way2go! 6, Schulbuch

156 UniT 12 | Going global You are going to listen to five people talking about what globalisation means to them. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the speakers with their statements (A–L). There are two extra statements that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. LISTENING 4 28 M p. 63 Speaker 1 – Rashid 0 1 Speaker 2 – Olivia 2 3 Speaker 3 – Gillian 4 5 Speaker 4 – Henry 6 7 Speaker 5 – Bruno 8 9 A Globalisation means freedom to travel. G I work for a British company in India. B The result of globalisation is that everyone is becoming more like Americans. H The company I worked for moved to another country. C Everyone wants to work for an international company here. I People in my country prefer American products to local ones. D It’s difficult to find a job where I live. J We never had a free weekend due to work. E Globalisation brings advantages for the companies and the employees. K I can buy exotic food all year round. F International companies pay their workers badly here. L I feel better now that I don’t work for a big company anymore. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G Browsing the internet you have come across the following blog post: WRITING 5 M p. 62 You have decided to comment on this blog post. In your blog comment you should:  explain how you feel about fresh strawberries in winter  give examples of positive or negative aspects of globalisation  say what globalisation means for your life Write around 250 words.  See Writing coach, Blog , p. 182. White_Sapphire What’s worse than globalisation? To put my ideas on globalisation in a nutshell: I really don’t think we need to have fresh strawberries for dessert in winter. Can’t we just eat the fruit that’s in season? reply Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv