Monday, October 19, 2020

Martha and her numbers


My name is Marta
But I like the English version
 for classes

(Martha) HERself 
 in  15 numbers 

here  I go, my list of numbers 

     with  a collection 
           of some lovely facts 
     and some data

               in four sections




 PART 1_      those forget-me-not  numbers  (4)


a.     my first email:  88032@hotmail.es
b.     ALL  summers in Maresme:  13
c.     our old Ford Fiesta KM in 17 years:  193.830
d.     my first Casino library card member:   42.615



 My life  in  the last 12 months


PART 2_      home  (4)

      a.     167 books 
b.     Plants and cactus in my flat: 11
c.      I have 3 pairs of boots 


PART 3_       trips  trekkings and travels(3)



  1. money on travels …… ………… ……  …… 938 euros !!!
  2. top mountain trekking…………  …… …… 2.158m
  3. drive to my far west travel    27 hours
  4.  form my town to my mum’s village: …… 177 km



PART 4_       Social life and habits  (5)
·      my  Facebook account is  1453 days old
·      Following  305 on  Twitter
·      15 times watch a movie in the cinema per year
·      listen to the radio  3 hours per day
     = 60 hours per month =  720 per year


TASK: Compare yourself  (A-B-C) with her in 7  situations

A.  (very) similar to Martha
Martha is like me
B. Me, more;  Martha, less
C. Me, less ;  Martha, more


  • …………………………………………………………………………………...
  • ………………………………………………………………………………….
  • ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  • ………………………………………………………………………………………….
  • ………………………………………………………………………………………….
  • ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  • ……………………………………………………………………………………….



UNIT1 TASK:

 Prepare a presentation with your numbers next week.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

richness asymmetry creates modern poverty

 concentric  richness  asymmetry   

creates

 extreme  modern  poverty


         PART 1. BRANDS ARE US


        LUXURY & PREMIUM 2020 RANKING --- LINK

        wE LEARN TO COUNT IN mILLIONS (m), not in thousands (K)















PART 2.   GOING ULTRA RICH   


      _ part 2A. ___        Going ULTRA-mega

 'mega-rich'

    • Following the report, 55,920 adults have 100 million dollars (or more) in mid-2019  

 

More 'ultra-mega-rich'

 4,830 adults  have 500 million dollars...  (or more) 



__part  2B.______  WORLD   REGIONS 
North America tops the regional list in this category, 
    • with 84,050 individuals (50% of the total), 
Europe has 33,550 (20%)
Asia-Pacific,  totals  22,660 (14%).

                 excluding China and India, 


__part 2C._ 

Surprisingly,  in 2019:

in the TOP 10% of the world's richest ( people)  

    • China has registered 100 million individuals 
    • the United States has registered 99 million individuals 

  • CONSEQUENTLY, for the first time 
    • China has registered more individuals in the TOP 10% of the world's richest (100 million people)  than the United States (99 million).

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

those numbers in my life


Myself  in  17 numbers  


  • here  I go, my numbers:
  •  a collection of some interesting facts 
  • and some strange habits



PART 1_      those old numbers  (4)


  • our old Simca 1000 -  CS 54.436
  • our first family telephone  674 675 676 (my sister works in telefonica)
  •  ALL mobile phones in all family members:  13
  •  my first salary:   56.650 pesetas



     Myself  in  the last 12 months


PART 2_      home  (4)



  • 67 books + 37 comicbooks / mangas
  •  Christmas lottery ticket no. 45.672
  • 45 different types of T-shirts /shirts
  • but I have 34 pairs of socks  :-) --->






PART 3_       transport (3)


  • money on trains (renfe/ffcc) ........      356 euros !!!
  •  km with family car ....................   26.459km
  • days with my bicycle   ..................      278 days



PART 4_       Social life and habits  (5)
  • 145 Facebook Friends + 35 Followers on Instagram
  • 482 Coffees at 59 Different Coffee places (last 12 months)
  • listen to the radio 3 hours per day 

           = 93 per month =  1120 per year 
  • invested  231 hours in watching TV series



      Conclusion          


It is true that  life changes with time! 
What  an incredible year for me,  and new friend, a bit of travel
 (and I remember how many days i don't go to the gym). 
To end, 
  • White boots are back in fashion ( i have 2 vintage pairs of boots!)
  • get an app for walking with Andrea
  • Go to Ikea just one time this next year
  • Only get plants that need watering one time per month
  • I really like Netflix TV shows that start with the letter “M”
  • I love making new plans .....






