95 B1+ | 6. Klasse | Unit 12: Going global The Chinese market Many global (6) used to count on the Chinese market for a considerable part of their sales. China’s (7) is growing, and there are more and more people every year who can (8) luxury goods such as expensive cars and brand-name clothes. This market took a significant hit during the pandemic, and many companies were even (9) to close their stores in China or shorten their opening hours. Theme parks also had to shut down (10) , and since a lot of cinemas were closed, even Hollywood felt the effects of the crisis. Tourism The number of Chinese tourists who travelled (11) skyrocketed between 2000 and 2018, rising from only 10.5 million to 150 million. Tourism was one of the worst-affected industries worldwide due to the travel (12) which were imposed to control the spread of the virus. The coronavirus outbreak was bad news for nearby (13) , which are popular with Chinese travellers. Japan, Thailand and Bali faced (14) numbers of cancellations from this market. Economists assure us that the recovery has already started, but it is too soon to say what the effects of the crisis will be in the (15) . It will definitely take the economy a while to get back to what it was before the pandemic. A afford G health M middle class B brands H impact N production C damage I interconnected O record D destinations J internationally P restrictions E forced K knock-on Q temporarily F globalised L long term R trades 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415 G Think of three positive or negative aspects of globalisation and use the linking words in exercise 1 on page 93 to write about what caused them. Example: Due to globalisation, the world is more interconnected than ever. This might result in less cultural diversity. Writing tip Be careful how you write numbers in English. A point is used to indicate a decimal number (not a comma like in German): €1.50. However, a comma is used to separate thousands: €3,725. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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