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世纪商务英语
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Topic Introduction
Reading Skills Practice
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Reading
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Topic Introduction
Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water. Real estate has the attribute of being immovable. Real estate businesses or real estate agents sell houses, buildings, and land.
Real estate in China is developed and managed by public, private, or state-owned red chip enterprises. Currently the market is experiencing tremendous growth and the central government is implementing measures to tighten interest rates, increase deposits and impose restrictions.
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Task 1: Previewing the Unit Topic
Look at the pictures and discuss the following questions.
1. How do you interact with real estate in your life?
2. As far as real estate is concerned, what terms would you think of?
3. What do you think of the risks in real estate market?
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Task 2: Previewing Professional Terms
In this unit, you may meet some particular terms commonly used when people talk about real estate. Now, check the following words and expressions and match them with their meanings. Use a dictionary for help if necessary.
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Reading Skills Practice
In this part, you will meet different types of fragmented reading materials such as an extract, a passage, a piece of news, etc., which may show you further information about real estate and help you practice your reading skills.
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Task 3: Scanning for Specific Information
1. A real estate entrepreneur is someone who __________ in real estate.
2. A real estate entrepreneur may eventually sell a property for a ___________.
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Scanning is used when you are looking for specific information. Now scan the extract above and fill in the blanks with appropriate words. Scan the QR code on the right to get the strategies if you fail to figure out the relevant reading skills.
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Task 4: Summarizing
This exercise will help you genera