4.1Internationalbusiness国际商务Focus学习重点熟悉有关国际商务话题的词汇掌握关于国际贸易方面的话题练习在听力和阅读过程中寻找具体信息掌握情态动词can,could,should的用法Warm-up1.Workinpairs.Writedowntenclassroomobjectsorthingsyouhavewithyou.Wherewaseachthingsmade?Howmanywereimported?2.Writethreethingsyourcountryimportsandthreethingsitexports.Comparewithanotherpair.Wheredotheimportscomefrom?3.Tickthewordsyouknow.Checktheothersinadictionary.Page36ImportantpointsClothingClothclothesClothing集合名词,不可数,意思是“衣服的总称;包括衣裤、鞋袜帽等衣饰”。常译为“服装”意思比较抽象,但比clothes更正式。如:TheywearmuchclothinghereinMelbourne.他们在墨尔本穿很多衣服。Clothing为不可数名词,用much修饰。Foodandclothingareofgreatimportancetoourlife.食物和衣物对我们的生活很重要。(意义比较抽象)常用的表达有:一件衣服(anarticle/apieceofclothing);请翻译:冬装、夏装、防护服、专用工作服。Cloth(1)表示布,衣料,是不可数名词。Motherboughtsomeclothtomakeusnewdressesforourbirthday.妈妈买了一些布要给我们做生日穿的新衣裙。(2)表示用作某种特殊用途的布(如:桌布,台布等)Ineedapieceofclothtocleanthetable.我需要一块布擦桌子。Clothes复数名词,无单数形式,谓语动词用复数。意思是衣服,衣物。意义与clothing意思相近,但意义比较具体。其前不可加不定冠词,也不可加数词,但可以用some,these,those,many,few等词修饰。Ihavetowashmanyclotheseveryday.Ifyouwanttoattendtotheparty,youwouldbetterchangeintoformalclothes.Newwords&Expressionsimportn.vi.&vt.进口exportn.vi.&vt.出口competitorn.竞争对手wholesalern.批发商warehousen.仓库audioproduct音响产品bann.&vt.禁令fashionindustrycrisis服装行业危机Newwords&Expressionscommissionern.委员spokeswomann.女发言人hugelosses巨大损失resignn.vi.&vt.辞职garmentn.服装(成衣)clothingblockade服装封锁infavourof支持、赞成disastrousadj.损失惨重的,灾难的Newwords&Expressionsimportcontrol进口控制importquotas进口配额compromisen.妥协,折中,让步stockexchange证券交易所appealtosb.对……有吸引力availableadj.有空的,能得到的dossiern.档案,卷宗flatadj.没电的,平面的Newwords&Expressionsembarrassingadj.令人尴尬的in-housemagazine内部杂志participantn.参加者stressfuladj.有压力的,紧迫的moderatorn.会议主持人pressthemutebutton按下静音键reflecton有损声誉,招来非议teleconferencen.远程电话会议Newwords&Expressionsproducern.生产商wholesalern.批发商customern.顾客retailern.零售商warehousen.仓库consumern.消费者competitorn.竞争对手customsn.海关portn.港口clothingn.服装Reading:FashionindustrycrisisafterEUimportbanTopicsentenceTheFashionindustryinEuropeisfacingitsbiggestcrisisinrecenthistory.CausesTheintroductionofimportcontrolsinJunebytheEuropeanTradeCommissionerEffects1.manysmallcompaniesaresuffering…2.someEuropeancountriesareinfavouroftheimportrestrictions.3.Mr.Mandelsonisindilemma(adifficultposition).TextStructureAnalysisReading:FashionindustrycrisisafterEUimportbanBackgroundKnowledge1.WhatisEU?EU是EuropeanUnion的缩写,由欧洲共同体(EuropeanCommunities)发展而来,是一个集政治实体和经济实体于一身、在世界上具有重要影响的区域一体化组织。欧盟的统一货币为欧元(Euro),2002年1月1日零时欧元正式流通。截止2008年1月1日,欧元区成员国有15个。