6.

Global Connection
 “We…have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global
culture, or of cultural globalization.”

Peter L. Berger
Australian-
American sociologist
 Connecting to the Topic

1. What foods do you see in this brochure? Who do you

think these people are?
2. What foods do you eat that come from other countries? Do
you sometimes watch cooking shows on TV?
3. In what ways does the world now have a “global culture?”
in what ways do you have access to other cultures? For
example, do you know of any TV shows that come from
other countries?
1. Previewing the Topic

1. What are some differences between the foods that you eat
and foods that your great-great grandparents probably ate?
2. What foods can you find at a food court? Which ones are
from other countries?
3. Do you think that people today have access to a greater or
smaller variety of foods than in the past? Why?
2. Previewing Vocabulary
Nouns
 Benefit
 Consumer
 Extinction
 Fuel
 Livestock
 Nutrients
 Obstacle
 Shift
 staple
2. Previewing Vocabulary

Verbs Adverb
 Contribute  Approximately
 Shift

Adjectives Expression
 Endangered  In turn
 Processed
3. Previewing the Reading

1. What is the topic of the whole reading? (Look at the title

of the reading.)
2. What are the five subtopics? (Look at the heading of each
paragraph B-F.)
3. Which foods in this article does your country import?
Which foods does your country export?
5. Finding the main idea

1.T
2.T
3.F
4.T
5.F
6.T
6. Understanding the Literal and Figurative
Meanings of Words
1.C. distant places
2.D. way, direction, movement toward
3.B. main, primary, most important
4.D. are examples of
5.B cause or source
6.E. moved or passed quickly
7.A. caused
7. Checking Vocabulary

1. benefit 7. Consumers
2. shift 8. Nutrient
3. Contribute to 9. Extinction
4. Fuel 10.Priority
5. In turn 11.livestock
6. Obstacle
9. Understanding Outlines

1. Globalization and food

2. Potato and banana
3. Farmers replacing traditional varieties, big industrial
agriculture, and seed industry
4. Potato and banana
5. The ‘Buy Local’ movement and Organizations collecting
seeds of endangered varieties.
10. Finding the main idea

 C. One problematic change in our diets is

loss of food varieties worldwide, but there
are attempts to save endangered crops.
Life in a Fishbowl: Globalization and Reality
TV
 What is the main idea of Paragraph A
 A
 What is the main idea of Paragraph B
 C
 What is the main idea of Paragraph C
 A
 What is the main idea of Paragraph D
 E
 What is the main idea of Paragraph E
 C
3. Understanding Idioms and Figurative
Language
1.Tearjerkers 7.A good deal
2.Rough it 8.Chances are
3.Out-of-the way 9.Wildfire
4.Kicked out 10.Fight with tooth and
5.Battle nail
6.It goes without saying 11.Viral
that 12. rags-to riches
2. Expressions and Idioms (p. 134)
1. Roughing it
2. Spread like wildfire/ went viral
3. All corners of the world
4. Chances are
5. It goes without saying / chances are
6. Tearjerkers
7. Out-of-the-way
8. Fight tooth and nail
3. Using Participles as Adjectives

1.Entertained / entertaining / disgusting

2.Horrifying / encouraging
3.Interested / challenging
4.Exciting / interested / embarrassed
1. Practice (p. 136)

1.B / E
2.A / B
3.A / E
4.D / E
3. Critical Thinking:
Paragraph B

4. It goes without saying that there is a

good deal of drama on this program!
3. Critical Thinking:
Paragraph C

4. Some programs that were aimed at local

audiences, though, quickly became
popular in other countries, too.
3. Critical Thinking:
Paragraph D

2. Viewers who want more than an hour a

week—or an hour each evening—can now
subscribe monthly and watch any time,
day or night, on their TV, computer, or cell
phone.
3. Critical Thinking:
Paragraph E

4. The desire to see the ‘good guy’ win

and the ‘bad guy’ lose seems to reflect
universal human values.