Reading

Task 7

Read Passage 1 about China's Haier Benefits from China-ASEAN FTA and then work inpairs to speak out the common expressions given in brackets.

1.From panel spraying，______（支架焊接）to fittings assembly，these are the workshops of a factory of China's electronic giant Haier in Thailand.

2.The products were so familiar，and so was the scene of lots of identical，nearly-finished refrigerators queuing on the______（流水线）.

3.“I believe this is also the first time that a Chinese electric brand______（大规模亮相）in Thailand's market，”the manager said.

4.The manager said，adding that Japanese and South Korean brands had been______（控制这个市场）for decades.

5.He was confident that more and more made-in-China______（电器产品）would enter Thailand and other ASEAN markets soon.

6.“The two models are designed by our own designers in Thailand，and they adopt the______（风冷制冷技术）for refrigeration，which are more widely used in Thailand's fridge production and less common in China，”he said.

7.Meanwhile，other electric appliances made in Thailand and other ASEAN countries now could enter China's market under______（零关税），too，Ding said.

8.Refrigerator is our main product since Haier itself started its business decades ago from______（冰箱生产）.

Passage 1

Task 8

Read the passage again and work in pairs to supply the missing words or expressions in the following statements.

1.For Haier,it is the first time to______in Thailand's market.

2.An increasing number of______will enter Thailand and other ASEAN markets.

3.______was seldom adopted in making refrigerators in China.

4.In the past,the refrigerators of______were less common in China.

5.Haier plans to sell 150,000 sets in 2012 and it is______in the country.

6.Haier Electric(Thailand)PCL now owns______: refrigerator,washing machine,air conditioner and cold cabinet.

7.The made-in-Thailand refrigerators can compete with______in air-cooling technique.

8.Eight years later,______can enjoy zero-tariff treatment in ASEAN's countries.

Task 9

Work in groups and discuss the following questions.

1.Where is the factory of China's Haier Electric PCL?

2.What is the area of the China-ASEAN FTA?

3.In what ways will the enterprises of both China and the 10 ASEAN countries benefit from the free trade terms?

4.What does FTA mean?

5.Why do China's electric goods exporting to those countries have to pay tariff till 2018?

Task 10

Read the sentences taken from Passage 1 and work in groups to translate them into Chinese.

1.From panel spraying,frame welding to fittings assembly,these are the workshops of a factory of China's electronic giant Haier in Thailand.The products are so familiar,and so is the scene of lots of identical,nearly-finished refrigerators queuing on the assembly lines.

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2.The China-ASEAN FTA was officially launched at the beginning of 2010.It covers an area of 13,000,000 square kilometers,with a population of 1.9 billion and nearly 4.5-trillion-U.S.-dollar trade volume.

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3.Ding said the two fridge models had been so popular in Japan that Haier was going to sell them in China,since many Chinese consumers liked this kind of frost-free model but could hardly find them in domestic market.

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4."The sale of Haier fridges in Thailand's market last year is about 50,000 sets,"Ding said,adding their target for 2012 is 150,000 sets,which means the biggest market share in the country.

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5."China's electric goods are still in ASEAN's sensitive products list.So the electrical appliances exporting to those countries have to pay tariff till 2018,"Wu said.

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Task 11

Work in pairs to complete the following statements with the information from Passage 2.

1.The Trane Company enjoys the highest popularity in______as suppliers.

2.The Trane Company grows from______.

3.It is______that makes Trane famous as an innovator.

4.Trane's current CenTraVac is invented based on______.

5.Trane was,and will be an excellent leader in the area of______.

6.In the history of Trane,it acquired______and became a leader in residential air conditioning.

7.In 2007,WABCO became______separated from American Standard Companies.

8.Now,Trane continues to grow in air-conditioning as______.

Passage 2

Task 12

Read the passage again and work in pairs to translate the following expressions into Chinese or English.