全新版大学英语第二册第四册unit 4.docx

1、全新版大学英语第二册第四册unit 4Unit 4 Globalization Before Reading 1. An English SongImagine2. About the Subject Watch and discuss Think and construct3. Background Information The World Economic Forum (WEF) Samuel P. Huntington (1927-2008) Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Global Reading1. Part Division of the T

2、ext2. Match the ideas3. Further Understanding For Part 1&2 True or False For Part 3&4 Questions and AnswersDetailed Reading After Reading 1. Useful Expressions2. Sentence Translation3. Dictation4. Writing Practice 5. Picture Talking 6. Proverbs and Quotations7. Supplementary Reading Supplementary Re

3、ading 1. Culture Notes 2. Reading 3. Comprehension TaskBefore Reading 1 An English SongImagine (Directions:) Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.Imagine Imagine theres no heaven.Its easy if _ (=try). No hell below us, above us only sky. Imagine all the people _ for today, ah

4、 (=living).Imagine theres no country. It isnt hard to do.Nothing to kill or die for, and no _ too (=religion).Imagine all the people living life in _ (=peace). You may say Im a _, but Im not the only one (=dreamer). I _ someday youll join us, and the _ will be as one (=hope, = world). Imagine no _.

5、I wonder if you can (=possessions). No need for greed or _(=hunger). A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people _ all the world (=sharing). You may say Im a dreamer, but Im not the only one. I hope someday youll join us, and the world will live as one.2. About the SubjectWatch and discuss(Directio

6、ns:) Watch the video clip “No Logo: brands globalization resistance” and discuss within your group questions given.1. What information can you get from the video?2. What is picked out as an example of showing globalization? Tell it in your own words.Think and construct(Directions:) In the following,

7、 there are some words and expressions. Think and construct new expressions related to globalization. Chang its part of speech if necessary. economy, international, growth, trade, loans, global, workers, foreign, investment, marketplace, political, phenomenon, world, level(=Tips: Economic Phenomenon,

8、 Political Globalization, Foreign Markets, International Organizations, Foreign Investments, Trade Globalization, Foreign Loans, World Economy, Economic Growth, Global Economy, International Marketplace, International Trade, Foreign Workers, Economic Level)3. Background InformationThe World Economic

9、 Forum (WEF)The World Economic Forum: an independent, international organization incorporated as a Swiss not-for-profit foundation whose motto is “entrepreneurship in the global public interest”. It believes that economic progress without social development is not sustainable, while social developme

10、nt without economic progress is not feasible.（插入图片WEF2010）Themes：Arts and Culture, Business and Management, Economy, Environment, Global Issue, Humanities, Science, Medicine and TechnologyIndustries: Automobile, Aerospace & Defence, Technology, Banking, Business Services, Chemicals, Energy, Engineer

11、ing and Construction, Financial Services, Healthcare, Information Technologies, Institutionals, Media, Communication and Entertainment, Multi-industries, Retail and Consumer Goods, Transport Services, Travel and TourismChina and the World Economic ForumChinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attended the 20

12、10 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting opened in Davos, Switzerland. The links between China and the WEF started in 1979, when a Chinese delegation was invited to the forum for the first time. Since then, China has played a much greater role within the WEF, including hosting the summer session

13、 three times.Samuel Phillips Huntington (19272008) -An American Political Scientist His Chronology BornApril 18, 1927(1927-04-18)New York City, United StatesDiedDecember 24, 2008 (aged81)Marthas Vineyard MassachusettsNationalityAmericanFieldsPolitical scienceInstitutionsHarvard UniversityAlma materS

14、tuyvesant High SchoolHarvard UniversityUniversity of ChicagoYale UniversityKnownforClash of CivilizationsInfluencedFukuyama, ZakariaOverseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Filipinos who migrate to other nations to find employment or support their families in the Philippines. Each year, more than a million

