6th period of Oral English
• guided by Stefanie Denise Kinnamon
• Date: April 14, 2014
• Present：Joan, Byron, Rachel & Edward
• Manuscript by Joan
Main Theme: Globalization
Brain Storm: Your idea about globalization
Exchange of idea technology, culture, creating a universal culture, low-hanging fruit=tell me the easy answer, Chain Restaurants, Western ideology/philosophy
Political cartoon:
1:
In the cartoon we can see…….
The artist is trying to show that…….
Globe, half bitten/eaten apple exploitation(剥削) depletion of recourses
2.
Factory(manufacturing), cooperation, outsourcing, job market, unemployment, auxiliary product/supporting facility environmental protection laws, minimum wage
3.
Root/branches/leaves, company logos, nourishment/flourish(to grow fast, spread), fertile lands/desert, vibrant color, grey background, vacuum, lack of features, No facial features, no distinguishing, characteristics, Boxes/think outside of box, climate, cultural differences, featureless, adopt foreign values/philosophy, lingua franca(社交语言)，illiterate/illiteracy, customize their menu,
KFC caters to Chinese taste by offering rice/deep fried dough sticks(油条)
Junk food, childhood obesity/obese肥胖—very fat chubby overweight, different occupations/ traits, have the similar traits as American music
4. China Town
Isolate, anti-globalization, isolationism, immigration, constructed the transcontinental rail road, Sold/tricked into slavery, fee secure/have security, don’t adapt to the new nation/integrate into the society
5. Sweat shop
For very little money/low paid workers/illegal immigrants, poor working conditions, long hours, threat of deportation, might get deported, authorities, rat on(举报), charge sb with sth., life threating situation, child labor, under 16 years old, violation child labor law
6. Globalization: historical/modern?
Role play game:大航海，specialties, bring cargo back, international trade, pasta spaghetti, biological, cherry blossom tree, great lakes, carp, destroying the ecosystem, non-indigenous species(非本土物种)-- species from other place can be very harmful, sth is indigenous to a place, analyzed threat, groove were deep, figure out