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1、1,Focus2 content,Dialogue: purchasing insurance,Pair work: Talking about health insurance,Text: Life insurance process flow,Working with words,Research project,Listening-based writing,Highlights,Table of Contents,Part 2 Language in Use,上海交通大学出版社,2,focus2highlights,Highlights R&L: Dialogue: purchasin
2、g insurance S: Talking about health insurance Language for talking about health insurance R: Life insurance process flow Research project: Searching for information on insurance L&W: Summarizing and commenting on the US governments actions to save US banks,Part 2 Language in Use,上海交通大学出版社,3,Agent: M
3、rs. Simpson, have you planned for (1) ? Mrs. Simpson: Are you joking? Im still young, and retirement seems so far away. Agent: As one serves long enough in a company and gains more experience, his or her (2) . However, at the retiring age of sixty, income usually drops, or there might be no income a
4、t all if one doesnt work. Retirement doesnt mean the end of living. On the contrary, it is the (3) to enjoy life, like traveling and engaging in hobbies. This plan can enable you to have a retirement fund in the future.,focus2dialogue,1. Dialogue: purchasing insurance,上海交通大学出版社,The following convers
5、ation is between an insurance agent and Mrs. Simpson, a potential customer. The agent emphasizes the necessity of an insurance plan and talks Mrs. Simpson into buying insurance. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you have heard. Then read it aloud.,your retiremen
6、t,income increases,golden time,4,focus2dialogue,上海交通大学出版社,Mrs. Simpson: My company has offered me a (4) . Agent: Even if you participate in a pension scheme, it would be better to have another scheme of your own, no matter who you work for and where you are in the future. Mrs. Simpson: That (5) . Wh
7、at does the plan cover? Agent: The plan basically serves the following purposes: family protection, education fund, personal savings, emergency cash, and retirement fund. Is there a particular area that (6) ? Mrs. Simpson: Im interested in family protection. As my two sons are living far away in Haw
8、aii, my husband and I need (7) after our retirement.,pension scheme,sounds reasonable,solid financial protection,concerns you most,1. Dialogue: purchasing insurance,5,Agent: For family protection, you can start your coverage at $100,000. Then, every other year for the next ten years, you will have t
9、he opportunity to increase your coverage in increments of $50,000 to a maximum of $500,000. Mrs. Simpson: Do I need to (8) now if I want to take this plan? Agent: Yes, but first, Mrs. Simpson, I need some basic information about you. When were you born? Do you smoke? How much money do you intend to
10、(9) each month or year? And fill in this form please so that I can take it into (10) when I design a proposal for you, which usually takes two days. Shall I meet you again Wednesday afternoon at two oclock?,focus2dialogue,上海交通大学出版社,fill in the policy,put aside,further consideration,1. Dialogue: purc
11、hasing insurance,6,focus2 dialogue,Notes to the dialogue,1. Mrs. Simpson, have you planned for your retirement? 辛普森太太，您有没有考虑过退休后的计划？ Note that in the USA, the full retirement age (also called “normal retirement age”) was 65 for many years. However, beginning with people born in 1938 or later, that a
12、ge gradually increases until it reaches 67 for people born after 1959. According to law in China, men retire at 60, female cadres at 55 and other women at 50. Statistics have shown that the average life expectancy of Chinese people has risen by more than 20 years since the founding of the Peoples Re
13、public of China, while their retirement age has not changed for more than 50 years. Chinese scholars recently proposed that China should not only delay peoples retirement age to 65 or even older, but also shorten the retirement age gap between males and females.,上海交通大学出版社,1. Dialogue: purchasing ins
14、urance,7,focus2 dialogue,2. My company has offered me a pension scheme. 我们公司已经提供了一项退休金计划。 pension scheme: 退休金计划 In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. A pension created by an employer for the benefit
15、of an employee is commonly referred to as an occupational or employer pension. A recipient of a retirement pension is known as a pensioner or retiree. Types of pensions generally include employment-based pensions (retirement plans), social / state pensions and disability pensions. Note that the so-c
16、alled retirement plans in the USA are more commonly known as pension schemes in the UK and Ireland, and superannuation plans in Australia. Retirement pensions are typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity (年金).,上海交通大学出版社,1. Dialogue: purchasing insurance,8,focus2 dialogue,3. For family protection, you can start your coverage at $100,000. 对于家庭保障，您可以从十万美元的保额做起。 Note that
