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Finance
Unit 6
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Finance
Unit 6
Learning Objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
· learn useful expressions related to finance;
· know how to describe the loss and profit of a company;
· get good knowledge in a SWOT analysis.
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Western Dining
Study the picture and discuss the following questions with your partner
(1) Which department of a company is this man probably working in?
(2) What’s the full name of CFO?
(3) What do financial operations include?
Financial Department.
Chief Financial Officer.
Costs, cash in, cash out, growth, equity, etc.
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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Directions: In the following two tasks, you are going to hear three dialogues about investment and cost. You are required to complete the exercises.
donut n. 甜甜圈
in the red 负债
profit and loss responsibility 损益责任
scenario n. 设想
solvent adj. 有偿付能力的
funding round 融资
address v. 设法解决
imply v. 暗示
fixate v. 关注
ambiguity n. 不明确
subjectivity n. 主观性
financial statement 财务报表
unpredictable adj. 难以预料的
benchmark n. 基准
stockholder n. 股东
footnote n. 脚注
dense adj.(信息量大得)难理解的
bond n. 债券
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 — Investment and Cost
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Directions: In the following two tasks, you are going to hear three dialogues about investment and cost. You are required to complete the exercises.
inventory n. 库存
liability n. 负债
subtract v. 减去
equity n. 资产净值
revenue n. 税收收入
generate v. 产生
reporting period 报表周期
valid adj.(法律上)有效的
recap n. 概述
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 — Investment and Cost
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In Dialogue 1, Juan and Diane, who work in the finance department, are discussing the fi—nancial projections for a new product line. In Dialogue 2, Joe, the accounting staff, is discussing how to cut cost with her colleague Mr. Ma. Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear
Talking About Finance
Juan: Accounting Staff Diane: Juan’s Colleague
(1) A. Equipment. B. Snack foods.
C. Computers. D. Accounting.
(2) A. They are accurate.