Globalisation – a positive force - Unit 10

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Objective Proficiency 2nd Edition Workbook, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

NECESSITY

PROSPER

EQUAL

PIN

SURE

POOR

FRESH

STRONG

What is globalisation? (0) ___ , it means that today, more than ever before, groups and individuals interact directly across frontiers, without (1) ___ involving the state. This happens partly because of new technology, and partly because states have found that (2) ___ is better served by releasing the creative energies of their people than by restricting them. The theoretical benefits of globalisation are obvious: faster growth, higher living standards, new opportunities, but the problem is these benefits are very (3) ___ distributed and also the global market is not yet (4) ___ by rules based on shared social objectives. Thus the central challenge that we face today is to (5) ___ that globalisation becomes a positive force for all the world's people instead of leaving billions of them in (6) ___ . If we are to get the best out of globalisation, we must think (7) ___ about how we manage our shared interests. That does not mean world government or the eclipse of nation states. On the contrary, states can draw (8) ___ from each other by acting together within common institutions based on shared rules and values.

Globalisation – a positive force

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