第九章 unit 9 Money.ppt

Unit 5 Money International Business English, Book 3 Contents Teaching Objectives and requirement Objectives: To enable Ss to talk about money To familiarize Ss with various types of figures, percentages, decimals, etc. To make Ss be able to describe trends To develop Ss’ listening and reading skills To improve Ss’ problem-solving ability To enhance Ss business writing techniques by writing a report Do the quiz individually. Then compare answers with a partner. 1. How much cash do you have with you at the moment? Do you: a) know exactly? b) know approximately? c) not know at all? 2. Do you normally check: a) your change? b) your bank statements and credit card bills? c) restaurant bills? d) your receipts when shopping? e) prices in several shops before your buy something? Starting up 5. What do you think about people who do not pay the correct amount of tax? Is that a) a serious crime? b) morally wrong but not a crime? c) excellent business practice? 6. If you lend a colleague a small amount of money and they forget to pay it back, do you: a) say nothing? b) remind them that they owe you money? c) arrange to go for a drink with them and say you’ve forgotten your wallet or purse? Reading Money and Investing the characteristics of money the different forms of investing financial institutions financial markets Business Brief: Investment A. Use the words in the box to complete the sentence. Business Brief: Investment What would and/or wouldn’t do if you won a lottery or inherited a lot of money from a rich relative? Reading: Financial Disasters Reading: Financial Disasters Reading: Financial Disasters Questions for discussion: What are the similarities and differences in the three speculations? What do you think people will speculate in during the next 20 years? Listening: Making loans Gerard Gardner, an executive director of EFG Private Bank Ltd, lends money to businesses. In