外研社新视野商务英语综合教程4：第二版教师用书U5.pdfVIP

Unit 5 Mergers and Acquisition Lead-in Task 1 Teaching Tips Ask the students to search the Internet for the definition. Ask them to talk about the differences of the two concepts based on the definitions. Ask them to define the two terms in their own words if possible. Suggested Answers Merger: The combining of two or more companies, generally by offering the stockholders of one company securities in the acquiring company in exchange for the surrender of their stock. Acquisition: A corporate action in which a company buys most, if not all, of the target company’s ownership stakes in order to assume control of the target firm. Acquisitions are often made as part of a company’s growth strategy whereby it is more beneficial to take over an existing firm’s operations and niche compared to expanding on its own. Acquisitions are often paid in cash, the acquiring company’s stock or a combination of both. Task 2 Teaching Tips Ask the Students to read all the statements first. Ask them to sight interpret all the sentences into Chinese. Key Merger: B C D E Acquisition: A F G Reading A Starting Point Task 1 Teaching Tips Ask the students whether they recognize the brands. Let them talk about the automobile trademarks that they know. Let them talk about their favorite car brands and the reasons. Key 1 Tata—India Land Lover—UK Ford—US Translation 塔塔 23 亿美元收购捷豹和路虎 汽车巨头福特公司将其旗下的英国豪华车品牌捷豹和路虎卖给印度塔塔公司。 塔塔是印度最大的汽车制造商。经过数月的价格和供应关系谈判后，塔塔出资23 亿美 元购买该英国品牌。自福特在六月宣布打包出售旗下两个品牌，谈判便开始了。捷豹和路虎 在英国本土的工厂大概雇佣有16，000 名员工。尽管路虎一直保持盈利，福特却未能从捷豹 的投资中获利。 双方表示收购完成后捷豹和路虎员工的聘任不会发生大改变。他们表示员工，行业联盟 和英国政府都知道事件进展并表示支持。塔塔称在夏天后期会完成收购，同时还要看审核规 定。该收购给予塔塔扩展其印度境外乘用车市场的机遇，也给予其与国际竞争对手抗衡的筹 码。 塔塔的发言人称：“我们对捷豹和路虎成为我们汽车事业重要部分的前景非常乐