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Unit 6 Quantity and Packing Teaching Aims After studying this unit, the students may: obtain the key tips for quantity and packing; study the relative language points; master key words and sentences in business contact, and make conversations on quantity and packing. Teaching Focuses key words and sentences practice of the English in quantity and packing Teaching Aid Multi-media Teaching Arrangement 2 class hours Teaching Procedure Step 1: Review of Unit 5 Review the key points of unit 5, and ask each group to give their conversations of the homework. Step 2: Leading in Brief Introduction: When the quantity of certain goods is decided by the two contracting parties, measurement units must be agreed upon at the same time. Different measurement units are adopted for different goods in different countries. The following measurement units are usually used in the international trade: 1.Weight: metric ton, long ton, short ton, gram, kilogram, pound, ounce, etc. These measurement units are largely good for natural commodities and their products, such as minerals, iron and steel, salt, wool, as well as farm and sideline products. 2.Number: piece, pair, set, dozen, gross, ream, etc. These measurement units are largely good for industrial products and groceries. 3.Length: meter, foot, and yard. These measurement units are largely good for textiles and metal cords. 4.Area: square meter, square foot, etc. These measurement units are largely good for glass and textiles. 5.Volume: cubic meter, cubic foot, and cubic yard. These measurement units are largely good for wood and chemical gas. 6.Capacity: litre, gallon, and bushel. These measurement units are largely good for grains and petroleum. Four types of measuring units: （1）公制（或米制）（Metric System）； （2）美制（U.S. System）； （3）英制（British System）； （4）国际单位制（International System of Units）. The same measurement unit used in these different systems will have its different weight standard, such as the difference in the case of