Finance

Get an idea about the topic：
Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai. It shows that Shanghai has become the shipping, trade and financial center in the world. Have you prepared for the challenge of Expo 2010? Let’ s talk about something on finance.

Related words and phrases：

finance        n. 金融        Exchange rate 汇率
accounting     n. 会计        Interest rate 利率
currency       n. 货币        Commercial bank 商业银行
economics      n. 经济学      International trade 国际贸易
antidumping    adj. 反倾销的  Reform and opening up 改革开放
credit         n. 信用        financial crisis 金融危机
insurance      n. 保险        WTO 世贸组织
stock          n. 股票        Trade sanction 贸易制裁
inflation      n. 通货膨胀    Stock index 股指
deflation      n. 通货紧缩    Real estate 房地产
import         v. 进口        Lawful rights and interests 合法权益
export         v. 出口        Bullion trade market 金银市场
transaction    v. 交易        Trade inflicit 贸易赤字
 

Discussion：
1. Do you want to be a businessman in the near future?
2. What do you think about China’s reform and opening up?
3. Describe your favorite businessman?
4. Do you know something about WTO ?
5. What do you think about the current situation of world’s economy?
6. And what do you think about the current situation of China’s economy?
7. Do you want to be a member of a foreign-funded company?