Globalization & The Occupation of Wall Street
Please, watch the following video and ask the questions below
Questionnaire created by Jaime Acosta, English instructor at curso ER
1. Using your own words:
Explain the concept of globalization and how this affects Brazilian markets.
2. Look into the details.
According to the reporter, protesters have taken to the streets to voice their ______________________.
3. Choose the right answer
Demonstrations have spread from _______ ___________to _________________.
a) Paris to New York b) Seattle to Sydney c) Buenos Aires to Rome d) Rio de Janeiro to Mexico city
4. Using your own words:
On second 00:28, the girl talks about “the American dream”, explain the concept. Also, do you think Brazilians have the same concept within their culture?
5. Choose the right answer
The second girl on the video says she is doing basically the job of a:
a) nurse b) cook c) janitor d) waitress
6. Explain using your own words:
One of the female speakers in the video compares the protesting camp with a small village. Why do you think she came up with this abstract description of the scenario?
7. According to the reporter:
Which sector of the society is having a short-term difficulty to obtain student loans?
8. Complete de sentence:
The issues differ from country to country, but a common thing is a dislike of income and wealth inequality, the power of _____________________ and the way the _________________ is holding on the backs of the poor.
9. Choose the right answer:
The man holding the FOX NEWS channel camera suggests that the main purpose of this protest is to find who is right and who is wrong:
a) true
b) false
10. Complete de sentence and explain.
The protesters do not have a clear ____________________. What does this mean?
11. Choose the right answer:
The girl with the gray sweater and a white badge suggests that people need to:
a) work harder
b) make more donations to fund their protests
c) be more aware of the issues
d) none of the above
12. Choose the right answer:
Finally, the reporter states that the policies that may help young people may not appeal to everybody.
a) true
b) false
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