The Global Citizen

Reading AWebsite , In pairs, read the text, and say

1 Read page 6 ofyour Reader, and underline the best
description of a "global citizen."
a. Somebody who has family around the world
b. Somebody who wants to make the world a better
place to live
c. Somebody who works and travels around the world
2 Read the complete text, and label the ideas with the
paths they refer to.
a. Feminine values are just, practical, and
b. Spiritual togetherness empowers people.
green.
Language Focus Tense Review (Ses page 105.)
Read the sentences and underline the verbs.
forms in bold in each case.
why we use the verb
In today's business world, Engish is no longer viewed as
a foreign language-it has become the global means
of communication. This is one reason why
millions
people around the world are learning English
of
as a second
language. Oficially, English now has a special status in
more than seventy-five countries, wIth a total number
of over two billion speakers. Before this phenomenon
occured, multinational companies had expected
employees to possess excellent communication skills, but
now they must have them in a non-native tongue.

c. Civil action is based on universal human rights.
d. Reason and virtue are universal values of mankind.
2 Read the sentences, and label the words in italics
adjective, adverb, noun, or verb.
. Living in harmony with nature is a ky to peace. a. This is not an easy thing to remember within the
cozy confines of family.
f. Global political cooperation is fundamental. b. We are bound in a moral world that transcends
national boundaries. -
. People cónduct global business with a social c. They have been entirely culturaly convertead
conscience. themselves.
d. Harmony with nature has been recognized
h. Believers visited many lands to spread the word. contentment..
benefits all men.
e. Every man who gains a profit
i. Unregulated global capitalism improves life.
f. Underpaid workers in the third world wergtbeing
enslaved.
words in
Vocabulary Recognizing Words in Context Create your own dictionary entry for the
1-Find the synonyms for the words in your Reader- activity.2. Follow.the example.
Multinational firms are becoming increasingly sensitive Complete the text with the correct form of the words in
to pressure.
parentheses.
For. centuries, missionaries have been traveling the world.
Human rights groups have proliferated by the thousands.
What is a gistsi ciize?
Centuries after Socrates had reportedly spoken
these words.. Today. global interdependence is a reality. t
These global citizens see global health primarily as the can be seen everywhere, from the clothes we
) (wean) to the
absence ofwar
technologY we use. Our daily activities
Critics saw it as a form of empire.
2) (have) an efect on
Wealthy firstworld masters were enslaving a new
generation of underpaid workers.
people on the othei side of the world for some
time. We all now live in a "small world," and it
Complete the rules. IS becoming more important to know what our
as
. Continuous tenses are formed with the auxiliary neighbors on the other side of the planet
the present participle. 3). (do).
verb
.Perfecttenses are formed with the auxiliary The ancient Greeks 4)
verb + the past participle. (be) the first to use the term "citizenship," and
Match the sentences to their meanings. Socrates 5) (state) that
he was a "itizen of the world." No one
a. 1) Global citizens think about the civic and moral
_(hear) of the concept
6before thistume. Since then, the notion
- duties.they.owe.tbe planet
--

2) Multinational companies are becoming sensitive (develop) to refer to

to pressure from consumers.
7).
anyone who works to make the world a better place.
REading TS ord cOZy Refers to actions at a particular tirnme.
Recognizing Words in Context
Work out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by paying 'TCTii'avio /kavzi/
_Refers to a permanent state oY situation.
attenton to the surrounding language identiyingits
or comfortable b. 1) Ancient Greek philosophers had diacussed
Similar wGra
part of speech. international law centuries before it was created
definitions My bed is very cozy
for words or phrases that give signals, auch
as
Look
and explanations, contrasts, or similar meanings
Evermple 2) Economic globalization progressed
in the 1990s.

Translaon acogedor 3) This has created a global society.

finished
a. public (p. 6)_- Refers to an action that started and Spealing Pairwork make
b. suffering (p. 7 ) - in the past. 1In pairs, write a everyday
list of activities that
Speaking Ranking in the past citizen.
c. help (p. 8). Global Citizenship" Expresses an action that began a better global
you
the "Nine Paths to
d. gain (p. 9)
1 In groups, rank
Give r e a s o n s for your
ideas. and has a result in the present.before 2 Come to a consensus
on the five most important
in order of importance. Refers to an action thathappened
e rich (p.0) another action in the past activities.
Unit 1
SuPPorters (p11) Share.your.ioed

