Self-study activity:
Watch this short video clip about Beychevelle wine makers near Bordeoux, and say whether sentences 1-7 are true or false.
1 The started exporting wine to China in 2008.
2 The price of a bottle of Beychevelle’s best wine was almost €50 in 2010.
3 The wine makers do not sell to China directly.
4 Chateau Beychevelle is a well-known brand name in China.
5 The Chinese are getting to know more and more western products.
6 Beychevelle is not 100% happy with the success of their wine in China.
7 The high price of the wine is welcome by everyone.
You can read the transcript here.
Key:
1F (we don’t know) 2T 3T 4F (its commercial name in China is “dragon boat”) 5T 6T 7F (the wine’s loyal customers may not buy it any more)
