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新外研社高中英语选择性必修四Unit 4 Everyday economics
Using Language
Grmmar
2
Credit, or the offering of money loans for repayment, has existed since the Bronze Age. For most of this history, lenders relied mainly on their subjective judgement when deciding whether or not a borrower was creditworthy. With the development of information technology and data analysis, more and more countries are building their own credit systems with objective credit rating methods. People’s activities such as credit card payments, loan payments, etc., are recorded and scored, and will affect their future creditworthiness.
social credit
1. What other activities may affect people’s credit rating nowadays?
Online-shopping record / Driving record / Taking public transport record…
2. What may be the consequences if one has a poor social credit score?
Employment / access to finance / enter into contracts / travelling / booking a hotel /…
Listen to the conversation and choose the topics discussed.
1 The tips to book a good hotel.
2 The importance of being creditworthy.
3 The origin of the credit system.
4 The benefits of a social credit system.
5 The cost of having a bad social credit record.
Listen again and complete the paragraph.
I have been _____________________ on time, returning books to the library ___________________________, and using _________________ properly. As a reward, we didn't have to pay a deposit when ____________________ during our trip to Hangzhou. The hotel is very nice, and it's quite near the West Lake. This is just one of the many benefits of the social credit system which enables __________________________ to enjoy a more convenient life ____________.
paying credit card bills
in good condition without delay
the shared bicycles
we checked in at a hotel
people with good social credit
at a lower cost
Wang Lin
Now answer the questions.
1 What was the man prohibited from doing and why?
He was prohibited from renting an expensive car because the credit system showed