UNIT 4 GOING GLOBAL

THINK AND DISCUSS (page 61)

1. Possible Answer: They are having a virtual reality experience.

They were seeing a valley with a lake surrounded by

mountains, a train, a tunnel, an aerial view of New York City,

and a refugee camp, among other things.

2. Possible Answer: In a virtual reality experience, you may feel

more like you are actually in the setting you’re seeing.

3. Answers will vary.

EXPLORE THE THEME (pages 62–63)

Possible answers:

1. The new technology shown is telepresence robots. These are

useful because they allow people in different locations to be

virtually present at meetings.

2. Possible answers: Virtual personal assistants; immersive

technology; personal clouds

3. Answers will vary.

4. Possible Answers:

Smart machines and systems: computational thinking, virtual

collaboration

People living longer: social intelligence

Big data: computational thinking, knowledge of multiple

disciplines

New media: media literacy, virtual collaboration

Knowledge sharing: virtual collaboration, managing mental

overload

Globally-connected world: cross-cultural understanding

LESSON A 

Vocabulary

B (page 64)

1. f

2. j

3. h

4. g

5. e

6. b

7. c

8. d

9. a

10. i

C Critical Thinking: Analyzing (page 65)

1. The future is promising for the following sectors: Business

and Financial Operations; Management; Computer and

Mathematical; Architecture and Engineering; Sales and

Related; and Education and Training. Globalization is having a

negative effect on Office and Administrative; Manufacturing

and Production; Construction and Extraction; Arts, Design,

Entertainment, Sports, and Media; Legal; and Installation and

Maintenance. Answers to the third question will vary.

2. Possible answers: Technology could be replacing jobs in the

Office and Administrative sector. Automation and robots could

be replacing jobs in the Manufacturing and Production sector.

More powerful and more efficient machines made more widely

available through globalization could be responsible for fewer

people being employed in the Construction and Extraction sector.

The global trend of banks being supported by governments

could be a cause for increased hiring in the Business and Financial

Operations sector. A general shift to more office-focused positions

is possibly responsible for the growth in the Management sector.

The Computer and Mathematical sector is likely benefitting from

the continued globalization of computer technology. Architecture

and Engineering may be growing thanks to continued strong

growth in parts of the developing world.

D (page 65)

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. b

5. c

6. a

7. c

8. b

E Critical Thinking: Applying (page 65)

Possible answers:

1. Don’t worry if you don’t speak English as well as your

native language. A lot of really successful international

businesspeople are still perfecting their English!

2. Consider subscribing to online business magazines to keep up

on major trends.

3. Rather than relaxing during spring break, use it to update your

résumé and cover letter.

4. If it’s taking too long to reach a senior position, consider

changing companies.

5. An MBA is a valuable credential in the management sector.

6. Sometimes it requires an adventurous spirit to change jobs or

work for yourself.

7. Make sure your skill set matches the jobs you’re interested in.

8. Be careful not to choose a specific field that could disappear in

the near future.

A LISTENING A Lecture about Succeeding

in Business

BEFORE LISTENING

A Prior Knowledge (page 66)

Possible answers:

1. It takes an appropriate skill set, an understanding of one’s

strengths and weaknesses, an ability to understand and work

with others, an understanding of international business, and an

understanding of different cultures.

2. Personal competence means an understanding of one’s

strengths and weaknesses. Social competence means an ability

to engage with other people. Business competence means

an understanding of one’s own company and the field it is a

part of. Cultural competence is an understanding of one’s own

culture and other cultures.

WHILE LISTENING

C Note Taking (page 67)

1. resources

2. decision-making

3. get things

4. on time

5. and learn/each other

6. unexpected changes/changes

7. developments

8. function

9. understand weaknesses

10. own culture/culture

AFTER LISTENING

D Personalizing (page 67)

Answers will vary.

A SPEAKING

A (page 68)

1. By; I mean

2. The term; refers to

3. This means

4. is defined as

B (page 68)

1. b

2. e

3. a

4. f

5. d

6. c

C Defining Terms (page 68)

Possible answers:

1. One aspect of globalization that isn’t always welcome is cocacolonization. By this, I mean the globalization of American

culture through U.S. products.