6 Unit 1
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Doug McGill These global citizens see global Women are often on the tront lines
health primarily as the absence of
As economic globalization Every man, when he is working for
of environmental battles around progressed in the 1990s, cricics sa
obal citizenshio is a kind of supercitizenship. his own profit, is actually
war. The government's role is to the world. They also often find It as a form of empire. Wealthy
working
is the familiar idea of the rights aná duties of for the benefit of all men. This is true
work with other nations towards common cause despite language
embers of civit greups. cnly teken to a higher first-world masters were enslaving whether he is conscious of it or not.
global cooperation in all matters and cultural barriers. This suggests
wer, the power of the entire planet. a new generation of underpaid So theorized Adam Smith, the British
of common interest, including that the ferminist view has much workers in chird-world countries.
health, humanitarian relief,
economist and philosopher, in 1776.
e central idea is that good citizens spend time to offer aspiring global citizens These criticisms have forced many In other words, economics isn't
inking about their responsibility to maintain the education, the environment, of eicher gender. Feminist group businesses to act with a social
always
a competition with a winner and a
alth of their particular city, state, and country. and security when necessary.
action in global environmental, conscience. Multinational firms are loser. In a free market, everyone can
obal citizens also think about the civic and moral Citizenship implies individual social, and economic justice becoming increasingly sensicive win. Many economists criticize this
Ities they owe the planet and its people. action through voting. vocal issues is often marked by intense to pressure from consumers and free trade path, but, at the same time,
political dissent, and other means collaboration, open discussion, NGOs, and areincreasing their they recognize the tremendous good
is is not always an easy thing to remember within
of pressuring governments listening, and compromise. social accountability. that economic globalization has done.
e cozy confines of family, city, or nation. It is towards these ends.
en more dificult when our fellow citizens live The Pereiai:i Fat
The Path of Faith
foreign countries, both faraway and out of sight The Ecoiogical Path
What did Buddha say to the
om our daily lives. For centuries, missionaries,usually Since the Universal Declaration
Supported by the áuthority of modern hot dqg vendor? "Make me one
of Human Rights in 1948, human
Christian, have been traveling the
ere are nine major paths towards global science, the ecological view holds that tne world, with everything" The perennial rights groups have proliferated
health of the whole earth depends on the fare enduring
zenship. These ar for any person who tries loneliness, learning
philosophy is founded on by the thousands. This has
reconcile the needs of his or her family, career, health of all the parts.
parts. Since the beginning regn languages, befriending che universal truth taught at
d community with the need to act for a better
dOr a beginning
of civilization, a few great minds have
foreign people, and often dying the heart of the world's great
created a global civil society
in foreign lands. They are often composed of "nongovernmental
anet. They can find All is one" Advocates
spiritual ancestòrs and some recognized harmony with nature as the
cricicized for religiously converting religions: organizations" (NGOs) working
actical advice in one or more of these way to peace and contentment. Sooner of the perennial path encourage
paths. others, but have been entirely transnationally through aid
or later every environmentalist comes
culturally converted themselves. spiritual work, such aS meditation, efforts and conferences.
to the same conclusion: that as global to help eradicate the sources of Fundamental principles include
The Pathpf ieaso Religious humanitarian groups are
citizens, we should protect the earth, our
stll among the largest and most conflictwichin oneself. This is humanity., impartiality, neutrality
I am neicher an Athenian nor common home. seen asthe bighest form of peace. independence, voluntary service,
active organizations serving refugees
a Greek;I am a citizen of
the and the world's poor today.
w o r k that a human being can do. unity, and universality.
world" Centuries after Socrates 1 Underline the correct options to answer the questions 2 Write the words in the box next to their definitions.
had reportedly spoken these
-

a. What have religious groups been doing for centuries?

words, the first system of economic discussion compromise sensitive form
1) Teaching foreign languages and
international law was developed befriending foreigners.
out of the notion that all 2) Converting people around the world. a. ad a process or system by which thingsS are
humans are rational and social. produced, sold, and bought
b. What is the concept of living in harmony with nature?
International law recognizes 1) Looking after the earth. b. na way of reaching an agreement
thatwe are bound ina moral 2) Living in a natural environment. C. na type or kind of something
world that, transcends national adj having an understanding ofsomething
boundaries. A universal peace c. What does the term "free trade"
imply? d.
1) Everyone is a winner. e.
na conversation about something
that is based on
universal laws is 2) Free trade comes at a 3 In pairs, discuss the questions.
the manifesto of many.modern cost.
COsmopolitans. d. What role do women play in environmental a. Which ofthe nine major paths do you personally find most
the world? struggles around convincing or most inspiring?
become global citizen?
1) They fight injustices and are always at the front b. By what other paths could a person a

