1、Developing ideas P44-47 Unit 4 Everyday economics A shared bikeA shared car Have you ever tried any of them in such a society with sharing economy blooming?What do you think of this experience?Read Leos travel notes and answer the questions.1 What are the differences between Leos two trips?2 Which o
2、ne do you think was more fun?Give your reasons.Differences between Leos two trips:In 2008,Leo took a taxi to the hostel from the airport and it cost him a fortune!In 2018,the trip from the airport to the city centre was much cheaper because it was a shared ride.In 2008,Leo stayed in a hostel,while i
3、n 2018 he stayed in a shared flat.In 2008,Leo didnt know how to get to Houhai,while in 2018 he had a nice trip around Houhai by riding a shared bicycle.In 2008,Leo could only have a pizza in the hostel alone and he didnt know where to have good Chinese food.In 2018 he shared a delicious meal of Chin
4、ese cuisine with some other backpackers at Chef Cuis restaurant.In 2008,Leo had a battery problem with his camera.He didnt have this problem in 2018,because he could use the shared power banks.Pre-readingLook at the title of the passage and talk aboutyour understanding of it.While-readingRead the pa
5、ssage and check your understanding.Task 1Read 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 illustra
6、te various drawbacks of the sharing economy.e To predict the future of the sharing economy.32145Understand the structure of the passage.Task 2Whats mine is yoursPara.1:Introduce the _.Para.2:Explain and elaborate on the sharing economy.Para.3:the _of the sharing economyPara.4:the _of the sharing eco
7、nomyPara.5:the _ of the sharing economy.futureproblemsbenefitstopicThe sharing economy Benefits It meets peoples increasing demand for _.It allows people to make or save money.It helps people _ and even _.It favours the environment by _ and _.Problems The sharing economy is developing faster than_.T
8、he sharing economy is subject to _.Personal information about _ is _.quality goods and services at competitive pricesmake connectionsmake new friendsencouraging people to reuse itemsreducing pollution existing regulations or ongoing supervisionabuse of trustalmost every part of our livesnot yet secu
9、reTask 3Read and choose the best answer.1 What is the authors attitude towards the sharing economy?A.Critical.B.optimistic.C.pessimistic.D.objective.2 What cant we infer from the passage?A.Sharing is of benefit to establishing positive emotional bonding.B.There are many kinds of the action of sharin
10、g.C.Our increasing demand for quality goods and services contributes to sharing economy.D.The future of the sharing economy must be bright.1 What do you think are other benefits and problems of the sharing economy?How could we address the potential problems?2 What are your experiences of the sharing
11、 economy?3 How do the two reading passages in this unit help deepen your understanding of new economic trends?Think and shareAfter-reading:Talk about the future of the sharing economy.1 Think about what will happen in the next 20 years as the worlds economy becomes ever more global and digital.What
12、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?2 Share your ideas with your group.3 Present your groups ideas to the class.Learning to learnA two-sided argumentative essay investigates a topic
13、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.Language points P44-45 Unit 4 Everyday economics 根据课文完成短文。We have been told to shar
14、e things with others since we were toddlers,but today the action of sharing takes on extra meaning,varying from car shares to home shares and even to pet shares.The sharing economy is taking off in all sorts of areas.We can benefit from _.It meets peoples increasing demand for quality goods and serv
15、ices at _(compete)prices.It not only allows people _(make)or save money and to make connections and even new friends but also favours the environment by reusing items and reducing the number of polluting _(vehicle)itcompetitivevehiclesto make根据课文完成短文。on the road.However,the sharing economy has some
16、problems._is often the case with new areas of economic activity,it is developing faster than existing regulations or ongoing supervision.Besides,it is subject _ abuse of trust.Whats more,personal information about almost every part of our lives may _(collect)._ there are some problems with the shari
17、ng economy,what is in no doubt is that the sharing economy is _(increasing)relevant to our daily lives and the global economy.It is expanding at such a rate that we can imagine_ it will comprise in the future.Astobe collectedAlthoughincreasinglywhat Parents and teachers keep reminding us to share to
18、ys,snacks,books,happy memories,and sometimes even sorrows with others.句意：家长和老师不断提醒我们与他人分享玩具、零食、书籍、快乐的回忆，有时甚至是悲伤。1 Her friend was sorrowing over the loss of a child.她的朋友在为失去孩子感到悲痛。Roy told his sorrowful tale with simple words anybody could understand.罗伊用简单的、人人都能理解的语言讲述了他那个 伤感的故事。The detective always
19、woke with a sense of deep/great sorrow and depressing loss.这个私家侦探醒来时总是满怀哀愁，抑郁惆怅。His fathers face looked suddenly soft and _(sorrow).To be honest,I feel lonely because no one share my joys and _(sorrow).Sometimes I feel deep sorrow _ the poor people in African countries.【语法填空】sorrow n.懊丧,懊恼,沮丧;伤心事vt.
