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1 Shopping and Banking Online
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ Net shopping under fire
Part Ⅲ Banking at home
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Secret of Good Customer Service
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
2 Hotel or B&B?
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ A touch of home
Part Ⅲ Renting a car
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: What Type of Room Do You Want?
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
3 "Planting" Money
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ National teach children to save day
Part Ⅲ Credit cards 25
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Gulf Between the Rich and the Poor
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
4 Loans for the Dream
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ Raising money for buying a car
Part Ⅲ Housing in the U.S.A.
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Consumer Rights
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
5 Briefino on Taxation and Insurance Policies
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ Briefing on personal taxation
Part Ⅲ Should I buy an insurance policy? (I)
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Should I Buy an Insurance Policy? (II)
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
6 Visions of Business
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (I)
Part Ⅲ Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (II)
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Business Plan
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
7 Fame and Fortune
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ Bill Gates' new rules
Part Ⅲ Great business deals?
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Walt Disney
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
8 Business Success
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ Witty ways to success
Part Ⅲ Technology in doing business
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: How to Improve Your Executive Image?
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
9 Feeling the Financial Market
Part Ⅱ The commodity markets
Part Ⅲ Bank organization
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Dow-Jones Industrial Average
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
10 Business Strategies
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ SWOT analysis
Part Ⅲ Dealing with growth: Market trends
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Safe Investing
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
11 New Trends in Trade
Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Part Ⅱ Vending machine
Part Ⅲ Our sales numbers are up
Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The World Trade Organization (WTO)
Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?
Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit
12 Activity
Activity 1 Where is it?
Activity 2 Bed and Breakfast
Activity 3 The foreign exchange market
Activity 4 Beanie baby
Activity 5 Food plans
Activity 6 Malaysian economy
Activity 7 Buying goods for sale
Activity 8 Financial reports