Perils of globalization when factories close and towns struggle

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Perils of globalization when factories close and towns
struggle
Galesburg, Ill., illustrates why some economists have doubts about the effects of
more global trade.
By Binyamin Appelbaum
™EVEN IN™ this city of abandoned factories, it is possible to see some of the
benefits the United States reaps from increased foreign trade: At the rail yard, where
boxcars of bargain-price Asian goods are routed to American consumers; at the
nearby slaughterhouse, where pigs are packaged for the global market; and at Knox
College, where almost 10 percent of the students now come from foreign countries.
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™It is also hard to miss the enduring costs. In 2004, Maytag shut down the
refrigerator factory that for decades was Galesburg’s largest employer and moved
much of the work to Mexico. Barack Obama, then running to represent Illinois in the
Senate, described the workers as victims of globalization in his famous speech that
year at the Democratic National Convention.
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™A decade later, many of those workers are still struggling. The city’s
population is in decline, and the median household income fell 27 percent between
1999 and 2013, adjusting for inflation.
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™George Carney, who drove a forklift until the day the factory closed, and
then found work as a bartender, is now receiving federal disability benefits. He says
he is bitter that American policy makers smoothed Maytag’s road to Mexico by
passing the North American Free Trade Agreement in the early 1990s. “I don’t
believe in laying someone off, in taking away someone’s livelihood just so other
people can make more money,” Mr. Carney said.
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™It is one of the basic principles of economics that trade is good and more
trade is better. But as Mr. Obama presses Congress for the authority to negotiate a
new generation of trade deals, the struggles of Galesburg illustrate why some
economists have come to doubt the relevance of that orthodoxy.
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™“I think what we’ve learned is that U.S. labor markets aren’t as flexible and
self-correcting as I think we had presumed,” said Gordon Hanson, an economist at
the University of California, San Diego. “The uneasiness I have about the way we’ve
handled globalization is not so much globalization itself. It’s that if you don’t have the
right safety net, you’re going to impose an enormous amount of hardship.”
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™There is also mounting evidence that the benefits of globalization have
accrued disproportionately to upper-income households, while the costs have fallen
heavily on the less affluent, contributing to the rise of economic inequality.
8
™The Obama administration has presented the proposed agreements as, in
part, a shield against globalization that would require other nations to move closer to
American standards for environmental protection, worker rights and intellectual
property.
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™But the administration and many outside economists say further trade,
despite the negatives, is still clearly beneficial. David Weinstein, a Columbia
University economist, said the image of downtrodden Galesburg should be set
alongside the prosperity of Silicon Valley, because the decline of manufacturing in
the United States helped free resources to feed the high-tech boom.
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™Trade deals are at the center of the political debate about globalization, but
for all the sound and fury they generate, recent deals have played only a small role in
the expansion of global trade. In 2013, on the 20th anniversary of Nafta, the
Congressional Research Service reviewed the research and concluded it was not
that big a deal.
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™The seismic shift came after World War II, when the United States and other
developed nations began to minimize tariffs and other barriers. Global trade grew as
industrialization spread, particularly in China, and thanks to innovations including the
standardized shipping container and the Internet.
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™Just as individuals benefit by working in one field and using their earnings to
pay for other goods and services, economists contend that nations, too, prosper by
specializing: exporting what they have and importing what they want. …
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™But the benefits are not distributed evenly. Trade increases overall
prosperity by eliminating less productive jobs. In theory, the workers find new jobs. In
practice, studies by Mr. Hanson and other economists show that in cities like
Galesburg, global competition is increasing unemployment and reducing wages.
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™Richard Lindstrom, whose family has owned an appliance store on
Galesburg’s Main Street for the last 89 years, said sales fell when Maytag left. But
that was about the same time he started selling many imported high-definition
televisions.
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™Some Maytag workers were able to find better jobs. But many of the 1,600
Maytag workers were not as fortunate, according to Chad Broughton, a lecturer in
public policy at the University of Chicago who chronicled Galesburg’s struggles in his
book, “Boom, Bust, Exodus.”
