way2go! 6. Practice Pack, Arbeitsheft

63 You are going to listen to six people from different countries giving their opinion about globalisation. 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 43 j64nm9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 E A Globalisation makes it easier to deal with big problems in the world. G Remote areas in my country are being destroyed. B Violent actions are making people afraid of each other. H In a ‘global village’ people and countries should help each other. C True globalisation would mean that all cultures are equally important. I Big companies are spending a lot of money to do business here. D Modern technology makes it cheap to stay in contact with people who are far away. J Asian countries are becoming more and more important thanks to globalisation. E The world is a small place for wealthy people. K Travelling will become more difficult in the future. F I’m not a rich person. L Singapore has become wealthy due to globalisation. Speaker 1 – Dawn 0 1 Speaker 2 – Sally 2 3 Speaker 3 – David 4 5 Speaker 4 – Lee 6 7 Speaker 5 – Ibrahim 8 Speaker 6 – Indira 9 Talking about fair trade Complete the text by filling in the missing letters. In contrast to what many people believe, fair trade is not the same as (1) c . In fact, fair trade is not about (2) d money to poor people, but about supporting farmers to earn a fair amount with their products. Farmers can work together with companies to achieve a Fairtrade (3) c and sell their products around the world. This way, farmers get a (4) s income and consumers can shop (5) r , knowing that their money is well spent. At the same time, many fair trade farmers also have (6) s production, which means they protect the environment. All in all this means there are (7) b for everyone involved: the (8) p , the consumer and the environment. LANGUAGE 5 Nur zu Prüfzweck n – Eigentum des Verlags öbv