ACTIVE WORDS AND WORD-COMBINATIONS

1. imprecise term

2. rapid advances in communications.

3. goods and assets

1. to comprise the base of the international political economy
2. to spread across
3. to have a major impact on
4. a dual ‘transformation’
5. to be rooted in
6. to be affected by
7. the end of bipolarity
8. constituent elements
9. multidimensional character
10. to be adequately explored
11. transnational interpenetration
12. to face crises
13. to propose new governance structures

17. encompassing political and social needs

18. grassroots movements

19. to lead to greater interdependence between

20. growth in the number and scope of

21. to present opportunities for

22. equitable

23. sustainable.

I. Answer the following questions:

1. What aspects does the term “globalisation”cover? Give the defenitionof globalisation.
2. Is globalisation synonymous with the internationalisation and transnationalisation of capital?
3. What principal features can explain the origin of globalisation?
4. Is globalisation uniform or homogenous?
5. Are its boundaries and its constituent elements clear?
6. How do some social scientists consider globalisation?
7. What does globalisation lead to?
8. What do aspects of globalisation include?
9. Does globalisation present opportunities for all countries?

II. How do you understand:

1. rapid advances in communications

2. transnational changes

3. global and local actors

4. the end of bipolarity

5. globalisation is neither uniform nor homogenous.

III. Decide whether the statement true or false:

1. It is a precise term covering many aspects of politics, economics and culture.

2. Globalisation can be considered as the result of a larger building process of a world market.

3. It is synonymous with the internationalisation and transnationalisation of capital

4. Globalisation is uniform and homogenous.

5. Its boundaries are clear and its constituent elements and multidimensional character have yet to be adequately explored.

6. There is no need to understand and propose new governance structures and mechanisms at the global and local levels,

7. Globalisation leads to greater interdependence between countries as goods, services, capital, labour, knowledge and information move increasingly quickly and freely around the world.

8. Globalisation presents opportunities for all countries all of them have benefited.

IV. Finish the setence:

1. It is an imprecise term covering many aspects …

2. Most writers would agree it is a process driven by …

3. Globalisation can be defined as a set of…

4. These changes are transnational and multinational dynamics which have a major impact on …

5. Globalisation can be considered as …

6. Four principal features can explain the origin of globalisation: …

7. Its boundaries are …

8. The State commonly faces crises of …

9. Globalisation leads to…

10. Aspects of globalisation include …

11. Globalisation presents opportunities for …

V. Translate the following text into Ukrainian/ Russian.

Date: 2015-01-12; view: 1872