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Unit one： Introduction of Business English Teaching objectives: After learning this section, the students are reqiured to: grasp some of basic theories related to business; grasp some important words and expressions; have a better understanding of the relationship between English and the success of business; understand briefly the history of business. Teaching Procedures Text A Brief History of Business Part one: Pre—reading Step one: Think before you read: We are involved in business activities every day, but how well do you know about it? When did it start and in what form? Step two: Understanding of the text What were the main wants of people and what kind of life did they lead a few centuries ago? According to the text, why could the merchants in the old days make great profits? Part three: Analusis of the text Words study: 1. be concerned with： be about与某事物有关，涉及某事物代 1．His latest novel is concerned with Africa. 他最近的一本小说是关于非洲的。 2.〔Biz) The sales of the company is greatly concemed with the whole staff. 公司的销售是与全体员工息息相关的。 2. fan out： spread our from a central point作扇形散开 The soldiers fanned out as they advanced.‘ 士兵们向前推进时呈扇形散开。 3. be confined to：（局）限于，（被）限制（封闭）在 She was confined to bed for a week because of the flu. 她因为感冒而被迫卧床一周。 confine... to局限于某事上 〔Biz」Please confine your remarks to the companys financial problems. 请你把话题局限在公司的财务问题上。 Difficult sentences: 1. Some students，especially those in western countries，work，perhaps by baby- sitting or tutoring in their spare time to earn money，or are supported by their parents who should make money，to buy something they want.有些学生，特别 是在外国，会通过业余时间做一些诸如临时保姆或家教之类的工作来赚钱，要 不就得由父母赚钱来资助他们购买他们想要的东西。 “some students”是主语，“work，perhaps by，“are supported by是两个并列谓 语。“especially in the foreign countries是限制主语的定语。“who should make money”是用来修饰介词宾语“their parents”的一个定语从句“to buy something they want是目的状语。 2. Vital though these are to our emotional and physical well-being，they are free， and, we put no price on