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Unit 1 Beal Estate

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning the real estate market

 Speaking Talking about housing

 Reading Foreigners Keen on Buying Cheap Houses in Shanghai；Chinese Residential Construction

 Grammar The use of"as"

 Writing How to Write a Sales Letter

Unit 2 Natural Disasters

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning natural disasters

 Speaking Talking about natural disasters

 Reading Effects of Hurricane Katrina；Criticism on Government's Response

 Grammar Past perfect tense

 Writing How to Write Promotion Announcements

Unit 3 The Stock Exchange

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning stock exchange and share market

 Speaking Talking about stock exchange and share market

 Reading U．S．Securities and Exchange Commission；ASX Share Market Game

 Grammar Attributive clauses

 Writing How to Respond to an Inquiry about Products

Unit 4 Uajor Construction Projects

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning malor construction projects

 Speaking Talking about major construction works

 Reading Tibet Train Runs Safely into Winter;Brief Introduction to the Three Gorges Dam Project

 Grammar With+object+obiect complement

 Writing How to Inquire about Products and Services

Unit 5 Intornational Coanercial Terms [Incoterms]

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning Incoterms

 Speaking Talking about modes of transportation in foreign trade

 Reading International Commercial Terms(I)&(II)

 Grammar Abbreviations and acronyms

 Writing How to Ask Questions about Shipping and Delivery

Unit 6 What IS Logistics?

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning logistics

 Speaking Talking about the transportation and people

 Reading What Is Logistics?The Influence of International Logistics

 Grammar Participles

 Writing How to Complain about Delivery or Billing Errors

Unit 7 insurance

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning insurance

 Speaking Talking about insu rance

 Reading Insurance；Insurance Claims：Do's and Don'ts

 Grammar Compound object

 Writing How to Offer a Quotation

Unit 8 Customs

 Listening Understanding statements,short conversations and passages concerning Customs

 Speaking Talking about imports and exports

 Reading WCO Initiatives to Promote Trade Facilitation；Chinese Customs Told to Be Speedy,Rigorous

 Grammar Phrases from clauses

 Writing How to Respond to Complaints about Delay in Delivery