2. Postnationalism is a relatively recent trend in world politics.

The term “postnationalism” refers to the transfer of power from

nations to global entities.

3. Food miles are an interesting new form of measurement

related to the import and export of food. The expression “food

miles” means the distance food is transported from producer

to consumer.

4. I’m not sure if worldlang will ever really become popular.

Worldlang is defined as a new language created from several

modern languages.

5. I guess you could say I’m a netizen. By that, I mean I’m an active

user of social media and the Internet.

6. There’s a kind of separation between regions of the world

called the digital divide, which is a term meaning inequality in

access to computers and the Internet.

D Critical Thinking: Evaluating (page 69)

Possible answers:

1. Advantage: influx of well-known brands / Disadvantage:

negative effect on the local economy

2. Advantage: fairness in international dealings / Disadvantage:

loss of power at the local level

3. Advantage: helps point out inefficiencies in food distribution /

Disadvantage: doesn’t take quality into consideration

4. Advantage: would make it easy for everyone to communicate /

Disadvantage: probably not enough people will ever speak it

5. Advantage: more people are communicating more quickly

than ever before / Disadvantage: people don’t communicate in

person anymore

6. Advantage: some countries have an advantage in

communication technology / Disadvantage: countries are not

equal in their access to communication technology

E Critical Thinking: Applying (page 69)

Answers will vary.

F (page 70)

1. Being able to think critically is essential for problem solving.

2. Internet search skills are vital for accessing current information.

3. Big Data skills facilitate analyzing huge amounts of data.

4. Working with others successfully requires a high level of

emotional intelligence.

5. Making decisions is a fundamental skill of leaders. / A

fundamental skill of leaders is making decisions.

6. A skill many employers look for is being able to solve problems

effectively. / Being able to solve problems effectively is a skill

many employers look for.

7. Being able to welcome change is a key skill. / A key skill is being

able to welcome change.

8. Learning a foreign language is an important step toward

becoming a global citizen. / An important step toward

becoming a global citizen is learning a foreign language.

G Critical Thinking: Ranking (page 70)

Possible answers:

i. having good teaching/training skills

j. paying attention to detail

Ranking of skills will vary.

LESSON TASK Role-Playing a Job Interview

A–C (page 71)

Answers will vary.

VIDEO   Sherpa Lives

BEFORE VIEWING

A (page 72)

Possible answers:

1. in the mountainous regions of Nepal; the climate is very cold

and harsh

2. They guide mountain climbers.

3. Globalization is leading to young Sherpas wanting to go

abroad to live a more modern and wealthy lifestyle.

WHILE VIEWING

B Note Taking (page 72)

1. 70

2. Nepal

3. easterner

4. mountain climbing

5. 1953

6. climbed Everest

C Understanding Main Ideas (page 73)

1. e

2. c

3. a

4. b

5. d

D Understanding Details (page 73)

1. b

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. a

6. c

AFTER VIEWING

E Critical Thinking: Evaluating (page 73)

Possible answers:

1. In terms of physical well-being, the statement seems true to

me. Nobody would want to go back to a time before modern

medicine was available, would they?

2. With regard to technological level, Sherpa life is better in some

ways. Cell phones have made communication much easier.

3. As far as traditions and culture go, it isn’t clear that things

are better. Many traditions are being lost because the young

people aren’t interested in them, and the culture is being

changed by globalization in potentially negative ways.

LESSON B 

Vocabulary

A (page 74)

Answers will vary.

B Critical Thinking: Analyzing (page 74)

Possible answer:

Augmented reality means a version of reality that has been

somehow improved by adding something to it.

C (page 74)

1. influential

2. emerging

3. enrich

4. portable

5. applications

6. collaborate

7. prominent

8. mass

9. anticipate

10. implications

D (page 75)

E Critical Thinking: Evaluating (page 75)

1. Possible answer: Augmented reality could also enrich a

museum experience by making the exhibits more interactive:

there could be educational games or videos to watch through

the augmented reality system.

