英语泛读教程Unit_5 Globalization.pptVIP

Unit 5 Globalization I. Before you read the text, please come to the “word pre-test” on P.63, and try to finish the exercises in 2 minutes without checking dictionaries. II. Now I’ll give you about 10 minutes to read through the whole text, and after that please finish the exercises on P. 67, meanwhile, please check the “word pre-test” with the contextual information from the text. III. Exercise-checking. I. Find out the main structure of the text with the following cues. (15m.) II. Appreciate the text in detail (10m.) I. Vocabulary Building Ss do the exercises on P. 68. II. Cloze Ss do the exercises on P. 70. III. Fast reading Ss do the exercises on P. 71-74 IV. Home reading (homework) That’s All. Thank You! What is Globalization ? Globalization is integration at the world level. It has been going on at a rapid pace since 1945 but in a world that did not include the Soviet Bloc and China. Globalization began after China joined the world economy in 1980. What is Globalization ? Globalization: consequences strategies Many Forms of Globalization Economic globalization – main actors are companies, investors, banks, and private industries as well as states and international organizations – fairness and efficiency Cultural globalization – uniform civilization (read Americanization) versus diversity – disenchantment against uniformity Political globalization – preponderance of the US and its political institutions and a vast array of international and regional organizations and trans-governmental networks What Is Civilization? A Civilization is the highest grouping of people and the broadest level of cultural identity which distinguishes humans from other species. It is defined both by common objective elements such as language, history, religion, customs, institutions, and by the subjective self-identification of people. Clash of Civilization under Globalization Rivalries among great powers have most certainly not disappeared. If wars