94 B1+ | 6. Klasse | Unit 12: Going global Christopher Columbus was a famous whose discovery of the ‘New World’ eventually the Spanish to create a huge in the Americas. A Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly . It has been taking place for hundreds of years, but it has enormously over the last half-century. C It is a that fair trade is a form of that gives money to people in developing countries so that they can survive. The reality is very different. Fair trade is not about money to poor people. It is a scheme which encourages , sustainable change through trade and aims to improve the lives of farmers and their communities now and in the future. B Now use the expressions from 2a to complete the short texts below. b Read the text about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–R) for each gap (1–15). There are two extra parts that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 3 The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy The coronavirus outbreak resulted in a lot of death and suffering all over the world. In addition to this global (0) crisis, it also had an enormous (1) on the economy. The pandemic caused great (2) to industries ranging from tourism to automotive and technology industries. The affected sectors include: Supply chains A large number of manufacturers had to stop their (3) in China because of the disruption due to the coronavirus. As everything is (4) in our globalised world, this had a (5) effect on various areas, for example, the availability of medical supplies in Britain, cars in South Korea and computers and sneakers in the US and Europe. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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