English

1. Global
business
Unit 1

2. We are going to learn
1. Pre-reading: Dealing with new words
2. Reading: Globalization
3. Language focus:
Presenting and justifying opinion
Sharing opinion on globalization
4. Writing: Opinion Introduction

3. Pre-reading: Dealing with new words
1. Guess from the context
e.g. This is one of the largest ebbists in the
country but not one of the largest companies in
the world.
- Is it possible to guess the meaning? - Yes, but
not exactly
The guess: companies

4. Limited context
e.g.
It is especially important to mebegle.
Is it possible to guess the meaning? – No, it is
very short.
Is the word important? - Yes

5. Reading: Globalization
1. Introduction
2. Advantages & Disadvantages of Globalization
3. Effects of Globalization:
- Jobs
- Culture
4. Conclusion

6. Post- Reading Task

7. Presenting and justifying an opinion
- How do you feel about globalization?
- I am convinced that it helps poorer people to
become rich.
- There is no justification for damaging local
cultures by globalization.
- In my view globalization is good for a
country’s foreign relationships.
- It would appear that globalization will
continue to grow.

8. Describing other people’s opinion
- It is often said that globalization affects in
world job market.
- According to Sarnai, globalization helps world
to recognize different cultures.

9. Task 1
Categories Examples
Agreeing
Disagreeing
Giving opinion
Describing other
people’s opinion

10. Task 2
Team work:
Give opinion on the given issues in the task.

11. Describing Globalization
You should say
• What a globalization is
• What good or bad are
• What effects there are
• You should say what a future of globalization
is

12. Writing: Opinion Introduction