BusinessNewsBUSINESSModuleTenGenre-based Business English Reading
Business News Module Ten Genre-based Business English Reading
LearningObjectivesReadingPre-readingPost-readingFurtherReadingknow how to write business newslearn some terms about business newsget familiar with the format and content ofbusinessnewsknow the fast reading skill of reading in meaningclusterspractice the writing of business news
Learning Objectives Pre-reading Reading Post-reading Further Reading 2 learn some terms about business news 3 get familiar with the format and content of business news 4 know the fast reading skill of reading in meaning clusters 5 practice the writing of business news 1 know how to write business news
Pre-readingReadingPost-readingFurtherReadingLearningObjectivesWatchthebusinessnews fromCNN,thentrytoanswerthefollowing questions
Learning Objectives Pre-reading Reading Post-reading Further Reading Watch the business news from CNN, then try to answer the following questions
Pre-readingReadingPost-readingFurtherReadingLearningObjectives1.Whatisthefutureaccordingtothespeaker?？Self-drivingcars,smartcities,fullyconnectedhomesandrobots.12.Whatis5G?Andwhatisitreallyabout?The next generation wireless network which is going to be fast, about 10times fasterthan the4G network on ourphone right now.It isreally aboutconnectingandInternetofThings3.Why is it thatrolling out5G to the entire United States could cost$30o billion?Because even though 5G signals are powerful,they don't reach as farMaking it work will require thousands, maybe even millions, of mini-cellphonetowers
Learning Objectives Pre-reading Reading Post-reading Further Reading 1. What is the future according to the speaker? 2. What is 5G? And what is it really about? 3. Why is it that rolling out 5G to the entire United States could cost $300 billion? Self-driving cars, smart cities, fully connected homes and robots. The next generation wireless network which is going to be fast, about 10 times faster than the 4G network on our phone right now. It is really about connecting and Internet of Things. Because even though 5G signals are powerful, they don't reach as far. Making it work will require thousands, maybe even millions, of minicellphone towers
ReadingPost-reading Further ReadingLearningObjectivesPre-readingPartOne GetYourselfPrepared:theBasicsI.Getyourselffamiliarwiththeterms.Thefollowingtermsarefromthepassageyouaregoingtoread.Read thedefinitionsto get yourself prepared for the comprehension of the passage.1.currency:thesystemofmoneythatacountryusesa taxcollected on imports and some exports bya country's2.importduty:customsauthorities3.plunge:asudden unexpecteddrop invalue,price,oramount
Learning Objectives Pre-reading Reading Post-reading Further Reading Part One Get Yourself Prepared: the Basics I. Get yourself familiar with the terms. The following terms are from the passage you are going to read. Read the definitions to get yourself prepared for the comprehension of the passage. ►1. currency: ►2. import duty: ►3. plunge: the system of money that a country uses a tax collected on imports and some exports by a country’s customs authorities a sudden unexpected drop in value, price, or amount