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™Trade also tends to reduce prices, and there is evidence that lower-income
households may benefit disproportionately, because they spend a larger share of
income than wealthier households on the goods with the largest price declines. This
Walmart effect may partly offset the distribution of income gains.
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™Walmart opened a supercenter in Galesburg in 2007, but Mr. Broughton
said the arrival of the store could hardly offset the loss of the factory. “The decline in
the quality of life for working-class families has not been nearly matched by the low,
low prices,” he said. “Maybe those diffuse benefits have benefited America more
generally. But it’s not the case in Galesburg.” …
© – The New York Times
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™PERIL™ “"per´l‘ Gefahr — to illustrate “"Il´streIt‘ veranschaulichen — economist
Volkswirt — doubt “daUt‘ Zweifel
1
™abandoned “´"bœnd´nd‘ stillgelegt — benefit Vorteil; s.w.u. beneficial “ÆbenI"fIS´l‘
nutzbringend; to benefit profitieren — to reap ernten — rail yard “"reIljA…d‘ (AE)
Bahnbetriebswerk — boxcar (AE) Güterwagen — bargain-price “"bA…gIn-‘ zum
Schnäppchenpreis — to route “ru…t‘ leiten — consumer “k´n"sju…m´‘ Verbraucher —
slaughterhouse “"slO…t´haUs‘ Schlachthof — to package “"pœkIdZ‘ verpacken — Knox
“nÅks‘
™to miss übersehen — enduring “In"djU´rIN‘ bleibend — to shut down schließen —
employer Arbeitgeber — to run kandidieren — victim “"--‘ Opfer — convention Parteitag
3
™to struggle s. abmühen — population “ÆpÅpj´"leIS´n‘ Bevölkerung — to be in decline
“dI"klaIn‘ sinken — median household income “"mi…di´n‘ durchschnittl. Einkommen der
Privathaushalte — adjusting for inflation “´"dZøstIN‘ inflationsbereinigt
4
™forklift “"--‘ Gabelstapler — bartender Barkeeper — disability benefits “ÆdIs´"bIl´ti‘
Erwerbsunfähigkeitsrente — bitter verbittert — policy maker “pÅl´si‘ polit. Entscheider — to
2
smooth (the) road “smu…D‘ den Weg ebnen — to pass verabschieden — to lay s.o. off jdn.
entlassen — livelihood “"laIvlihUd‘ Lebensunterhalt
5
™basic principle “"prIns´p´l‘ Grundprinzip — to press s.o. jdn. drängen — authority
“O…"TÅr´ti‘ Befugnis — to negotiate “nI"g´USieIt‘ aushandeln — trade deal Handelsabkommen
— relevance “"rel´v´ns‘ — orthodoxy “"O…T´dÅksi‘ h.: verbreitete Denkweise
6
™self-correcting selbstkorrigierend — to presume “prI"zju…m‘ annehmen — uneasiness
“øn"i…zIn´s‘ Unbehagen — safety net Sicherheitsnetz — to impose “Im"p´Uz‘ auferlegen —
hardship “"--‘ Not; Elend
7
™mounting evidence “"evId´ns‘ immer mehr Beweise — to accrue “´"kru…‘ zufließen —
disproportionately “ÆdIspr´"pO…S´n´tli‘ überproportional — upper-income besserverdienend;
s.w.u. lower-income geringverdienend — affluent “"œflu´nt‘ Wohlhabende — to contribute
“k´n"trIbju…t‘ beitragen — inequality “InI"kwÅl´ti‘ Ungleichheit
8
™to propose “pr´"p´Uz‘ vorschlagen; planen — shield “Si…ld‘ Schutz — to require s.o.
