Citigroup to sell its controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank,paving the way for a divestment that could value the country's sixth-largest bank at more than $6bn. 11.pave the way for--Long Star,the US private equity group,is believed to have appointed Citigroup to sell its controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank,paving the way for a divestment that could value the country's sixth-largest bank at more than $6bn. Part B First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? This is a discussion of economic boom,falling commodities prices and worth-buying stocks. 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. soar,sock,gush,pump out,swing,volatility Ask students to fill in the blanks.Compare answers. Ask students to answer the following questions.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.soar--The prices of natural resources have been soaring lately,and everyone has been feeling the impact---from consumers socked at the gas pump to big manufacturers forced to absorb sharply higher costs for steel,copper,and aluminum. 2.sock--The prices of natural resources have been soaring lately,and everyone has been feeling the impact---from consumers socked at the gas pump to big manufacturers forced to absorb sharply higher costs for steel,copper,and aluminum. 3.gush--The average commodities mutual fund has gushed a 38%return 4.pump out--U.S.Global Investors fund manager Frank Holmes has pumped out even better results. 5.swing--How do swings in the dollar affect commodity prices? 6.volatility--You get better cash flow and less volatility when you have a mix. Part C First listening:listen for the gistCitigroup to sell its controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank, paving the way for a divestment that could value the country’s sixth-largest bank at more than $6bn. 11. pave the way for -- Long Star, the US private equity group, is believed to have appointed Citigroup to sell its controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank, paving the way for a divestment that could value the country’s sixth-largest bank at more than $6bn. Part B First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? This is a discussion of economic boom, falling commodities prices and worth-buying stocks. 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. soar, sock, gush, pump out, swing, volatility Ask students to fill in the blanks. Compare answers. Ask students to answer the following questions. 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. soar -- The prices of natural resources have been soaring lately, and everyone has been feeling the impact---from consumers socked at the gas pump to big manufacturers forced to absorb sharply higher costs for steel, copper, and aluminum. 2. sock -- The prices of natural resources have been soaring lately, and everyone has been feeling the impact---from consumers socked at the gas pump to big manufacturers forced to absorb sharply higher costs for steel, copper, and aluminum. 3. gush -- The average commodities mutual fund has gushed a 38% return. 4. pump out -- U.S. Global Investors fund manager Frank Holmes has pumped out even better results. 5. swing -- How do swings in the dollar affect commodity prices? 6. volatility -- You get better cash flow and less volatility when you have a mix. Part C First listening: listen for the gist