Task 1. Put each of the following words in its correct
place below:
(1) disperses (2) impact (3) deeper (4) elevated (5) steep (6) reach
(7) benefits (8) affecting (9) unified (10) local (11) fusion
(12) access (13) identity (14) trends
elevated human rights
Globalization has propagated economic opportunity, _______
access
and improved ________
to information, technology and goods to people all over
the world. Critics argue that these ___________of
globalization have come at a
trends
steep
___________
price, however, as local and regional cultural ___________
has
identity
been sacrificed to make way for Western ideals and values.
Globalization can be seen as ____________
culture in three basic ways.
affecting
One interpretation would be that it simply ___________
any and every culture
disperses
throughout the world, making the planet more heterogeneous and forging
___________
connections and understanding between different groups.
fusion
Others argue that globalization actually makes culture more homogenous,
leading to a __________
world culture that consists of watered down versions of
unified
trends
regional cultural ____________
. Food is often cited as an example of this. The
impact
____________
of globalization on culture may also be seen as a glocalization
that can be understood as the development of hybrid cultures at the
disperses local soil, such as the
local
___________
level, as foreign cultures __________
fusion
creation of __________ cuisine or music.
Task 2. Comment the following quote: “Globalization forces
American culture onto the world as a whole, leading to a
Westernization of other nations. Will every single person in the
world one day end up wearing blue jeans and eating
McDonald's?”
Task 3. What should be done to protect local cultures
from globalization? Make up a brief report.
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