Module 1

Globalization

Words, words, Words

• Emigration• Imports• Multinational• Cultural diversity• A brand• A business• Your standard of living

• Immigration• Exports• Multi-ethnic• A clash of cultures• Goods• A corporation• Your way of life

Question Discussion

• Do you think the changes described are mainly positive or negative?

• Do they make you more or less interested in visiting Beijing?

• Are any of these change happening in your city/country.

• Have they had a good or bad effect on your city/country?

Grammar….

Simple Continuous Form

• Write as many sentences as you can about this picture in 2 minutes….

2 things with Simple

• Use it only….• A: An activity that is happening right now. – You are listening. You might be sleeping.

• B: The event began in the past.. Is in progress now.. Will probably continue into the future.. – I am teaching at Corvinus. You are studying.

Past Progressive/Continuous

• … was +ing verb• Started in the past and was in progress at a

particular time in the past and continued till a certain time.

• Ex. Tom was sleeping when I arrived.

Future Progressive

• The action will begin before, in progress at a particular time and will continue..

• Tom will be sleeping when we arrive.

Perfect Progressive Tenses

• The present progressive tenses give the idea that one event is in progress immediately before, up to, until another time or event. The tenses are used to express the duration of the first event.

Present Perfect Progressive

• Ex: Tom has been studying for two hours. • Event in Progress:• When?– Before now, up to now

• How Long?– For two hours

Past Perfect Progressive

• Tom had been studying for two hours before his friend came.

• Event in progress: studying• When? – Before another event in the past.

• How long? – For two hours.

Future Perfect Progressive

• Tom will have been studying for two hours by the time his friend arrives.

• Event in progress: studying• When? – Before another event in the future

• How long? – For two hours.

Practice• What are you doing right now? How long have

you been (doing that)?• What were you doing last night at nine

o’clock? What time did you stop (doing that)?

Why did you stop (doing that)? How long had you been (doing that) before you stopped?

• What are you going to be doing at nine o’clock tomorrow night? What time are you going to stop (doing that)? Why? How long will you have been (doing that) before you stop?

Action Plan

1. Areas where I feel confidentAreas where I need to improve

2. Six targets for this year (Be realistic) In class1..Speak more in group work; answer more questions in class2…. 3….

Action Plan Cont.

• Outside Class– Do my homework .. Esp writing exercisies! – Buy a monolingual dictionary.. (dictionary.com) – ________________???

Word Spot

• WORLD-domain where we live in--expanded

• EARTH-surface of planet, the globe--limited

• GROUND-solid surface of the earth, basis of argument

• FLOOR-walking surface

EARTH SHATTERING WHAT ON EARTH ISSHE WEARING

OCEAN FLOOR

IT COSTSTHE EARTH FLOOR BOARDS

DANCE

ALL THE TIME THINK THE WORLD OF IN THE WORLD SOMEONE

GROUNDED

OFF THE

GROUND

OUT OF THIS WORLD

ON THE GROUNDWORLD WIDE TOP OF THE WORLD

EARTH

GROUND

FLOOR

WORLD

American Story

Indian Story

Australian Story

Where the event is happening

Washington Banks of River Ganges (in N state of Uttar Pradesh)

New South Wales

Main Event Described

Anti-globalization protest at annual general meeting of the World Bank and IMF

Religious festival of Maha Kumbh Mela

A downpour of rain which put out bushfires

Key Numbers/Statistics

-10,000 people protested-Several hundred arrested in 3 days-4 finance ministers were prevented from attending

-70 million Hindus-30 square miles tent city can bathe in Ganges on 6 selected days-bathing wipes away sin of 7 lifetimes

-45 mm of rain fell in 8 hours – 740,000 acres destroyed – 5,000 people evacuated

Gerunds

• Used as the object of a preposition– We talked about going to Canada for our vacation.– Sue is in charge of organizing the meeting.

• TO is a preposition, not part of an infinitive– I’m used to sleeping with the window open.– I look forward to going home next month. – They object to changing their plans at this late

date.

Gerunds

• These verbs ALWAYS take gerundsVerb +Gerund

Enjoy quit avoidconsider

Appreciate finish postponediscuss

Mind stop delaymention

keep suggest

Practice

Enjoy + watch TV Delay +leave on vacation

Mind +open the window Keep +workQuit +eat desserts keep on +workGive up+eat desserts consider + get a jobStop+rain talk about +

go to a moviePostpone + do my work suggest +go on a picnic

Common Verbs followed by infinitives

• Some verbs are followed immediately by an infinitive– He promised to be here by ten.

• Some verbs are followed by a (pro)noun and then an infinitive– Mr. Lee told me to be here at ten o’clock. – The police ordered the driver to stop.

• Ask, expect, would like, want, and need may or may not be followed by a (pro)noun object. – I expect to pass the test. – I expect Mary to pass the test.

Verb + infinitive

• Hope to seem to• Plan to appear to• Intend to pretend to• Decide to ask to• Promise to expect to• Agree to would like to• Offer to want to• Refuse to need to

Verb + (pro)noun +infinitive

• Tell someone to• Advise someone to• Encourage someone to• Remind someone to• Invite someone to• Permit someone to• Allow someone to• Warn someone to

• Require someone to• Order someone to• Force someone to• Ask someone to• Expect someone to• Would like someone to

Verb +Infinitive or Gerund with No difference in Meaning

• Begin can’t stand• Start can’t bear• Continue• Like• Love• Prefer• hate