财经英语

unit one money, monetary policy and the function of money

　part a text

　　i. the meaning of money

　　ii. the origins and kinds of money

　　iii. the functions of money

　　iv. the monetary policy and money supply

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit two foreign exchange, exchange rate and foreign exchangemarket

　part a text

　　i. foreign exchange

　　ii. exchange rate

　　iii. foreign exchange market

　　iv. elements influencing exchange rates

　　v. types of foreign exchange transactions

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit three financial instruments

　part a text

　　i. definition of financial instruments

　　ii. categorization

　　iii. traditional financial instruments

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit four commercial banks

　part a text

　　i. what is a commercial bank?

　　ii. the history of commercial banks

　　iii. the operations of commercial banks

　　iv. the commercial banks in china

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit five central bank

　part a text

　　i. brief introduction of central banks

　　ii. the history of central bank

　　iii. the functions of the central bank

　　iv. the central bank and monetary policy

　　v. the people's bank of china (pbc)

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit six financial markets

　part a text

　　i. functions of financial markets

　　ii. the major players in financial markets

　　iii. types of markets

　　iv. types of investment risk

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit seven insurance

　part a text

　　i. insurable interest

　　ii. insurance premium

　　iii. insurance policy or certificate

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit eight inflation

　part a text

　　i. measuring inflation

　　ii. effects of inflation

　　iii. causes of inflation

　　iv. controlling inflation

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit nine balance of payments

　part a text

　　i. what is the balance of payments (bop)?

　　ii. current account

　　iii. capital account

　　iv. financial account

　　v. official international reserves

　　vi. net errors and omissions

　　vii. balance of payments equilibrium

　　viii. bop adjustment

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit ten the international monetary system

　part a text

　　i. the gold standard system

　　ii. the bretton woods system

　　iii. the floating exchange rate system

　　iv. the european monetary system

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit eleven payment in international trade

　part a text

　　i. modes of international payment

　　ii. remittance

　　iii. collection

　　iv. letter of credit

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading

unit twelve international finance organization

　part a text

　　i. the international monetary fund (imf)

　　ii. the world bank

　　iii. the asian development bank (adb)

　part b words & phrases

　part c terminology practice

　part d exercises

　part e supplementary reading