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Business Contracts
Unit 4
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Business Contracts
Unit 4
Learning Objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
· have a good command of words and expressions related to a
contract or an agreement;
· know how to check or confirm a contract, or to make
amendments or supplements if needed;
· understand the process of signing a business contract.
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Directions: You need to have a good command of words and expressions related to a contract. Please match the English words on the left to the Chinese words on the right.
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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Directions: A business contract usually covers the names and addresses of the seller and the
buyer, the willingness and guarantee of both sides to carry out the contract, description of the goods, quantity, packing, price, terms of payment, shipment, port of shipment and destination, general terms and conditions (concerning insurance, commodity inspection, claim, arbitration, force majeure, etc.), signatures, etc.. In the following two tasks, you are going to hear two dialogues about revising and confirming a contract, and then complete the exercises.
draft contract 合同草案
terms of payment 付款方式
D/P 付款交单
L/C 信用证
stipulation n. 规定,约定,契约
hand sanitizer 洗手消毒液
go over 仔细查看
waterless adj. 免水洗的
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 —Revising and Confirming a Contract
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negotiating bank 议付行
watchband n. 表带
watch frame 手表架子
tempered glass 钢化玻璃
watch cable 手表充电线
silicone n. 硅胶
force majeure 不可抗力
waterless adj. 免水洗的
scented adj. 芬芳的
pomegranate n. 石榴
aloe n. 芦荟
original n. 正本,原件
written contract 书面合同
sole agency contract 独家代理合同
arbitration n. 仲裁
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 —Revising and Confirming a Contract
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Liu Yang is the General Manager of AOC Electronics which is a 3C accessories maker and
wholesaler from Shenzhen, China. Beth hopes to sign a contract because of AOC’s good quality, reasonable prices, and fashionable designs. Listen to the dialogue and five questions after the dialogue, and choose the right answer to each question.
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