Liceo Andrés Bello

English Department
Mr. Díaz

Global Unit 1 Worksheet – Year 10 A-B-C

This material covers all the concepts worked in the unit.

Objective: Abilities: Name – Class:

- Apply knowledge of vocabulary in - Recognise, Apply, Compare, Infer,
different written contexts Interpret, Organise, Develop
- Develop reading comprehension of
short texts for putting language into Level of Achievement:
practise
- Develop listening comprehension
according to topics exposed

Instructions:
- Read all the texts carefully.
- Mark just one alternative regarding the information given.
- If you need some back up material to work on, you can use it.
- In the case of the listening task, read the lyrics and mark the correct option for each question.
- Remember this does not go to your academic record, but it is the process of your self-learning activities.
- There will be a scale of points, but that would be just a % of how much you have done it so far.

Item I. Read the texts and choose an alternative for each question

I work in a call centre in central London. My job is not boring at
all, I help people with the difficulties they have about their
phones companies. There is just one funny fact about my job,
the only people I help out are from Ireland. Once, I spoke with
my friend from Austria and he said that he had had helped
someone from Germany through the phone.
Jonathan, 23, EE Call Centre
I have to be connected to internet the whole day. My job
demands me that action, so each 10 seconds I have to update
my feed on social media for getting the news, so my boss is
always on as well. I remember that the other day I had make a
call to Switzerland, because the company is settled there. What
a connection!
Amira, 26, Business Manager

1. How is his job connected to 2. What’s the system he has in terms of 3. What does he feel about his job?
technology? working in the call centre? a) He feels is the best job in the world
a) In the way he connects himself with a) People have struggles to be solved b) He feels he can would so something
his friends b) People have struggles to be better with his life
b) In the way he assists issues through demanded c) He feels it is fair enough for helping
calls c) People have struggles to keep them out some individuals
c) In the way he assists issues through on the same track.
company calls
4. Why is she checking out the updates 5. Why did she get surprised due to the 6. What statement defines her job of
constantly? connection to Switzerland? being connected all the time?
a) Because social media is updating a) Because companies worldwide have a) Management comprises the duty of
every time their main offices in that country being connected to internet
b) Because her duty is to get updated b) Because companies have several b) Management comprises the goal of
for herself branches worldwide getting information to internet
c) Because her job demands that time c) Because companies only allow to c) Management comprises the fact a
to be done have offices just in that country constant duty on these platforms

Item 2. Review of contents, choose the correct answer for each question.
 1. What statement defines the concept
of thinking globally?
a) Connection of countries via internet
only
b) Connection regarding political
matters rather than economy
c) Connection of nations through
several channels regarding different
areas
d) Connection of nations through
channels to improve technology and
science
4. According to the song “Superhero”
by Viki Gabor worked in previous
activities, she refers to the
environmental issues as a matter of
globalisation, this also refers to…
a) Outsourcing-Capitalism
b) Human Rights-International Trades
c) Human Rights-Civil Society
d) Human Right- Emerging Economies
7. What important contribution has
social media given us nowadays?
a) The use of data for communication
b) The use of new language to
communicate
c) The use of new tech. devices
d) The use of hashtags
Item 3. Listen to the song and read the lyrics, answer the questions. [Song: Sergev Lazarev – Stereo (Lyrics)] [If you don’t have any
access to internet or Yotube, just ignore this section]
2. Global markets entities have the
duty to work on international trades
in which…
a) They use different monetary
reserves for making products and re-
sell them
b) The use the system of balance of
payment, so the economy is kept on
the same level
c) They use the system of exchanges of
different products to be sold
d) The use different the investment for
getting profits
5. How has the evolution of
communication been nowadays?
a) There have been just few changes in
order to empower communication
on the globe
b) There have been potential changes
in order to empower communication
c) There have been substantial changes
across the century to empower
communication
d) There have been partial
improvements to empower the use
of communication
8. Liam needs to find a job through
social media, so he goes to…
a) WhatsApp-Facebook
b) Facebook-LinkedIn
c) LinkedIn
d) Facebook-Instagram
3. In terms of Globalisation, the
population have created entities for
fighting towards current global
situations, they use the civil society
because…
a) They use the money they receive for
sending to factories to make new
products
b) They accelerate the process of
getting more influence in
organisations
c) They concern about public and
private matters to do something for
good
d) They work for public institutions to
find a way to help to middle classes
6. In which of these statements, the
concept “state-of-the-art” is
properly applied?
a) Claire got a new job so state-of-the-
art in Apple Inc.
b) Ben got a state-of-the-art flat in
Berlin, technology has made it again.
c) Manny has been working with state-
of-the-art concepts the whole term.
d) Ferdinand got a phone, according to
the tech magazine, this one is far
from being a state-of-the-art device
9. When talking about negative effects
of social media…
a) It is referred to just changes in
someone’s behaviour
b) It is referred just to eyes damage
c) It is referred to several issues
regarding health and mental care
d) It is referred to matters regarding
scamming only

1. According to the lyrics, what type of 2. How is globalisation present in the 3. What social network is on the song
technological device people can find lyrics? that is no longer used?
him? a) As a fact of communication a) Ipod
a) Internet b) As a fact of developing new b) My space
b) Phones technologies c) Ibook
c) Music Gadgets c) As a fact of developing new d) Stereo
d) Youtube improvements in technology
d) As a fact of making new music
4. The phrase “You can’t avoid me” is 5. He says: “I’m everywhere you go”, 6. How is SM working here?
referring to… this means a) As a stage
a) Wherever you go there is someone a) He updates location anywhere b) As a trampoline for success
with you b) He went viral c) As a new platform
b) Internet is everywhere c) He checks in all the time d) As a side effect
c) Globalisation is part of our lives d) He posts stories everywhere he goes
d) SM is addictive