Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Listening: What people think about globalisation You are going to listen to five people talking about globalisation. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–6) with the sentence endings (A–I). There are two sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 The first speaker says that … D ✔ A countries might put their inhabitants at risk. 1 The second speaker believes that … B international competition is a positive force. 2 He continues saying that … C he has experienced the effect of globalisation. 3 Speaker 3 is of the opinion that … D she does not object to globalisation. 4 He also says that … E buying land is not an option for companies. 5 The woman who speaks next says that … F Western values spoilt local traditions in Asia. 6 Speaker 5 thinks that … a globalised world is beneficial to all. H local traditions could disappear. I costs will increase in the marine industry. 3 3 2.2 Can understand straightforward factual information about common everyday or job related topics, identifying both general messages and specific details, provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally familiar accent. (B1) Language in use: Adjectives and adverbs Read the text about globalisation. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–10). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Nowadays, we travel and transport products around the world in days or … 0 (just) hours. We are in the middle of a … 1 (huge) global economy where something that happens in one part of the world can have … 2 (instant) eects in another. is is … 3 (simple) called globalisation. Globalisation has been around for hundreds of years, but has speeded up … 4 (extreme) over the last 50 years. It is the process by which the world is becoming … 5 (increasing) interconnected due to a … 6 (massive) increase in trade and cultural exchange. e biggest companies are no longer national rms but multinational corporations. ese large and … 7 (powerful) businesses have factories and o£ces to make and to sell their products in dierent countries. Yet, this is … 8 (apparent) not helping to close the gap between the world’s poorest countries and the world’s richest ones. Globalisation operates … 9 (most) in the interests of the richest countries, which continue to dominate world trade at the expense of developing countries. ere are no guarantees that the wealth from investment by multinational corporations will bene t local communities … 10 (enormous) . 0 just ✔ 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 4 73 Nur zu Prüfzwecken G – Eig ntum des Verlags öbv