Christmas is coming - all the way from China. KEY

1 Key words
1 sleigh 2 cracker 3 wrapping paper 4 goods 5 capital 6 consignment
2 What do you know?
1 c) 2 a) 3 b) 4 a)
3 Comprehension check
1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 F 8 T
4 Vocabulary: Extremes
Superlatives: the largest… ever built, the largest single consignment, the worst labour exploitation, Britain’s biggest export
Metaphors or similes: as wide as a motorway, a floating world, mountains of dogfood
Adjectives: intense row, implications are terrifying, absolute advantage, a phenomenal rate
Large numbers: 22,280kg of Vietnam tea, 12,800 MP3 players, 138,000 tins of catfood, 16bn, a 30-fold increase, 11,000 containers…
5 Vocabulary: Definitions
1 maiden 2 steaming 3 behemoth 4 by the score 5 row 6 microcosm 7 set off 8 detritus
6 Vocabulary: Collocations
1 festive cheer 2 building blocks 3 rechargeable batteries 4 intense row 5 global trade 6 developing countries 7 trading partner 8 phenomenal rate 9 soft toys