2. Answers will vary.

3. Possible answer: Yes, it will continue to generate mass interest

and be used in many interesting ways to communicate

information about the people and places around us by tagging

them with markers to indicate prices, products, status, and

even moods.

4. Possible answer: No, not all uses enrich our lives. For example,

if people need augmented reality to see reality, they’ll always

be looking at the world through their cell phones and will no

longer have a pure view of the world around them.

B LISTENING A Podcast about Augmented

Reality

BEFORE LISTENING

A Critical Thinking: Interpreting Visuals (page 76)

Possible answers:

1. An image like this one could be seen on a cell phone, tablet, or

other portable device.

2. There is information about movements of the stars, restaurant

reviews, the location of a car, the location and background

information about the U.S. Capitol complex, the time and place

of a recent robbery, the distance to a gas station and the price

of gas, the distance to a market and directions to get there, and

a compass showing the direction north.

WHILE LISTENING

B Listening for Main Ideas (page 76)

1. P AR is a useful technology with many different applications.

4. P AR facilitates the globalization of culture through popular

games.

C Listening for Details (page 77)

1. real world

2. meeting experience

3. expressions

4. (important) instructions

5. daily users

6. monsters

7. Pokémon ball/ball/phone

8. well-known

9. interaction with

10. businesses busier

AFTER LISTENING

D Critical Thinking: Reflecting (page 77)

1. Answers will vary.

2. Answers will vary.

3. Possible answers: One benefit is that it can contribute to a

sense of unity. Even if it is somewhat superficial, it can help

people from different backgrounds to be able to relate to one

another. One drawback is that there’s the potential to dilute

one’s own cultural identity. It can also create a false sense of

unity among people.

B SPEAKING

A (page 78)

1. That car service, though convenient and affordable, is taking

jobs away from taxi drivers everywhere.

2. Pokémon GO is, at least for now, a wildly popular augmented

reality game.

3. Wearable technology, despite all the advertising, hasn’t had the

mass appeal we’d anticipated.

4. Bollywood-style dance classes, believe it or not, are a growing

trend in many places.

5. Digital art that is created for use on the Internet is sometimes,

in my opinion, extremely stunning.

6. Robots and other machines, although they are undeniably 

useful, are causing some people to lose their jobs.

7. People born between 1982 and 2004, sometimes called

“millennials,” are skilled at using social media to collaborate.

8. The increase in injuries to teens, which few anticipated, is

linked to the global extreme sports trend.

B (page 78)

Possible answers:

1. Avatar, I think you’ll agree, is one of the best movies ever made.

2. Bungee jumping, though I’ve never tried it, looks very exciting.

3. I have a friend, believe it or not, who plays in the NFL.

4. Tapered pants are, in my opinion, an unattractive fashion trend.

5. Nike basketball shoes, which I love, come in an amazing array

of styles and colors.

C Critical Thinking: Analyzing (page 79)

Possible answers:

1. Synthetic food would inevitably save the lives of millions of

animals, but would it be healthy to eat? It could have some

negative health effects on people who eat it, so it would need

to be tested. But growing meat in laboratories would use

substantially less space, or at least I would think so.

2. Virtual reality is certainly going to make gamers happy, but I

wonder about its effects on young children who spend too

much time in virtual reality environments.

3. Self-driving cars will be great for elderly people but will

probably have a very negative effect on taxi companies.

4. Artificial art will be positive for homeowners, schools, hotels

and anyone else who wants to buy art cheaply for decorative

purposes. It will have a powerfully negative effect on artists and

the art community, however, as fewer people will buy “real” art.

FINAL TASK Evaluating a Social Media Platform

A Critical Thinking: Interpreting a Graph (page 79)

1. The social media platforms are ranked by the number of

monthly active users (in millions).

2. The different bar colors represent the category of the social

platform. Blue indicates a social network, while green indicates

a messenger/chat app/VOIP.

3. Answers will vary.

B–C (page 80)

Answers will vary.