162 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 33 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 can be the freedom to go on trips abroad. G People on different continents can work together using modern technology. B Globalisation means that people are less interested in their culture than in that of other countries. H The company I worked for moved production to another country. C Global companies are popular employers here. I People in my country prefer cheap foreign products to local ones. D It’s difficult to find work where I live. J We never had a free weekend due to work. E The company has cut costs by employing us. K I can buy exotic food all year round. F International companies pay their workers badly here. L I feel better now that I’ve changed jobs. 0123456789 G Browsing the internet you have come across the following blog post: WRITING 5 You have decided to comment on this blog post. In your blog comment you should: explain how you feel about fresh strawberries in winter discuss another positive or negative example of globalisation say what globalisation might mean for your future Write around 250 words. See Writing coach, Blog, p. 189. An international world 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
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