第一课全球化趋势 【教学目的和要求】 Teaching Objectives: 1.In this unit students will learn words and expressions related to globalization trend and WTO. 2.Students will be able to argue either in favor of or against globalization or WTO. 【教学时间】 Time allocation This unit will need 2 class hours,I hour for listening and studying the content of the text and the rest for discussion and practice. 【主要内容】 Background Reading WTO Agrees to a New Round of Trade Talks Loose-leaf selective listening Part A Business News Exercise 1,2 Part B Who Benefits from Globalization Exercise 1,2 Part C The Poor Like Globalization Exercise 1,2 Acting out Exercise 1,2 【重点和难点】 I.Notice expressions related to globalization and how people perceive it. Globalization:economic integration,anti-globalization,market access,improved investment climate People's perception: Pros: Globalization indeed helps reduce poverty and inequality; Significant decrease in the number of the world's extreme poor since 1980; Views of globalization are distinctly more positive in low-income countries than in rich ones; Developing country people blamed their local governments,not globalization,for their country's ills. Cons: Globalization has been received with great distrust; Anti-globalization activists argue that global economic integration favors the already 2第一课 全球化趋势 【教学目的和要求】 Teaching Objectives: 1. In this unit students will learn words and expressions related to globalization trend and WTO.. 2. Students will be able to argue either in favor of or against globalization or WTO. 【教学时间】 Time allocation This unit will need 2 class hours, 1 hour for listening and studying the content of the text and the rest for discussion and practice. 【主要内容】 Background Reading WTO Agrees to a New Round of Trade Talks Loose-leaf selective listening Part A Business News Exercise 1, 2 Part B Who Benefits from Globalization Exercise 1, 2 Part C The Poor Like Globalization Exercise 1, 2 Acting out Exercise 1, 2 【重点和难点】 I．Notice expressions related to globalization and how people perceive it. Globalization: economic integration, anti-globalization, market access, improved investment climate People’s perception: Pros: Globalization indeed helps reduce poverty and inequality; Significant decrease in the number of the world’s extreme poor since 1980; Views of globalization are distinctly more positive in low-income countries than in rich ones; Developing country people blamed their local governments, not globalization, for their country’s ills. Cons: Globalization has been received with great distrust; Anti-globalization activists argue that global economic integration favors the already 2