the process by which molecules of a given substance move from an area of relatively high concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Activity 3. Give synonyms/antonyms:
word
synonym/antonym
1. shrink
2. brawn
3. diverse
4. deploy
5. maturation
6. empower
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Activity 4. Choose the correct word-form:
1) Globalization 1.0 shrank/had shrunk/is shrinking the world from a size large to a size medium.
2) While in Globalization 1.0 countries and governments led/had led/were leading the way in driving global integration, at the next stage it was/were/had been driven by multinational companies. 3) Globalization 1.0 lasted/had lasted/ lasting from 1492 until around 1800.
4) In Globalization 2.0, the key agent of change was/had been/were multinational companies.
5) During this era we really saw/had seen/see the birth and maturation of a global economy.
6) By now the multinationals went/have gone/go global for markets and labor.
7) Globalization 3.0 is going to be/will be/has been more and more driven by non-white individuals.
8) Globalization 3.0 has been/was/is flattening and shrinking the world.
Activity 5. Open the brackets:
1) There (be) three great eras of globalization.
2) In Globalization 1.0 countries (try) to fit into global competition and opportunities.
3) The multinationals went global for markets and labor after the Dutch and English joint-stock companies (expand).
4) Globalization 1.0 and 2.0 (drive) primarily by European and American individuals and businesses.
5) The flat-world platform _____ (empower) individuals and small groups to go global.
6) Individuals from every corner of the flat world (take part) in Globalization 3.0.
7) Due to globalization the worlds (shrink) from size large to size tiny.
WHILE-READING
Activity 6. Read the text and watch the video. Mark the following features as characteristic of a certain globalization stage (G1.0, G2.0, G 3.0):
1) ____ shrank the world from size small to size tiny.
2) ____ shrank the world from size large to size medium.
3) ____ shrank the world from size medium to size small.
4) ____ was driven by multinational companies.
5) ____ was driven by individuals.
6) ____ was driven by countries and governments.
7) ____ was powered by falling transportation and telecommunication costs.
8) ____ equalized people of different races.
9) ____ appeared thanks to fibre-optic cable, satellites, and so on.