GLOBAL
CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER 6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able
to
1. Draw conclusion of the reading text
2. Summarize the reading text
Part One
Introduction:
In the globalization era, are we consumers or producers?
Is it globalization or McDonalisation?
What phenomenon is it?
Global Trade
 Pre-reading activities
Benefit
share
landlocked
Harbor
reduce
tropical
Geography
contribute
startling
Tide
Consumer
Gap
standards
Nutrients
fuel
Subsidy
obstacle
Goods
infrastructure
Soil
goes without saying
in turn
protectionist policies
2. Guessing Meaning from Context
1.
Many words with one basic literal meaning have other figurative
meanings
The woman with the sad face is worried about how to face the
future. (face= the front part of the head, face= to meet a difficult
situation)
Information technology is driving the economy in some cities.
Driving=….
3. Communism began to fall in the late 1980s.
fall=…..
4.
Capitalism has spread to most corners of the world.
Corners=….
5. Geography is the root of several problems.
Root=….
2.
3. Read the text entitled “Global Trade”
Interactions 2, pp. 107-108
Circle the number of the one main idea of the reading selection
“Global Trade”
1.
Almost the entire world now shares the same economic
system—capitalism—which is based on the idea of open
trade.
2.
Good economic times benefit poor countries, as well as rich
ones, because “the rising tide lifts all the boats”
3.
Geography is a serious disadvantage for many landlocked,
tropical countries.
4.
The result of protectionist policies of rich countries is that
“open” trade isn’t actually open, and poor countries are at a
disadvantage.
5.
Many developing countries are at a disadvantage in global
trade, but they can find success with good government
policies.
3.2. Discuss with your friend the following
questions: (p. 113)
1.
In your country, is geography an obstacle to economic
success? If so, is government policy moving the
economy toward manufacturing or info tech?
1.
In your country, is the economy better or worse than it
was five or ten years ago? Why?
Part Two
Read the article on the following:
 http://www.masteressays.com/essay/011035.
html
 McDonalization:
 What is the idea of the text?
 What is the meaning of McDonalization
 What the differences between
McDonalization and Globalization
PART THREE

Globalization is inevitable for urban people. Let us think about
the following questions:
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How many time a month did you consume food at franchised
“fast-food” outlets?
What is the brand of your vehicle? What kind of electronic
equipments in your room?
What kind branded clothes do you wear everyday?
What is your computer? How many times do you use such
computer?
Write your reflection in a 200-word paragraph.
Submit the paragraph on the following meeting.
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