Unit 1 Language of Business English
I. Introduction
II. The Roles of Business English
III. Lexical Styles of Business Vocabulary
IV. Syntactic Styles of Business Sentences
V. Social Formulas of International Business Correspondences
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Unit 2 International Price Terms
I. Introduction
II. Price Terms
III. Rules for Any Transport Mode
IV. Rules for Sea and Inland Waterway Transport
V. Pricing
VI. Money of Account
VII. Commission and Discount
VIII. Other Non-price Commercial Economic Terms
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Unit 3 International Payments and Settlements
I. Introduction
II. Bill of Exchange
III. Promissory Note and Cheque
IV. Remittance
V. Terms and Methods of Payment in International Trade--Collection
VI. Terms and Methods of Payment in International Trade--Letter of
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VII. Documents
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Unit 4 International Trade Practice
I. Introduction
II. Business Preparatory Work
III. Business Negotiation
IV. Signing of a Contract
V. Performance of an Export Contract
VI. Performance of an Import Contract
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Unit 5 Establishing Business Relations
I. Introduction
II. Channels and Methods for Establishing Business Relations
III. Contents of Mails for Establishing Business Relations
IV. Main Channels and Methods for Credit Inquiries or Investigations
V. Sample Letters
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Unit 6 Inquiries and Offers
I. What Is an Inquiry
II. Contents in an Inquiry
III. What Is an Offer
IV. Contents in an Offer
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Unit 7 Counter-Offer and Acceptance
I. What Is a Counter-Offer
II. Contents of a Counter-Offer
III. What Is an Acceptance
IV. Contents of an Acceptance
V. Sample Business Correspondences of Negotiation
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Unit 8 Business Management
I. What Is Business Management
II. Features of Business Management
III. Objectives of Business Management
IV. Functions of Business Management
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Unit 9 Business Organizations
I. Introduction
II. Sole Proprietorship
III. General Partnership
IV. Limited Partnership
V. Corporations
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Unit lO Ways of Business
I. Introduction
II. Wholesaling
III. Retailing
IV. Franchising
V. Agency
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Unit 11 What Is Marketing
I. What Is Marketing
II. Marketing Concept
III. Marketing and Utility
IV. Target Market
V. Industrial Market
VI. Government and Institutional Markets
VII. Consumer Market
VIII Classes of Consumer Goods
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Unit 12 Marketing Mix
I. Marketing Mix
II. Product Planning
III. Pricing
IV. Physical Distribution
V. Product Promotion
VI. The Marketing Mix of Apple Inc.
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Unit 13 What Is Economics
I. Economics
II. Macroeconomics
III. Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy
IV. Microeconomics
V. Demand Curve
VI. Supply Curve
VII. Equilibrium Price
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Unit 14 Types of Competition
I. Pure Competition
II. Monopolistic Competition
III. Oligopoly
IV. Monopoly
V. Monopoly vs. Oligopoly
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