Cultural Globalization: Essay & Analysis

Sequence 03: Me, My Community and Citizenship.
Lesson: I read and do (1).
https://t.me/MSTeachersRead the text carefully then answer the following questions.
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1. Task 1: Choose the right answer.
The type of text is:
Narrative
Descriptive
Argumentative
Type of the
document is :
A blog article
A press article
An essay
The most
appropriate title
to this text is:
Pros and cons of
Cultural Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation :A
Threat to National
Culture and Identity
Cultural Globalisation :A
beneficial Process to All
Nations
The text is about
Economic Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation
Technological Globalisation
2. Task 2: Read the text and complete the following bibliographical notes.
Author
Source
Number of paragraphs
3. Task 3: Read the text again and write “true”, “false” or not “mentioned”.
a. Differences between countries become more evident.
b. Nowadays, people are exposed to different services and products.
c. National culture and traditions can be weaken because of some drawbacks.
d. Cultural Globalisation is a double-edged weapon.
4. Task 4: Classify the following features in the following table “pros” and “cons
Weakening national culture and traditions-international understanding - sharing habits, products and
services-threatening national identity- reducing prejudice against other nations- access to more
international goods.
Differences between countries become less evident each year. Nowadays, all over the world people
share the same fashions, advertising, brands, eating habits and TV channels. Do the advantages
outweigh the disadvantages of this? It is undoubtedly the case that the world today has become a global
village. One of the effects of this is that increasingly people all over the world are exposed to similar
services and products and adopt similar habits. My view is that this is largely a beneficial process and in
this essay I will explain why.
The first point to make is that there are some downsides to this process of cultural globalisation, but
these are relatively minor. The most significant of these disadvantages is that it can weaken national
culture and traditions. For example. If people watch films and television programmes produced in the
United States, sometimes they will adopt the lifestyle of the American characters they see on television.
Typically, however, this only affects minor details such as clothing and does not seriously threaten
national identity.
When we turn to the other side of the argument, there are two major points to make in favour of this
process. The first of these is that the more we share habits, products and services, the better we
understand each other and this reduces prejudice against other nations. The other point relates to
modernity. It is a sign of progress in a society that people no longer are restricted to brands and products
from their own society but are able to access more international goods.
In conclusion, I understand the point of view of people who worry about cultural globalisation because
it is a threat to national traditions. However, this is outweighed by its positive impact on international
understanding and the fact that it represents progress within a society.
Essay by Dominic Cole (www.dcielts.com)

Pros
Cons
5. Task 5: Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.
a- What is the text about?
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b- What is the effect of the world being a global village?
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c- What is the most significant disadvantage of cultural globalisation?
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d- What are two major advantages of it?
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6. Task 6:Find in the text who or what do the underlined words refer to.
My (§1) These (§2)
Their (§3) it (§4)
7. Task 7: Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following.
Obvious/clear =……………..... widely =…………….… drawbacks =…………….....
way of life =……………….… local=……………….… products =……………….…
8. Task8: Find in the text words opposite in meaning to the following.
decreasingly =/=……. …….... major =/=………………………... strengthen =/=…………….
negative =/=………………… more =/=……………. different =/=……. ……....
9. Task 9: In which paragraph(s) does the writer express his opinion on cultural globalisation?
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10. Task 10: Write a short paragraph about cultural globalization expressing your opinion and
defending it with three arguments.
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