE FORO OR COMMENT OTHERS DESCRIPTIONS.

2.

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