⬛ Texto (Questões 83–86)
Managing globalization: if it’s here to stay, what do we know?
Daniel Altman
Two decades have passed since the word “globalization” started showing up with any frequency in discussions of business and economics.
At first, the focus was on Western companies trying to compete with cheaper, sometimes better imports from Japan, South Korea, China and other countries.
It was a straight fight: the battle lines were drawn along each country’s borders.
Later on, things became more complex. Asian companies started designing and assembling products in the West. Western companies opened up new fronts by sending jobs abroad — not just in manufacturing but in service industries as well.
At the turn of the millennium, there was a lot of talk about whether globalization was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.
One side argued that it allowed big, multinational corporations to exploit workers in poor countries to pad their profit margins.
The other side retorted that the expansion of these corporations into the developing world offered the best hope for raising living standards.
One side complained that globalization was creating and destroying industries too quickly for the labor force to adjust.
The other side answered that these shifts were rapidly improving the world’s ability to use its resources efficiently.
Now, it’s pretty clear that globalization, be it good or bad, is an Unavoidable Thing.
🔗 Adapted from Sharma, Pete. Reading the News, Thomson ELT, 2007.
🟨 QUESTÃO 86.
Choose the sentence that correctly summarizes the text.
(A) Globalization is considered a good thing as it allows big multinational corporations to hire workers from poor countries and raise the country profits.
(B) Globalization is considered a bad thing as it quickly creates and destroys industries for the labor force to adjust.
(C) Nowadays, globalization started showing up with any frequency in discussions of business and economics.
(D) Being considered a good or a bad thing, the fact is that globalization cannot be avoided.
Gabarito: 🄳
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A questão cobra síntese global do texto. O autor apresenta argumentos favoráveis e contrários à globalização e conclui que, independentemente do juízo de valor, ela é inevitável.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌
Incorreta. Resume apenas a visão positiva
e ainda distorce o foco ao falar em “country profits”.
🚩 Pegadinha: generalização de apenas um lado do debate.
(B) ❌
Incorreta. Representa apenas a crítica negativa,
ignorando os argumentos contrários e a conclusão do autor.
🚩 Pegadinha: leitura parcial do texto.
(C) ❌
Incorreta. O texto afirma que o termo aparece
há duas décadas, não “nowadays”.
🚩 Pegadinha: erro temporal explícito.
(D) ✅
Correta. Resume fielmente a conclusão do texto:
independente de ser boa ou ruim,
a globalização é inevitável.
⚠️ 3️⃣ Armadilhas clássicas da banca
• Confundir resumo com opinião parcial
• Ignorar o parágrafo conclusivo do texto
• Trocar ideia central por detalhe isolado
🧠 4️⃣ Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Texto apresenta prós e contras da globalização
✔ Nenhum lado é imposto como definitivo
✔ Conclusão: fenômeno inevitável
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (D)