Toshkent kimyo-texnologiya instituti

1.
 
Globalization has grown due to advances in ……………………………….. 
a.
transportation and community 
b.
transportation and communication technology 
c.
transport and common technology 
2.
 
Globalization involves goods and services, and the economic resources of 
…………………. 

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a.
capital, technology and data 
b.
technology, 
capital and data 
c.
data
, 
capital and technology 
3. Large-scale globalization began in the ……….. 
a. 1830s 
b.
1820s 
c. 1840s 
4.
 
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the connectivity of the 
world's …………………… grew very quickly. 
a. economical position 
b. economical cities 
c.
economies and cultures 
5.
 
The term globalization is recent, only establishing its current meaning in 
the ……….. 
a.1980s 
b.
1970s 
c.1960s 
6.
 
Academic literature commonly subdivides globalization into three major 
areas: …………………………………. 
a.
economic , cultural and political globalization 
b.
economic and political globalization 
c.
cultural and political globalization 
4.Read the text and match the paragraphs (1-6) and the headings (A-G). 
There is one heading you do not need.
A Factors responsible for globalization
B The natural process of evolution
C Measures to fight globalization
D International eating habits
E The world may turn boring
F Cultural and informational exchange

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G All in the same boat
1.Both economists and politicians claim that globalization cannot be stopped – 
people have to accept it and adapt to the new environment. Anti-globalists, in my 
eyes, just have lost touch with reality, whatever they do – they cannot stop the 
logical development of our society. Economic development requires boarder free 
zone, as companies cannot perform their best in the cramped conditions of local 
markets. National economies are integrating into the international economy and the 
process is accelerating rapidly.
2. One may think that the process of globalization was caused and launched 
mainly by economic forces, which is not quite correct. It is caused by a 
combination of economic, social, cultural, political and technological reasons. 
Communication technologies created new unprecedented business opportunities 
which 
boosted 
economic 
processes. 
In 
fact, 
telecommunicating 
and 
teleconferencing enable business people to trade across the continents. 
Multimillion deals can be negotiated and signed using electronic means, money 
can be transferred in seconds, and goods can be delivered in hours from one 
continent to another.
3. The cultural life of people has changed too. Due to global TV broadcast and 
the Internet they can exchange information quickly and easily. Nowadays, people 
living in Europe are well informed about the cultural traditions and mentality of 
people who inhabit South America or Australia and vice versa. And if they want to 
learn something new, they can easily find the information. Some national cultural 
objects have turned into global. No one can say now that the Beatles is just the 
English group – it‘s a global phenomenon, which belongs to the whole world.
4. Another example of integration of national cultures is the spread of culinary 
traditions. Italian dishes may be cooked and served in America, there are lots of 
Indian and Greek restaurants in Paris, and no one in Moscow considers hot and 
spicy Chinese food as something exotic. We have an opportunity to taste various 
dishes regardless of the country where we live. Due to globalization people have a 
much wider choice than they used to have, and they find it very beneficial.

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5. However, there are two sides to every medal, and it refers to globalization too. 
In spite of the obvious advantages, its negative consequences shouldn‘t be 
neglected either. Getting global, unfortunately, means losing your national identity. 
Global music, fashion, mass media makes us more and more alike. The world is 
getting less diverse and therefore less interesting.
6. Furthermore, the global world gets more vulnerable as crises and 
catastrophes become global too. That is they can affect anyone in any country. 
Having started in one country the financial and economic crises expands via 
multinational banks and corporations all over the world causing bankruptcy and 
unemployment across the globe. The negative impact on the environment is not 
local either – it affects everyone living on the planet.