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The Stock Market ;Shareholders can make money by receiving dividends（红利）, paid as a proportion of a company‘s annual profits（年利润）， and when the value of their shares increases. A company can also borrow money from investors by issuing bonds（债券）, loans for fixed periods (固定期限）with fixed interest rates（固定利率）. Securities （有价证券） refers to both shares and bonds. Each year billions of shares and bonds are sold or traded（交易） on the worlds major stock exchanges. ;Lead in Many companies are authorised (授权）to use the stock exchange （证券/股票交易所） to trade their shares. Every day, the press gives prices and other information about the shares of these listed companies（ 上市公司） . Read the newspaper headlines on page 77. In groups, decide whether each one reflects a good or poor performance （业绩） of the companys shares on the stock exchange. Example: GENERAL CINEMA SEES $20 MILLION GAIN The shares of this company are doing well since there has been a gain. ;2. You will hear Isobel Mendelson talking about investments that she has made on the stock market and her reasons for doing so. Listen to part 1 and complete the table on page 77. Types of investments: --preferred stock and stock in various; --business geographical sectors Reasons for investing: -- high returns on high risk investment. Listen to part 2. How does she check on her shares? portfolia ;READING 1 You are going to read a text with the headline Europeans Log On To Investment Fever. In pairs, discuss what you think the text is about. 2 Read the text on page 78 and see if your ideas were correct.;Key words in reading investment fever 投资热 log on 登陆（网站） target—to focus on /pay attention to hooked—be addicted to / be greatly attracted addiction The quality or condition of being addicted:入迷，嗜好 boom －develop very fast 快速发展 Business is booming. surf the internet－browse the internet浏览网站 gains popularity –become popular financial product 金融产品 in its infancy –in its in