to do “rI"kwaI´‘ von jdm. verlangen zu tun — environmental protection Umweltschutz —
intellectual property “ÆInt´l"ektju´l‘ geistiges Eigentum
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™outside außenstehend; unabhängig — negative negativer Aspekt — downtrodden “"ÆtrÅd´n‘ geknechtet — to set alongside “´ÆlÅN"saId‘ h.: gegenüberstellen — prosperity
“prÅs"per´ti‘ Wohlstand; s.w.u. to prosper florieren; vorankommen — manufacturing
“Æmœnj´"fœktS´rIN‘ verarbeitende Industrie — to free freisetzen — resources “rI"zO…sIz‘
Geld(mittel) — to feed nähren
10
™sound and fury “"fjU´ri‘ (fig) Aufregung (f. Zorn) — to generate “"dZen´reIt‘ erzeugen —
anniversary “ÆœnI"v‰…s´ri‘ Jubiläum — Congressional Research Service “k´n"greS´n´l;
rI"s‰…tS‘ wissenschaftl. Dienst des US-Kongresses (r. Forschung) — to conclude “k´n"klu…d‘
zu dem Schluss gelangen
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™seismic shift “"saIzmIk‘ (fig) richtungsweisende Veränderung — developed nation
Industrienation — tariffs Zölle — barrier “"bœri´‘ h.: Handelshemmnis — to spread “spred‘ s.
ausbreiten — shipping container Container
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™earnings “"‰…nINgz‘ Einkünfte — goods and services Waren und Dienstleistungen —
to contend “-"-‘ argumentieren — to distribute evenly “dI"strIbju…t; "i…v´nli‘ gleichmäßig
verteilen; s.w.u. distribution Verteilung — overall “"---‘ Gesamt — to eliminate “I"lImIneIt‘ — in
theory “"TI´ri‘ theoretisch — in practice in der Praxis — competition Wettbewerb — wage Lohn
14–15
™appliance store “´"plaI´ns‘ Haushaltsgerätegeschäft — sales Umsatz — to be fortunate
“"fO…tS´n´t‘ Glück haben — lecturer “"lektS´r´‘ Dozent — public policy Politik — to chronicle
“"krÅnIk´l‘ aufzeichnen — bust Pleite
16–17
™to tend to do dazu neigen zu tun — share Anteil — wealthy “"welTi‘ reich — to offset
“Æ-"-‘ ausgleichen; wettmachen — income gain Einkommenszugewinn — loss Verlust — diffuse
“dI"fju…s‘ unklar — generally h.: als Ganzes
Worksheet by Martin Ehrensberger
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PRE-READING
1.
Look at the picture below. Create a mind map with eight spontaneous ideas. Write
them into the clouds. You do not have two write full sentences.
Compare the ideas with the ones of your partner.
PIC 1
2.
PAIR WORK: Describe the two pictures two each other.
PIC 2
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Now describe those two pictures to each other.
PIC 5
PIC 4
 Compare the first two pictures (PIC 2 & PIC 3) with the two pictures above (PIC
4 & PIC 5). What are the differences and what are possible similarities? Can you
find a superior topic?
 In the text you are going to read you will find the following expressions:
“Galesburg (Ill.)”, “NAFTA” and “Silicon Valley”. Go online and find out some
information about these expressions. Prepare a short presentation (approx. 3
minutes) about each expression.
The article you are going to read is about globalization.
• What do you know about globalization?
• Can you see any effects of globalization in your personal environment?
• Make a list with positive and negative aspects of globalization. You can go
online if you need some further assistance. Write some points into the boxes.
 Divide the class into two parts and discuss!
POSITIVE SIDES
NEGATIVE SIDES
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VOCABULARY
1.
Look at the text. Find a word or expression which means the same as each of the
words (a-f) below. The paragraph where you can find the words or expressions are
indicated in brackets. There is one example (x) at the beginning.
x)
advantages

___benefits______ (paragraph 1)
a)
buyers

________________ (paragraph 1)
b)
decay

________________ (paragraph 3)
c)
bread and butter

________________ (paragraph 4)
d)
torment

________________ (paragraph 6)
e)
salaries

________________ (paragraph 13)
f)
buying and selling

________________ (paragraph 14)
2.
