UNIT 2 Global Trade Tusyanah S.Pd., M.Pd. The

Transcript:UNIT 2 Global Trade Tusyanah S.Pd., M.Pd. The:
UNIT 2 Global Trade Tusyanah S.Pd., M.Pd. The objectives: To increase the vocabularies on Global Trade To improve the grammar: Gerund Infinitive To improve the writing skills To write the analytical exposition text Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 1. Reading A. Warming Up Activity Look at the picture below! Mention at least 15 countries and their currencies! Reading 1 Companies Companies are involved in many activities, for example buying, selling, marketing and production, in a range of different industries, such as information technology, telecommunication, film and car manufacture. Many well-known companies are multinationals, these are companies which operate in a number of countries. Multinationals often have a complicated structure. There is a usually a parent or holding company. This company owns other companies or parts of other companies. These other companies are called subsidiaries. Key vocabulary: 1. Buying 5. Multinational 2. Selling 6. parent or holding company 3. Marketing 7. Subsidiaries 4. Production 8. Manufacture . Task 1 Look at the pictures below, please answer the following items! What each company produces? Where the company operates? Who its main competitors are? Reading 2 Global Trade In an open market, any number of sellers or competitors can offer goods for sale. All companies try to gain the biggest market share possible, and compete aggressively with their main competitors to do this. Companies with the biggest market share for a product, the market leaders, may compete with their rivals on quality, image, brand loyalty or price. Major companies compete across borders in the global market place to try to enter new markets in countries where they do not have a presence. Global trade, also known as international trade, is simply the exchange of goods and services across international boundaries. Global trade involves the export and import of goods and services between international borders. Goods and services that enter into a country for sale are called imports. Goods and services that leave a country for sale in another country are called exports. For example, a country may import wheat because it does not have much arable land but export oil because it has oil in abundance. Key vocabulary: 1. Open market 5. Market leader 2. Global trade 6. Import 4. Market share 7. Export 5. Main Competitor 8. Enter new market . Task 2 Work in pairs! Who are the main competitors in the market in the following