The global economic crisis is the issue of the day
1. Let us begin with some brainstorming.
Please in your group think of 5 possible reasons that may have caused the crisis.
2. Now rank the causes in order of importance.
3. Report the most important cause to the class.
4. Now let's do some individual work.
Here are some English and Russian clichés used in the global crisis news. Match them.(Download handout)
5. Here are links to several sites dealing with the problem of the global economic crisis.
The authors of the sites are not always objective. Scan 3 sites to compare the authors' approaches to this issue.
The following questions may help you in your brief website analysis:
1. Who is responsible for the crisis, according to the author?
2. What are the worst consequences of the crisis? Who is the most affected by it?
3. What are the ways out of the crisis that the author suggests?
4. How soon will the world (or a certain country) get out of the crisis according to the author's prognosis?
Crisis Talk -- Emerging Markets and the Financial Crisis http://crisistalk.worldbank.org/
Mindfully.org http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2009/reform2009.htm
Financial Times http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0705933c-f2f2-11dd-abe6-0000779fd2ac.html
Global Issues http://www.globalissues.org/article/768/global-financial-crisis
World Tribune http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/s0621_10_17.asp
Global Research http://www.globalresearch.ca/
6. Now your next step is to prepare a short oral report in Russian to tell the class the results of your website comparing.
7. Choose one of your group who will present your group's report to the class. A person from another group will act as your consecutive inerpreter.
Home Assignment Do some out-of-class Internet research and prepare group projects on the effects of the global economic crisis on different world regions or countries:
- Group 1 - Asia
- Group 2 - Europe
- Group 3 - Latin America
- Group 4 - USA
- Group 5 - Russia
