6.advent--Since the advent of Sarbanes-Oxley,transparency in business systems and accounting and auditing procedures has mainly been about reassuring investors that a company's books were being handled properly. Part C First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? This passage mainly discusses legal tactics for hostile mergers. 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 the following expressions. shape up,have...in place,weigh up,unsolicited bid,pledge,legal input,proactive, necessitate,relocate,regulatory arbitrage,counter bid Ask students to do the T/F exercises.Ask them why the statements are true or false.. Ask students to answer the questions and make comments. 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.shape up--This year is shaping up to be the busiest for hostile takeovers since 1999 and,more than ever before,having the right legal team in place will be crucial. 2.have..in place--This year is shaping up to be the busiest for hostile takeovers since 1999 and,more than ever before,having the right legal team in place will be crucial. 3.weigh up--Skandia's board is weighing up an unsolicited bid from Old Mutual 4.unsolicited bid--Skandia's board is weighing up an unsolicited bid from Old Mutual. 5.pledge--Spain's Gas Natural has pledged a massive f15bn for Endesa,its local rival. 6.legal input--The deals are cross-border and require massive legal input. 7.proactive --The environment is far more regulated,in particular in terms of securities market regulation,antitrust and pensions,and with a more proactive approach from the [UK]Takeover Panel. 8.necessitate--This has necessitated the lawyers having a greater input into the tactical approach and the strategy,where previously that was driven principally by the investment bankers. 9.relocate--Scott Simpson,an American lawyer,is a veteran of the hostile merger6. advent -- Since the advent of Sarbanes-Oxley, transparency in business systems and accounting and auditing procedures has mainly been about reassuring investors that a company’s books were being handled properly. Part C First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? This passage mainly discusses legal tactics for hostile mergers. 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 the following expressions. shape up, have … in place, weigh up, unsolicited bid, pledge, legal input, proactive, necessitate, relocate, regulatory arbitrage, counter bid Ask students to do the T/F exercises. Ask them why the statements are true or false.. Ask students to answer the questions and make comments. 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. shape up -- This year is shaping up to be the busiest for hostile takeovers since 1999 and, more than ever before, having the right legal team in place will be crucial. 2. have … in place -- This year is shaping up to be the busiest for hostile takeovers since 1999 and, more than ever before, having the right legal team in place will be crucial. 3. weigh up -- Skandia's board is weighing up an unsolicited bid from Old Mutual. 4. unsolicited bid -- Skandia's board is weighing up an unsolicited bid from Old Mutual. 5. pledge-- Spain's Gas Natural has pledged a massive £15bn for Endesa, its local rival. 6. legal input -- The deals are cross-border and require massive legal input. 7. proactive -- The environment is far more regulated, in particular in terms of securities market regulation, antitrust and pensions, and with a more proactive approach from the [UK] Takeover Panel. 8. necessitate-- This has necessitated the lawyers having a greater input into the tactical approach and the strategy, where previously that was driven principally by the investment bankers. 9. relocate -- Scott Simpson, an American lawyer, is a veteran of the hostile merger