Glossary

Video 1

New word Pronunciation Meaning Example

1 Slash (sale) (v) /slæʃ/ (often used in A slump in the
newspapers) to reduce retail trade has
something by a large forced the
amount company to
slash prices.
2 Handset (n) /ˈhændset/ a mobile/cell phone or mobile
smartphone, handsets
especially the main
part of the phone not
including the battery
or SIM card
3 Blacklist (v) /ˈblæklɪst/ to put the name of a She was
person, a company, a blacklisted by
product or a country all the major
on a blacklist Hollywood
studios
because of her
political
views.
4 Stark (adj) /stɑːrk/ unpleasant; real, and He now faces
impossible to avoid the stark
reality of life
in prison.
5 (Hurt its) Bottom /ˌbɒtəm ˈlaɪn/ the amount of money Sales last
line that is a profit or a month failed
loss after everything to add to the
has been calculated company’s
bottom line.
6 Unwavering (adj) /ʌnˈweɪvərɪŋ/ not changing or unwavering
becoming weaker in support
any way
7 Setback (n) /ˈsetbæk/ a difficulty or problem The
that delays or prevents breakdown in
something, or makes a talks
situation worse represents a
 temporary
setback in the
peace process.
8 Be in st for the /ˌlɔːŋ ˈhɔːl/ to be willing to Analysts say if
long haul continue doing a task this ban is in it
until it is finished for the long
haul, global
bussiness will
be threatened.
9 Contigency (n) /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ an event that may or to make
may not happen contingency
plans (= plans
for what to do
if a particular
event happens
or does not
happen)
 Questions

1. What is the news about?

It is about how Huawei’s handset sales slumped/ slashed because of the U.S
component supply ban.

3.How Huawei has been affected by the US policy? How have the future
effects been estimated? (sales,…).

The US policy has greatly affected Huawei. Most obviously, it causes huge
losses for Huawei’s sales, which is hurting its bottom line. The U.S. sanctions
to curtail the company’s revenue by about $30 billion over the coming two
years.; there will be 40 percent drop in overseas smartphone sales.

As US stop selling softwares or chips to Huawei and without access to popular

apps like GG Maps, Instagram, Huawei smartphones become a lot less
attractive to international consumers. It this ban prolongs for a long time, global
business will be affected.

Video 2

2. Have you ever heard about 5G? Where did you hear it from?

Yes, I have heardabout it before. It was a news from online newspaper,

Vietnamnet, which said that Vietnam is piloting 5G at some areas and if it is
successful, the government and tech companies will soon apply it.

6. Does it change the way you think or perceive 5G? If you are an investor,
will you invest in 5G network? Please explain your choice.

No, not at all. Undoutedly, 5G is much better than 4G and offers people more
convienience. Supposing I am an investor, I absolutely invest in 5G network for
reasons. 5G will create basic changes in many vertical industries, including
smart factories, transport, healthcare, agriculture and smart cities.
5G also creates a new industry that produces thousands of billions of devices, as
well as activates innovation in almost every industry and creates unlimited
connectivity for all.

Google and Temasek estimated that Vietnam’s digital economy, which had
value of$3 billion in 2015 and $9 billion in 2018, will be valued at $30 billion
by 2025.