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1. In a typical village everyone knows everyone else and
the people ... the same kinds of problems.
2. The United Nations was founded to help countries
resolve … peacefully.
3. During the Cold War the world was on the brink of …
4. The greatest … to the global village is … .
5. … and … allow news and ideas to travel quickly from
country to country.
Reading
IV. Read the article. Then use the information to explain the
following terms in your own words.
1. What is the United Nations?
2. What was the Cold War?
3. Who were the superpowers?
4. What was the arms race?
5. What is a microchip?
6. What is a global village?
The Global Village
More and more often, the term global village is used to describe
the world and 'its people. In a typical village, however,
everyone knows everyone else and the people face the same
kinds of problems. How can the world be a village, when it is
home to almost 6 billion people? Political and technological
changes in the past century have made the global village
possible.
Political changes The years following World War II seemed to
promise peace and more equality among people. For example,
the United Nations was founded in 1945 to help countries
resolve disputes peacefully. This promise was soon shattered,
however, by the Cold War -tension between the United States
and the Soviet Union. These two superpowers engaged in an
arms race, spending huge sums of money on weapons. The
other nations of the world were split into two "sides," and the
world was frozen in a perpetual state of hostility, seemingly on
the brink of destruction.
It was not until the collapse of communist governments in the
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe between 1989 and 1991 that
the Cold War ended and the political climate changed. The end
of Cold War tension made the global village more politically
possible by opening new channels of communication between
nations.
Technological changes
Technologically, the greatest contributor to the global village is
the microchip - an electronic circuit on a tiny chip. The
microchip has made satellites and computers possible. These
forms of high-tech communications allow news and ideas to
travel quickly from country to country, making people aware of
their neighbors around the globe in dramatic new ways.
Through the Internet, we can get information from computers
anywhere and carry on electronic conversations with people
everywhere. Through television programs transmitted by
satellite, we are exposed to many cultures.
What will happen as we move into the twenty-first century and
beyond? Almost certainly the development of the global village
will continue. Not only is this possible, but the challenges that
the world faces - for example, pollution, population growth,
and conflicts among peoples -will make it necessary.
After-reading
V. Discuss the following
destruction contributor face disputes microchip the United Nations was founded in 1945 to help countries
computers satellites resolve disputes peacefully. This promise was soon shattered,
however, by the Cold War -tension between the United States
1. In a typical village everyone knows everyone else and and the Soviet Union. These two superpowers engaged in an
the people ... the same kinds of problems. arms race, spending huge sums of money on weapons. The
2. The United Nations was founded to help countries other nations of the world were split into two "sides," and the
resolve … peacefully. world was frozen in a perpetual state of hostility, seemingly on
3. During the Cold War the world was on the brink of … the brink of destruction.
4. The greatest … to the global village is … . It was not until the collapse of communist governments in the
5. … and … allow news and ideas to travel quickly from Soviet Union and Eastern Europe between 1989 and 1991 that
country to country. the Cold War ended and the political climate changed. The end
of Cold War tension made the global village more politically
Reading possible by opening new channels of communication between
IV. Read the article. Then use the information to explain the nations.
following terms in your own words. Technological changes
Technologically, the greatest contributor to the global village is
1. What is the United Nations? the microchip - an electronic circuit on a tiny chip. The
2. What was the Cold War? microchip has made satellites and computers possible. These
3. Who were the superpowers? forms of high-tech communications allow news and ideas to
4. What was the arms race? travel quickly from country to country, making people aware of
5. What is a microchip? their neighbors around the globe in dramatic new ways.
6. What is a global village? Through the Internet, we can get information from computers
anywhere and carry on electronic conversations with people
The Global Village everywhere. Through television programs transmitted by
satellite, we are exposed to many cultures.
More and more often, the term global village is used to describe What will happen as we move into the twenty-first century and
the world and 'its people. In a typical village, however, beyond? Almost certainly the development of the global village
everyone knows everyone else and the people face the same will continue. Not only is this possible, but the challenges that
kinds of problems. How can the world be a village, when it is the world faces - for example, pollution, population growth,
home to almost 6 billion people? Political and technological and conflicts among peoples -will make it necessary.
changes in the past century have made the global village
possible. After-reading
Political changes The years following World War II seemed to V. Discuss the following
promise peace and more equality among people. For example,
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