English Learning Guide

Competency 1
Unit 2: Maths
Workshop 1
Centro de Servicios Financieros- CSF

Name: Sofía García, Daniela Romero, Yuli Villa, Majo Suarez, Cohort: 3 Date: 7/08/2022
Juan Castañeda y Johan Alvarez.

Training program: Instructor: Andres Fabián Graciano Medina

BASIC MATHS OPERATIONS (ADDING/SUBTRACTING/MULTIPLYING)

MONEY, CURRENCY EQUIVALENCE

This workshop attempts to help you strengthen your Math skills in English, by using the language in
the development and understanding of some basic math operations, talking about currencies around
the world and how to convert from one to another one.

Objective: from the development of this workshop, you will be able to talk about currencies and do
some math operations in English.

1. Work in groups and discuss the following statements:

- What do you know about the basic Math operations? Mention them, which one is your
favorite?
● Opinion of Sofía: I understand that there are four operations which are addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division and each of them has its own definition and use. My favorite is
subtraction.
● Opinion of Daniela: Basic Operations Addition (Finding the Sum; '+') Subtraction (Finding the
difference; '-') Multiplication (Finding the product; '×' )
● Opinion of Juan: In my opinion the basic operations in mathematics are very important, since
apart from them the other types of operations are born, my favorite operation is the addition
● Opinion of Johan:There are four operations which are addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division and each of them has its own definition and use. My favorite is multiplicación
● Opinion of Yuli: Mathematical operators define the basic operations that act on numbers and
other mathematical constructions. Operators typically take between one and two numbers as
input and return one number as output
● Opinion of Majo: The basic operations of mathematics are very useful for everyday life, and it
is also useful for school for the exercises that they give us, is my favorite is the sum.
- When is it common to use Math? Give some examples.
● It is common to use them, for example, to manage money, make a purchase, calculate distances, calculate travel
costs, etc.
- Which basic Math operation is difficult to you?
● Opinion of Sofía: The operation that I find most difficult is the division.
● Opinion of Daniela: for me the division is the most complicated
● Opinion of Juan: In my opinion, the most difficult mathematical operation is division.
● Opinion of Johan: Im my opinion , the most dificultad mathematical operation Is divison
● Opinion of Yuli: Sum and difference of fractions
● Opinion of Majo: the truth for me the most difficult is the division since I have no practice and it was
complicated

2. Skills practice: do the following activities to practice the learnt vocabulary and English structures.

2.1.LISTENING PRACTICE: video about basic math vocabulary

 Before watching the video, find the definition for the following words:
operations, addition, multiplication, calculation, math symbols, equals, plus, minus, times,
divided by, add, subtract, divide, multiply, be good/bad at math

Watch the video and identify the vocabulary.

Read and write the results to each one the exercises below1

1. 15 - 11 + 3 = 7 2. 22 - 22 + 4 = 4

3. 16 + 40 - 16 = 40 4. 32 ÷ 4 x 3 = 24

5. 10 x 5 x 2 = 100 6. 64 ÷ 8 x 5 = 40

7. 6 x 7 - 20 = 22 8. 12 x 4 + 8 = 56

9. 43 + 21 - 17 = 47 10. 9 x 1 x 8 = 72

11. 78 ÷ 6 x 3 = 39 12. 10 + 3 - 3 = 10

13. 52 x 2 - 31 = 73 14. 2 x 7 x 3 = 42

2.2. READING PRACTICE : Read the article

Before reading: work in pairs and discuss what you understand from the vocabulary and expressions
below:

India / casting doubt / global currencies / economists / pressure / weakening economy / under
attack / stability / the system / global financial markets / keeping faith

RTA:

● India: is a South Asian country.

