1 Globalisation Warm-up
1. What kind of things do you think about when you think of ‘globalisation’? What is it? What
does it involve?
2. How do you think globalisation has affected you personally?
3. What products does your country export to the world? Has this trade helped the people of
your country?
4. What foreign imports do you buy? Are they more or less expensive than locally produced
products? Are they better quality?
5. Some people say the availability of brands like McDonald's and Starbucks in every country
is a bad thing. What do you think? Do you ever buy from these or similar brands?
6. How would you feel if a large employer in your country decided to relocate to another
country where the wages were lower?
7. Who benefits most from globalisation?
8. What are the positive and negative consequences of globalisation?
Question 8
ReplyDeleteMore globalized because there are more and more technologies and the world is more connected every day.
Answer 7: some benefits are:
ReplyDelete- Wider communication
- Cultural exchange
- Better living conditions
Answer Q3: Developed industrially powerful countries benefit most from globalisation like Switzerland and Japan.
ReplyDelete#5: The excessive increase in the production of goods and consumption, generates a series of problems that affect the environment. From the use of chemicals in the textile industry to the inconvenience generated by the amount of plastic and technological waste, to name a few, not including deforestation for the exploitation of wood or soil.
ReplyDeleteAnswer Q6: It is both. That is, globalization brings many benefits such as income and employment, better living standards and modern technology, but it also brings environmental problems, loss of national identity and concentration of capital in large multinationals. It is not only black or white because it has many pros and cons.
ReplyDeleteAnwer ·4: I usually buy home appliances made in China because they are so cheap. I visit Miniso from time to time, and I also like the cosmetic products, toys, school supplies and kitchen utensils that they sell. The store has a very Japanese aesthetic.
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