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Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man Warm-吧 Contents I. Will Globalization Lead the Way to.? II. Take the Globalization Quiz III.Do You Know? W BTL E BACK
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E I. Will Globalization Lead the Way to.? II. Take the Globalization Quiz III. Do You Know?
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man I.Will Globalization Lead the Way to.? Listen to the short passage.Note down every word in it.Then have a group discussion about the issue involved in it. Script WB T L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E Listen to the short passage. Note down every word in it. Then have a group discussion about the issue involved in it. To be continued on the next page. Script
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man I.Wi证Go6 alization Lead the Wary to.,.？ Will globalization lead the way to.? Technology has now created the possibility and even the likelihood of a global culture.The Internet,fax machines,satellites,and cable TV are sweeping away cultural boundaries.Global entertainment companies shape the perceptions and dreams of ordinary citizens,wherever they live.This spread of values,norms,and culture tends to promote Western ideals of capitalism. W B TL E To be continued on the next page BACK NEXT
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E Will globalization lead the way to.? Technology has now created the possibility and even the likelihood of a global culture. The Internet, fax machines, satellites, and cable TV are sweeping away cultural boundaries. Global entertainment companies shape the perceptions and dreams of ordinary citizens, wherever they live. This spread of values, norms, and culture tends to promote Western ideals of capitalism. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man I.Will Globalization Lead the Way to.? Will globalization lead the way to.? Will local cultures inevitably fall victim to this global "consumer"culture?Will English eradicate all other languages?Will consumer values overwhelm people's sense of community and social solidarity?Or,on the contrary,will a common culture lead the way to greater shared values and political unity? W B T L E The end of will Globalization Lead the Way to.? BACK
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E Will globalization lead the way to.? Will local cultures inevitably fall victim to this global “consumer ” culture? Will English eradicate all other languages? Will consumer values overwhelm people’s sense of community and social solidarity? Or, on the contrary, will a common culture lead the way to greater shared values and political unity? The end of Will Globalization Lead the Way to.?
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man II.Take the Globalization Quiz Directions:Decide true or false about each statement about globalization. 1.Global wealth doubled from $14 trillion to $28 TFTT trillion in one decade. 2.According to the World Bank,this wealth has reduced global poverty. 3.Almost one fourth of the world's population (1.2 billion people)lives on less than $1 per day, the measure for extreme poverty. 4.Almost 50%of the world's population lives on less than $2 a day,the measure for poverty. W B E To be continued on the next page. BACK NEXT
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E To be continued on the next page. Directions: Decide true or false about each statement about globalization. 1. Global wealth doubled from $14 trillion to $28 trillion in one decade. _ 2. According to the World Bank, this wealth has reduced global poverty. _ 3. Almost one fourth of the world’s population (1.2 billion people) lives on less than $1 per day, the measure for extreme poverty. _ 4. Almost 50% of the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day, the measure for poverty. _ T F T T
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man II. Take the Globalization Quiz 5.About forty countries today are poorer than they were twenty years ago. FTF 6.The top seven developed countries in the world (called the G-7)have 10%of the world's population and 63%of the wealth. 7.Seventy-five percent of the world's population lives in the 133 nations which are still developing (called the G-77),but these 133 nations combined have only 20%of the wealth. WB T L E To be continued on the next page. BACK @
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E To be continued on the next page. 5. About forty countries today are poorer than they were twenty years ago. _ 6. The top seven developed countries in the world (called the G-7) have 10% of the world’s population and 63% of the wealth. _ 7. Seventy-five percent of the world’s population lives in the 133 nations which are still developing (called the G-77), but these 133 nations combined have only 20% of the wealth. _ F T F
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man II.Take the Globalization Quiz 8.Women suffer harsher consequences in the global economy.Women and their children make up more than 70%of the poorest people on TTF earth. 9.Two-thirds of the 125 million children in the world who do not go to school are girls. 10.Workers have,for the most part,benefited from globalization. W B T The end of Take the Globalization Quiz. BACK NEXT
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E 8. Women suffer harsher consequences in the global economy. Women and their children make up more than 70% of the poorest people on earth. _ 9. Two-thirds of the 125 million children in the world who do not go to school are girls. _ 10. Workers have, for the most part, benefited from globalization._ T T F The end of Take the Globalization Quiz
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man III.①oYou Know2 When did globalization start? (Hint:There were three waves. The most recent wave of globalization,which started in 1980,was spurred by a combination of advances in transport and communications technologies and by large developing countries who sought foreign investment by opening up to international trade. The first wave lasted from 1870 to the start of World War I. Following World War II,a second wave of globalization emerged,lasting from about 1950 to 1980 E To be continued on the next page. BACK
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E When did globalization start? (Hint: There were three waves.) To be continued on the next page. The most recent wave of globalization, which started in 1980, was spurred by a combination of advances in transport and communications technologies and by large developing countries who sought foreign investment by opening up to international trade. The first wave lasted from 1870 to the start of World War I. Following World War II, a second wave of globalization emerged, lasting from about 1950 to 1980
Lesson 12-Confessions of a Miseducated Man IIL,①o You Know? What is globalization? XThe growing integration of economies Discuss in and societies around the world. groups. It is an inevitable phenomenon in human history that's been bringing the world closer through the exchange of goods and products,information,knowledge and culture.But over the last few decades,the pace of this global integration has become much faster and dramatic because of unprecedented advancements in technology,communications,science,transport and industry. W B TL E The end of Do You Know. BACK
Lesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E The end of Do You Know. What is globalization? The growing integration of economies and societies around the world. It is an inevitable phenomenon in human history that’s been bringing the world closer through the exchange of goods and products, information, knowledge and culture. But over the last few decades, the pace of this global integration has become much faster and dramatic because of unprecedented advancements in technology, communications, science, transport and industry. Discuss in groups