5.to enforce...on--Cultural conflicts may happen when trading partners enforce their own values and processes on its suppliers and/or trading partners. 6.to cater to --Where a country declares itself as a multicultural society,it is important to cater to other minority groups,who prefer to interact using their own languages rather than using the official language. Part C First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? Until recently,many businesses have been reluctant to report the amount of e-commerce activity that their company does.One reason for this silence has been due to their preference for privacy.Another reason has been due to the general lack of Internet-based e-commerce activity,which for many firms had been non-existent prior to 2001.The announcement of e-business initiatives is now seen as a way for a company to demonstrate its ability to think strategically and develop a long-term vision for success in the new economy. Second listening:listen for specific information In this part the teacher has great freedom and flexibility to ask students questions,to clarify any difficult language points,to add in supplementary materials as background knowledge or in-depth understanding of the listening materials. Notice how these expressions are related to the reporting of e-commerce activity. E-commerce initiatives,information disclosure,preference for privacy,business secret,lack of E-commerce activity,pilot stage,a new metric to consider,a long-term vision,an image of being in-tune with the times Ask students to fill in the blanks with the correct words.Compare answers. Ask students to fill in the table with exact figures.Compare answers. Third listening:sentence imitation Ask students to use the following active vocabularies to form sentences as what they have heard from listening(Dictate then remember). 1.to be reluctant to--Until recently,many businesses have been reluctant to report the amount of e-commerce activity that their company does. 2.to gain insight--Most corporations do not want competitors to gain insight about how they are improving their operations. 3.to pilot--With the exception of a few e-business leaders that have been engaged in e-commerce for some time,most businesses were still only piloting their e-commerce initiatives through the end of last year. 4.to come to the fore--But as cost-cutting and a focus upon efficiency have come to the fore,so too have companies become more willing to speak of their e-commerce activity.5. to enforce … on -- Cultural conflicts may happen when trading partners enforce their own values and processes on its suppliers and/or trading partners. 6. to cater to -- Where a country declares itself as a multicultural society, it is important to cater to other minority groups, who prefer to interact using their own languages rather than using the official language. Part C First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? Until recently, many businesses have been reluctant to report the amount of e-commerce activity that their company does. One reason for this silence has been due to their preference for privacy. Another reason has been due to the general lack of Internet-based e-commerce activity, which for many firms had been non-existent prior to 2001. The announcement of e-business initiatives is now seen as a way for a company to demonstrate its ability to think strategically and develop a long-term vision for success in the new economy. Second listening: listen for specific information In this part the teacher has great freedom and flexibility to ask students questions, to clarify any difficult language points, to add in supplementary materials as background knowledge or in-depth understanding of the listening materials. ‹ Notice how these expressions are related to the reporting of e-commerce activity. E-commerce initiatives, information disclosure, preference for privacy, business secret, lack of E-commerce activity, pilot stage, a new metric to consider, a long-term vision, an image of being in-tune with the times Ask students to fill in the blanks with the correct words. Compare answers. Ask students to fill in the table with exact figures. Compare answers. Third listening: sentence imitation Ask students to use the following active vocabularies to form sentences as what they have heard from listening (Dictate then remember). 1. to be reluctant to -- Until recently, many businesses have been reluctant to report the amount of e-commerce activity that their company does. 2. to gain insight -- Most corporations do not want competitors to gain insight about how they are improving their operations. 3. to pilot -- With the exception of a few e-business leaders that have been engaged in e-commerce for some time, most businesses were still only piloting their e-commerce initiatives through the end of last year. 4. to come to the fore -- But as cost-cutting and a focus upon efficiency have come to the fore, so too have companies become more willing to speak of their e-commerce activity. 6