This worksheet must be done in pairs:
Read the following scenarios in pairs. Then, fill in the table below.
Scenario A: In your local town, one of the main sources of employment for three generations has been a fruit juice factory. The company has recently decided to close the factory and outsource the juicing of fruit to another country where labour and fruit are cheaper.
Scenario B: Your friend's makeup video blog has really taken off on YouTube and people from places as distant as Finland and Ghana are downloading it.
Scenario C: You meet someone really nice while you're on holiday in Singapore and can now keep in touch via Skype.
Scenario D: The shoes that you really like are much cheaper via an online shop like myntra.com or flipkart.com.
Scenario E: The Company that your father works for has recently been taken over by a multinational corporation with job opportunities in many parts of the world if he is prepared to move/relocate.
Scenario F: A representative from World Wildlife Fund invites students to become involved in and advocate to help secure the future of Pandas.
Try to tease out the complexities of each situation and ensure you understand that globalisation affects local communities in complex and interdependent ways (For example, in a debate about the impact of online shopping, the outcome may be that local shops close but also that jobs are created in the areas of transport and logistics. Online shopping may also enable more targeted production of goods with less wastage.)
Then, fill in the following table:
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D |
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