Lecture 1　Listening Practice : Financial Globalization

　Language Functions : Giving Opinions ; Agreeing; Disagreeing

Lecture 2　Listening Practice : Financial System

　Language Functions: Expressing Likes and Dislikes; Enquiring about Likes and

　Dislikes; Stating Preferences／

Lecture 3　Listening Practice: Electronic Payments

　Language Functions: Showing Enthusiasm, Surprise and Anger; Calming Angry

　People Down; Showing Depression or Sadness; Cheering

　Depressed People Up; Showing Disappointment; Taking

　Disappointments Calmly／

Lecture 4　Listening Practice: Birth of the Euro

　Language Functions: Expressing Anxiety, Fear and Worry; Expressing Desire

　and Interest; Expressing Indifference; Trying to Stimulate

　Interest; Showing Determination／

Lecture 5　 Listening Practice: Foreign Exchange Market

　Language Functions : Preventing Interruptions; Interrupting Politely ; Inviting

　Other People to Talk; Enquiring about Intentions; Stating

　Intentions; Responding to "" Are you going to ... ?"";

　""Do you think it will... ?""／

Lecture 6　Listening Practice: Trading in Stock Markets

　Language Functions: Asking Questions Politely; Delaying Answers; Hesitating;

　Making a Request; Positive and Negative Responses／

Lecture 7　Listening Practice: Mutual Funds

　Language Functions: Offering Help; Accepting and Refusing Help; Asking Per-

　mission; Expressing Happiness and Unhappiness／

Lecture 8　Listening Practice: Central Banks

　language Functions : Promising; Exemplifying; Remembering／

Lecture 9　 Listening Practice: Initial Public Offering

　Language Functions: Showing Possibility and Impossibility; Showing Certainty

　and Uncertainty; Instructing People How to Do Things;

　Checking Understanding／

Lecture 10　Listening Practice: J.　P. Morgan: the Most Influential Banker in History

　Language Functions : Congratulations; Thanks ; Expressing Apology and Re-

　gret; Making a Complaint／

Lecture 11　Listening Practice: Accounting for International Transactions/ 165

　Language Functions: Expressing Average, Estimation and Approximation／

Lecture 12　 Listening Practice: Offshore Financial Centers

　Language Functions : Expressing ""Parts"" and ""Whole"" ; Expressing Percent-

　age and Fraction; Expressing Ratio and Proportion／

Lecture 13　Listening Practice: Money Laundering

　Language Functions:　Giving Advice and Making Suggestions; Persuading;

　Discussing; Asking for Explanation; Rephrasing Your

　Statements／

Lecture 14　Listening Practice: Asian Financial Crisis

　Language Functions: Making Comparisons and Contrasts; Making Conclu-

　sions; Expressing Cause and Effect／

Lecture 15　 Listening Practice: The Role of the IMF

　Language Functions: Expressing Real Conditions; Expressing Unreal Condi-

　tions; Considering ""What if... "" ; Responses to ""What

　if... ""/246

Appendix 1　 Glossary

Appendix 2　 References