Unit7
Payment
提升人民币的全球影响力
BoostingtheglobalpresenceofRenminbi
Chinaisworkinghardtomakeitsmoney,therenminbi(RMB),moreknownandusedglobally.The
PeoplesBankofChina(PBOC)isleadingthiseffort.Theirgoalistomaketheyuanmoreuseful
fortradeandinvestmentinvolvingdifferentcountries.
Already,abouthalfofChina’sglobaltransactionsusetheyuan.Importantstepshavebeentakento
expandtheuseoftheyuan.Thisincludesitsadditiontoglobalbondlistsandaninternational
moneybasket.
Forthefuture,thecentralbankhasplanstopushtheusageoftheRMBmore.Thebankalsowants
tomakeiteasierforforeigninvestorstogetintotheChinesemarketandoffermoreassetsfor
investment.
Aswedelveintoournewunitcenteredon“Payment”inbusinessEnglishcontext,
particularlyfocusingonmobilepaymentsystems,anessentialaspecttoexploreis
transactionsthroughvariouscurrencies.
1.Whatstepshavebeentakentomaketheyuanmoreknownandusedglobally?
2.Imagineyouareplanningtoexpandyourbusinessglobally.Whatpayment
systemswouldyouconsiderfordifferentmarketsandwhy?
UnitOverview
Bystudyingthisunit,
youareexpectedto:
★learndifferentmethodsofpayment;
★understandtheadvantagesand
disadvantagesofdifferentpayment
methods;
★knowhowtonegotiateonpayment
terms;
★knowhowtofillinanL/Capplication.
Unit7Payment
Contents
Task1Thefollowingaresomecardsforustomakepayment
with.MatchthemwiththeirequivalentsinEnglish.
Task2Thefollowingaresomecommonlyusedmethodsof
paymentinourdailylife.Workinpairsandshareyour
viewsontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthem.
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