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UNIT 4
Everyday economics
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Developing ideas
1. Students could learn some words and phrases.
2. Students could get the main idea of this passage.
3. Students could write sentences about this topic.
Learning Aims:
我的是你的。
What’s mine is yours.
What is your understanding of this title?
Share with others
Brainstorming: Before learning this passage, what ideas come to your mind?
1. Alipay
2. Wechat
3. ...
Look at the sentences and answer the questions.
Look at the sentences and answer the questions.
What are the differences between Leo's two trips?
different transportation,foods and views
2. Which one do you think was more fun?
Introducing the topic to be discussed sharing economy
1 We’ve been told since we were toddlers that
“It’s good to share”. Parents and teachers
keep reminding us to share toys, snacks,
books, happy memories, and sometimes
even sorrows with others. When we grow
up, we share photos, life stories and
opinions with people around us and with
those we don’t know via social media.
Taking it as an object of study, psychologists
have published various papers stating that
the behaviour of sharing is beneficial to
setting up positive emotional bonding.
What is the main idea of this part?
Take notes quickly!
重点词汇
reminding 提醒 ; 使想起
happy memories 美好的回忆 ;
sorrows 伤心事;不幸的事
life stories 人生故事 ;
social media 社交网络媒介
object of study 研究对象 ;
psychologists 心理学家
be beneficial to 有益的 ; 有利于 ; 有益于
setting up 设置 ; 调定,安装
Explaining the sharing economy.
2 Today, the action of sharing takes on extra
meaning. It’s not just about sharing sweets
or frustration; it has expanded to almost
every aspect of our lives – the whole world
seems to be into sharing. We are using
technology to reduce the money that we
spend on goods and services, or to make
money out of those that we don’t use
ourselves all of the time. These vary from
car shares to home shares, and even to pet
shares. The sharing economy is taking off in
all sorts of areas. It is creating new ways