BackgroundKnowledge2.WhatisChristmasseason?圣诞季节通常指从12月初到第二年的元月6号这段时间,商家会利用这段时间进行商品促销活动,相当于我国的传统节日春节。BackgroundKnowledge3.H&M.H&M.是全球时装零售连锁巨头,来自瑞典的连锁服装店Hemmes&Mauritz的缩写。公司成立于1947年,总部设在斯德哥尔摩,是欧洲最大的服装零售商。4.ZaraZara:成立于1975年,目前在全球排名第三,西班牙排名第一的服装零售商。在全球56个国家拥有超过两千家以上的服装连锁店。BackgroundKnowledge5.C&AC&A:著名连锁平价时装零售品牌,公司于1841年在荷兰成立。C&A提供“时尚你选择”(Fashionyouchoose)引领时尚潮流,满足不同生活方式的目标消费群的特殊需求。Languagepoints1.Be(get)stuck意思是“被困住”。2.Hugelosses:巨大损失常见的搭配有:ataloss亏损Standtheloss承受损失Sufferloss遭受损失Languagepoints3.releasethegoods放行这些货物4.beinfavorof:insupportof翻译:我们赞成他的销售计划。Weareinfavorofhismarketingplan.其他含义:有利于…Thejudgementisinfavouroftheirrival.以…为收款人Theyreceivedananonymouscheckinfavouroftheirfather.Languagepoints5.importrestrictions(on)进口限制6.floodthemarket像洪水般充斥着市场Listening:Viewsonimportcontrols对控制进口的看法ProsandCons:赞成与反对的理由1.pros:befortheimportcontrols2.cons:beagainstimportcontrols4.1listentotheradionewsitemanddecidewhethereachofthetwospeakersisfororagainsttheimportcontrols.Page37Listening:Viewsonimportcontrols对控制进口的看法4.1–94.2listentotherestofthenewsitemtofindoutifyouareright.Speaking:Importedgoods进口商品DiscussionWhydoestheEropeancompany,H&MimportclothingandshoesfromChina?Importedgoods进口商品SupportedideasThequalityofthegoodsisbetter.It’sdifficulttofindEuropeanmanufacturers.Thepriceislower.ForeigndesignsappealtoEuropeans.Thegoodsaremadeveryquickly.Othercountriescansupplyinlargequantities.Grammar:Modalverbs:can/couldandshouldFunctionsofModalverbs:can/couldandshould1.ability2.possibility3.permission4.offer5.request6.recommendation7.adviceReading:Business2business:globalcommunication商务之间:全球通讯NewWordsandExpressionsTeleconferencen.电话会议face-to-facemeeting见面会virtualmeeting虚拟会议participantn.参加者stressfuladj.有压力的agendan.日程documentn.文件moderatorn.(会议等)主持人tipn.技巧;小费BackgroundKnowledgeTeleconference电话会议,远程电信会议。电话会议是不同地方人员参加同一会议的很好方式,既省时有省力,方便快捷,在商务中应用广泛。TextStructureAnalysisTopicSentenceTeleconferencingisagreatwaytoconnectpeoplewhoworkindifferentpartsoftheworld.Reasons1.cheaper,2.quicker,3.moreinformalPreparation1.findadate,2.specifythelocaltime3.limitthenumberofparticipants4.sendoutagendaanddocumentsTips1.bemoderator,2.alwayssayyourname3.pressthe‘mute’buttonwhilelisteningtoothers’talking解析Business2business也可缩写为B2B。数字2夹在两个business中间形式独特。其文体效果是吸引读者的眼球,激发读者的好奇心。实际上2是英文单词to的谐音,而且与两个business中无任何空格,既节约了标题空间又具有独特的意义,表示“先进的通讯方式拉近了国际商务之间的距离”,也点出了文章的主题-----全球通讯。4.2Businesscommunications商务沟通Focus学习重点熟悉与商务沟通相关的话题学习掌握如何进行商务沟通的相关技能练习在听力过程中寻找具体信息学习掌握will的用法掌握回复投诉