PartA First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? The New Economy has hit China,driven by the Internet and e-commerce.China has made a good start in both areas.While being constrained by factors such as a small base of registered users,high costs of using the Internet,government control of information access,and so on,the high growth potential of the two sectors is still well recognized by foreign multinationals.However,China prefers a smooth and orderly process of market opening based on a more effective regulatory regime such as licensing arrangements. What is the main idea of news item two? Merchants are set to lose $2.8 billion this year because of online fraud,according to a survey released by CyberSource Corp.Companies with online revenues of between $5 million and $25 million annually are being hit the hardest.Most merchants are so far relying on two basic means of fighting fraud:address verification systems and checks of the card verification number. 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 Internet and e-commerce. Internet subscribers,registered users,online information access,information technology,dot.com companies,online transactions,online revenues,electronic payment,credit card,MasterCard,SecureCode,Visa,the card issuer,the card holder, security and privacy,online fraud,address verification systems,card verification number Ask students to do True (T)or False (F)questions for news item one.Compare answers.Explain why it is true or false. Ask students to fill in the blanks with the correct words.Compare answers. Third listening:sentences imitation Ask students to use the following active vocabularies to form sentences as what they have heard from listening(Dictate then remember). 1.exponentially --Since its debut,subscribers to the Internet grew exponentially from a mere 1,600 in 1994 to 16.9 million in mid-2000. 2.to register--E-commerce transactions registered a total revenue of 200 million Yuan in 1999,or twice as much as in 1998. 3. exorbitant--Internet businesses are also losing money due to exorbitant charges for telephone lines,an uncertain regulatory environment,and direct competitionPart A First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? The New Economy has hit China, driven by the Internet and e-commerce. China has made a good start in both areas. While being constrained by factors such as a small base of registered users, high costs of using the Internet, government control of information access, and so on, the high growth potential of the two sectors is still well recognized by foreign multinationals. However, China prefers a smooth and orderly process of market opening based on a more effective regulatory regime such as licensing arrangements. What is the main idea of news item two? Merchants are set to lose $2.8 billion this year because of online fraud, according to a survey released by CyberSource Corp. Companies with online revenues of between $5 million and $25 million annually are being hit the hardest. Most merchants are so far relying on two basic means of fighting fraud: address verification systems and checks of the card verification number. 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 Internet and e-commerce. Internet subscribers, registered users, online information access, information technology, dot.com companies, online transactions, online revenues, electronic payment, credit card, MasterCard, SecureCode, Visa, the card issuer, the card holder, security and privacy, online fraud, address verification systems, card verification number Ask students to do True (T) or False (F) questions for news item one. Compare answers. Explain why it is true or false. Ask students to fill in the blanks with the correct words. Compare answers. Third listening: sentences imitation Ask students to use the following active vocabularies to form sentences as what they have heard from listening (Dictate then remember). 1. exponentially -- Since its debut, subscribers to the Internet grew exponentially from a mere 1,600 in 1994 to 16.9 million in mid-2000. 2. to register -- E-commerce transactions registered a total revenue of 200 million Yuan in 1999, or twice as much as in 1998. 3. exorbitant -- Internet businesses are also losing money due to exorbitant charges for telephone lines, an uncertain regulatory environment, and direct competition 4