5 Self-evaluation Tick the buttons on the scale to evaluate your language skills. ➀ I can do it easily and correctly. ➁ I can do most of it but I am not fully sure. ➂ I need to have a look at some things again. ➃ I should go over the whole chapter again. ➄ I need to ask my teacher for help. If you do the tasks again at a later stage, you can add a tick to show your progress. Now you can • Explain how countries cooperate in terms of economy, ecology, technology or culture. • Discuss outsourcing and its advantages and disadvantages. • Explore why globalisation is no new phenomenon. • Examine the history and impact of the British Empire. • Use adjectives and adverbs correctly. Speaking – Individual long turn: Conscious choices Give a four-minute talk on the topic of making ethical choices in shopping in which you • explain the quote’s message about the impact of our individual choices in shopping and consumption, • reflect on personal experiences or challenges you’ve faced when trying to make ethical choices in your daily life, such as choosing sustainable products or avoiding certain brands, • speculate about how increased awareness and changing attitudes could shape shopping habits. Writing: The global village To promote its businesses, a telecommunications provider has organised a writing competition about globalised communication. Young people should send in short articles describing the advantages of modern, worldwide communication. You decide to take part to win a lifetime free mobile phone contract. In your article you should • discuss the image of the “global village”, • analyse the advantages of modern communication devices to pass on information, • outline your personal experience with globalised communication. Give your article a title. Write around 200 words. 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. 1 “Make ethical choices in what we buy, do, and watch. In a consumer-driven society our individual choices, used collectively for the good of animals and nature, can change the world faster than laws.” Marc Bekoff (born 1945, in Brooklyn, NY, is an American biologist, ethologist, behavioural ecologist and writer) ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ I can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing topics of interest. (B1) 2 ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ I can write an essay or report which develops an argument, giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view and explaining the advantages and disadvantages of various options. (B2) 3 10c 72 Globalisation Check-out Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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