The UK's imports and exports
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the UK's main imports and exports and can explain why we trade those products.
Key learning points
- The UK trades goods and products with countries around the world.
- The UK imports food, products and other goods that it does not produce itself.
- The UK exports goods and manufactured products produced here to other countries that want to buy them.
Keywords
Trade - the buying, selling or exchanging of things between people, companies and countries
Import - goods and services brought in from another country
Export - goods and services sold to another country
Manuacturing - the making of goods on a large scale, often using machinery
Common misconception
Most of our imports in the UK come from China.
Most of our imports in the UK come from the US and EU countries.
Teacher tip
Make clear to students that you can import and export services. For example, you can sell an educational course.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is globalisation?
Q2.What is the term for the exchange of goods and services between countries?
Q3.Which of the following is an example of global trade?
Q4.Which of the following is an example of a product that might be traded internationally?
Q5.How has globalisation affected the UK?
Q6.What is a trade agreement?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these is an example of an import for the UK?
Q2. is the buying, selling or exchanging of things between people.
Q3.A lot of the things we buy in the UK come from other countries in the world. These are called .
Q4.Why does the UK import many products from other countries?
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