We live in a global village
Activities
A3. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following statements. If a statement is false, give the correct information.
i. Congo is in central Africa
ii. Uncle ‘Zul’ and his team teach children in Kenya.
iii. Gurmit works for a voluntary organization
iv. Everybody calls uncle ‘Zul’ ‘Mr Global citizen’.
v. Gurmit has been to a lot of countires
A2. Fill in the blank spaces below with the appropriate words from the box.
| reply | violence | challenging | distribute | voluntary | community |
i. and peace cannot go hand in hand.
ii. Our team need some workers to complete the task properly.
iii. Running a restaurant is a very job.
iv. “Why didn’t you to my message?” asked Mala.
v. the chocolates evenly among your classmates.
vi. We do not have any nurse in our
B. Listen to the text on globalization and fill in the following blanks spaces.
| global | machinery | people | travel | space | close | technological | modern |
From the late 18th century to the end of World War II in the middle of 20th century, the concept of village began to develop at a high speed. In this period, because a great lot of was used and productivity was multiplied again and again, many in the Western countries were liberated from heavy work. Thus the very fast and effective means of and communication have turned the whole world into a global village. They have helped humans in conquering time and ; nations of the world have come much closer to one another as a result of these wonderful achievements. Now the people of the world feel far to one another than in the past. These scientific and developments have almost revolutionised the life. In other words, the global village is all the countries of the world when thought of as being closely connected by communications and therefore economically, politically, socially and environmentally dependent on each other.
A4. Match the name of the ailments at the left column with their causes at the right column.
i. Skin allergy
a. not cleaning mouth and tongue properly
ii. Indigestion
b. smoke or dust
iii. Toothache
c. blocked nose or sinusitis
iv. Sore throat
d. cold, allergies
v. Fever
e. not brushing properly
vi. Headache
f. acid production after eating
vii. Mouth ulcer
g. tonsillitis