Business English Syllabus

SN	Text and Activities	Materials	Time
1.	Listening: UNIT 2 - Part 2, A and B, page 18, 19. Conversations: Asking the Way- fill in the missing words and choose the right answer.	Successful Listening Book 1, office tape player and cassette	15 minutes
2.	Import and Export Goods and services produced in one country and sold to another are exports. Imports are goods and services bought from another country. As the largest economy in the world, the United States produces 26 percent of the world’s outputs and services. The major imports are foods such as fish, fruits, coffee and alcoholic beverages: raw materials such as petroleum; and manufactured goods, such as automobiles, office equipment, clothing, shoes, toys, and telecommunication equipments (for example, televisions). Of course “nations” don’t trade; individuals and businesses do. Governments merely make the rules by which their citizens trade with citizens of other nations. Some of the major exports are of the US are foods, such as wheat, corn, soybeans, and tobacco; raw materials, such as coal and lumber; and manufactured products, such as auto mobiles, computer software, plastics, power-generating machinery, scientific instruments, aircraft, and telecommunications equipment (for example, telephones). With all this activity, about 12 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 1992 was composed of international trade. In terms of the total economy, this percentage is small. However, its strategic importance is considerable. Materials that play a key role in manufacturing-such as bauxite, chromium, diamonds, tin, and nickel-are found in small quantity, thus the importing of these materials is crucial to the United States economic well-being. U.S. Exports and Imports, 1990 This table* shows, for the year 1990, U.S. exports to and imports from the countries listed.* The figures are billions* of dollars.* Canada Japan Mexico United Germany South China (Taiwan) France Italy Kingdom Korea Exports $83.7 48.5 28.4 23.5 18.8 14.5 11.5 13.7 8.0 Imports $91.4 89.7 30.2 20.2 28.2 18.5 22.7 13.2 12.8 Total 1990 exports = $393.6 Total 1990 imports = $495.3	A copy of VCD/ CD/ DVD/ VDO and a picture of computer	10 minutes
3.	Analyze and Interpret · By looking at the table, with which trading partner of the United States does the biggest gap occur between exports and imports? Do the US export more to this country or import more from it? · According to the table, with which country do the U.S. trade the most? The second most? What is the difference in billions of dollars of trade between these two countries? · How does trade affect you?	Bring world map (Optional)	15 minutes
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5.	· What would happen if there were no imports and exports businesses in a country? · Can any government’s economy be stable without doing international trade businesses? · How does international trade help eradication of poverty line in the country? · What would you do if you had a billion dollars? · In which way, the government can control international trade and keep balancing imports and exports to increase the value of its currency? · Study Chinese import and export system on your own and find out if the US economy is better than China. Elaborate the reason you think why one country’s economy is better than another? · How do you calculate Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country? What is the benefit of knowing GDP of our country? Share whatever you know about the answer. · Do you think exporting natural resources help the growth of China’s economy? · Can a person do import export business without having billions of dollar? · What shall we do for our country for well-being of economy? Mistake correction will be done by the checker.	Board and Chalks.	30 minutes
6.	Give home work. Ask Ss. whether they want to change the lesson.		10 minutes