Unit+3+Going+global+Reading+and+interaction+高中英语上教版（2020）必修第二册

U3GoingglobalReadingandinteractionGoingglobalglobal+izationglobalizationmodern+izationmodernizationPre-readingtaskBeforeyouread,chooseaforeigncountryyouknow.ThinkabouthowitisdifferentfromorsimilartoChina.Chooseoneortwoaspectsbelowandtalkaboutthemingroups.thebuildingtheclimatethelanguagethefoodthemusictheclothesthepeopleothers:_____________

IhavetraveledtoSingaporeonce.Manypeopletherespeak

Chinesebecauseitisoneoftheofficiallanguagesinthe

country.

YoucanfindChineserestaurantseverywherein

Singapore,aswellassomeinternationalfastfoodchainsthat

arecommoninChina.Butyoucanalsotastesomeunique

localsnacksinthestreetsofSingapore.Ihaveanonlinefriendwho'sfromKorea.Ithappens

thatwebothenjoypopsongsandlikethesamepop

singer.Asfortheweather,itismuchcolderinSeoul

thaninShanghaiinwinter,Ibelieve.PredictionTask2Skimthewholepassageandmatchtheparagraph(s)withthemainideas.para_______Thewriter’sconcernaboutcertain

changes.para____~____Theworldpopulationgrowthand

itsreason.para____~____Thechangesindifferentaspectsinpeople’slives.61345Task3

Readpara1-3andcompletethetableaboutworldpopulationgrowth.Task3

Readpara1-3andcompletethetableaboutworldpopulationgrowth.Task3

Readpara1-3andanswerthequestion:Q:Whydidthepopulationstartgrowingquicklyafter8000BCE?A:Thepopulationstartedgrowingquicklybecausehumanbeingsinvented

agricultureatthattime,whichmadeiteasiertofeedmorepeopleandenabledhumanbeingstosettledownandhavebiggerfamilies.findarablelandcultivatethefieldgrowandstorefooddomesticateanimalssettledownTask4

Readpara4-5andanswerthequestion:Q:Accordingtothewriter,inwhatwaysdoesourplanetseemtobegettingsignificantlysmaller?Analyzethechangesthathaveoccurredindifferentaspectsandcompletethetable.Foranyinformationnotavailableinthepassage,pleaseinferfromthecontextorrefertoyourownknowledge.greatly,markedly,remarkably,notablyconcludefromevidence

InthepastTodayTravelTravellersspentmonthsatsea.

Therewereunfamiliarstyles.

Recreation/ˌrekrɪˈeɪʃən/Peopleenjoythesamesports,music,filmsandTVshows.

Consumption

Peoplebuythesameproductsfromhuge,globalcompanies.

Languageswerediversifiedandpeoplenormallyspokeonlytheirmothertonguesordialects.

Travellerssitonaplaneforafewhours.ClothingandbuildingsTheyareverysimilar.Peopleenjoyedcompletelydifferentlocalformsofrecreation.

Peopleboughtlocallyproducedproducts/domesticproductsorhome-madegoods.LanguageManylocallanguagesarethreatenedwithextinctionwithmorepeoplespeakingcertainlanguages.Easiertravelhasshortenedthedistancebetweendifferentcountries.Thedifferencesinculturesarebecominglessobvious.Goingglobal/GlobalizationTask4

Readpara4-5andanswerthefollowingquestions:Q:What’sthechangeoflanguagestoday?A:Thenumberisdecreasingfast.Thenumberofdifferentlanguageswillhalvetojust3,500bytheendofthiscentury.Somelanguagesarethreatenedwithextinction.decline,shrinkreduce(thecosts,wokforce)Task4

Readpara4-5andanswerthefollowingquestions:Q:Howmanylanguagesdoesthewriterprobablyspeak?A:Thewriterprobablyspeaksthreelanguages:Baras,Indonesian,andEnglish.Q:Whyarelanguagesdisappearingaroundtheworld?A:Becauseglobalizationcausespeopletomigrate

andthemigrantsusuallylearnthecommonlanguageforeffectivecommunication.Theythenmaygiveupusingtheirownlanguages./maɪˈgreɪt/

movefromoneareaorcountrytosettleinanother

Task5

Readpara6andanswerthefollowingquestions:Q:Whatdoes“it”inthesentence“Wherewillitstop?”referto?A:Itreferstotheextinctionoflanguagescausedbyglobalization.Q:Doesthewriterprefertoliveinaworldwithnoculturaldifferences?Whyorwhynot?A:No,thewriterwouldn’tpreferthat.Thewriterthinkstheideaisdisappointingandthatweshouldcelebratenotthesimilaritybutthewonderfuldifferencesbetweencultures.honor,praiseVoiceyouropinion:Doyouthinkthesituationimaginedbythewriterinthelastparagraphwillhappeninreality?Whyorwhynot?No,ldon'tthinkglobalizationissuretoresultinthedisappearanceoflanguagesandcultures.Whileitisundeniablethatglobalizationcanposethreatstoacertainlanguageandculture,italsopresentsatremendousopportunityforculturaldiversity.InChina,forexample,increasedparticipationinglobaltradenotonlyboostedtheeconomy;italsoallowedtheChinesetospreadtheirculturearoundtheworld,whetherthroughPekingoperasortraditionalfestivalsorfood.Meanwhile,theinfluencebroughtbytheintroductionofforeigncultureshasincreasedawarenessofChinesepeople'sculturalidentity,stimulatingcitizenstodefend,preserve,andrestoretheculturalfeaturestheycareaboutthemost.Assignments:Finishthesummaryexerciseonpage44inth