Unit 1 Modern Business Letters 1
Text A:The Language of Modern Business Letters 1
Text B:The Parts of Modern Business Letters 2
New Words ＆ Expressions 3
Notes 4
Key Words:economy,trade,market,marketing 5
Preposition:AT 7
Reading 8
Exercise 9
Skill Drilling 13
Unit 2 Establishing Business Relations 14
Text A 14
Text B 14
New Words ＆ Expressions 15
Notes 15
Key Words:business,deal,transact,transaction 17
Useful Sentences 18
Preposition:IN 19
Reading 20
Exercise 21
Skill Drilling 25
Unit 3 Enquiry 26
Text A 26
Text B 26
New Words ＆ Expressions 27
Notes 27
Key Words:enquire,enquiry,offer,bid 30
Useful Sentences 32
Preposition:ON 33
Reading 35
Exercise 36
Skill Drilling 40
Unit 4 Firm Offer ＆ Non-Firm Offer 41
Text A:A Firm Offer 41
Text B:A Non-Firm Offer 41
New Words ＆ Expressions 42
Notes 42
Key Words:price,buy,sell 45
Useful Sentences 47
Preposition:WITH 48
Reading 49
Exercise 51
Skill Drilling 56
Unit 5 Counter-Offer ＆ Orders 57
Text A:A Counter-Offer 57
Text B:An Order 57
New Words ＆ Expressions 58
Notes 58
Key Words:commodity,merchandise,goods,article,stock,refer,reference 60
Useful Sentences 63
Preposition:BY 64
Reading 65
Exercise 67
Skill Drilling 71
Unit 6 Confirmation ＆ Acceptance 73
Text A:Accepting a Repeat Order 73
Text B:Confirming an Order 73
New Words ＆ Expressions 74
Notes 74
Key Words:confirm,confirmation,accept,acceptance,acceptable,agree,agreement 77
Useful Sentences 80
Preposition:FROM 80
Reading 82
Exercise 83
Skill Drilling 86
Unit 7 A Sales Confirmation 87
Text A:The Import and Export Contract 87
Text B:Sales Confirmation 88
New Words ＆ Expressions 89
Notes 89
Key Words:contract,draw,order 91
Preposition:AGAINST 94
Reading 95
Exercise 96
Skill Drilling 102
Unit 8 A Sales Contract 105
Text 105
New Words ＆ Expressions 107
Notes 108
Key Words:profit,commission,discount 109
Preposition:INTO 111
Reading 112
Exercise 113
Skill Drilling 120
Unit 9 Payment ＆ Letters of Credit 123
Text A:Payment 123
Text B:Letter of Credit 124
New Words ＆ Expressions 125
Notes 125
Key Words:pay,payment,charge,decline 127
Useful Sentences 129
Preposition:UNDER 130
Reading 132
Exercise 132
Skill Drilling 137
Unit 10 Examination of an L/C 141
Text A 141
Text B:Asking for Amendments to Letters of Credit 141
New Words ＆ Expressions 142
Notes 143
Key Words:handle,handling,cover,conclude,conclusion 145
Useful Sentences 147
Preposition:OF(1) 147
Reading 149
Exercise 149
Skill Drilling 158
Unit 11 Shipment 161
Text A 161
Text B 161
New Words ＆ Expressions 162
Notes 163
Key Words:ship,shipment,deliver,delivery,subject 165
Useful Sentences 168
Preposition:OF(2) 169
Reading 170
Exercise 172
Skill Drilling 176
Unit 12 A Bill of Lading 177
Text A 177
Text B 178
New Words ＆ Expressions 179
Notes 180
Key Words:effect,supply,demand 181
Useful Sentences 184
Preposition:TO(1) 184
Reading 186
Exercise 188
Skill Drilling 192
Unit 13 Insurance 194
Text A 194
Text B 194
New Words ＆ Expressions 195
Notes 196
Key Words:insure,insurance,assure,satisfy,satisfaction,satisfactory 198
Useful Sentences 200
Preposition:TO(2) 201
Reading 202
Exercise 203
Skill Drilling 208
Unit 14 Packing 209
Text A 209
Text B 209
New Words ＆ Expressions 210
Notes 210
Key Words:favor,favourable,advantage,interest 213
Useful Sentences 215
Preposition:FOR(1) 216
Reading 217
Exercise 219
Skill Drilling 223
Unit 15 Complaints and Claims 224
Text A 224
Text B:Complaint Concerning Quality 224
New Words ＆ Expressions 226
Notes 226
Key Words:thank,thanks,thankful,appreciate,appreciation,appreciative,regret,regretful,regrettable 228
Useful Sentences 231
Preposition:FOR(2) 232
Reading 233
Exercise 235
Skill Drilling 241
Unit 16 Electronic Commerce 242
Text 242
New Words ＆ Expressions 243
Notes 243
Key Words:draft,per,ex 246
Useful Sentences 247
Preposition:FOR(3) 248
Reading 249
Exercise 250
Skill Drilling 253