Unit 9 Insurance 商务函电教材PPT.ppt

English for International Business Communication;Unit Nine;I. Teaching Aims Requirements: 1. Help students to learn and master key words, phrases and sentence patterns about insurance2. Help students to learn how to write a business letter about insurance3. Help students to learn some additional sentence patterns about insurance 4. Help students to identify various risks covered in foreign trade and grasp the technical or special words used in insurance.;II. Resources/Materials: ;Part One: Study of Background Knowledge: Cargo transport insurance 1. Kinds of Risks 1.1 Perils of the Sea Including both natural calamities and fortuitous accidents. 1.2 Extraneous Risks can further be general extraneous risks and special extraneous risks. ; 4. Additional Risks 4.1 General Additional Risks cover the losses caused by general extraneous risks, including Theft, Pilferage and Non-delivery (T. P. N. D.), Fresh Water and /or Rain Damage (F. W. R. D.), Risk of Shortage, Risk of lnter-mixture Contamination, Risk of Leakage, Risk of Clash Breakage, Taint of Odor, Damage Caused by Heating Sweating, Hook Damage, Loss or Damage Caused by Breakage of Packing, and Risks of Rust. 4.2 Special Additional Risks cover losses caused by special extraneous risks. They include War Risks, Strikes, Failure to Deliver, Import Duty, On Deck, Rejection, Aflatoxin, etc.;Part Two: Study of Specimen Letters I. Study of Words and Expressions 1. desire (v.t.) long for；wish；request e.g. We believe our mutual efforts will bear fruit as desired. We desire you to send us some descriptive literature at your earliest convenience. We earnestly desire that you will attend the coming Fair. It is desired that you will give this matter your immediate attention． 2. desire (n.) strong longing；earnest wish e.g. They have the desire to do substantial business if your price is competitive. They have no desire to accept prompt shipment. 3. desirable (a.) worthy to