Monday, April 11, 2016
Monday's Assignment
Good morning! Which way do you think the market will go this week? What's this picture all about?
I think the market going down this week.
I think the market going down this week.
 This week's theme |
This week's theme is on Banking and Finances--Loans, Mortgages, and Investments. To begin with, we're going to have a look at sentence structure and an article on online brokers
本周的主题是——银行和融资贷款、抵押贷款和投资。首先,我们要看一看句子结构和文章在网上经纪公司。
Here are your tasks:
It’s not a beauty contest, but the 17th annual Globe and Mail ranking of online brokers does put a lot of emphasis on looks.
It is contest.
It is not contest
It is contest.
It is not contest
2.Outline the 2nd, “The dozen …."
The dozen firms in the ranking have converged on cost to a point where sub-$10 commissions for all are near universal.
Firms have converged.
3.Compare your sentence outlines with at least 3 partners.
4.Looking at the table of “Broker and Final Grade,” learn all new words/expressions and write 5 T/F statements
2.Role play: Stock Market
1.Listen, and then practise out loud in pairs.
2.Publish your audio recording on your blog.
Heather: What’s the matter? You look terrible.
Paul: Haven’t you seen the paper? The stock market went down a lot yesterday. The NASDAQ is down 100 points and the Dow is down 30! My portfolio is in big trouble.
Heather: I knew you had some stock options in this company, but I didn’t know you were so heavily invested in the market.
Paul: I’m invested in the bond market, in derivatives, and I have shares in a lot of companies that took a nosedive yesterday.
Heather: I’m sure you have a good stockbroker who has made sure that your portfolio is diversified and you have different kinds of securities.
Paul: That’s my problem. I don’t have a stockbroker. I decided to invest on my own and to go for less secure stocks hoping for a better return. I thought I could tell the difference between a bear and a bull market as well as the brokers. I guess I was wrong.
Heather: The drop in stock prices won’t last. I’m sure the market will rebound. Just don’t panic and sell everything. The old saying, “buy low, sell high,” is still a good idea, I think.
Paul: I know, I know. I won’t do anything stupid— that is, I won’t do anything even more stupid. I’ll wait to see what happens before taking any action.
Heather: That’s a good idea. Come on. I’ll buy you lunch.
Paul: Thanks. Now that I’m poor, I won’t say ‘no’ to your charity.
Paul: Haven’t you seen the paper? The stock market went down a lot yesterday. The NASDAQ is down 100 points and the Dow is down 30! My portfolio is in big trouble.
Heather: I knew you had some stock options in this company, but I didn’t know you were so heavily invested in the market.
Paul: I’m invested in the bond market, in derivatives, and I have shares in a lot of companies that took a nosedive yesterday.
Heather: I’m sure you have a good stockbroker who has made sure that your portfolio is diversified and you have different kinds of securities.
Paul: That’s my problem. I don’t have a stockbroker. I decided to invest on my own and to go for less secure stocks hoping for a better return. I thought I could tell the difference between a bear and a bull market as well as the brokers. I guess I was wrong.
Heather: The drop in stock prices won’t last. I’m sure the market will rebound. Just don’t panic and sell everything. The old saying, “buy low, sell high,” is still a good idea, I think.
Paul: I know, I know. I won’t do anything stupid— that is, I won’t do anything even more stupid. I’ll wait to see what happens before taking any action.
Heather: That’s a good idea. Come on. I’ll buy you lunch.
Paul: Thanks. Now that I’m poor, I won’t say ‘no’ to your charity.
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