● casting doubt: each of its components is linked to another component, both materially and
conceptually.
● global currencies: is a currency in which most of the world' s transactions are carried out.
● Economists: A person who is engaged in economics or is an expert in economics
 ● Pressure: Squeezing or pressing action.
● Weakening of the economy: An economic crisis is a period in which an economy faces
difficulties for an extended period of time.
● under attack: that is down and we're under fire.
● stability: stability: safety and comfort to progress with peace of mind.
● the system: The System collects all the information in a single database.
● global financial markets: They could be leveraged by borrowing in global financial markets.
● keeping faith: And my honor lies in keeping faith with my country and my house.

DOLLAR UNDER THREAT AS THE GLOBAL CURRENCY2

India is the latest country to cast doubt on the U.S. dollar as the major global currency. Suresh
Tendulkar, a top government economist, has advised India to rely less on the dollar. He suggests
buying a number of different currencies instead of just the greenback. He told reporters: “The
major part of Indian reserves is in dollars. That is something that’s a problem for us.” India’s
treasury holds over $260 billion in foreign currency reserves. A weaker dollar means those
reserves could fall in value. This is especially possible with the pressure on the dollar from
America’s weakening economy. This may not exactly be the final nail in the coffin for the dollar,
but it seems to be losing ground on other currencies. The dollar is not only under attack from
India’s economists. China and Russia are also calling for a new international foreign-exchange
reserves system. On July the 3rd, China’s former Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan called for a “system to
maintain the stability of the major reserve currencies.” This suggests China no longer views the
American dollar as the world’s sole reserve currency, and that the dollar is no longer the “system”
at the heart of global financial markets. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has repeatedly called
for a system that has a mix of currencies. Japan appears to be the only economic power that is
keeping faith with the dollar. This may change at a meeting of the G-8 in Italy on July 8-10.

- Read the text again and find the definition of the underlined words/expressions. Give some
examples.

- Based on the information presented in the text, mark the following statements as true (T) of
false (F)

QUESTIONS T F

India's rupee will soon overtake the U.S. dollar as the world currency. F

A top Indian economist advised his country to sell all of its dollars. F

The economists said it's a problem to rely too much on the dollar. T

Ten economists’ words pretty much means the death of the dollar. F

The dollar is only under attack from India. F

A Chinese official called for a system to maintain stability in currencies. T

Russia's president called for a system that has a mixture of currencies. T

A meeting between the top economic powers in to take place in Italy. T

2.3.SPEAKING PRACTICE: Work in pairs and discuss:
- What is currency?
- What do we use it for?
- Which currencies do you know different from the national currency (Colombian Pesos)?
Now, look for the following currencies and make a short oral presentation of the country each
currency (showing examples of bills/coins) represents. Also present the equivalence in dollar and
in Colombian Pesos. Use digital tools to share the information in class3.
Colombian Pesos Singapore Dollar New Zealand Dollar British Pounds
Mexican Pesos Hong Kong Dollar Bangladeshi Taka Indian Rupee
Argentinian Pesos Israeli Shekel Egyptian Pound Philippine Pesos
US Dollar Pakistani Rupees Chinese Yuan South African Rand
Canadian Dollar Malaysian Ringgit The Euro Brazilian Real
Australian Dollar

2.4.WRITING PRACTICE: prepare a sales pack

Think of some products you want to export to the countries you presented previously and make a
short products pack for sale. Hand it to your instructor. Include:

- Product description (add images)

- Price and currency equivalence (Colombia- Selected country)

3. Extension activities: the extension activities will help you improve your performance in the
topics. You need to reach at least five hours of practice on your own.

- For further practice on numbers and dictation follow this link

https://www.englishclub.com/listening/dictations-s-currency.htm
- To practice more Math vocabulary and word research, visit
http://www.eslvocabfox.com/word-search-math-vocabulary-denominator-million-mixed
number-pi-acute-angle-addition/
- To practice more about the dollar, https://breakingnewsenglish.com/0907/090706-
us_dollar.html
- To get to know more about currencies, follow this link
https://www.kidzone.ws/geography/money/index.htm.

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