1. WORLD CLASS ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS (I) 高级商务英语

2. Module 3 Finance Unit 1 Financial awareness language about numbers and figures three financial documents writing a business letter writing a report Unit 2 Finance in practice how finance works in a company giving a presentation Unit 3 Setting up in business prepare a business plan

3. Unit 2 Finance in practice

4. Session 4 Stagecoach---the background 1. The history of Stagecoach Holdings plc p132, activity 1, extract 7extract 7 2. The past simple and the present perfect: p133, acquisition 收购， 吞并 leasing company 租赁公司 operating company 营业公司

5. The past simple and the present perfect: The past simple: when a definite finished time is mentioned or understood and there is no reference to the present: We floated in 1993. The company started as a family firm with just two vehicles. The present perfect: when the action happened in the past and give the present result and the result is important now Operating profit has increased dramatically. p134, activity 4

6. √Using prepositions when describing trends p134 by … % Profits have increased by 20% （ from … ） to … Profits have increased from $10,000 to $12,000. at … Profits now stand at $12,000. P133, activity 2

7. 3. Chairmen ’ s statement from the annual report p134 Do the exercises after class p134, activity 3 P135, activity 5 P136, activity 6

8. Session 5 Business success and failure at Stagecoach

9. 1. Reasons for the success at Stagecoach p136, activity 1, extract 9extract 9 1. deregulate 解除管制 2. privatization 私有化 3. tender 投标 4. run some advertising campaigns 开展一些宣传活 动 6. fare 车旅费 9. cautious 小心谨慎 10. see a return on an investment 投资获利 11. get ahead 领先 12. timing 选择时间 pricing 定价

10. 2. Developing your vocabulary p137 P137, activity 2 P138, activity 3

11. 3. Failures at Stagecoach p138 P138, activity 4, extract 10extract 10 negotiate 协商 package 合同 make a bid 投标 franchise 特许经营 enforcement of regulations 规定 / 法规的执行 expansion 扩大经营 / 扩张

12. 4. Expressing regret and criticism p139 Expressing regret: I / We should (not) have +past participle (the firstshould’ve person)shouldn't have We shouldn ’ t have set up in Hong Kong without checking the franchise opportunities. I should have conducted a more thorough market research.

13. 4. Expressing regret and criticism p139 Expressing criticism: You/ she… should (not) have +past participle (The second should’ve or third shouldn’t have person) You shouldn ’ t have sent it by courier. You should have told me earlier.

14. 4. Expressing regret and criticism p139 P139, activity 5 ignore 忽视，不理 infrastructure 基础设施 make a bid 投标

15. Session 6 Giving a financial presentation

16. Listening to a financial presentation:extract 13extract 13 AGM --- annual general meeting 年会

17. 2. The structure of presentations p141 p140, activity 2 1. Greeting 2. Introducing the purpose of the presentation 3. Introducing the sequence of the presentation 4. Referring to visuals 5. Changing topic 6. Summarizing and concluding Practice some useful phrases: extract 14extract 14

18. 3. The actual presentation P142, activity 3, extract 13extract 13

19. 4. Different types of visual aids P143, activity 5 graph 曲线图 chart 数据图表 pie chart 饼状图 bar chart 柱状图 flow chart 流程图 diagram 图样 table 表格

20. 5. Giving your own presentation p144 activity 6 Work in pair and allocate the points as below: S1: points 1-4 S2: point 5-7

21. 5. Giving your own presentation p144 activity 6 Note: 1. You should prepare by writing out what you want to say and then practicing it. 2. It isn’t a good idea to read your text. It is better to talk from notes you’ve made. 3. Make eye contact with your audience.

22. End of Unit 2