Listening 5

1. The video affirms that there is a _________ that is driving this world in something better than before.

2. According to the video, Globalization ___________in bringing people and cultures together for the good of humanity.

3. Globalization demands for all stakeholders to put more__________ into believe the concept.

 4. Today it is necessary to learn other cultures and language to _______ and appreciate each other

5. If you were __________, you could receive calls from the best universities

6. It would be great if you could speak in Spanish when you travel around __________

 7 - The video ______ know speak Spanish to travel to South America.

8 - Speak French is.______ to appreciate French arts or movies.

9 - If you know speak, read or write in English you will be able________-  in United Kingdom, USA or Australia.

10. What would be an amazing experience in a conversation in Mandarin?

11. Improving cognitive skills and perceptions is one of the benefits of __________

12. What is apt for you? __________

Transcription

Hey, have you been noticing this change, a change that is bringing this world closer and a pace never ever seen before? Yes. I am talking of the change as a result of globalization.

Globalization, no wonder is triumphing in bringing people and cultures together for the good of humanity. When globalization is becoming a reality, this reality, demands from all stakeholders to put more passion into believing the concept. When you are in Rome, be a Roman.

Learning each other’s culture and languages has become the need of the hour for us to empathize and appreciate each other’s way of living. Imagine you are an employer of the Japanese organization working from outside Japan.  How awesome and impressive it would be of manage to converse with your Japanese peers in Japanese. You would be under good books for sure.

Imagine getting a scholarship and admission calls from the best universities because you are bilingual. Absolutely the dream come true, isn’t it?

Imagine speaking in Spanish when you are on a South American tour. You would certainly make your jaunt more comfortable and memorable.

Imagine reading and appreciating French arts, movies and poetry that are considered to be the finest on the planet.

Imagine speaking, reading and writing in English. For sure, you will be a good candidate to get your dream job in English speaking nations.

Imagine conversing in Mandarin with locals in China. Savoring the martial arts, food and culture. What an amazing experience it would be.

With all these feelings of awesomeness, learning a new language and appreciating different cultures bring to the table another set of benefits. Such as: enhanced cognitive skills and perceptions, enhanced memory and ability to multitask, improved decision making capabilities.

With all these gains, who wouldn’t wanna be smarter and successful! If you think, you can make time to be more global in perception and thoughts, than learning a foreign languages is apt for you.

POSIBLES RESPUESTAS:

1. Change, trend, action, phenomenon, tendency…

2. is triumphing, is succeeding, is increasing, is causing

3. Passion, fervor, enthusiasm, delivery, wish, surrender…

4. empathize

5. bilingual

6. South America

7. Recommends, suggests

8. Useful, convenient, good

9. To work, to get a job

10. Savoring the martial arts, food and culture.

11. learning a new language and appreciating different cultures

12. learning a foreign languages