Year 7 - Citizenship
How is the global community connected?
What are our identities and our communities?
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to the concepts of identities and communities and how these change over time and contexts.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how the global community is connected.
Key Notes
- Globalisation refers to the connection of all the countries in the world through cooperation and collaboration.
- Nations work together on key issues such as trade, the economy, technology and health which improves life for everyone.
- In times of crises, like natural disasters or pandemics, countries provide mutual support, such as developing vaccines.
- Organisations like the United Nations and World Health Organisation exemplify global efforts to ensure public safety.
- Global collaboration is essential for sharing resources, ideas, management strategies and cultural understanding.
Vocabulary To Learn
- connected: joined or linked together
- global: relating to the whole world
- collaborate: to work with others to create or achieve something
- community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Globalisation does not benefit everybody.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Globalisation refers to the connection of all the countries in the world through cooperation and collaboration. Nations work together on key issues such as trade, the economy, technology and health which improves life for everyone.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'connected'
joined or linked together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Globalisation does not benefit everybody. Correction: Globalisation benefits everyone because with collaboration we can achieve more things together as a global community.
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