The document discusses consumer preferences for car colors in America and China. In America, the top colors are white, black, silver, and gray. Red, yellow, and green are considered unsafe. In China, popular colors are white, gray, and silver, while yellow, brown, and dark green are disliked. The document encourages using technology like the PLECO app to facilitate learning Chinese words for colors.

1. I. Below is a report on the consumer preference on car-colors in America. Read the highlighted areas and answer questions.
1. What are the colors American car-buyers prefer according to the DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report?
2. The research also reached a conclusion of car-colors which are unsafe. What are the unsafe colors?
3. What is the hanzi for “car” in Chinese? (Predict through context. Also, try using PLECO app to do some independent study of
words.)

2. II. Below is a paragraph on the colors Chinese car-buyers like and dislike. Read the highlighted areas and answer questions.
1. What are the colors Chinese car-buyers like?
2. What are the colors Chinese car-buyers dislike?
(Don’t forget to use technology/your phone to facilitate your Chinese learning. PLECO is a good on-line Chinese & English
dictionary.)