UNIT 1 Economics Economics is a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production,distribution,and consumption of goods and services.It may seem to be a theoretical subject,but it permeates into everyone's daily life.In this unit,you will see a few examples of its practical applications and familiarize yourself with some important economic terms
Unit 1 Economics Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 1 Economics Unit Contents Unit objectives Text A Text B Text C Academic language and discourse Listening Speaking Writing
Unit 1 Unit Objectives Economics 1.Professional Knowledge Get acquainted with some important economic concepts(e.g.the invisible hand,signaling theory,antitrust law,comparative advantage, etc.) 2.Reading Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points ● Understand difficult sentences (e.g.,sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference) Analyze complex or controversial issues critically (e.g.monopoly,free market vs. government regulation,etc.)
Unit 1 Economics Unit Objectives 1. Professional Knowledge • Get acquainted with some important economic concepts(e.g. the invisible hand, signaling theory, antitrust law, comparative advantage, etc.) 2. Reading • Summarize the main ideas of a text and identify essential supporting points • Understand difficult sentences (e.g., sentences with abstract meaning or ambiguous reference) • Analyze complex or controversial issues critically (e.g. monopoly, free market vs. government regulation, etc.)
Unit 1 Unit Objectives Economics 3.Listening Make predictions about the content of a lecture 4.Speaking Ask for information and clarification in a polite and effective way Learn to do interviews and report the findings in an oral presentation 5.Writing Understand what kind of topic is suitable and manageable for a term paper
Unit 1 Economics Unit Objectives 3. Listening • Make predictions about the content of a lecture 4. Speaking • Ask for information and clarification in a polite and effective way • Learn to do interviews and report the findings in an oral presentation 5. Writing • Understand what kind of topic is suitable and manageable for a term paper
Unit 1 Unit Objectives Economics 6.Researching Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles,books,videos,etc.) to know more about the Microsoft case 7.Academic language and discourse Know what is specialized vocabulary and acquire some specialized vocabulary of economics 。 Understand the functions of parenthetical statements Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions
Unit 1 Economics Unit Objectives 6. Researching • Independently locate and study a variety of resources (articles, books, videos, etc.) to know more about the Microsoft case 7. Academic language and discourse • Know what is specialized vocabulary and acquire some specialized vocabulary of economics • Understand the functions of parenthetical statements • Comprehend stylistic differences between formal and informal English and acquire some formal expressions
Unit 1 Unit Teaching Methods Economics 1.Task-based method Give students different tasks to do. 2.Group discussion Give topics to students to discuss to develop their team spirit and communicative competence. 3.Problem-solving method By doing different tasks,students solve different problems. 4.Use of multimedia,Blackboard Network
Unit 1 Economics 1. Task-based method • Give students different tasks to do. 2. Group discussion • Give topics to students to discuss to develop their team spirit and communicative competence. 3. Problem-solving method • By doing different tasks, students solve different problems. 4. Use of multimedia, Blackboard Network Unit Teaching Methods
Text A Teaching Steps 00 Teaching steps 1 Lead-in Ask Ss to work in pairs and do the task in Lead-in/Text A.Then invite several Ss to share their answers with the whole class. 时taw0运a0 2 Overview Ask Ss to preview Text A before class.Or,allocate some time for Ss to read the text quickly in class.Then invite several Ss tosummarize the main idea of Text A
Unit 1 Text A Teaching Steps Economics
Text A Teaching Steps In-depth analysis of Text A 1)Show Ss the following key words and ask them to contribute as much as possible what they know about them.Provide additional information when necessary.(see Supplementary information) ，Thanksgiving .Adam Smith 。the invisible hand 2)Discuss with Ss the functions ofThanksgiving"in the text on the basis of Task 1/ Critical reading and thinking/Text A.(see Answer keys) 3) Guide Ss to focus on some of the difficult sentences in Text A by doing Task 2/ Critical reading and thinking/Text A.Ask Ss to report their answers to the class. (see Answer keys) 4)Organize a group discussion about the questions in Task 3/Critical reading and thinking/Text A.Encourage Ss to think independently,critically and creatively. (see Answer keys)
Unit 1 Text A Teaching Steps Economics
Unit 1 Text A Lead-in Economics How do you celebrate Spring Festival?Write down your activities in the table in the textbook and analyze whose skill and labor are required to make these activities possible. Share your answers with your partner and discuss the following questions: 1.What's the power that leads people to work and cooperate? 2.What do you understand about economic life from the table?
Unit 1 Economics Text A Lead-in How do you celebrate Spring Festival? Write down your activities in the table in the textbook and analyze whose skill and labor are required to make these activities possible. Share your answers with your partner and discuss the following questions: 1. What’s the power that leads people to work and cooperate? 2. What do you understand about economic life from the table?
Text A Lead-in Lead-in Task/How do you celebrate Spring Festival?Write down your activities in the following table and analyze whose skill and labor are required to make these activities possible. After completing the table,share it with your partner and discuss the following two questions. I What's the power that leads people to work and cooperate? 2 What do you understand about economic life from the table? What I will do to celebrate Spring Festival Whose skill and labor are required ·ticket agent .driver ·conductor Go back to my hometown by train manufacturers of the train track maintenance workers
Unit 1 Economics Text A Lead -in