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《综合商务英语 III》
Unit 9
L/O/G/O
Unit9
Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.
--Herbert Hoover
Welcome to the business world!
Comprehensive Business English Book 3 Unit 9
Text A
Role-play
Text B
Culture Tour
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3
Contents
5
Case Study
Text A
Structure analysis
Understanding
Reproduction
Text study
New words and expressions
Idea sharing
Writing
TEXT A
Comprehensive Business English Book 3 Unit 9
Notes to the text
Lead-in
Q 1
Q 2
Q 3
What types of business competition are existing in the market?
Think of the reasons why we need competition to promote business transaction.
Comprehensive Business English Book 3 Unit 9
How would you prepare for your future business competition?
Text A
Competition Counts: How Consumers Win When Business Compete
Structure
analysis
4 Practices that FTC Monitors (Paras. 3-6)
1) Mergers,
2) Agreements among Competitors,
3) Agreements between Manufacturers and Product Dealer,
4) Monopoly
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FTC (Para. 2)
Thus, laws aimed at protecting competition have long been labeled “antitrust.” ….The FTC enforces antitrust laws by challenging business practices that could hurt consumers by resulting in higher prices, lower quality, or fewer goods or services.
Introduction (Para. 1)
Topic sentence: Competition benefits consumers by keeping prices low and the quality and choice of goods and services high. Competition also encourages businesses to offer new and better products. Competition makes our economy work.
Comprehensive Business English Book 3 Unit 9
Understanding
Para.1
By enforcing antitrust laws, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) helps to ensure that our markets are open and free.
Q: What does the FTC refer to? (an agency)
Comprehensive Business English Book 3 Unit 9
A: It refers to Federal Trade Commission.
Commission: n. 委员、委员会/佣金、
手续费/任命、委任
Understanding