Unit 4GlobalizationBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfterReadingSupplementaryReadingTrue or False1.Peoplecall William BrowderanAmerican,becausehewasborn in Princeton,New Jersey,grew up in Chicago,and studied at Stanford University in California.(F)William Browder was born in Princeton,New Jersey,grew up in Chicago,and studied at Stanford Universityin California.But don't call him anAmerican2.Browder believes that national identity makes no(T)difference for him.KBuckNextS
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 4 Globalization True or False 1. People call William Browder an American, because he was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California. 2. Browder believes that national identity makes no difference for him. F William Browder was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California. But don’t call him an American. ( ) ( ) T
Unit4GlobalizationBeforeReadingGlobal ReadingAfterReadingDetailed ReadingSupplementaryReading3.Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization. Heneverviewshimselfas anAmerican(F)He sees himself as American without hesitation4.Davos man refer to the members of the internationalbusiness elite who trek each year to the Swiss Alpinetown for the annual meeting of the World EconomicForum.(T)NextPrev.KS
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 4 Globalization 3. Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization. He never views himself as an American. F He sees himself as American without hesitation. ( ) 4. Davos man refer to the members of the international business élite who trek each year to the Swiss Alpine town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. ( T )
Unit 4GlobalizationBeforeReadingGlobal ReadingAfterReadingDetailed ReadingSupplementaryReading5. AttheWorld Economic Forum,the issuesdiscussedinclude everything from post-election Irag and Hiv inAfrica to the global supply of oil and the implications(T)of nanotechnology6.Professor Samuel Huntington describesDavos Manasan(T)emerging global superspecies and a threat.Back Prev.K
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 4 Globalization 6. Professor Samuel Huntington describes Davos Man as an emerging global superspecies and a threat. 5. At the World Economic Forum, the issues discussed include everything from post-election Iraq and HIV in Africa to the global supply of oil and the implications of nanotechnology. ( T ) ( T )
Unit4GlobalizationBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingSupplementaryReadingQuestionsandAnswers1.Did global trade exist in the past? What did people doingglobal trade think of it then?Yes,global trade has been around for centuries:In thepast, the corporationsand countriesthatbenefitedfromglobal trade were largely contentto treat vastparts of the world as places to mine natural resourcesorsell finished products.KBuckNextS
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 4 Globalization Questions and Answers 1. Did global trade exist in the past? What did people doing global trade think of it then? Yes, global trade has been around for centuries. In the past, the corporations and countries that benefited from global trade were largely content to treat vast parts of the world as places to mine natural resources or sell finished products
Unit4GlobalizationBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailedReadingAfter ReadingSupplementaryReading2.what is Goldman Sachs'predictionabout the worldeconomy in the future?He predictedthatfoureconomies- Russia,BrazilIndia and China - will become a much larger force inthe world economy than widely expected,based onprojectionsof demographicand economicgrowth,withChinapotentiallyovertakingGermanythisdecade.By 2050,thesefournewcomers willlikelyhave displaced all but theU.S.andJapanfromthetop six economiesintheworld.Prev.NextC
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Unit 4 Globalization 2. What is Goldman Sachs’ prediction about the world economy in the future? He predicted that four economies — Russia, Brazil, India and China — will become a much larger force in the world economy than widely expected, based on projections of demographic and economic growth, with China potentially overtaking Germany this decade. By 2050, these four newcomers will likely have displaced all but the U.S. and Japan from the top six economies in the world