Урок-исследование по теме «Globalisation»

Today we’ll discuss a problem:

1. What is it: globalisation?

2. Globalisation: good or bad?

Look at the pictures and say what countries you associate these objects with:

Match the global objects and the names that have come from different countries to the countries of their origin:

macaroni AmericaPushkin Japansushi Chinafootball Albaniasilk Italypotato EnglandMother Teresa Russia

Examples of globalisation:

Now work in pairs and write 2-3 phrases to explain the word “globalisation”

Vocabulary

Controversial

To develop

Improved technology

degrade

Multinational companies

Global village

To exploit workers

concern

Increase Crush

Human rights

1.Controversial – a point that people disagree on 2.Degrade – treat badly 3.Concern – a feeling of worry about something 4.Crush – completely defeat someone 5.Increase – become larger in number or amount 6.Develop – to grow slowly, increase, or change into

smth. else 7.Exploit – to use smth. or to treat smb. unfairly for your

own advantage 8.Multinational – existing in or involving many countries 9.Human rights – the basic freedoms that all people

should have, for example, the right to say what you think.

Guess the meaning of the words:

Read the text about Globalisation and check if you were right or not:

Globalisation refers to the idea that the world is developing a single economy and culture as a result of improved technology and communications and the influence of very large multinational companies. The world is seen as a global village in which all countries depend on each other and seem to be closer together.

The next task for you is to examine two following hypotheses:

The first one is:teenagers are natural globalists. They want to know more about other people

and places. They are interested in technological developments and want to learn more about technology. They

want to experience other cultures.

The second hypothesis is:

teenagers are afraid of globalisation. They are not interested in people from other places, don’t want to buy any foreign goods

and don’t want to connect with other cultures at all.

The result of our research suggests that teenagers are natural globalists and are largely in favour of globalisation.

+o People have more

opportunities to communicate with each other;

o International understanding increases;

o The world is developing as a single economy and culture;

o All countries depend on each other and seem to be closer together;

o World trade makes everyone richer

_o It exploits workers;o It degrades the

environment;o Multinational corporations

become more powerful, so they become less accountable for their actions;

o It is crushing the cultures of smaller nations.

Let’s see what advantages and disadvantages Globalisation has: (working in groups)

Which group would you support: globalists or anti-globalists and why?

survey

The result of our research:

Nearly all of the teenagers were very positive towards technology, cultural exchange, trade, international goods

GOOD LUCK!Our lesson is over. Thank you for your work.