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GlobalPatrick Hafenstein
Making Things Better for You!
Industrial Globalisation
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International trade in manufactured goods increased more than 100 times (from $95 billion to $12 trillion) in the 50 years since 1955
Global BusinessDid you know that…?
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By the early part of the 21st century more than $1.5 trillion in national currencies were traded daily to support the expanded levels of trade and investment
Global Job Market
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• Workers in developing countries now have more occupational choices then ever before.
• Educated workers in developing countries are able to compete on the global job market for high paying jobs.
• Production workers in developing countries are not only able to compete, they have a strong advantage over their counterparts in the industrialized world.
Global Healthcare
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The cost of surgery in India, Thailand or South Africa can be one-tenth of what it is in the United States or Western Europe, and sometimes even less. A heart-valve replacement that would cost $200,000 or more in the US, for example, goes for $10,000 in India--and that includes round-trip airfare and a brief vacation package.
Political Globalisation
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In 1909 there were 37 inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) and 176 international non-governmental organisations (INGOs)
By 1996 there were 260 IGOs and 5,472 INGOs
Ecological Globalisation
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Pollution from countries around the world causes global temperatures and then sea levels to rise due to ice melting.
It is estimated that 2,000 of the Indonesia’s lush tropical islands could disappear by 2030 due to rising sea levels.
There are more than 200 million migrants around the
world today.
Cultural Globalisation
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Global Travel
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WHO estimates that up to 500,000 people are on planes at any one time.
In 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals.
Technical Globalisation
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There are over 500 million active Facebook users and 200 million Facebook Mobile users.
If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world behind China and India. Facebook Mobile would be the 5th largest.
Global Language
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Over 400,000 people speak English as their first language and over 1.4 billion speak it as their second language. That is around 1/3 of the world population
Global Voices, Global EnglishHow many accents in the Pre-intermediate level?
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Which Country?England, France, Italy or Ireland? (you may choose an answer more than
once)
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Which Country?England, France, Italy or Ireland? (you may choose an answer more than
once)
Making Things Better for You!
Which Country?England, France, Italy or Ireland? (you may choose an answer more than
once)
Making Things Better for You!
Which Country?England, France, Italy or Ireland? (you may choose an answer more than
once)
Making Things Better for You!
Which Country?England, France, Italy or Ireland? (you may choose an answer more than
once)
Making Things Better for You!
Which Accent?Making Things Better for
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• English is the official language in 53 countries• 8 main accents in England• Many different ethnic groups within London
Which Accent?Germany, Iran, Italy, Russia, Spain or the US?
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Global WordsMaking Things Better for
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• 1776 American words• 3567 British words• 171 Australian words• 120 Indian words• 65 South African words
Strine WordsMaking Things Better for
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• Barbie• You beauty
Global WordsMaking Things Better for
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A. BarbieB. BrollyC. CarryingD. DoggoneE. Gung-hoF. Tsunami
1. American2. Australian3. British4. Chinese5. Japanese6. Indian
A. BarbecueB. Be very enthusiastic
about something which is dangerous
C. Hold this over your head to protect you
from rain.D. Pregnant
E. Used when you are annoyed or surprised
F. Very large wave
Global by NumbersRemember as much as you can!
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Lesson 1ALearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
Making Things Better for You!
Aims provided in left column
Balance of skills
Vocabulary contains visual
support
Vocabulary extension to deepen word
knowledge
Lesson 1BLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
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Clear grammar explanations
Grammar in context
Variety of speaking activities
Truly Global = Jamaica, Germany,
Turkey, India, Japan, North Africa, Canada
Lesson 2ALearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
Making Things Better for You!
Texts which appeal to
intellectual curiosity
Extra grammar practice in back
of book
Lesson 2BLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
Making Things Better for You!
Useful language and phrases
Pron aim is to achieve
international inteligibility
Truly Global = Australia, Greece,
Nigeria, China
Lesson 3ALearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
Making Things Better for You!
Speaking suitable for
mixed abilities
Exam style reading
comprehension questions
Lesson 3BLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
Making Things Better for You!
Information rich texts or
modern/classic literary excerpts
Glossary of difficult words
Truly Global = France, Italy,
Ireland, England, China
Lesson 4ALearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
Making Things Better for You!
Lesson 4BLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
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Function GloballyLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
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Immediately useful functional
language
Model conversations
Putting it into practice
Global Voices Learn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
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Real world people
Truly Global = Iran, Italy,
Russia, Germany, the
USA, Spain25+ accents per
level
Global EnglishLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
Making Things Better for You!
David Crystal – word leading authority on
world Englishes
Lessons by the professor providing
interesting information about the
English language
WritingLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
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One writing skill per unit
Writing model provided
Preparation time provided
Review & Study SkillsLearn English, Learn through English, Learn about English
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Review at end of every unit
Study skills to promote learner
autonomy
Global Voices, Global EnglishHow many accents in the Pre-intermediate level?
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Learning about LiteratureHow many literary excerpts are there in Global Pre-intermediate?
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The Digital TeacherMaking Things Better for
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The Digital StudentMaking Things Better for
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