职通商务英语(第二版)综合教程2Unit8-1

Task 1
(1) Savings and loans: This picture demonstrates a bank. Nowadays banks are important players in financial markets and offer financial services such as investment funds.
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companies
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organizations are engaged in.
Task 3
Foreign Investment
The US-China Business Council, Inc. (USCBC) is a private, nonprofit organization of roughly 220 American companies that do business with China. Founded in 1973, USCBC has provided unmatched information, advisory, advocacy, and program services to its membership for more than three decades.
Section Ⅱ Reading
Introductory Remarks Warm up Discussion Intensive Reading Practice
Introductory Remarks
Task 3
Insurance Services
China Pacific Insurance Co. Ltd (CPIC) is a national commercial insurance company. It consists of the Pacific Life Insurance, Pacific Insurance, Pacific Asset Management and the Pacific (Hong Kong) and other subsidiaries.
• Securities: stocks/ shares/ bonds / futures / funds
• Property: antiques / land / gold / artwork / house/ coins
Task 3
Work in pairs. Discuss what type of investment the
Task 3
Investment in Securities
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by United States dollar value of its listed companies’ securities.
Task 3
Bank Service
China Merchants Bank is the sixth largest commercial bank by assets in China and is currently among the top 100 banks in the world. It is recognized by both domestic and international media as well as the general public as China’s Best Retail Bank and Best Bank overall.
Task 1
(3) Investment in real estate: This picture shows investment in real estate. Real estate is like other types of ownership investment. Those who invest in real estate expect to generate capital gains as property values increase over time
Task 2
Securities and property are two common types of investments. Read the explanation of each type in the brackets below and classify the investments that follow into correct categories.
Unit 8 Investment
Lead in Reading: Investments and the Investment 源自文库rocess
Session 1
Section I Lead in
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Task 1
• Work in pairs. Talk about the investment activities shown in the pictures below.
Task 1
(2) Insurance investment: This picture indicates investment in insurance, which helps provide some financial security in times of hardship. People choose insurance investment either to finance children’s education or to have a savings plan for the future.