Common Activities Common Activities

《Common Activities Common Activities》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

1、实用跨文化交流教程作者：李果红责任编辑：诸葛勤出版日期：2011年8月IDPN:308-2011-29课件章数：13Unit10CommonActivitiesHumanfelicityisproducednotsomuchbygreatpiecesofgoodfortunethatseldomhappen,asbylittleadvantagesthatoccureveryday.---BenjaminFranklinIfyourdailylifeseemspoor,donotblameit;blameyourself,tellyourselfthatyouarenotapoe

2、tenoughtocallforthitsriches;fortothecreatorthereisnopovertyandnopoorindifferentplace.---RainerMariaRilkeHowdoyouunderstandthetwosentencesabove?PartILead-in1.Doyoulikeshopping?Whatdoyouusuallybuy?AndWheredoyouusuallybuythem?2.Willyoucomparethesamegoodsindifferentstores?Ifyes,whatmatterstoyoumo

3、st?PlacestoShopSupermarketsShoppingcenters(malls)DiscountstoresOutletstoresSpecialtystores(sellonlythefinestbrands)Electronicappliancestores3.Howdoyouusuallypay?Cash(butmostAmericansdonotcarrymuchcashwiththem)CreditcardDebitcardCheckOtheroptions:CaseStudyDirections:PleasereadthefeaturesofBank

4、ofAmericainthefollowing.IdentifydifferentfeaturesfromthoseofChinesebanksanddiscusswithyourpartners.1)TherearedifferentbankaccountsyoucanopenwithBankofAmerica,suchasCheckingAccount,SavingsAccount,CertificateofDeposit,IRA(IndividualRetirementAccount),etc.UsuallyinChina,theaccountsusuallywecommo

5、nlyuseare“dingqi”and“huoqi”accounts.InAmerica,however,thereareusuallythree:CheckingAccount,SavingsAccountandCertificateofDeposit.2)WithCheckingAccount,usuallythereisnointerestinthisaccount,butonecandepositmoneyinandwithdrawmoneyfromthisaccountfreely.CheckingAccountissimilarto“huoqi”accountinC

6、hinabuthavedifferentfeatures,onecanwithdrawmoneyfreelyfromthisaccount,butinterestinglythereisnointerestgeneratedfromthisaccount.3)WithSavingsAccount,usuallythereisinterest,butoneneedstopayhisservicefeesundercertaincircumstanceswhileusingit.SavingsAccountisalsosimilarto“huoqi”accountinChinawit

7、hinterestgeneratedfromthisaccount,however,oneneedstopaytransactionfeewhileusingit.4)CertificateofDepositisabankaccountwithwhichonecandepositmoneyforaperiodoftimeandgaininterestoutofit.CertificateofDepositissimilarto“dingqi”accountinChina.Onec