Lesson CI-4
Welcome! Please consider how your attitude affects your and other students' experiences of the lesson.
Be respectful, come prepared, and show interest to have the best possible educational experience.
Lesson goals
Practice creating compound-complex sentences, discuss globalisation, and finally write a short text about global English.
Lesson activities
Previous lesson
Think-pair-share quotes discussion
Writing practice
Previous lesson
Time for the activity: ~10 minutes
During this exercise, we will repeat the previous lesson and develop your writing skills
Write on your whiteboard: how do you think we can eradicate prejudice?
Make your answer a compound-complex sentence
Share your answer with a classmate and compare your answers
Be prepared to share your sentences with the rest of the class
Quotes think-pair-share
Time for the activity: ~10 minutes
During this exercise, you will develop your discussion skills
By yourself, read the quotes, select one that you either agree or disagree with. Motivate why and write your motivation on your whiteboard.
Share your answer with a classmate and compare your answers
Be prepared to share your sentences with the rest of the class
"Globalization is not something we can hold off or turn off... It is the economic equivalent of a force of nature, like wind or water."
Bill Clinton, president of the United States, 1998
"Globalization has made us more vulnerable. It creates a world without borders, and makes us painfully aware of the limitations of our present instruments, and of politics, to meet its challenges."
Anna Lindh, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, 2003
"Globalization means that we cannot be separated from the destiny of other countries."
Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa, 2000
"Globalization has made us neighbors, but it has not yet made us brothers."
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1968
"The Internet, globalisation, the prospect of a global village: all could be used to bring about positive change."
Wangari Maathai, Kenyan political activist, 2009
"Globalization means standardization. People today are happier because they eat hamburgers."
Zhu Rongji, former Premier of the People's Republic of China, 2006
Writing activity
Globalisation - a culture creator or a culture killer?
Time for the activity: ~40-60 minutes
Your task is to write a short comment (word count: 200-300 words) about globalisation
The theme is: is global globalisation a culture creator or a culture killer?
You may use some statements to inspire you, either by agreeing or disagreeing with them
The aim is to provide an example of your writing skills.
Please note that this will not be graded but you will receive feedback.
Homework
No homework.
Exit ticket
No exit ticket due to the writing task.