The following words have got various meanings. Which of the meanings given in
the dictionary is the one used in the text? Underline the best one.
miss (paragraph 2)
1. (v) to not go somewhere or do sth..
2. (v) to fail to hit an object that is close
to you
3. (v) to feel sad because someone you
love is not with you
4. (v) to be late for sth.
5. (v) to not see, hear or notice sth.,
especially when it is hard to notice
6 (n) used as a polite way to speak to a
young woman
pass (paragraph 4)
1. (v) to come up to a particular place,
person or object and go past them
2. (v) to go or travel along or through a
place
3. (v) to hold sth. in your hand and give
it to someone else
4. (v) to officially accept a law or
proposal, especially by voting
5. (v) to succeed in a test or exam
6. (n) an official piece of paper which
shows that you are allowed to enter sth.
shield (paragraph 8)
1 (n) a large piece of metal or leather
that soldiers used in the past to protect
themeselves when fighting
2 (n) sth. that protects a person or a
thing from harm or damage
3 (n) the small piece of metal that a
police officer wears to show that they
are a police officer
4 (v) to protect someone or sth. from
being harmed or damaged
share (paragraph 16)
1 (v) to have or use sth. with other
people
2 (v) to let someone have or use sth.
that belongs to you
3 (v) to divide sth. between two or more
people
4 (v) to have the same opinion, quality
or experience as someone else
5 (n) one of the equal parts into which
the ownership of a company is divided
6 (n) the part of sth. that you own or are
responsible for
OCABULARY
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Complete the crossword puzzle with words from the text. Either a synonym or a
definition is given. Nouns are in singular. The paragraph where you find the word
is indicated in brackets.
Across:
2 a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the
volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (paragraph 3)
5 a completely enclosed freight car (paragraph 1)
8 syn: lasting (paragraph 2)
9 syn: competition (paragraph 13)
12 syn: significance (paragraph 5)
13 syn: docent (paragraph 15)
14 a small vehicle with two power-operated prongs at the front that can be slid under heavy
loads and then raised for moving and stacking materials in warehouses, etc.(paragraph 4)
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Down:
1 syn: tyrannized over; oppressed (paragraph 9)
3 syn: left alone; cast aside (paragraph 1)
4 a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects
(paragraph 9)
6 a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar (paragraph 4)
7 widely spread or scattered, dispersed (paragraph 17)
10 well-off, rich, wealthy (paragraph 7)
11 syn: cost (paragraph 11)
4.
Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. These verbs are all used in
the text as well. The paragraph where you can find the verb is indicated. Be
careful! There are three verbs that do not fit into any of the sentences below.
reaps (1)
find (13)
adjusting (3)
struggling (3)
presses (5)
accrued (7)
contend (12)
benefit (16)
impose (6)
prosper (12)
a)
If people or business _______________, they are successful and do well.
b)
_________________ its tax and labor laws, Panama has attracted many investors.
c)
If the Meyers hadn´t _______________ so much money in the last 25 years, they
wouldn´t have been able to buy a house for each of their three children.
d)
John Smith ________________ the benefits of his work, so he can enjoy the good
things that happen as a result of it.
e)
If you _______________ your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make
people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy.
f)
The company is ________________ to find buyers for its new product.
g)
It is time, once again, to ______________ with racism.
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GRAMMAR
Reported speech. Put the sentences into reported speech.
a)
Barack Obama to the people of Galesburg: “If you elect me as your representative in the
Senate I will never forget the hardships you have to go through at the moment.”
(promise)
Barack Obama __________________________________________________________
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b)
George Carney to a reporter: “I can say that I am lucky because I have found a new job,
but I am still angry about the American policy of the 1990s.”
(tell)
George Carney _________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________
c)
Gordon Hanson to his students: “Globalization can have many positive effects on our
markets, however we also need to have a good safety net, if we want to avoid a lot of
hardship.”
(explain)
Gordon Hanson _________________________________________________________
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d)
Richard Lindstrom to a reporter: “I don´t blame Maytag because they only did what was
best for the company as a whole and that is the way I think, too.”
