Time Zones 3rd edition unit 5 reading vocabulary

Apple's headquarters is in California.

​​headquarters

iPhone models are designed by a talented team of engineers and designers.

​​engineer

iPhone models are designed by a talented team of engineers and designers.

​​designer

Manufacturing is the process of making the parts that go into the iPhone.

​​manufacturing

Assembly is the process of taking all those individual parts and combining them into a finished, working iPhone.

​​assembly

It doesn’t manufacture its individual parts.

​​individual

Apple works with more than 200 different suppliers in over 40 countries.

​​supplier

There are hundreds of parts—including wires, batteries, and chips.

​​battery

There are hundreds of parts—including wires, batteries, and chips.

chip

Among the top supplier nations are China, the United States, Japan, and South Korea.

​​nation

The assembly of iPhones takes place in China, which has shown itself to be good at meeting demand quickly.

demand

​This new glass screen would be scratch-proof.

scratch-proof

In a global world, he says, manufacturing needs to be done in a variety of countries.

global

In a global world, he says, manufacturing needs to be done in a variety of countries.

​​variety

​​production line

​They would need several months to create new production lines.

​​worldwide

making an iPhone is truly a worldwide effort.