Unit 6 Globalization,main,PartA_ Lead-in1,Pre-listening,Listening,Word Building,Lead-in,Background Information,You will hear Thomas Friedman recapitulating his view of the three eras of globalization. Before listening, read the following key words and phrases selected from the talk and guess the features of each era. Tell a partner your guesses and find out what he / she thinks.,Part A,Part B,Part C,Three Eras of Globalization,PartA_ Lead-in2,Pre-listening,Listening,Word Building,Lead-in,Part A,Part B,Part C,Three Eras of Globalization,Background Information,PartA_ Word Building,Word Building,Lead-in,Pre-listening,Listening,Match each of the words in the left column with its meaning in the right.,Part A,Part B,Part C,Three Eras of Globalization,Background Information,A. to enjoy a commanding, controlling positionB. to be the leader of a movementC. without an equal or equivalent; unparalleledD. marked by intensity and vigor; forcefulE. to cause to become smaller,1. shrink 2. dynamic3. spearhead 4. unique5. dominate,1) The hot water my pullover. 2) He has a personality. 3) American troops formed the of the attack. 4) Every individual is .5) Price tends to all other considerations.,PartA_ Word Building,Word Building,Pre-listening,Listening,Part A,Part B,Part C,Fill in the following blanks with the previous words.,shrank,_,Lead-in,Three Eras of Globalization,Background Information,dynamic,_,spearhead,_,unique,_,dominate,_,Thomas Friedman Thomas Friedman, the foreign affair columnist for the New York Times, graduated from Brandeis University in Mediterranean studies and won his masters degree in Middle East studies at Oxford University. He has won three Pulitzer Prizes. His works include From Beirut to Jerusalem, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Longitudes and Latitudes. The present excerpt is taken from his speech at MIT, introducing his new book, The World Is Flat.,PartA_ Background Information,Word Building,Background Information,Pre-listening,Listening,Part A,Part B,Part C,Lead-in,Three Eras of Globalization,PartA_ Background Information,Word Building,Background Information,Pre-listening,Listening,Part A,Part B,Part C,Lead-in,Three Eras of Globalization,PartA_ Listening1,Pre-listening,Listening,Listen to the talk. Choose from the following options the features of each era of globalization. How good were your guesses?,Part A,Part B,Part C,Three Eras of Globalization,PartA_ Listening2,Pre-listening,Listening,Part A,Part B,Part C,Three Eras of Globalization,a. The world shrank from size large to size medium.b. Individuals and small groups can globalize themselves to a much greater extent. c. The world shrank from size medium to size small.d. It will be built around individuals and small groups of every race in the world.e. The company was the dynamic agent.f. The world is shrinking from size small to size tiny.g. Globalization is achieved through the country.globalization 1.0:globalization 3.0:,a, g,_,globalization 2.0:,c, e,_,f, b, d,_,How long did the first era of globalization last according to Thomas Friedman?The first era lasted from until .What are the reasons for the countries going global?Countries went global for the reasons of .,1) 2),PartA_ Listening3,Listen to the talk again, and complete the answers to the following questions.,Pre-listening,Listening,Part A,Part B,Part C,1492,_,Three Eras of Globalization,the early 1800s,_,imperialism,power, natural resources,PartA_ Listening4,Pre-listening,Listening,Part A,Part B,Part C,Three Eras of Globalization,3) 4) 5) 6),How long did the second era of globalization last?The second era of globalization was from until the year 2000.Who are the leaders of the second era of globalization?That era of globalization was globalizing.What are the reasons for the second era of globalization? For and for .What is unique about the third era of globalization?It is built around globalizing.,the early 1800s,_,spearheaded by companies,_,markets,_,labor,_,individuals and small groups,_,PartA_ Listening-sprit,Pre-listening,Listening,Basically what I am arguing there is that, thereve been 3 great eras of globalization, I would argue. The first era, try to call globalization 1.0, lasted from while, I would say, 1492 until the early 1800s. Say, 1820 was the beginning of global arbitrage. The first era of globalization 1.0 really shrank the world from a size large to a size medium. That era of globalization was really spearheaded by countries globalizing. You went global through your country. Whether its Spain exploring the new world, Portugal East Asia, Britain colonizing India, it was countries going global for reasons of imperialism, power, natural resources. But the dynamic agent of globalization in that era was really the country. The second era of globalization, globalization 2.0, I would argue, was from early 1800s until the year 2000. It just ended. And that era of globalization shrank the world from size medium to size small. And that era of globalization, I would argue, was spearheaded by companies globalizing, multinationals,