(say)
Richard Lindstrom _______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
e)
Chad Broughton to his audience: “I know that the quality of life of many working-class
families hasn´t improved since the opening of Walmart.”
(point out)
Chad Broughton ________________________________________________________
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COMPREHENSION
1.
Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F),
or not in the text (N)? Tick () the correct box.
T
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
F
N
Even if a city has suffered from economic decline, some positive
aspects of globalization can be seen.
In Galesburg (Ill.) the number of people with foreign origin who are
having dinner at the local restaurants has never been higher.
In 2004, Barack Obama describe Maytag as a victim of
globalization.
Most of the employees of Maytag who became unemployed have
finally found a new job 10 years later.
After Maytag shut down its factory in Galesburg, many have moved
away.
There are more advantages of globalization for lower-income
households.
The US government and many economy experts think that the US
has the best and highest standards for environmental protection
and working rights.
Recent deals have helped a lot to expand the global trade.
After World War II, many countries, including the US, increased
limitations and regulations for global trade.
Experts think that it is good for countries if they specialize.
Most Maytag workers of Galesburg have bought and read Chad
Broughton´s book “Boom, Bust, Exodus”.
The opening of Walmart in Galesburg in 2007 compensated the
loss of the Maytag factory.
 Correct the statements that are false. There are more lines below you will probably
need. You don´t have to write complete sentences.
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
Statement ___ is false: ______________________________________________________
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Who could have said it? Read the text and combine the statements (a – h) on the
left with the people on the right (1 – 6). Complete the grid below. Be careful! There
are two statements that you do not need.
Statement
a) “The loss of Maytag weighs much more on Galesburg than
the opening of a Walmart supercenter.”
b) “Well, when Maytag moved away, I haven´t been able to
find a job with almost equal pay up to now.”
c) “Although more than ten years have passed, I am still
angry, not at Maytag, but at those US politicians who
made it that easy for the factory to move away.”
d) “It is never easy for a small town when a main employer
moves away, but if you are flexible and courageous to try
out something new, you can even cope with hard times
such as these.”
e) “I can´t accept that the US government wants to increase
foreign trade without taking up more security measures on
domestic markets.”
f) “Globalization can really be very dangerous for countries
and its people if they don´t have and follow strict safety
precautions.”
g) “I can truly understand the bitterness and anger of you
people of Galesburg, but when we stand together as one
nation, I am fully convinced that Galesburg, the state of
Illinois and perhaps the whole US can learn something of
this situation and build up a prosperous future for you and
your children.”
h) “The decline of cities such as Galesburg helped the US to
prosper in other areas, in the high-tech industry, for
example.”
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Person
1) Barack Obama
2)
George Carney
3)
Gordon Hanson
4)
David Weinstein
5)
Richard Lindstrom
6)
Chad Broughton
f)
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g)
h)
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3.
Complete the sentences with words from the text. You are only allowed to use two
to five words for your answer.
a)
In 2004, Barack Obama held a famous speech in which he described the employees of
Maytag as ________________________.
b)
Mr. Carney thinks that it isn´t a good attitude to lay people off and take away someone´s
living only that other people _____________________________.
c)
If there isn´t a safety net, ______________________________________________ is
imposed on many people and that can lead to the ____________________________
_______________ according to Gordon Hanson.
d)
Innovations such as the ___________________________________ and the Internet
have increased the global trade, especially in China.
e)
Hanson and other experts prove that global competition is _______________________
_________________________ especially in cities such as Galesburg.
4.
Mediation. Beantworten Sie stichpunktartig die folgenden Fragen auf Deutsch.
(Keine wörtliche Übersetzung; Einzelwörter genügen nicht als Antwort).
a)
Nennen Sie ein grundlegendes Prinzip der Ökonomie.
______________________________________________________________________
b)
Wofür gibt es nach Gordon Hansen immer mehr Beweise? Erklären Sie genau!