Tuesday, October 6, 2020

 

Donald Trump by the numbers


A) Trump, the man 


      • Age ..... 74
      • Born in 1946
      • graduating in 1968 
      • elected the 45th president of the United States 

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Trump's family  (4  examples)
      •   Brothers       2  +  2  sisters
      •   spouses  ....     3  (1977 - 1993 - 2005)
      •   Children .......   5
                     

 B)  Trump on social media


personal account on Instagram (@realDonaldTrump)

    Trump's communicating via Twitter                           (4  examples)

 tweeted or retweeted 3,578 times in 2018 
                                      and 6,934 in 2019. 

in May 2020,  just 809 times

  and his total for the first four months of the year is 4,474. 




      • President Donald Trump is a prolific Twitter user, using the social media site to self-promotion.  

      • The analysis shows one in five American adults follow the president (Pew  research  center)




  C )  Trump, the businessman 

Here are some surprising things we can  learn about
 the US president’s finances  (8  examples)

The York Times reporting into TRUMP's financial affairs

Zero

Federal tax contributed by Trump in 10 of the 2001-15, including 2014 and 2015.

$750

Federal tax Trump contributed in 2016, when he obtained the presidency

$750

Federal tax Trump contributed the next year, 2017.

      Joe Biden        $3,742,974 

      Kamala Harris      $516,469


                                                                   what else? 

$70,000 on hairdressers 

Quantity to style Trump’s hair for television, deductible for taxes 

$95,464 on hairstylists

The total sum nine of Trump’s companies considered 

deductible  to style Ivanka Trump’s hair


$210,000  - Quantity to rent a photographer for him at his  golf club

$26m   -  “Consulting consulting business experts” deduction  between 2010 and 2018

$315m  - Quantity “lost” by Trump’s golf courses since 2000.




Sunday, October 4, 2020

numbers - digits and numerals

dialogues and numbers



SET 0__ Numbers about   TV series: 
  • Modern Family is an American television family  TV series

  •  First episode: on September 23, 2009
                        In the first year, the 5 actors salary 
                                           =   $30,000 to $90,000  per episode
  • No. of episodes‎: ‎233 
  • No. of  years on TV‎: 11
  •  In the last year, the 5 actors salary 
                                           =   $150,000 to $175,000  per episode
  • Recognition: 
  •  75 Emmy  nominations      with 22 Emmy prizes


SET 1__ QUESTIONS about time: 

second  - minute - hour  -d day -week  - 
month - year - decade - century


Is it true that there are ... ?

PRACTICE

A: Is it true that there are 52 weeks in a year?   

B:  yes, it is true.

 - -- -- - -- 

A:  ......  61 minuts in 1 hour?   

B:  No,  it is not true.  It's false.

 - -- -- - -- 

A:  ......  40 hours in 2 days?

B: ..................

 - -- -- - -- 

A:  ......  100 minutes in 2 hours?

B: ..................





SET 2__ QUESTIONS about  distances: 


HOW MANY    km

Do you know the distance  between  X  & Y ?

PRACTICE


A: Do you know the distance between  Manresa  &  Sant Pedor ?

B :  About 8 km  (aprox....  more or less)

 - -- -- - -- 

A:   .....  Barcelona  &  Sant Pedor ?

B :  About 80 km  (  more or less)

 - -- -- - -- 

A:   .....  Barcelona  &   Paris:   500,  1000  or 2000 ?


 - -- -- - -- 

A:   .....  Barcelona  &   Granada:   400,  600  or  900 ?

 - -- -- - -- 








SET 3__ Numbers about   Big bang theory TV series: 
  •  First episode: on September 24, 2007
                        In the first year, the 3 actors salary 
                                           =   $20,000 per episode
  • No. of episodes‎: ‎279 
  • No. of  years on TV‎: 12
  •   Last episode: on  May 16, 2019
  •  In the last year, the 4 actors salary 
                                           =   $900,000  per episode
  • Emmy Recognition: 
  •  46 Emmy  nominations      with 7 Emmy prizes











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