Taiwan’s Tech Industry | Elementary ESL Reading Worksheet PDF

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Taiwan is a small island, but it is very important for technology. Many computers and phones around the world use parts made in Taiwan. The country is famous for making tiny chips that go inside electronic devices. These chips are very small, but they do big jobs.

The biggest tech company in Taiwan is called TSMC. It makes chips for many other companies, like Apple and Nvidia. TSMC has very large factories where workers and machines build chips every day. The factories are clean and quiet, and the workers wear special white suits.

Making a chip is not easy. It takes many steps and special machines. Some machines cost millions of dollars. The chips inside one phone can have billions of tiny parts. Engineers must work carefully so the chips do not break.

Taiwan started making tech products many years ago. At first, the country made simple things like radios and small toys. Now, Taiwan is a leader in high-tech products. Many young people in Taiwan want to study science and work in tech.

The tech industry helps Taiwan’s economy grow. It gives many people good jobs and money. People from other countries also come to Taiwan to work or learn. Taiwan shows that a small country can do big things in the world of technology and help everyone use better phones and computers.

1. chips ____
2. factories ____
3. machines ____
4. leader ____
5. economy ____
6. engineers ____
7. technology ____
8. industry ____
9. famous ____
10. device ____

• a. big buildings where workers and machines make products
• b. tiny parts inside computers and phones that help them work
• c. machine or tool made for a special job
• d. money and business activity of a country
• e. people who design and build machines or technology
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• g. tools and machines made using science
• h. person, company, or country that is the best at something
• i. tools that use power to do work
• j. group of companies that make the same kind of product