measures,special safeguard,trade barrier,import tariff,import quota,anti-dumping investigations,anti-subsidy measures,anti-dumping duties,countervailing duty,trade retaliation,trade sanctions,compensation,WTO,rounds of negotiations,consultations, trade dispute settlement 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.to be subject to--China has been subject to increasing foreign anti-dumping, anti-subsidy,protection measures and special safeguard investigations since its entry into the World Trade Organization. 2.consecutive--China has suffered the most in anti-dumping investigation in the world for nine consecutive years. 3.to launch--Starting from 1979 to the end of September 2004,34 countries and regions launched altogether 665 disputes of anti-dumping,anti-subsidy protection measures and special safeguard investigations against Chinese products 4.to suffer a loss --Because of this China suffered a tremendous economic loss valued at US$19.1 billion in terms of foreign trade. 5.to resolve a dispute --A second round of negotiations between China and the United States aimed at resolving a dispute over textile trade broke down Thursday. 6.to consult with--We will be consulting with the Chinese over the next few days on the date and location of the next round. 7.to surge--U.S.manufacturers say Chinese clothing imports,which have surged after a worldwide quota system expired on Jan.1,are costing them profits and jobs. 8. to be sensitive --The dispute is especially sensitive amid rising American frustration at the country's soaring trade deficit with China,which reached a record $162 billion last year. Part B First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? In this interview,Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan talked about the exchange rate of the Chinese currency Renminbi(RMB)and China's trade balance.He points out that China currently pursues a unified,managed floating exchange rate regime based on market supply and demand of foreign exchange.The Chinese government does not pursue trade surplus,but rather aims at a rough overall balance in the current account.When asked whether it is possible to address Sino-USmeasures, special safeguard, trade barrier, import tariff, import quota, anti-dumping investigations, anti-subsidy measures, anti-dumping duties, countervailing duty, trade retaliation, trade sanctions, compensation, WTO, rounds of negotiations, consultations, trade dispute settlement 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. to be subject to -- China has been subject to increasing foreign anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, protection measures and special safeguard investigations since its entry into the World Trade Organization. 2. consecutive -- China has suffered the most in anti-dumping investigation in the world for nine consecutive years. 3. to launch -- Starting from 1979 to the end of September 2004, 34 countries and regions launched altogether 665 disputes of anti-dumping, anti-subsidy protection measures and special safeguard investigations against Chinese products 4. to suffer a loss -- Because of this China suffered a tremendous economic loss valued at US$19.1 billion in terms of foreign trade. 5. to resolve a dispute -- A second round of negotiations between China and the United States aimed at resolving a dispute over textile trade broke down Thursday. 6. to consult with -- We will be consulting with the Chinese over the next few days on the date and location of the next round. 7. to surge -- U.S. manufacturers say Chinese clothing imports, which have surged after a worldwide quota system expired on Jan. 1, are costing them profits and jobs. 8. to be sensitive -- The dispute is especially sensitive amid rising American frustration at the country's soaring trade deficit with China, which reached a record $162 billion last year. Part B First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of this listening? In this interview, Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan talked about the exchange rate of the Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB) and China's trade balance. He points out that China currently pursues a unified, managed floating exchange rate regime based on market supply and demand of foreign exchange. The Chinese government does not pursue trade surplus, but rather aims at a rough overall balance in the current account. When asked whether it is possible to address Sino-US 4