内容正文:
Unit 4 Everyday economics (Developing ideas)
年 级:高三 学 科:英语(外研社版)
1
Learning objectives
In this class, you should be able to:
understand the meaning of the title and analyze the structure of the passage;
summarize the benefits and problems of the sharing economy and share your own opinions;
state the feature of a two-sided argumentative essay and try to apply it to your own writing.
2
Pre-reading
Look at the title of the passage and talk about your understanding of it.
3
Tasks:
1. Check your understanding.
2. What is the topic of the passage?
3. What’s the relationship between the title and the topic?
1st reading
4
the topic:
the sharing
economy
5
Match the paragraphs to their functions.
3-2-1-4-5
For the main idea
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.
6
How does the author organize the passage?
the topic:
the sharing
economy
para 1
para 2
para 3
para 4
para 5
introduction
conclusion
main body
What is the genre of the passage?
argumentation
For the structure
7
2nd reading
Scan the passage and answer the questions:
1. How does the author introduce the topic?
2. What information can we get about the topic?
3. What benefits and drawbacks are mentioned?
4. What’s the author’s attitude towards the sharing economy?
8
1. How does the author introduce the topic?
2. What information can we get about the topic?
a two-sided argumentative essay
Critical thinking
Para 3
Para 4
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.
Learning to learn
Benefits
3. What benefits and drawbacks are mentioned?
Benefits
Benefits
quality goods and services at competitive prices
make connections
make new friends
reducing pollution
enrouraging people to reuse items
3. What benefits and drawbacks are mentioned?
Drawbacks / Problems
Drawbacks / Problems
Drawbacks / Problems
Drawbacks / Problems
Drawbacks / Problems
Drawbacks / Problems
existing regulations or ongoing supervision
abuse of trust
almost every part of our lives
not yet secure
Drawbacks / Problems
quality goods and services at
competitive prices
make connections
make new friends
enrouraging people to reuse items
reducing pollution
existing regulations or
ongoing supervision
abuse of trust
almost every part of our lives
not yet secure
3. What benefits and drawbacks are mentioned?
What do you think are other benefits and problems of the sharing economy?
How could we address the potential problems?
Critical thinking
4. What’s the author’s attitude towards the sharing economy?
interview & share
Think about what will happen in the next 20 years as the world’s economy becomes ever more global and digital. Consider the following:
What will people be sharing next?
How will they be sharing these things?
What benefits will people get from sharing these things?
What are the potential problems?
Post-reading
$$