Taiwan-Thailand Economic Cooperation to Continue to be Close

The 18th Taiwan-Thailand economic cooperation conference was held in Bangkok on September 18, 2007 on the theme of goods distribution and technological cooperation.

Lin Weishan, vice chairman of the Thailand Committee of the Taipei-based Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association who led a Taiwanese delegation for the meeting, said that trade and economic exchanges between the two countries have been close.

He noted that bilateral trade between Taiwan and Thailand reached US$7.7 billion in 2006, up 17 percent from the previous year.

Trade between the two countries has reached US$4.3 billion so far this year, up 13 percent over the same period last year. Taiwan also invested in 63 projects worth NT$284 million in Thailand last year.

Taiwan has become the third-largest investor in Thailand, trailing only Japan and the United States, he added.

He said that this year's conference focused on five topics, including high-tech communications, distribution, industrial zones, radio frequency identification (RFID), and alternative energy sources.

Lin noted that for 18 years, the meeting has provided a platform for bilateral exchange and cooperation in the absence of formal diplomatic ties.

Задание 2. Определите, являются ли утверждения

а) ложными

b) истинными

1. Trade between the two countries has reached US$4.1 billion.

2. Taiwan has become the third-largest investor in Holland.

3. The 18th Taiwan-Thailand economic cooperation conference was held in Bangkok on September 18, 2007.

4. Taiwan-Thailand Economic Cooperation to Continue to be Close.

5. Taiwan also invested in 63 projects worth NT$284 million in Thailand 2 years ago.

Задание 3. Сформулируйте главную мысль текста. Дайте свое название тексту.

Задание 4. Выберите один вариант ответа. Заполните пропуск.

1. The conference………….. on five topics.

a) focuses b) focused c) is focusing

2. The 18th Taiwan-Thailand economic…………….. conference was held in Bangkok

a) cooperation b) meeting c) contribution

3. Taiwan is one of the largest ………………in Thailand.

a) friends b) investors c) partners

4. The………… between two countries goes on growing.

a) economy b) relationship c) trade

5. The meeting has provided a platform for………….exchange and cooperation.

   1. bilateral b) interesting c) both

Задание 5. Составьте предложения с данными словосочетаниями:

economic cooperation, high-tech communications, formal diplomatic ties, energy sources.

Задание 6. Прочитайте заглавие текста и спрогнозируйте его содержание. Прочитайте текст, найдите подтверждение или опровержение вашему предположению.

Women entrepreneurs council organizes retail marketing conference

The CACCI Women Entrepreneurs Council (CWEC) is organizing the International Women's Dialogue and Conference on Retail Marketing on November 15-16, 2007 at the Miramar Garden Taipei Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan.

Organized by the CWEC under the auspices of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), the Dialogue and Conference aims to present new opportunities for interaction between women of different countries and hopes to develop business co-operation and partnership between and among business women of the region.

Representatives from member countries have been invited to share and exchange retailing strategies in the various sectors like jewelry, garments, fashion, services, retail space, and luxury products lifestyle, to name a few. Heads of specialized committees, legislature, mass media, famous women entrepreneurs and women from other walks of life interested in expanding and encouraging co-operation in the economy sector will also be present. The format of the Dialogue and Conference will allow every participant to spend time in the most effective way.

Mrs. MuktaNandini Jain, Chairperson of CWEC who initiated and is spearheading the Conference, has identified general retailing as one sector that could provide significant opportunities for women entrepreneurs in developing CACCI member countries, noting that emerging markets hold out tremendous potential in the Asia Pacific region. She predicted that billions of new consumers would enter the market in the next decade. It is imperative, she pointed out, that CACCI gauge the future opportunities in the retail segment and see how women can be a part of it and create the right synergies between domestic and international retailers.

The CWEC was formally organized in November 2007 in Taipei during the 21^st CACCI Conference the 40^th CACCI Anniversary. Mrs. Jain from India was elected as Chairperson, and Ms. Shelley Wangfrom Taiwan as Vice-Chairperson. This year's Conference in November also serves to mark the first-year anniversary of the formal founding of CWEC.

Задание 7. Определите, являются ли утверждения:

а) ложными

b) истинными

1. The conference aims to present new opportunities for interaction between people of different countries.

2. The format of the Dialogue and Conference will allow every participant to spend time in the most effective way.

3. Mrs. MuktaNandini Jain, Chairperson of CWEC initiated the Conference.

4. Thousands of new consumers would enter the market in the next decade.

5. The CWEC was formally organized in December 2007.

Задание 8. Сформулируйте главную мысль каждого абзаца. Дайте свое название тексту.

Задание 9. Объясните выделенные в тексте слова. Составьте с ними предложения.

Задание 10. Подберите по смыслу словосочетания из представленных слов. Составьте с ними предложения.

Women's, business, Asia, cooperation, markets, mark, anniversary, region, International, Dialogue, Pacific, emerging, the first-year

Задание 11. Прочитайте письмо. From: Campbell WATSON

To: info@irkutsk-baikal.com ; info@baikalsea.ru ; travel@baikalsea.ru

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:43 PM

Subject: Can you provide a copy of a tour voucher for a Russian visa application?

Dear Sir/Madam, 1. I want to visit the Lake Baikal area of Russia  (from Mongolia and return). The Russian consulate in Australia have just informed me that I need a copy of a tour voucher from a Russian travel company for accommodation or a train trip. What possibilities are there? A tour voucher for a short tour or a train booking might be sufficient. 2.My intended approximate itinerary is: Sunday 10 June Depart Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia 8.45 pm by train for Russian-Mongolian border (SukheBator/Naushki) Monday 11 Arrive Ulan Ude, visit  Kyakhta Tuesday 12 Depart Ulan Ude to Irkutsk Wednesday 13, Thursday 14 Stay Irkutsk Friday 15, Saturday 16 To Lake Baikal (rail and boat) stay Olkhon Island Sunday 17, Monday 18 To Sverobaikalsk and Northern Lake Baikal stay Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20 Return Irkutsk, (probably by hydrofoil), stay. Thursday 21 June Depart Irkutsk  10.40am on Miat Airlines flight OM130. Arrive Ulaan Bataar 11.10am. 3. Your website has a 5 to 6 day tour of Olkhon island from Irkutsk return - if that can be accommodated within the proposed dates. Do you also make plane bookings, as I would need to book the Miat flight (see above)? Even the train ticket from Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia could be booked/purchased in advance, if you are able to offer a reasonable price. 4. Please let me know, as soon as possible of options for a tour voucher.

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Задание 12. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Who wrote the letter?

2. Why has he written it?

3. Who will read it?

4. How does it begin/end?

5. Is the letter formal or informal?

Задание 13. Сопоставьте абзацы (1-4) с заголовками:

closing remarks ● questions ● opening remarks/reason for writing ● itinerary

Задание 14. Объясните выделенные в тексте слова. Составьте с ними предложения.

Задание 15. Напишите письмо – запрос в туристическое агентство. Используйте письмо (зад.1) как модель.

Вариант 4

Задание 1. Прочитайте текст.