20、感到悲伤joys and sorrows 喜与悲sorrowful 对评价高；器重，看重feel sorrow at/over 对感到悲伤feel sorrow for 为感到悲伤in deep/great sorrow 非常悲伤forsorrowssorrowful Today,the action of sharing takes on extra meaning.句意：今天，分享的行为有了额外的意义。2 No other department was able or willing to take on the job.没有其他部门能够或乐意承担这项工作。The sharing econ
21、omy is taking off in all sorts of areas.共享经济正在各个领域蓬勃发展。take on 呈现（某种特征，面貌）；承担（责任）；开始雇佣某人take off 脱下；飞机起飞；事业腾飞；休假take in 吸收；理解；欺骗take up 从事（职业）；占据（时间、空间）；继续；接受（挑战；建议）take over 接管；继承 In the past ten years,great changes have taken place in my lovely home town,making it take _ a new look.The big table t
22、akes _ too much room so that it was difficult to pass by.She decided that I was the ideal person to take _ the job.He didnt take _ what he read because his mind was on something else.The plane took _ for LA,lost an engine as it climbed,and crashed just off the runway.They are not always willing to t
23、ake _ untrained workers,but theres no harm in asking.用适当的介词或副词填空。onupoverinoffon3.We are using technology to reduce the money that we spend on goods and services,or to make money out of those that we dont use ourselves all of the time.3句意：我们正在利用技术来减少我们在商品和服务上的花费，或者从那些我们一直不用的东西上赚钱。句子结构分析that引导定语从句引导定
24、语从句or连接两个并列的动词不定式连接两个并列的动词不定式 Some companies are taking unfair advantage of this situation to expand their share of the market,often at the expense of more traditional and established companies.句意：一些公司正在利用这种情况不公平地扩大市场份额，往往以牺牲传统和老牌公司为代价。4 The estate was transformed at great expense.庄园改建花了一大笔费用。The pa
25、yments he gets barely cover his expenses.他几乎是入不敷出。expense n.费用；花费at the expense of 以损害为代价at ones expense 由某人付费spare no expense 不惜一切代价 I didnt have enough money to pay the bus _ that day.The construction was built at public_.The wealthy man admitted that he had left the waitress a large _.I expect yo
26、u have to pay your lawyer a fat _.【选词填空】fare:车、船费，（交通工具）票价；fee:（付给专业人员，如医生、律师等的）酬金；入 场费；报名费；会费 tip:小费；赏钱 expense:支出，费用 fare【易混辨析】feetipexpenseWriting P47 Unit 4 Everyday economics Read and complete:Definition of non-cash paymentsNo cash is involved when people are making their payments.People make t
27、heir payments with cards,mobile phones and other electronic devices.BenefitsConvenient and fast.Do not need to carry lots of heavy coins or dirty notes.No more worries about losing wallets.ProblemsNot safe enough and may lead to overconsumption.Some forms of electronic payments are restricted to the
28、 Internet.Potential inconvenience exists if the phone battery dies.Some forms are unfriendly to those who dont know how to use electronic payments,especially the elderly.ConclusionNon-cash payments,or electronic payments,bring us a lot of advantages.However,the disadvantages cant be ignored.Maybe we
29、 could try to use money less often,rather than replacing it with non-cash payments for ever.Meanwhile,we need to think of ways to make non-cash payments better,friendlier and more scientific.Write an essay about non-cash payments.如何写正反观点的议论文1.话题特点 观点类作文需根据题目给出的观点，按照提纲的结构要求对其进行论证。一般开头提出问题，主体陈述不同的观点及其
30、理由，结尾说明自己的观点。2.基本框架 开头：阐述标题中涉及的现象并且提出问题。主体：两种选择以及其理由或者优缺点。结尾：综合前面的分析，表明自己的态度或者做法，并且简述选择的理由。2.话题词汇 Some.Others.一些人另一些人 hold different opinions 持有不同的观点 in favour of 支持 from my point of view/In my opinion 依我看来 In conclusion 总之 Every coin has two sids.凡事都有利弊。3.话题句式 The topic of.is becoming more and more
31、 popular recently.People hold different opinions about it.Some people say they are in favour of.They hold the view that.Whats more,.Others think that.Firsty,.Secondly,.From my point of view,I think.Nowadays,non-cash payments are becoming more and more popular across the world,especially in china.It
32、refers to the method of making paymentswith cards,mobile phones andother electronic devices.New ways of supporting non-cash payments are quickly turning up one after another.Obviously,there are many benefits of non-cash payments.First,they are so convenient and fast that people could make almost all
33、 the payments with a single click on their smartphones.In some shopping centres,they can pay by simply standing in front of a camera and let it recognise their face.Second,non-cash payments are safe and hygienic.They free people from carrying heavy coins and dirty notes,or even a wallet.Therefore,th
34、e risk of losing money or the wallet is not a threat any more.What is more,non-cash payments eliminate the risk of counterfeit money.However,as the old saying goes,every coin has two sides,and so does the non-cash payments,even though they dont require a coin.The problems that accompany non-cash pay
35、ments should not be ignored.When thinking it further,non-cash payments might not be quite safe as people have assumed,as it is not that hard for hackers to access peoples bank account and steal the money.It is also easier for your personal information to be stolen,which may bring great trouble.Meanw
36、hile,to some degree,non-cash payments encourage over-consumption.They also depend too much on the Internet access or battery capacity-just imagine being at a place with no wi-fi and a flat battery,how can people make payments via their computers or smartphones then?Last but not least,non-cash paymen
37、ts arent quiet friendly with people not knowing how,especially the elderly.It is such a pity to makethem feel excluded and left out.Nonetheless,non-cash payments are increasingly part of our fast-growing modern society.The current trend is for more non-cash payments,and this trend will probably continue in the future.But embracing a new trend doesnt mean to exclude the“old-fashioned”ways.Perhaps it is more convenient for everyone-young and old,men and women-to have various options,in both cash and non-cash forms,when it comes to making payments,for the better good.
