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《商务英语》 授课教案 Chapter 6 Brief History of Business I. Learning Objectives To understand briefly the history of business To learn the importance of international business; To grasp the main idea and the structure of the text; To master the usage of key special terms, words and phrases in this chapter; To conduct a series of listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating activities concerned with the theme of the chapter. II. Introduction We are involved in business activities every day, but how well do you know about it? When did it start and in what form? 虽然生活中的每一天我们都在进行着商业活动，但对它你了解多少呢？你知道商业始于何时 吗？你知道最原始的商业形式吗？ How much do you know the history of business? The earliest trade: barter Early trade in China: Silk Road The expansion of commerce in Europe in the middle ages III. Main points of the text 1. Business is concerned with everybody in their life. 2. Most of what we need must be bought with money. 3. China was among the first to trade with other countries. 4. As civilization advanced, some tribes and village communities began to rear fowl and domesticate a few animals. 5. There was barter, the beginning of trade. 6. After a decline following the breakup of the Roman Empire, European commerce expanded gradually during the Middle Ages. IV. Background and terminology 1. the Silk Road 丝绸之路 2. the Roman Empire 罗马帝国 3. processed goods 成品, 加工品 4. the Middle Ages 中世纪 5. the Baltic 波罗的海地区 1 《商务英语》 授课教案 6. The Silk Road 丝绸之路 Silk Road ：Beginning in about 100 B.C., a net