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Unit 6 Risk Management Lead-in Task 1 Teaching Tips Ask the students to define risk in their own words. Read the quotes aloud before translation. Suggested Answers 1. 问题在于，如果你什么险都不想冒，你可能会冒更大的险。 2. 冒着做错决定的危险比害怕做决定更好。 3. 在人生的早期，最大的危险就是不愿意冒险。 4. 我们唯一冒的险就是无所作为。 Task 2 Key danger uncertainty misfortune accident hazard harm opportunity peril gamble Additional Material Synonyms for risk danger exposure hazard liability opportunity peril possibility prospect uncertainty accident contingency 1 flyer fortuity fortune gamble header jeopardy luck openness plunge speculation stab venture wager Reading A Starting Point Task 1 Teaching Tips Let the students brainstorm different risks that may face a company. There is no correct or wrong answer in this task. Suggested Answers currency rate overcapacity lack of money Additional Material The Business risk is classified into different 5 main types: 1. Strategic Risk: They are the risks associated with the operations of that particular industry. These kind of risks arise from 1) Business Environment: Buyers and sellers interacting to buy and sell goods and services, changes in supply and demand, competitive structures and introduction of new technologies. 2) Transaction: Assets relocation of mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, alliances and joint ventures. 3) Investor Relations: Strategy for communicating with individuals who have invested in the business. 2. Financial Risk: These are the risks associated with the financial structure and transactions of the particular industry. 3. Operational Risk: These are the risks associated with the operational and administrative procedures of the particular industries which are very common in today’s generation. 4. Compliance Risk (Legal Risk): These are the risks associated with the