1.
Pronounce correctly:
Globalization, consumer, irreversible, bargain,
unify, incur, life rhythm, to get acquainted, peculiarities, mutual
penetration, competent, interaction, merge, charity, exchange, growth,
environmental, communicable disease, unemployment, access, inhumane,
ramification, tolerance, Americanization.
2. Translate into Russian:
To invoke discussions, to make
bargains, to function as a single system, to erase borders between countries,
to simplify, national peculiarities of a country, mutual penetration of
cultures, supporter, opponent, underdeveloped countries, to spread communicable
diseases, to unify, interaction with, to promote goodwill, to be engaged in
charity, human trafficking, inhumane conditions.
3. Give English equivalents:
Безработица,
саммит большой восьмерки, нести потери, утечка мозгов, ускорение ритма жизни,
объединяться, спор, преимущества/недостатки, инвестиции, получить доступ к…,
торговать, неразвитые страны, торговать товарами, двигаться быстрее (более
быстрыми темпами), обмениваться товарами, идеями, быть под большим влиянием
кого-то (чего-то), терпимость, последствия, Американизация.
4.
Give
synonyms:
1.
discussion (n.)
a)
access, b) advantage, c) debate
2.
advocate (n.)
a)
opponent, b) supporter, c) discussion
3.
adversary (n.)
a)
opponent, b) disadvantage, c) growth
4.
to expand (распространять)
a)
merge, b) spread, с) incur
5.
benefit (n.)
a)
Interaction, b) trade, c) advantage
6.
drawback, defect, fault (n.)
a)
investment, b) disadvantage, c)
exchange
7.
to sell, to traffic (v.)
a)
exchange, b) merge, c) speedup
8.
acceleration (n.)
a)
speedup, b) trade, c) advantage
9.
cooperation, interplay (n.)
a)
bargain, b) charity, c) interaction
10.
to combinate, to join
a)
speedup, b) unify, c) spread
5.
Continue the phrase (on the basis of
the article read):
1.
to incur …
a) advantages, b) disadvantages,
c) losses
2.
to be engaged in …
a)
charity, b) exchange, c) trade
3.
to resist in …
a)
bargain, b) competition, c) charity
4.
to invoke …
a)
speedup, b) interaction, c)
discussions
5.
mutual … of cultures
a)
spread, b) penetration, c) losses
6.
national … of a country
a)
peculiarities, b) interaction, c)
exchange
7.
to erase … between countries
a)
losses, b) borders, c) summit
8.
speedup of …
a)
access, b) borders, c) life rhythm
9.
to carry on … international politics
a)
irreversible, b) competent, c) mutual
10.
to be under a big … of another
culture
a)
influence, b) spread, c) penetration
6.
Say in one word (odd one out):
a) consumer; b) globalization, c) opponent, c) exchange, d) supporter,
e) bargain, f) unemployment, g) inhumane, h) ramification, i) growth
5)
a situation in
which available goods and services,
or social and cultural influences, gradually become similar in
all parts of
the world
7.
Make up short dialogues, using the
following words and expressions:
Globalization, unify, to get acquainted, peculiarities, mutual
penetration, interaction, unemployment, access to, to invoke discussions, to
make bargains, to function as a single system, to erase borders between
countries, to simplify, national peculiarities of a country, mutual penetration
of cultures, supporter, opponent, underdeveloped countries, to spread
communicable diseases, to unify, interaction with, to promote goodwill, to be
engaged in charity.
8.
Answer the questions:
9. What
is globalization? Give its definition.
10.
What is meant under Americanization?
11.
What do you know of the movement protesting
against globalization?
12.
Can you name the aspects of life which
exercise the influence of globalization? Characterize its effect on each of
those aspects in brief?
13.
How do cultural peculiarities change
with globalization?
14.
Enumerate positive effects of
globalization
15.
What are the negative sides of globalization?
16.
How and in what way does
Globalization effect you?
17.
Are you for or against Globalization?
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