Unit 5（课件）- 《新商务英语综合教程3》同步教学（清华大学版）

Section A: Lead-in 2 Learning Objectives 1 Section D: Cultural Tips 5 Section B: Readings 3 4 Section C: Language Skills in Focus 1 Learning Objectives In this unit, you will learn get to know about international trade; to get information about import and export; to grasp the vocabulary related to international trade; to master the translation skill on amplification; to practice the writing skill on controlling idea. Section A: Lead-in What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping on-line? 2 II. If you want to start an import & export company, which cargo in the following pictures would you like to choose to import or export? Why? 3 Section B: Readings What Is International Trade? Exports, Imports — Why Bother? Pre-reading Questions: 1. Where do you know can people buy foreign goods in China? 2. Please name some goods that China imports or exports? 3. What factors should you consider if you are going to start international trade? What Is International Trade? If you walk into a supermarket and are able to buy South American bananas, Brazilian coffee and a bottle of South African wine, you are experiencing the effects of international trade. International trade allows us to expand our markets for both goods and services that otherwise may not have been available to us.1 It is the reason why you can pick between a Japanese, German or American car. As a result of international trade, the market contains greater competition and therefore more competitive prices, which brings a cheaper product home to the consumer. International trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. This type of trade gives rise to a world economy, in which prices, or supply and demand, affect and are affected by global events. Political change in Asia, for example, could result in an increase in the cost of labor, thereby increasing the manufacturing costs for an American sneaker company based in Malaysia, which would then result in an increase in the price