line.
Doug McGill
obal citizenshio is a kind of supercitizenship.
is the familiar idea of the rights and duties of
embers of civiE greugs. tnBy tziten tu a tigher
wer, the powar of the entire planet.
e central idea is that good citizens spend time
inking about their responsibilicy to maintain the
:alth of their particular city, state, and country.
obal citizens also think about the civic and moral
Ities they owe the planet and its people.
is is not always an easy thing to remember within
e cozy confines offamily., city, or nation. It is
en more dfficult when our fellow cicizens live
foreign countries, both faraway and out of sight
m our daily lives.
ere arenine major paths towards global
izenship. These are for any person who tries
reconcile the needs of his or her family, career,
d communicy with the need to act for a better
anet. They can find spiritual ancestors and some
actical advice in one or more of these paths.
e Path pi Reaso
"I am neither an Athenian nor
a Greek;I am a citizen ofthe
world" Centuries after Socrates1 Underline. the.corect options to
had reportedly spoken these
These global citizens see global
health primarily as the absence of
war. The government's role is to
work with other nations towards
global cooperation in all matters
of common interest, including
health, humanitarian reliet,
education, the environment,
and security when necessary.
Citizenship implies individual
action through voting, vocal
political dissent, and other means
ofpressuring governments
tOwards these ends.
The Ecoiogical Path
Supported by the authority of moden
science, the ecological view holas tnat ne
health of the whole earth depends on the fre enduring
health of all the parts. Since the beginning
of civilization, a few great minds have
recognized harmony with the
nature as
way to peace and Sooner
contentment.
or later every environmentalist comes
to the same conclusion: that as global
citizens, we should protect the earth, our
common home.
answer the questions
Women are often On the tront lines
of environmental battles around
the world. They also often find
common cause despite language
and cultural barriers. his suggests
that the feminist view has much
to offer aspiring global citizens
of either gender. Feminist group businesses to actwith a social
action in global environmental,
social, and economic justice
issues is often marked by intense
collaboration, open discussion,
listening, and compromise.
Tha Path of Feith
For centuries, missionaries, usually
Christian, have been traveling the
world, loneliness, learning
foreign languages, befriending
foreign people, and ofren dying
in foreign lands. They are often
criticized for religiously converting
others, but have been entirely
culturally converted themselves.
Religious humanitarian groups are
ril
still among the largest and most
active organizations serving refugees
and the world's poor today.
2 Write the words in the box next to their definitions.
----.
As economic globalization
progressed in the 1990s, critics sa
it as a form of empire. Wealthy
first-world masters were enslaving
a new generation of underpaid
workers in third-world countries.
These criticisms have forced many
Conscience. Multinational firms are
becoming increasingly sensitive
to pressure from consumers and
NGOs, and areincreasing their
social accountability.
The Pereiniel Fet
What did Buddha say to the
hot dqg vendor? "Make me one
with everything" The perennial
philosophy is founded on
the universal truth taught at
the heart of the worlds great
religions: "All is one" Advocates
of the perennial path encourage
spiritual work, such as meditation,
of
to help eradicate the sources
conflictwithin oneself. This is
seen asthe bighest form of peace
work that a human being can do.
Every man, when he is working for
his own profit, is actually working
for the benefit of all men. This is true
whether. he is conscious of it or not.
So theorized Adam Smith, the British
economist and philosopher, in 1776.
In other words, economics isn't always
a competition with a winner and a
loser. In a free market, everyone can
win. Many economists criticize thia
free trade path, but, at the same time,
they recognize the tremendous good
that economic globalization has done.
Since the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights in 1948, human
rights groups have proliferated
by the thousands. This has
Created a global civil society
composed of "nongovernmental
organizations" (NGOs) working
transnationally through aid
efforts and conferences.
Fundamental principles include
humanity, impartiality, neutrality
independence, voluntary service
unity, and universality.

a. What have
religious groups beení doing for centuries? economic discuSsion compromise sensitive form
words, first system
the of
1) Teaching foreign languages and beriending foreigners.
international law was developed system by which things are
out of the notion that all 2) Converting people around the world. a. adj a process or

produced, sold, and bought

humans are rational and social.
International law recognizes
that we are bound in a moral
world that transcends national,
boundaries. A universal peace
that is based on universal laws is
the
manifesto of many.modern
Cosmopolitans.
b. What is the concept of living in harmony with nature? na way of reaching an agreement
b.
1) Looking after the earth.
2) Living in a natural environment.
C. na type or kind of something
adj having an understanding of something
c. What does the term "free trade" imply? about something
. na conversation
1) Everyone is a winner.
3 In pairs, discuss the questions.
2) Free trade comes at a cost.
d.What role do women play in environmental struggles around a.Which of the nine major paths do you personally find most
convincing or most inspiring?
theworld? hlitizen?