{"id":30395,"date":"2025-05-21T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30395"},"modified":"2025-05-22T08:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T06:03:22","slug":"global-cooperation-in-a-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/05\/global-cooperation-in-a-changing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Cooperation in a Changing World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world is facing many big problems like wars, diseases, and climate change. In this video, Jose Manuel Barroso talks about why countries need to work together to solve these problems. He explains how cooperation between countries and organizations can save millions of lives, especially children, through vaccines and partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full video here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Global Cooperation in a Changing World | Global Citizen NOW 2025\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JpzR46hJ1vU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does <strong>\u201cgeopolitical friction\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>My prediction is that the <strong>geopolitical friction<\/strong> will increase not decrease<\/em>.\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does <strong>\u201csupra national cooperation\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>Sometimes some forms of <strong>supra national cooperation<\/strong> like the European Union is the right way forward<\/em>.\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does <strong>\u201cprivate partnership\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>It is a public <strong>private partnership<\/strong> with the governments of rich countries and developing countries\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why do you think it is important for countries to cooperate on global problems?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can partnerships between governments and private companies help solve health problems?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you ever worked with others to solve a big problem? 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