商务英语 Unit 9 Business Environment 教材：新视野商务英语（上）

Unit 9 Business Environment  Objectives Objectives  Key vocabulary Key vocabulary  Lead-in Lead-in  Language focus Language focus  Skills Skills  Business communication  Homework Homework

Objectives When the learners finish learning this unit, they should be able to  providing information on business environment  collecting information on business environment.

Language focus  Modal verbs: talking about possibility Modal verbs: talking about possibility  Present passive Present passive  Pronunciation: word linking Pronunciation: stress patterns

Lead-in 1. In which country is the shopping basket of everyday goods most expensive? 2. In which country is it least expensive? Words and expression: Recession: withdrawn, out of receding slump Hampers: n. packing-case or basket with a lid,esp one used for sending food. Balance: capital Optional: which may be chosen or not as one wishes; not compulsory Assembly: mass come together

Skills Writing: connectors to show addition of information Reading: Marks& Spencer Listening: world competitive scoreboard

Key vocabulary availability of labor labor cost availability of raw materials state of the economy economic recession unemployment trend

Modal verbs: talking about possibility may, might §It takes a long time to earn enough to buy a machine. There may be a luxury tax on it. can’t, could § I could be wrong. Adverbs: maybe, perhaps, probably Note: maybe is one word when it means perhaps. Compare the two sentences: Maybe demand is very high in Chicago. Demand in Chicago may be very high.

Present passive We use a passive sentence 1. When we are interested in who or what acts. 2. When it is obvious who or what does the action so it is unnecessary to say. Form: be + past participle

Pronunciation I: word linking 1. Listen to the following words. Can you hear the final letter? could might can’t 2. Now listen to the same words in the following sentences. What do you notice about the final letter? It could be true. It could arrive today. You might be right. He might ask for an extra week. That can’t be right. It can’t add up.

Pronunciation II: Stress patterns Listen to how the verb and noun are pronounced. verb noun to increase an increase to decrease a decrease to import an import to export an export

Reading  Puncture: small hole made by sth. Sharp sep. one made accidently in a pneumatic tyre  Premises: statement on which reasoning is based.  Valve: (sort 0f ) mechanical device for controlling the flow of air, liquid or gas into or through a tube, pipe etc, by opening or closing a passage.  Exhaust: ( outlet, in an engine or machine, for) steam, vapour etc that has done its work exhaust pipe

Writing: Connectors to show addition of information We use these connectors to give additional information. too/as well also in addition

Homework: 1.Why are goods more expensive in some countries than in others? 2.what verbs can we use to give possible reasons? 3.When do we use the passive? 4.Think of three verbs to describe a downward? 5.Think of three verbs to describe an upward?