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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).
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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)
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What is the WEF? What are the themes of it? What are the Industries? China the WEF and 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 between China and the WEF started in 1979, when a Chinese delegation was invited to the forum for the first time. Since then, China has 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
April 18, 1927 New York City, United States December 24, 2008 (aged 81) Martha's Vineyard 3
Born Died Unit 4 Book4
Massachusetts
Nationality American Fields
Political science
Institutions Harvard University Stuyvesant High School Harvard University
Alma mater
University of Chicago Yale University Known for Clash of Civilizations Influenced Fukuyama, Zakaria
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
Filipinos who migrate to other nations to find employment or support their families in the Philippines.
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 the Philippines in 2008,
Global Reading
1. Part Division of the Text Parts 1
Para(s) Main Ideas 1~3 Introduction to Davos Man and the World Economic Forum 4