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 匯率
accounting     n. 會(huì)計(jì)        interest rate 利率
currency       n. 貨幣        commercial bank 商業(yè)銀行
economics      n. 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)      international trade 國際貿(mào)易
antidumping    adj. 反傾銷的  reform and opening up 改革開放
credit         n. 信用        financial crisis 金融危機(jī)
insurance      n. 保險(xiǎn)        wto 世貿(mào)組織
stock          n. 股票        trade sanction 貿(mào)易制裁
inflation      n. 通貨膨脹    stock index 股指
deflation      n. 通貨緊縮    real estate 房地產(chǎn)
import         v. 進(jìn)口        lawful rights and interests 合法權(quán)益
export         v. 出口        bullion trade market 金銀市場
transaction    v. 交易        trade inflicit 貿(mào)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?