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History of Globalization
Globalization is not new. For thousands of years people have been trading goods and
travelling across great distances. During the Middle Ages, merchants travelled along the Silk
Road, which connected Europe and China. The modern age of globalization started with the
Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th century. New machines were able to produce
cheaper goods. Trains and steam-powered boats transported products farther and faster.
Since 1980, globalization has been moving at a faster pace. Today it is easier for companies to
work in other countries. The Internet gives them the chance of reaching more customers
around the world. Teleworkers work for firms that may be far away.































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Italian City Bans Foreign Food
Until a short time ago , Italians mostly ate Italian food , but in the past decade more and more
immigrants have been coming into the country and with them their food. Now Italians are
fighting back. The Tuscan town of Lucca does not want any kebab shops and Chinese
restaurants in their historic city any more. Lucca, about 60 km from Florence, has declared
that it wants to preserve its food tradition. Therefore, no more foreign food shops are allowed.
A debate is going on between town leaders and the population. Is it possible to forbid other
cultures in our era of globalization? Italy's agriculture minister supports the ban. He says that it
is important to preserve Italian culture and tradition.
Others are ashamed of what has happened. Critics of the new law say that a lot of typically
Italian food does not originate in Italy but comes from other regions: tomatoes from South
America or pasta from China. The issue is also influenced by the politicians of the region. In
northern Italy the right wing Northern League is very strong. It is against foreigners and foreign
culture in Italy. Italians are also afraid that products from other countries are being sold as
Italian. Cheap restaurants buy low quality olive oil from Greece or Turkey . Truffles that are
imported from China are often passed on as Italian truffles from the northern part of the
country.










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Factory Farming
Factory farming is a method of mass food production in which animals are kept in very confined
areas in order to get the best possible profit. Factory farming wants to keep production costs low
and sell cheaper food to consumers. Factory farming is a much discussed issue. Animal rights
activists and environmentalists claim that this type of food production is dangerous to our
environment and forces animals to live in an unworthy way. On the other side farmers and larger
food corporations claim that they cannot produce enough food at reasonable prices without factory
farming.
Over the past decades farms have grown in size and intensity. Farming has become an industry,
using modern technology. Today farmers use pesticides, antibiotics and vitamins to produce as
much as they can and to control diseases. Fertilizers make it possible to grow more crops than
nature would allow. These factors lead to lower food prices on supermarket shelves. Those who
are in favor of factory farming say that it creates jobs and lets consumers buy cheaper food. They
also state that it is friendly to our nature because it uses less land to produce the same amount of
food.
Critics against factory farming say that it is brutal and cruel to animals. They live in overcrowded
cages or boxes without enough space to move around. Chicken, sheep, cattle and pigs are often
kept in such a way. They are given special feed so that they can grow quicker. Crops that are
sprayed with pesticides are a health risk to humans and have a number of chemicals in them. They
also argue that such large farms ruin smaller ones because they can produce at more competitive
prices. Although products from factory farms are not labeled consumers can buy food from organic
production. Some products, like eggs, have labels on the boxes that say they are laid by hens that
can move around and are not kept in cages.













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1
globalization kreselleme
29
ashamed utanm
2
travel seyahat etmek
30
typically tipik olarak
3
distance uzaklk,mesafe
31
originate balamak
4
merchant tccar,tacir
32
influence etkilemek
5
connect balant kurmak
33
politician siyaseti
6
produce retmek,yapmak
34
strong gl,salam,demli
7
transport tamak,nakletmek
35
foreigner yabanc
8
move hareket etmek ,tanmak
36
afraid korkmu
9
chance ans,olanak
37
quality kalite,nitelik
10
customer mteri
38
import ithal etmek
11
mostly ounlukla
39
pass on iletmek,sylemek
12
decade on yl
40
factory fabrika
13
immigrant gmen
41
farming tarm,iftilik
14
fight back direnmek,kar koymak
42
mass toplu,kitle
15
historic tarihi,tarihsel
43
confined snrl,kstl
16
declare beyan etmek
44
in order to -mek iin
17
preserve korumak,muhafaza etmek
45
profit kar
18
therefore bu yzden
46
cost maliyet,cret
19
allow izin vermek,olanak tanmak
47
consumer tketici
20
debate tartma
48
discuss tartmak,grmek
21
possible olas,mmkn
49
environmentalist evreci
22
forbid yasaklamak
50
claim iddia etmek
23
era a, devir
51
dangerous tehlikeli
24
agriculture tarm
52
force zorlamak
25
minister bakan
53
corporation kurulu,dernek
26
support desteklemek
54
reasonable mantkl,makul
27
ban yasak
55
intensity younluk
28
tradition gelenek,grenek
56
industry sanayi, endstri
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pesticide bcek ilac
68
overcrowded ar kalabalk
58
as much as kadar --
69
move around dolanmak,gezinmek
59
disease hastalk,rahatszlk
70
special belli,zel
60
fertilizer gbre
71
so that -sn diye
61
crop rn,ekin
72
quick sratle,hzlca
62
lead to sebep olmak ,yol amak
73
spray pskrtmek,fkrmak
63
in favour of -n lehinde
74
argue tartmak,ileri srmek
64
state ifade etmek
75
ruin harap etmek,ykmak
65
friendly arkadaa,dostane
76
competitive rekabetci
66
critic eletirmen
77
label etiketlemek
67
brutal zalim,acmasz
78
cage kafes

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57
pesticide bcek ilac
68
overcrowded ar kalabalk
58
as much as kadar --
69
move around dolanmak,gezinmek
59
disease hastalk,rahatszlk
70
special belli,zel
60
fertilizer gbre
71
so that -sn diye
61
crop rn,ekin
72
quick sratle,hzlca
62
lead to sebep olmak ,yol amak
73
spray pskrtmek,fkrmak
63
in favour of -n lehinde
74
argue tartmak,ileri srmek
64
state ifade etmek
75
ruin harap etmek,ykmak
65
friendly arkadaa,dostane
76
competitive rekabetci
66
critic eletirmen
77
label etiketlemek
67
brutal zalim,acmasz
78
cage kafes

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