Unit_15_E-Commerce.ppt

  Learning Objectives Understanding some basic concepts of E-commerce Talking about the Internet and E-commerce ? Talking about shopping online ? Writing e-mails ◆ Speaking Task ◆ Warm-up Practice ◆ Listening Task ◆ Follow-up Practice ◆ Writing Task ◆ Reading Task We need to discuss some questions about what we are going to learn in this unit. Sure, that’ll help us understand better about what we are asked to do. 1. Discuss the following questions. 1) What kind of Websites do you often visit? 2) What do you think of E-commerce in China? 3) Why are companies interested in E-commerce? 4) What are the benefits of E-commerce? 5) Does E-commerce have any disadvantages? What are they? 6) What do you think of online shopping? 7) What is the relationship between E-commerce and E-business? Benefits of E-commerce Firms are interested in E-commerce because, quite simply, it can help to increase profits. All the advantages of E-commerce for business entities can be summed in one statement: E-commerce can increase sales and decrease costs. For Companies : (1) It increases profits. (2) It increases sales. (3) Advertising can reach potential customers in every country in the world. (4) A virtual community if formed, not in the physical world, but on the Internet. (5) It decreases costs. Benefits of E-commerce For Buyers : (1) Increases purchasing opportunities. (2) Provides competitive bid information. (3) Increases speed and accuracy of information. (4) Reduces costs. (5) A wider range of choices are available. (6) Some products such as software, audio clips, or images, can be delivered via the Internet. (7) Society derives benefits. (8) Electronic payment of tax refunds, public retirement, and welfare support costs less to issue. (9) Electronic payment is more secure and faster. (10) E-payments are easier to control than checks, which can help protect against fraud and theft losses. (11 ) You can work from home