Welcome back to another ESL podcast, everyone! Today I’m going to be coming some globalization history, which is a vast and quickly emerging topic that a lot of people need to get a grip on.
Let’s go over some of the target vocabulary. What do you think people in these places typically eat, drink and produce?
- China
- Italy
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
- The UK
- The USA
List of items
- Chili peppers
- Electronics
- Potatoes
- Sugar
- Chocolate
- Oil
- Rubber
- Tea
- Coffee
- Porcelain
- Silk
- Tomatoes
Listening for SImilarities and Differences
In your academic work, tests, or anything that requires you to listen closely, you will often need to compare and contrast two or more ideas, places, people, or experiences. As you listen to lectures and other sources of information, it is important to actively ask yourself, “How are these things similar? How are they different?”
You can also listen for expressions such as unlike X, Like X, Another similarity/difference is….and comparative forms (faster, a wider range of…..).
| The Silk Road | The Columbian Exchange | Today’s trade network | |
| It is/was a global network | |||
| It is/was mostly controlled by the Middle East | |||
| Most goods are/were shipped by sea | |||
| China’s main export is/was silk | |||
| It has/had an effect on cuisines and cultures |
Second listening
Listen to the lecture again. Where did these good originally come from?
- tomatoes
- coffee
- silk
- black pepper
- potatoes
- corn
- chili peppers
- rubber
- China
- Ethiopia and Yemen
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Peru
- South America and Mexico
- India
- South America