Unit3

SigningContracts

小岗精神与联产承包制TheSpiritofReforminXiaogangVillageand

theContractResponsibilitySystemInNovember1978,determinedtofendoffstarvation,18villagersatXiaogangvillageaffixed(贴上)theirthumbprintstoacontract.Thisledtotheintroductionofamajorpolicyknownasthehouseholdcontractresponsibilitysystem(家庭联产承包责任制),inwhichindividualremuneration(报酬)waslinkedtooutput,andservedasaprelude(序幕)toChina’sruralreform.ThecourageofthefirstpeopletoexperimenthasevolvedintoaspiritnamedafterXiaogang.In2016,thespiritwasrecalledinthecontextofChina’sexperienceoverthepastdecades,andChina’sdeterminationtocontinuereformisreaffirmed(重申).Whatisacontract?Howhastheformofthecontractevolvedovertheyears?

UnitOverviewBystudyingthisunit,youareexpectedto:knowthemaincomponentsofacontract;learnhowtocheckandnegotiateadraftcontract;knowwhatanelectroniccontractis;knowtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofelectroniccontracts;knowhowtocreateanelectroniccontract;writeacontractbyfillingintheblanks.

ContentsLead-inReadingAReadingBListeningCommunicationProjectWritingMoralReflections

Thefollowingaresometermsrelatedtocontracts.PutthemintoChinese.Task1合同编号电子合同附加条件装运时间电子签名目的港口12Task

Therearetwoformsofcontract:electroniccontractandpapercontract.Matchthemwiththecorrespondingdescriptions.Task212Task

AsteelGroupisacorporationmanufacturingsteelproducts.Withtherapiddevelopmentofbusiness,theyarenowconsideringanewwayofsigningcontracts.Setting

Workingroupsanddiscusswithyourgroupmembers:Haveyouheardofelectroniccontracts?Inwhatwaysareelectroniccontractsdifferentfromtraditionalpaperones?ConsultreferencebooksorsurfontheInternet.FindasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutelectroniccontractsbeforestudyingReadingA.Task1123456Task

Anelectroniccontractisanagreementcreatedan