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Word Meanings
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the following words/expressions found in today’s article.
1. enthusiastic (adj.) – having or
showing great excitement and interest
Example: He is very enthusiastic about learning English.
2. cold cash (n.) [kohld] [kash] – (informal)
cash that is readily available
Example: Some restaurants
only accept cold cash for
payment.
3. promote (v.) [pruh-moht] – to advertise or
make something or someone more popular
Example: Local products
should be promoted by the government.
4. restriction (n.) [ri-strik-shuhn] – the act of
limiting something
Example: Most hotels set a restriction on bringing pets inside the
hotel.
Article
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the text below.
International car companies are pushing their sales in China
because according to auto analysts there are more Chinese enthusiastic to buy their first cars
and most of them purchase in cold
cash.
Moreover, big foreign car companies, such as General Motors (GM),
Ford and PSA Peugeot Citroen, are feeling more pressured in boosting their
market because the Chinese government is now making ways to promote local
car brands.
Though Chinese people are likely to buy foreign branded cars,
foreign carmakers are now worried that this trend may soon change.
In a recent European carmaker’s discussions, PSA Peugeot
Citroen’s CEO Philippe Varin said that they made the right decision to
establish a local brand in China. The company recently introduced their DS5
model.
Meanwhile, despite the restrictions made by the Chinese government on foreign car
brands, companies like GM and Volkswagen (VW) are still selling well in China.
Viewpoint Discussion (7-8 minutes)
Lead the discussion using the questions below.
Discussion
A
·
What
do you think are the advantages of buying your country’s local products?
·
What
foreign products are popular in your country?
Discussion B
·
What products in your country do you think
are better than imported products?
·
What local products are you most likely to
buy over foreign products?