15、Filipinos leave to work abroad through overseas employment agencies and other programs, including government sponsored ones. Overseas Filipinos often work as doctors, physical therapists, nurses, accountants, IT professionals, engineers, architects, entertainers, technicians, teachers, military serv

16、icemen, students, caregivers, domestic helpers and household maids,Money sent by OFWs back to the Philippines is a major factor in the countrys economy, amounting to more than US$10 billion in 2005. This makes the country the fourth largest recipient of foreign remittances behind India, China, and M

17、exico. The amount represents 13.5% of the Philippines GDP, the largest in proportion to the domestic economy among the four countries mentioned. Overseas Filipinos sent $15.9 billion worth of remittances to the Philippines in 2008, Global Reading1. Part Division of the TextPartsPara(s) Main Ideas 11

18、3Introduction to Davos Man and the World Economic Forum 245Debate over the impact of globalization on current society and culture 368History of globalization and its recent trends and future prospects 4911Globalization versus nationalism and the challenges it faces 2. Match the ideas(Directions:) In

19、 the text, there are many names and ideas mentioned. Scan and match the idea presented in Column B with the person in Column A. There are more names listed. Column A Column BA. There are still too many barriers to cross-border business in Europe, let alone the world.B. Manila Woman are strongly patr

20、iotic.C. Cultural identity should be local and national in nature.D. U.S. and European companies are now facing high-quality, low-cost competition from overseas.E. I see myself as American without any hesitation.1. John Chambers2. Marco Tronchetti Provera 3. Alex Mandl4. Patrick Sayer5. Klaus Schwab

21、6. William Browder7. Valerie GoodingKey: 1D, 3E, 4A, 5C, 7B3. Further UnderstandingTrue or False 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. (F) (=William Browder was born in Princeton, N

22、ew Jersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California. But dont call him an American.)Browder believes that national identity makes no difference for him. (T)Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization. He never views himself as an American. (F) (=He sees himself

23、 as American without hesitation.)Davos man refer to the members of the international business lite who trek each year to the Swiss Alpine town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. (T)At the World Economic Forum, the issues discussed include everything from post-election Iraq and HIV i

24、n Africa to the global supply of oil and the implications of nanotechnology. (T)Professor Samuel Huntington describes Davos Man as an emerging global superspecies and a threat. (T)Questions and AnswersDid global trade exist in the past? What did people doing global trade think of it then?(=Yes, glob

25、al 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.)What is Goldman Sachs prediction about the world economy in the fu

26、ture? (=It 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 likel

27、y have displaced all but the U.S. and Japan from the top six economies in the world. ) Who does Manila Woman refer to? (=It refers to low-paid migrant workers from Asia and elsewhere who are increasingly providing key services around the world.)What is the major difference between Davos Man and Mani

28、la Woman? (=Unlike Davos Man, Manila Woman is strongly patriotic.)What does the author think Davos Man need to figure out? (=Davos Man needs to figure out how to strike a balance on a global scale between being international and being national at the same time.)Detailed Reading Text A Globalization

29、is sweeping aside national borders and changing relations between nations. What impact does this have on national identities and loyalties? Are they strengthened or weakened? The author investigates. In Search of Davos ManPeter Gumbel1 William Browder was born in Princeton, New Jersey, grew up in Ch

30、icago, and studied at Stanford University in California. But dont call him an American. For the past 16 of his 40 years he has lived outside the U.S., first in London and then, from 1996, in Moscow, where he runs his own investment firm. Browder now manages $1.6 billion in assets. In 1998 he gave up

31、 his American passport to become a British citizen, since his life is now centered in Europe. National identity makes no difference for me, he says. I feel completely international. If you have four good friends and you like what you are doing, it doesnt matter where you are. Thats globalization. 2 Alex Mandl is also a fervent believer in globalization, but he views himself very differently. A former president of AT&T, Mandl, 61, was born in Austria and now runs a French technology company, which is doing more and