Topics for Composition and Discussion

• Do you think most of Ukrainian immigrants have been successful in the United States?

• Ukrainian folk traditions and art are more popular with the Ukrainian diaspora abroad than in Ukraine.

• Do you think it is a good idea to leave your own country and emigrate to the United States?

Unit 4. Cultural globalization Essential Vocabulary

achieve досягати ◊ This young man will definitely (неодмінно) achieve all his goals.

act діяти,поводитися ◊ I don’t think he acts in the right way.

allow дозволяти ◊ She doesn’t want to allow him to come here.

diverse різноманітний ◊ Our world today is not as diverse as before.

dominate переважати ◊ Western culture dominates in Europe.

doubt сумнів ◊ There is no doubt that he is right.

get rid (of) позбутися чогось ◊ My brother wants to get rid of this old sofa.

global глобальний, світовий ◊ This is a global problem.

hurt заподіяти шкоду, ображати ◊ If they tell him about this, it can hurt a lot of people.

interaction взаємодія ◊ This process leads to interaction between cultures.

means засіб, спосіб ◊ They will do it by the same means.

medium засіб, шлях, посередник ◊ It is the chief medium by which people across the globe see American fashions and movies.

nomadic кочовий ◊ The history of this nomadic people is really amazing!

rapid швидкий ◊ The rapid development of this country surprised everybody.

reflect відбивати ◊ My report reflects my point of view.

significant важливий, істотний ◊ This fact plays a significant role in the whole story.

through через ◊ They marched through the town.

trade торгувати ◊ They are not ready to trade with each other.

unique унікальний ◊ This is a unique opportunity! Don’t miss it!

view оглядати, розглядати ◊ This professor often viewed Coca-Cola as a symbol of U.S. influence.

watch спостерігати, дивитись ◊ They want to watch him first.

Terminology

Japanese animé японське аниме

Hollywood Голівуд

Texas Техас

Exercise 1.

• Read the sentences and try to guess (здогадатися) the meaning of the italicized words. Check your guess in the dictionary:

Of course, America is a very powerful country.

India is a great example of a society which needs no special measures to preserve its traditional culture.

Exercise 2.

• Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the lists of essential vocabulary and terminology. Translate the sentences:

There is no … that she can do it.

This article ….s his point of view.

MacDonald’s is often ….ed as a symbol of the USA.

There are a lot of … problems in the modern world.

A top manager is a …. position in every company.

I don’t like these … of transport.

Exercise 3.

• Review the vocabulary and translate the following sentences into English paying attention to the italicized words:

Не плач! Я не хотів тебе образити.

Голлівудські фільми дивляться в усьому світі.

Цим виконавцям хотілося б досягти статусу всесвітніх поп-зірок.

Інтернет сприяє взаємодії людей зі самих різних країн світу.