新视野大学英语听说教程教案第三册 Unit 10教材课程.pptVIP

Useful Expressions As a matter of fact/In fact, some stocks went up/climbed up/rose/increased/jumped. My stock went up five percent overnight! My stock shot up/rose five percent in a short while. My stock gained five percent in the wink of an eye. Unit 10 Buy low and sell high on the stock market. Lead-in Work in pairs, discuss the following question and then share your answers with the whole class. What advantages and disadvantages does the stock market offer? Do you find most of the stock investors have made gains or losses? Give reasons for their gains or losses. Do you think people should buy a stock when it is rising or falling? Do you think most people today will put their money in banks, the stock market or real estate? Why? Aims Describing the Rise and Fall of Stocks; Analyzing a Difficult Situation; Asking for and Giving Opinions I. Create a dialog with your partner according to the instructions, referring to the useful expressions in the boxes if necessary. A wants to invest in the stock market as it has been a bear market for more than four years, while B thinks negatively about the market. A argues that a bear market will eventually be followed by a bull market and hopes that investors will soon come back to the market to drive it up. B thinks that there are still risks. The Japanese stock market has had a bear run of about ten years. When NASDAQ fell from 5,000 points to 3,000 points, that was not the bottom at all. Worried about risks, A finally decides to put his/her money in the bank instead. Useful Expressions Even better. It’s even better. Better still. /Better than that. …I’m thinking of making some investments. I’m planning some investments. I’m considering making an investment. Useful Expressions A bear market will eventually be followed by a bull market. After a bear market, there will always be a bull market. A bull market is invariably preceded by a bear market. Useful Expressions …investors are coming back to the market, and that will d