1. «One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart» (Carlos Santana,
a Mexican and American musician who became famous in the late 1960s
and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music).

2. «It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity» (Kofi Annan, the 7th General Secretary of the UNO, 1997 – 2006).

3. «Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility» (Kofi Annan).

4. «This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It’s not just that the personal computer has come along as a great tool. The whole pace of business is moving faster. Globalization is forcing companies to do things in new ways»

 (Bill Gates , the founder of Microsoft)

5. «We are in a struggle against a globalization that has no place for principles, values and standards» (Bill Jordan, Professor of Social Policy at Plymouth University in the South West of England).

6. «We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step» (Kofi Annan).

7. «We must take care that globalization does not become something people become afraid of» (Gerhard Schroeder, a German politician,
ex-Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, member of the Social
Democratic Party of Germany).

8. « Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world’s best talents and greatest ideas.”

 (Jack Welch, a retired American business executive, author, and chemical engineer).

9. «Globalization is seen as another word for Americanization. All the big multinational brands are American» (Christopher Mesnooh, specialist in media & entertainment and technology & telecommunications industries, particularly in the internet, new media, software and
e-commerce).

10. «The globalization in its American version is dangerous and absurd. 40 % of total income belongs only to 1000 families. The Mass-Media are also controlled by the certain group of people which supervises the political situation in the world. Slowly the process of taking away the freedom of the human being is taking place. Soon the whole mankind will be involved into the total control system» (Alexey Osipov, Professor of the Moscow Spiritual Seminary and Academy).

2*. Watch the video Advantages and disadvantages of globalization on https://youtu.be/i-eHj6bVU8w

Make the 5-7 min presentaitions about the problems mentioned in this video.

3*. Imagine you are the participant of the international forum devoted to the problems people face in the global world. There are the topics to be discussed.

1. Do you believe in the unified society in all aspects (political, economical, religious, cultural ones)?

2. Can globalization solve the world problems? (terrorism, disparity, unemployment, loss of culture)

3. Do you agree with the idea that globalization is a smart trick of the USA to influence the political, economic and cultural processes over the world?

 4. Would you like to be imposed foreign traditions?

Listening

1. Listen to the text Immigration and Customs   on http://www.esl-lab.com

Do the tasks given to this text.

SUPPLEMENTARY TASKS

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Infinitive or the Gerund form:

1. In spite of (do) homework he plays computer games.

2. They watched him (go) upstairs.

3. I would appreciate your (call) Alfred back.

4. I saw a taxi (stop) near my gate.

5. He is said (be) a good pupil.

6. I object to Lora's (drive) the car.

7. He made us (read) all the papers.

8. Help me (move) the table.

9. She is not capable of (do) any harm.

10. Please excuse me (disturb) you.

2. Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the Participle:

1. She went to work, (to leave) the child with the nurse.

2. (to lay) down on the soft couch, the child fell asleep at once.

3. (to wait) in the hall, he thought over the problem he was planning

to discuss with the old lady.

4. He left the office (not to say good bye).

5. (to write) in very bad handwriting, the letter was difficult to read.

6. (to discuss) the advantages and disadvantages of this project at the meeting, they returned to the laboratory.

7. (to spend) twenty years abroad, he was happy to come back home.

8. (to be) away from home, he still felt himself part of the family.

9. (not to wish) to discuss the problem, he changed the conversation.

10. (to reject) by the publisher, the story was returned to the author.

TEST 6

Variant 1

1. State the part of speech of the word in italics                              а) participle b) gerund с) noun

1. A student reading foreign journals must know the language well.

2. The building of this house will cost much money.

3. What language is he speaking?

4. Such doings can hardly be explained.

5. The motor was carefully examined before starting.

6. It is useless calling for help.

7. Having tried many other methods, they finally returned to the initial one.

8. I don’ remember having been asked this question.

9. The singing of those folk songs impressed me greatly.

10. Are you dressed for going out?