Unit 4 Everyday Economics Developing ideas Reading 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

【学生版】Unit 4 Period 4 Reading 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To get the main idea and specific information about the passage, analyse the structure and language of two-sided argumentative essay, and talk about the future of sharing economy 2 To use the key language points from the passage correctly 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To get the main idea and specific information about the passage, analyse the structure and language of two-sided argumentative essay, and talk about the future of sharing economy Activity 1: Read Leo’s travel notes and answer the questions. 1. What are the differences between Leo’s two trips? 2. Which one do you think was more fun? Give your reasons. Answers: _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Activity 2: Look at the title of the passage and talk about your understanding of it. _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Now read the passage and check your understanding Activity 3: Match the paragraphs to their functions and give your reasons. ( ) a. To highlight the key benefits of the sharing economy. ( ) b. To explain and elaborate on the sharing economy. ( ) c. To lead the topic from sharing in childhood to sharing in economic activities. ( ) d. To illustrate various drawbacks of the sharing economy. ( ) e. To predict the future of the sharing economy. Activity 4: Read the passage and divide it into three parts. Parts Para.(s) Main idea Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Activity 5: Think about the structure of the passage and complete the diagram. Learning to learn A two-sided argumentative essay investigates a topic by presenting collated information and evaluating evidence from both sides. It should close by wrapping up the argument. It could conclude in favour of the arguments, or simply stay neutral with no particular preference. The sharing economy Benefits Problems • It mee