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116 Unit 10: Trading with the world 53yp4s Goals talk about import and export present a company write a report talk about changes in trade explain what fair trade is describe the effects of globalisation write an article discuss CSR Work in A/B pairs. A, look at Austria’s imports on p. 202 and describe them to your partner. B, look on p. 207 and describe Austria’s exports. Discuss these questions. 1 Which country is Austria’s most / least important trade partner according to the diagram? 2 Is it the same for both imports and exports? Does Austria have more exports than imports? Look at Austria’s balance of trade in 2014 to find out. SPEAKINg 1 a 2 Austria’s exports and imports Austria balance of trade Balance of trade (EUR million) -603 -569 -567 -721 80 52 -325 -98 -40 -1,7 -494,9 200 -200 -400 -600 -800 0 200 Jan/14 Apr/14 Jul/14 Oct/14 -200 -400 -600 -800 0 -104,6 Source: www.tradingeconomics.com, STATISTIK AUSTRIA In pairs, describe the changes that occurred from January to October 2014. Try to come up with a definition for the term ‘trade balance’. What is a negative / positive trade balance? What kinds of goods can you think of that Austria imports or exports? Look at the list of Austria’s import and export products. What product or company names would you associate with either imported or exported products? Talk together. b c a READING 3 b Austria’s top export products tourism* paper and cardboard metal goods, iron, steel machinery and vehicle parts textiles food and drink *A large part of Austrian exports are service exports, with tourism taking first place. Austria’s top import products motor vehicles metal goods oil products foodstuffs financial services electronic goods Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv