Living in a global village. Globalization: for and against

1. Section 2. Living in a global village. Globalization: for and against

2. Phonetics

[u:] booming, tourism
[ai] China, rise, describe, right
[ei] population, aeroplane,
major, education, information,
deteriorate
[i:] increase, decrease, leading

3. Words to describe change

to describe a negative
change (-)
to describe a positive
change (+)
decrease
develop
reinforce
deteriorate
grow
rise
fall
improve
strengthen
lessen
increase

4. Word- building:

verb
noun
adjective
decrease
decrease
decreasing
deteriorate
deterioration
deteriorating
develop
development
developing or mental
fall
grow
fall
growth
falling
growing, grown

5. Word- building:

verb
noun
adjective
improve
improvement
improving, - ed
increase
increase
increasing
lessen
lessen
lessen
rise
rise
rising
strengthen
strengthening
strengthening

6. ex. 48, p. 21

1) The number of people studying languages
has increased significantly.
2) The educational programme was stopped
because of the fall of interest among
students.
3) The environmental situation in the region
deteriorated and many people moved to
other parts of the country.
4) Experts predict a rise in migration.
5) The inflation rate has decreased by 10 %
during the last five years.

7. Speaking: What is globalisation?

Globalisation is the world with the single
developed economy and communications,
influence of very large multinational
companies and the world in which all
countries depend on each other and seem to
be closer to each other.

8. Speaking: Arguments for and against globalisation.

the opinions of globalists or
supporters of globalism:
the opinions of anti-globalists or
opponents of globalism
1. World trade makes
everyone richer;
1. It exploits workers;
2. International
understanding increasing;
3. Multinational corporations
become less accountable for
their actions;
3. Lessening conflicts;
4. Improving human rights.
2. It degrades the environment;
4. Multinational companies are
crushing the cultures of smaller
nations.

9. Vocabulary

controversial – спорный,
противоречивый
to degrade – принижать
accountable – ответственный
concern – беспокойство
to crush – сокрушать

10. Tense revision:

Present Simple
Present Continuous
V1 , he, she, it – Vs or
Ves
to be
am
is
are
Present Perfect
have / has + V3
+
Ving

11. Tense revision:

Past Simple
Ved
V2
V2
was
Past Continuous
to be
were
+
Ved
Past Perfect
had + V3
V3
Ving