Unit 4  Globalization

 Before Reading

       1. An English Song—Imagine

2. About the Subject

                     Watch and discuss

                     Think and construct

3. Background Information

                     The World Economic Forum (WEF)

                      Samuel P. Huntington (1927-2008)

                     Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

 Global Reading

1. Part Division of the Text

2. Match the ideas

3. Further Understanding

                   For Part  1&2   True or False

                   For Part  3&4   Questions and Answers

Detailed Reading

After Reading

       1. Useful Expressions

2. Sentence Translation

3. Dictation

4. Writing Practice

5. Picture Talking

6. Proverbs and Quotations

7. Supplementary Reading  

Supplementary Reading

       1. Culture Notes

       2. Reading

       3. Comprehension Task

Before Reading

1 An English Song—Imagine

(Directions:) Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.

Imagine

Imagine there’s no heaven.

It’s easy if ____ (=try).

No hell below us, above us only sky.

Imagine all the people ____ for today, ah (=living).

Imagine there’s no country. It isn’t hard to do.

Nothing to kill or die for, and no _____ too (=religion).

Imagine all the people living life in ____ (=peace).

You may say I’m a _____, but I’m not the only one (=dreamer).

I ____ someday you’ll join us, and the _____ will be as one (=hope, = world).
Imagine no _______. I wonder if you can (=possessions).

No need for greed or _____(=hunger).

A brotherhood of man.

Imagine all the people ______ all the world (=sharing).

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.

I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.

2. About the Subject

Watch and discuss

(Directions:) Watch the video clip “No Logo: brands globalization resistance” and discuss within your group questions given.

1. What information can you get from the video?

2. What is picked out as an example of showing globalization? Tell it in

your own words.

Think and construct

(Directions:) In the following, there are some words and expressions.

            Think and construct new expressions related to

            globalization. Chang its part of speech if necessary.

economy, international, growth, trade, loans, global, workers, foreign, investment, marketplace, political, phenomenon, world, level

(=Tips: Economic Phenomenon, Political Globalization, Foreign Markets,  International Organizations, Foreign Investments, Trade Globalization, Foreign Loans, World Economy, Economic Growth, Global Economy, International Marketplace, International Trade, Foreign Workers, Economic Level)

3. Background Information

The World Economic Forum (WEF)

The World Economic Forum: an independent, international organization incorporated as a Swiss not-for-profit foundation whose motto is “entrepreneurship in the global public interest”. It believes that economic progress without social development is not sustainable, while social development without economic progress is not feasible.（插入图片WEF2010）

Themes：Arts and Culture, Business and Management, Economy, Environment, Global Issue,  Humanities, Science, Medicine and Technology

Industries: Automobile, Aerospace & Defence, Technology, Banking, Business Services, Chemicals, Energy, Engineering and Construction, Financial Services, Healthcare, Information Technologies, Institutionals, Media, Communication and Entertainment, Multi-industries, Retail and Consumer Goods, Transport Services, Travel and Tourism

China and the World Economic Forum

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attended the 2010 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting opened in Davos,Switzerland. The links betweenChinaand the WEF started in 1979, when a Chinese delegation was invited to the forum for the first time. Since then,Chinahas played a much greater role within the WEF, including hosting the summer session three times.

Samuel Phillips Huntington (1927–2008) ---An American Political

      Scientist     His Chronology         

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

     Filipinos who migrate to other nations to find employment or support their families in thePhilippines.

Each year, more than a million Filipinos leave to work abroad through overseas employment agencies and other programs, including government sponsored ones. Overseas Filipinos often work as doctors, physical therapists, nurses, accountants, IT professionals, engineers, architects, entertainers, technicians, teachers, military servicemen, students, caregivers, domestic helpers and household maids,

Money sent by OFWs back to the Philippines is a major factor in the country's economy, amounting to more than US$10 billion in 2005. This makes the country the fourth largest recipient of foreign remittances behind India, China, and Mexico. The amount represents 13.5% of the Philippines' GDP, the largest in proportion to the domestic economy among the four countries mentioned. Overseas Filipinos sent $15.9 billion worth of remittances to thePhilippinesin 2008,

 Global Reading

1. Part Division of the Text

2. Match the ideas

(Directions:) In the text, there are many names and ideas mentioned. Scan and match the idea presented in Column B with the person in Column A. There are more names listed.

 Column A                              Column B

Key: 1D, 3E, 4A, 5C, 7B

3. Further Understanding

True or False

People call William Browder an American, because he was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California.  (F)

   (=William Browder was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Chicago,

      and studied at Stanford University in California. But don't call him an

      American.)

Browder believes that national identity makes no difference for him. (T)

Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization. He never views

  himself as an American. (F)

  (=He sees himself as American without hesitation.)

Davos man refer to the members of the international business élite who trek

   each year to the Swiss Alpine town for the annual meeting of the World

   Economic Forum. (T)

At the World Economic Forum, the issues discussed include everything from

  post-electionIraqand HIV in Africa to the global supply of oil and the

  implications of nanotechnology.  (T)

Professor Samuel Huntington describes Davos Man as an emerging global

  superspecies and a threat. (T)

Questions and Answers

Did global trade exist in the past? What did people doing global trade think of it then?

(=Yes, global trade has been around for centuries. In the past, the corporations and countries that benefited from global trade were largely content to treat vast parts of the world as places to mine natural resources or sell finished products.)

What is Goldman Sachs’ prediction about the world economy in the future?

  (=It predicted that four economies — Russia, Brazil, India and China — will become a much larger force in the world economy than widely expected, based on projections of demographic and economic growth, with China potentially overtaking Germany this decade. By 2050, these four newcomers will likely have displaced all but theU.S.andJapanfrom the top six economies in the world. )

Who does Manila Woman refer to?

  (=It refers to low-paid migrant workers from Asia and elsewhere who are increasingly providing key services around the world.)

What is the major difference between Davos Man and Manila Woman?

  (=Unlike Davos Man, Manila Woman is strongly patriotic.)

What does the author think Davos Man need to figure out?

 (=Davos Man needs to figure out how to strike a balance on a global scale between being international and being national at the same time.)