The concept of globalisation is very controversial.. 1 Globalisation is undermining countries because corporations have been empowered at the expense of the nation state.. On top of
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Pro-globalisation or Anti-globalisation?
The concept of globalisation is very controversial Here
are different opinions concerning this issue
1 Globalisation is undermining
countries because corporations have
been empowered at the expense
of the nation state On top of that,
international institutions, such as the
World Bank, are not democratic
2 The World Trade Organisation
(WTO), the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), the World
Bank and the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) are some
of the institutions in favour of
globalisation.
3 The gap between rich and poor
nations is getting bigger This
is the inevitable result of market
forces: free trade does nothing to
redistribute wealth.
4 Globalisation will bring
changes to the countries
it reaches, but traditional
values will be preserved and
traditions will be known all
over the world
5 There are no grounds for blaming multinational corporations The causes
of poverty are complex and include poor health and education along with weak and corrupt governments.
6 Environmentalists such as Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, developing countries organisations such as Group 77 and Third World Network, business organisations threatened
by international competition, unions in rich countries and cultural nationalists, all criticise globalisation.
7 One of the consequences of globalisation will be the end of cultural diversity and the triumph of a uniform culture serving the needs of transnational corporations such as Coca-Cola and McDonald’s.
8 Globalisation is positive because it will eliminate the isolation of countries.
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sentences are true (T) or false (F)
a Corporations are getting more power
thanks to globalisation
b The World Trade Organisation and the
Third World Network are in favour of
globalisation
c Free trade doesn’t redistribute
wealth
d Globalisation will change traditional
values around the world
e Poverty is caused by multinational
corporations in favour of globalisation
f Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth
are environmentalist groups against globalisation
g Coca-Cola and McDonald’s will help with
the creation of a cultural diversity
h Countries will be eliminated by
globalisation
Against For
1 to put an end to a system or practice formally
2 a large business company
3 a company with branches around the world
4 the state of being extremely poor
5 to intimidate or scare
6 an empty space in the middle or between two things
7 to damage or impair
8 to make someone responsible for something that is wrong
a gap
b blame
c poverty
d abolish
e undermine
f multinational
g threaten
h corporation
From one point of view
On the one hand
An advantage of is
A favourable opinion is that
From another point of view
On the other
A disadvantage of is
In contrast
Use them to summarise the pros and cons in the text.