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20 Con 1: Workers in developed countries may lose out to workers in countries with
cheaper labor.
This first argument against globalization is the one that, when the highly-developed
countries compete with less-developed countries, their big advantage is the access to capital,
whereas less-developed countries’ big advantage is their cheap labor.
25 Therefore, low-skill jobs in rich countries can disappear as a result of globalization. The
result may be a decrease in the inequality between countries but an increase in the inequality
within countries.
Con 2: Globalization has failed to deliver desired gains in labor rights, human rights
and environmental protection.
30 In theory, globalization can be an opportunity to spread values and practices like
environmentalism and labor rights throughout the world. In practice, that spread has been
slow and imperfect. Some argue that globalization has caused a “race to the bottom” in
which companies actively seek the countries with the weakest labor and environmental
protections and the lowest wages. And while globalization has increased the flow of goods,
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35 services and capital, there are still plenty of tax havens, meaning that much of the value
added by globalization is not captured and redistributed by governments.
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READING
A. Find the best equivalent for the following verbs as they appear in the text. There are two
extra words you do not need to use.
a. reduce
1. argue (line 3) b. increase
2. differ (line 12) c. reinforce
3. strengthen (line 18) d. disagree
4. dampen (line 19) e. search for
5. seek (line 33) f. contrast
g. vary
C. Complete the following sentences with ideas from the text with no more than five words.
1. As a result of globalization, unqualified workers in richer countries may…
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WRITING THROUGH READING
1. Write a short argumentative text (around 150 words) discussing the positive and negative
effects of globalization on the country where you live and your daily life.
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LANGUAGE USE
What is globalization?
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B. Use the word given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in the space.
Young people are most a.________________ (DIRECT) affected by globalization. They are
experiencing globalization on an everyday basis through b.________________ (EMPLOY) patterns,
the friendship groups they develop, their usage of the internet and wider cultural influences on
their lifestyles.
Young people’s lives are c.________________ (CONSTANT) being influenced by new trends, be
they cultural, d.________________ (TECHNOLOGY) or social.
Although young people are not e.________________ (POWER) in respect to global change,
their economic position is such that they are more vulnerable than many other social groups to
the uncertainties and risks associated with economic and cultural globalization.
https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/issue-7/young-people-identity-and-living-global-society
(accessed in February 2018)
C. Choose the best way to express the future in the following sentences.
1. I don’t believe the process of globalization __________________ (lead) to a monocultural
society.
2. European countries are discussing new free trade agreements. By this time next week they
__________________ (sign) them.
3. European officials have scheduled a labor inspection for next month. They __________________
(inspect) the working conditions at several Asian ‘sweat shops’.
4. If globalization __________________ (bring) benefits for everyone, some measures have to be
taken to protect both developed and developing countries.
5. By the end of this century, societies will be so interconnected and interdependent that the
concept of globalization __________________ (become) obsolete.
3. Globalization may have brought about inequality issues, yet it has significantly improved
people’s lives.
Although __________________________________________________________________________________
4. “How long have you been studying the impact of globalization on our society?”
I asked the researcher ____________________________________________________________________
5. “Don’t decide if you are for or against globalization without looking at the whole picture.”
The teacher advised me ___________________________________________________________________
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Answer key
D. (55 p)
1. In spite of sharing many similarities, young people all
around the world are still aware of their national identity.
2. I don’t suppose you know where the majority of cotton
clothes are produced nowadays?
3. Although globalization may have brought about inequality
issues, it has significantly improved people’s lives.
4. I asked the researcher how long he/she had been studying
the impact of globalization on our society.
5. The teacher advised me not to decide if I was for or against
globalization without looking at the whole picture.
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