2016-01-14 Core: 2 globalization, events

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 158 practice 1 and 2
practice 1
2 has sung, since (one band, so in American English we use a singular verb if the noun or name is singular)
3 haven’t been, since
4 have written, for
5 haven’t seen, since
6 has worked, for
7 Has their manager called, since
8 has toured, for
practice 2
1 meeting (or “to meet”)
2 to listen (adjective + infinitive)
3 seeing (enjoy + gerund)
4 to visit (want + infinitive)
5 Acting (gerunds are usually subjects)
6 telling (preposition + gerund)
7 to buy (need + infinitive)
8 being (remember + gerund = real action that happened before)
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The Patriots are playing the Giants. / Boston is playing New York.
(plural name for the people -> plural verb) / (singular name -> singular verb)
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http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm
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p. 25 part 8 - complete the sentences with gerunds or infinitives, and tell your partner if they are true for you
1 doing
2 Painting
3 to be
4 changing
5 to learn
6 to play
7 trying
8 to find
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p. 26-27 - Globalization
Read the first two paragraphs of the article. What is “globalization”?

Which of these statements do you agree with more?
Globalization will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.
Globalization, which benefits only multi-national companies and takes away all sense of local or national pride and identity, is the biggest threat facing all member states of the EU.
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What are some advantages and disadvantages of globalization?

If I give you my help with strings attached, it means you need to do some things for me in order to receive the help.
(For example, I will allow you to sell your product in my country with lower taxes, but then you must allow me to sell my product in your country as well.)
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BREAK
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p. 26 part 4 - read the rest of the article and find an example of globalization for each of the 5 things
1 dance: flamenco in Japan
2 food: Lebanese food in India, Italian food in Denmark, McDonald’s in India
3 dolls: Barbie in 30 national varieties (e.g. Austrian and Moroccan)
4 English: 1/5 of the world’s population speaks English
5 TV shows: Sesame Street redesigned in China

What is “McWorld”? A world in which everywhere is basically the same, with people speaking English and eating at McDonald’s, etc.

shrink: become smaller

resourceful: able to survive and thrive by finding useful “resources” (A person who doesn’t have a lot, but is still able to be successful with the things they have, is resourceful.)
resilient: able to adapt to new situations and continue succeeding
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p. 28 - choosing an event
part 1 - with your partner, decide which event seems the most interesting
part 2 - Listen to the conversation. Which event are these comments about? (Call the events A, B, and C.)
1 B
2 A
3 A
4 C
5 C
6 C
Which event do they decide to see? Flamenco, but tomorrow, not today.
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part 3 - listen again, and mark the statements someone says
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part 4 - which intensifiers can be used before these adjectives?
1 really, absolutely
2 really, pretty, very
part 5 - which intensifiers can go with each group of adjectives?
A: absolutely, pretty, really
B: pretty, really, very, more
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Group A lists “strong” adjectives, group B lists “weak” adjectives. Strong adjectives already include the idea of “very”.
fantastic = very good
fascinating = very interesting
spectacular = very impressive (specifically impressive to look at)
terrible = very bad
terrific = very good
thrilling = very exciting (and maybe a bit dangerous)
unforgettable = very memorable
We don’t use these with “very” or with negative intensifiers like “slightly” or “less” or “a bit”.
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Another difference is between gradable and ungradable adjectives. Gradable adjectives can be used with intensifiers and comparatives, ungradable adjectives (usually) can’t.
Ungradable: finished, born, unique, (pregnant), superb, perfect, closed
We can use words like “almost” or “nearly” with ungradable adjectives (almost perfect), but they sound strange with gradable adjectives (*almost fantastic).
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dull = boring
disappointing = Worse than you expected (when you expected something to be good).
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You feel bored, depressed, disappointed, or entertained when something is
boring, depressing, disappointing, or entertaining.

Students are confused about prepositions because prepositions are confusing to students.
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Homework: Make a list of charities you could support with an entertainment event, and a list of entertainment events you could use to raise money for a charity.