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Module 1. Influence of globalization (extract) It's impossible to define exactly whether globalization is good or bad. It has lots of supporters and opponents. The supporters of gloalization claim that this process has made our world better and they have several arguments for it. First of all owing to globalization we have an opportunity to get acquainted with cultures and traditions of different nations. It means that man can immigrate from his home country and emmigrate to another. Besides, globalization has made it easier to communicate with each other, because most of people learn one international language. I think it is very important because it makes our life easier, for example you can speak English in every country and everybody will understand you.With the help of Internet, the result of globalization, today it is possible to talk to an American, Spanish or Chinese friend. Thus the mutual penetration of cultures takes place. A further sphere in which globalization has a great effect is economics. With the creating of various companies a number of unemploymed people has decreased. Moreover the standard of living has become higher. People can buy better products at a cheaper prices. Politics has also been influenced by globalization. For example nowadays issues like global warming, depletion of natural resources, increasing pollution are discussed on the political level as it involves all the world. On the other hand there are a lot of reasons why globalization could be called destructive and unnecessary. The most important drawback might be that the global problems are becoming more and more scaring. Because of developing of harmful for environment factories and works, water, ground and atmosphere has become much more polluted. Another important concern is that with large number of people moving into and out of a country, the culture is sidelined. People tend to follow the foreign culture more, forgetting their own roots. This can cause a clash of cultures. A further point to consider is that though economics develops, but it makes rich countries richer and poor countries remain poor. One more important disadvantage would be that with the better opportunities for emmigrants a new problem has appeared.It's a "brain drain" problem. As a result some countries loose their highly specialized specialists.

Module 2. Mixed emotions (extract) In different situations people feel different emotions. Perhaps, you've been learning to drive for months and finally the big day arrives - your driving test. Unfortunately, you can't take the test in the end. In such situation anyone would feel himself shattered, depressed or let down. Supposably, you are going to enter some prestigious university, but your opportunities are not big. In the end it turns out that your marks are good enough to become a student of your favourite university. This situation would make you feel overjoyed, proud or relieved. Another example of situation which can make you feel nervous is your first public perfomance. I'd like to tell you about mine one. It happened when I studied at primary school. All my classmates went to the drama section and we felt delighted during our lessons. To one of the Kalmyk holidays we were to stage one Kalmyk fairy tale(I don't remember exactly which it was).I was to play the role of an author. But I didn't want to play this role. I was in floods of tears trying to persuade my teacher to give me another part. It took several weeks to prepare for the perfomance properly. A big day arrives.Teachers, parents, pupils, all gathered to watch our perfomance. I heard the laughter for the first time, so I felt insecure and scared stiff. But for my surprise on stepping the stage a fear was lost. After the perfomance the audience was flabbergasted and my mother told me that she was really proud of me. I was very pleased on hearing these words. That was really unforgetable experience in my life.

Module 5. Learning for life. Nowadays education plays a vital role in the society. It has become the most important aspect and plays a key role in the development of child. Step-by-step The child comes to the "big choice" of their life, wheather they want to continue studying or not. If they do they set foot in the tertiary school. Tertiary education supplies its students with specific knowledge on the qualification they've chosen. That's why you should look before you leap before choosing the faculty which mostly suits you, because this choise would probably determine your future profession. But sometimes children are not given a say in making their own way. Their pushy parents turn a blind eye to their childrens' preferences and go out of their way to make their children what they want them to do. They think that thus they will prevent their children from making a snap decision.

Module 7. Living together Everyone is a unique personality and every person has a need in society. As person gives something to the society, so the society gives much to the person. In case the person renounce the society they will probably become an outlaw. But there are a vast number of people who do without society and would prefer to live alone rather than with somebody their relatives, friends, etc. Thus three years ago I've moved to the dormetry, where I had to live with two roommates. One of them lounged around doing nothing on end. Moreover, she tended to leave her stuff all over the room and not to do her share of housework. The second roommate was grumpy and irritable, she was always moaning. It was awfully difficult to live with them and that drove me mad. That is how I moved from one place to another and how I lived together.