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
c)
Was würden die Abkommen, die von der Regierung Obamas vorgestellt wurden, von
anderen Ländern erfordern? (3 Elemente)
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
d)
Welche Maßnahmen einiger Ländern waren nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entscheidend
für den Anstieg der Globalisierung?
______________________________________________________________________
e)
Welche Erfindungen führten zum Anstieg der weltweiten Industrialisierung?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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POST-READING: WRITING
Look at the picture on right and write a critical comment about the advantages and the
disadvantages of globalization. You have to mention the comic as well as to refer to
the US city of Galesburg (Illinois). Write about the effects globalization can have on
small cities.
Write about 300 words.
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PIC 6
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SOLUTIONS
PRE-READING
1.
Individuelle Schüleräußerungen
2.
Individuelle Schülerantworten
VOCABULARY
1.
a) buyers
b) decline
c) livelihood
d) hardship
e) wages
2.
miss: 5. (v) to not see, hear or notice sth., especially when it is hard to notice
pass: 4. (v) to officially accept a law or proposal, especially by voting
shield: 2 (n) sth that protects a person or a thing from harm or damage
share: 6 (n) the part of sth. that you own or are responsible for
3.
3.
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a) prosper
g) conend
b) adjusting
c) accrued
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d) reaps
e) impose
f) struggling
GRAMMAR
a) Barack Obama promised the people of Galesburg that if they elect him as their
representative in the Senate he would never forget the hardships they had to go through at
that moment.
b) George Carney told a reporter that he could say that he was lucky because he had found
a new job, but he was still angry about the American policy of the 1990s.
c) Gordon Hanson explained his students that globalization could have many positive
effects on their markets, however they also need to have a good safety net, if they wanted to
avoid a lot of hardship.
d) Richard Lindstrom said to a reporter that he didn´t blame Maytag because they only had
done what had been best for the company as a whole that that was the way he thought, too.”
e) Chad Broughton pointed out to his audience that he knew that the quality of life of many
working-class families hadn´t improved since the opening of Walmart.”
COMPREHENSION
1.
a) t
b) n
c) f (Obama describe the workers of Maytag as victims of globalization.)
d) f (many of those workers are still struggling)
e) t
f) f (the upper-income households benefit from globalization.)
g) n
h) f (have played only a small role)
i) f (they minimized tariffs and other barriers)
j) t
k) n
l) f (it could hardly offset the loss of the factory)
2.
a)
6
b)
c)
d)
2
5
e)
f)
g)
h)
3
1
4
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Perils of globalization when factories close and town struggle
World and Press • August 1 2015 • page 11
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3.
a) victims of globalization
b) can make more money
c) an enourmous amount of hardship; rise of economic inequality
d) standardized shipping container
e) increasing unemployment and reducing wages
4.
a)
Handel ist gut und noch mehr Handel ist noch besser
b)
die Vorteile der Globalisierung kommen unverhältnismäßig den besser-verdienenden
Haushalten zu gute, währen die Kosten viel mehr die weniger Wohlhabenden tragen
müssen, was zu einem Anstieg der wirtschaftlichen Ungleichheit führt
c)
sich den amerikanischen Standards bezüglich Umweltschutz, den Rechten von
Arbeitnehmern und dem Schutz geistigen Eigentums anzunähern
d)
die Minimierung von Zöllen und anderen Hindernissen
e)
die Schiffscontainer erhielten eine Standardgröße, sowie dem Internet
SOURCES:
PIC 1: https://pixabay.com/de/globalisierung-politik-gesellschaft-452692/
PIC 2: Jonathan McIntosh:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Indonesia_bike38.jpg/640pxIndonesia_bike38.jpg
PIC 3: Claude Renault:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Pepsi_in_India.jpg
PIC 4: Patrick Denker:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZIM_New_York_%28ship,_2002%29_003.jpg
PIC 5: Fahad Faisal:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garments_Factory_in_Bangladesh.JPG
PIC 6:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/McKinley_Prosperity.jpg
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