Effects of globalization

Improvement in the information flow between geographically remote locations
the global common market has a freedom of exchange of goods and capital
there is a broad access to a range of goods for consumers and companies
worldwide production markets appear
free circulation of people of different nations leads to social benefits
global environmental problems like cross-boundary pollution, over fishing on oceans, climate changes are solved by international discussions
more trans-border data flow using communication satellites, the Internet, wireless telephones, etc.
international criminal courts and international justice movements are launched
the standards applied globally like diplomas, patents, copyright laws and world trade agreements increase, so documents, authorized by one country are quite often recognized in another
international travel and tourism increases
multiculturalism, a concept that emerged from globalization, maintains different cultures and promotes their social linking
multilingualism develops, as every society has its own cultural identity. People learn foreign languages and lifestyle of other cultures
worldwide sporting events like the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup are held
enhancement in worldwide fads and pop culture
local consumer products are exported to other countries
immigration between countries increases
cross-cultural contacts grow and cultural diffusion takes place
there is an increase in the desire to use foreign ideas and products, adopt new practices and technologies and be a part of world culture
free trade zones are formed having less or no tariffs
capital control is reduced

Match the words from different columns to make collocations. Reproduce the information from the text where these word combinations are used. Make your own sentences with these collocations.

VERBS (with prepositions)	NOUNS
1) turn into	a) a global scale
2) accumulate	b) new practices and technologies
3) recognize	c) international movements
4) spread on	d) discussions
5) stimulate	e) a garbage dump
6) adopt	f) diplomas, patents, agreements
7) solve by	g) free trade
8) launch	h) waste
9) export	i) products.

Match the words with their definitions. Use them in the sentences of your own.

1) outsourcing	a) unhealthy food which has little vitamins and minerals and contains high level of calories from fat
2) a white collar job	b) something that comes into fashion and becomes trendy very quickly
3) junk food	c) system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work
4) slavery	d) the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers.
5) multiculturalism	e) a position for an educated specialist with a diploma which allows earning high average salaries and not performing manual labour at work
6) multilingualism	f) a contract with another company or person to perform a particular function
7) fad	g) a conception which means that different people have their own cultural beliefs and they happily coexist, respect different values and ethics.

3. The words given below are the active vocabulary that is necessary to speak about globalization. Study them and make up a chain story with your group mate using these words. For example:

Student A: Communication plays an important role in modern society

Student B: Modern society provides a lot of possibilities for cooperation in educational sphere.

Communication, society, international tourism, satellites, a broad access to, competition, labour cost, poverty, barriers, benefits.

4. Scan the text about pros, cons and effects of globalization once again. Say whether you agree with every single point or not. Use the following conversational clichés:

AGREEMENT	PARTIAL AGREEMENT	DISAGREEMENT
I think it’s totally right that … I agree that … Yes, indeed. I think you are entirely right. It appears to me to be true. That's just what I think. Exactly. I share the opinion that …	I agree with that up to a point, but… That's quite true, but… That makes sense; however… It's a good idea to think that …, but…	I disagree because… I am afraid I can’t agree with you. The problem with that is… The way I see it… I'm against it because… Instead, I think that… I object to … I'm afraid, I don't share the opinion that …

Practice

Answer the questions. Use the ideas from the previous text.

1) Has globalization affected

your country;
your city;
your college life;
your family life;
you personally? How then?

2) Think about changes in recent years in

· education;

· job opportunities;

· culture;

· fashion;

· ideas.

3) Do you think your country needs to be protected from the effects of globalization?

4) Would you support globalists or anti-globalists? Give your reason.

Writing strategies

1. Study the information below.

As we live in an information society people tend to spend a lot of time on virtual communication where they express their views, opinions, and attitudes by posting them in their blogs.

A blog (also called a weblog) is a website consisting of entries (also called posts) appearing in reverse chronological order with the most recent entry appearing first (similar in format to a daily journal). Blogs typically include features such as comments and links to increase user interactivity.

As the Internet has become more social, blogs have gained in popularity. Today, there are over 100 million blogs with more entering the blogosphere everyday. Blogs have become more than online diaries. In fact, blogging has become an important part of the online and offline worlds with popular bloggers impacting the worlds of politics, business and society with their words.

The best way to post involves breaking out the main points of your message and creating a list of everything you want to include, in the order you will address it. By creating a traditional outline, it helps you work out the flow of your post and organizes thoughts in a logical manner.

Write a post in your blog where you reveal the necessity of international communication and argue with an anonymous anti-globalist who has made an aggressive comment about your resent message.

Project work

Make up a PowerPoint presentation about globalization in modern world. Dwell upon the following ideas: