Pag. 128 "The branches of mathematics" (translation 1º and 2º Paragraph)

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Mathematics is an essential and fascinating branch of human knowledge. It has important uses in many areas of modern life, including science, industry, and business.
La matemática es una rama esencial y fascinante del conocimiento humano. Tiene usos importantes en muchas áreas de la vida moderna, incluyendo la ciencia, la industria y los negocios.

Mathematics can be defined simply as the study of quantities and relations. It uses numbers and symbols to do this. This definition, however, does not explain that mathematics can be divided into many different branches. There are at least eight areas of math generally studied by elementary, secondary, and college students: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, calculus, probability and statistics.

Las matemáticas pueden definirse simplemente como el estudio de las cantidades y las relaciones. Utiliza números y símbolos para hacer esto. Esta definición, sin embargo, no explica que las matemáticas se puede dividir en muchas ramas diferentes. Hay por lo menos ocho áreas de las matemáticas en general, estudiada por los estudiantes de primaria, secundaria y universidad: aritmética, álgebra, geometría, trigonometría, geometría analítica, cálculo, probabilidad y estadística.

Main idea: Mathematics is an essential and fascinating branch of human knowledge. It has important uses in many areas of modern life, including science, industry, and business.

Cognates:

• Mathematics/ Matematica
• Human/ Humano
• Important/ Importante
• Modern/ Moderna
• Industry/ Industria
• Study/ Estudio
• Relations/ Relaciones
• Symbols/ Simbolos
• Definition/ Definicion
• Divided/ Dividir
• Different/ Diferente
• Generally/ General
• Students/ Estudiantes
• Arithmetic/ Aritmetica
• Geometry/ Geometria
• Trigonometry/ Trigonometria
• Analytic/ Analitica
• Calculus/ Calculos
• Probability/ Probabilidades
• Statistics/ Estadisticas

Grammatical Functions:

• Verbs: study
• Adverbs: fascinating, uses, divided
• Preposition: is, of, least, in, as
• Conjunctions: and
• Article: the, an, a
• Nouns: Mathematics, human, industry, business

My Last Birthday

My last birthday was my fifteen,

which was celebrated with a reunion,

 It was my family and friends, that day was great because

I lived moments that have become unforgettable.

 Received many gifts and congratulations,

 many surprises that made ​​me mourn for the happiness
 really was a unique birthday.

Exercises Passive voice and Active voice

(Verb)     Passive Voice / Active Voice

(Cut)       A dress is cut by me / I cut a dress

(Make)   A cake is made by Carla / Carla make a cake

(Hear)     Music in Spanish is heard by Samuel / Samuel hears music in Spanish

(Sing)     A song is sung by Ashlle / Ashlle sings a song

(Play)     His mother is loved by Anita / Anita loves his mother


(Verb)     Active Voice / Passive Voice

(Read)   I read the news / the news are read by me

(Eat)      Carlos eats a banana / a banana is eaten by Carlos

(Sing)    Samira sings in the opera / in the sung Samira

(Hang)  Pedro hang the suit / the suit is hung by Pedro

(Clean) Carolina clean the room / he room is cleaned by Carolina

Exercises "Passive Voice"

(Buy)

I buy a beautiful doll: a beautiful doll is bought by me

(Cut)

Andres cut a tree outside her house: a tree is cut by Andres

(Draw)

Jose Javier draws a sky on sheet: the sky is drawn by Jose Javier

(Speak)

I speak a language: a language is spoken by me

 

(Eat)

Carlitos eat a cookie: a cookie is eaten by Carlitos

(Swim)

I swim in competition yesterday: in competition was swum by me

(Read)

I read a book Castilian: a book castilian is read by me

(Sell)

I sold my car: my car is sold by me

(Send)

Pedro send a letter to my job: a letter is sent by Pedro

(Drink)

I drink a glass of water: a glass of water is drunk by me

Normas del Buen Hablante y del Buen Oyente

Normas del Buen Hablante:

• Pronunciar claramente las palabras para que llegue la información correcta
• Mirar a la audiencia o a la persona especifica cuando se habla
• Respetar las opiniones de los demás
• Ser amable y cordial al momento de hablar

• Hablar con un tono de voz adecuado
• Ser coherente en el momento en el discurso

Normas del Buen Oyente:

• Escuchar con atención al expositor (Hablante)
• No interrumpir cuando el hablante este dando a conocer sus ideas
• Ver a la persona que habla
• Respetar la opinión de quien habla
• Levantar la mano si se quiere aportar alguna idea 
• No salirse del contexto del tema hablado cuando se interviene