Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Language for discussion: Debating Work in pairs. One of you should have the notes for Claire and the other one should have the notes for Ted. Use your notes and the language below to recreate the debate. 8 Globalisation is not just an economic phenomenon. Many people are worried about the cultural consequences of an ever-shrinking world. Read the article and decide on a title for it. Choose the correct word for each gap from the options on the next page. 9 Dismissing an argument That’s absolute rubbish. I can’t quite believe what I’m hearing. I think you’re missing the point. With all due respect, … So you’re saying that … Ways of emphasising a point when all is said and done, … (We can sit here and argue for hours but) the truth of the matter is … at the end of the day, … in all fairness, ... Interrupting If I could just interrupt for a second. Responding to interruption Let me finish. Excuse me, but I haven’t finished. You’re late for your date. You quickly pull on your Levis and do up your Nike trainers. You get into your Ford and listen to the new Kings of Leon CD as you make your way to the cinema. Too late, the new Tom Cruise blockbuster has already started and you don’t really want to see the Woody Allen lm. Never mind, your date suggests getting a co ee at Starbucks and maybe catching a later showing. A scene from (1) life in any number of countries around the world, with special thanks to the USA for (2) it all possible. For many globalisation cynics, the word has become synonymous with Americanisation – the unwelcome invasion of American culture in all shapes and sizes into our lives. (3) we like it or not, no other culture has had so much success in imposing itself on the world. Americans might argue that the success is (4) to a superior product, but as with so many things these days, the quality of the product is not so important; it’s the quality of the marketing that really matters. When faced with American marketing, no other country (5) a chance. But it’s not just about (6) the American message spread around the world. As with everything, it’s all about the dollar. When you consider that the world trade in goods with cultural content – that is films, music and TV – tripled from 67 billion dollars in 1980 to over 200 billion dollars in 1991 and has continued to rise ever since, you can understand (7) the Americans want to dominate in these international markets. Entertainment is big business, and it doesn’t get much bigger than the American entertainment business. So as we all watch the decrease in our own nation’s cultural output, we can start to (8) forward to a bright Hollywood future. 146 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv