1、Surviving an economic crisisTo talk about economic crisisTo further understand the textTo apply the phrases and patternsTo master the essay writing skillu What is economic crisis?An economic crisis refers to a situation in which the economy of country experiences a sudden downturn brought on by a fi
2、nancial crisis.An economy facing an economic crisis will most likely experience a falling GDP,a drying up of liquidity(流动性萎缩)and rising/falling prices due to inflation or deflation.An economic crisis can take the form of a recession or depression.u What triggered US subprime mortgage crisis?A nation
3、al banking emergency;A large decline in home prices;Declines in residential investment;Reductions in household spending and business investment;Mortgage delinquencies（拖欠）and foreclosures（取消抵押品赎回权）;The devaluation of housing-related securities（有价证券）.uHow does economic recession affect ordinary people
4、?This narrative essay,using the example of Sue,is going to depict the severe impact that the economic crisis exerted on ordinary working-class people.1.What was the consequence when large numbers of homeowners failed to repay their loans?2.What were“99ers”?3.What did the unemployment benefits mean t
5、o the layoffs?4.Which aspect of Sues life was affected by the economic crisis?5.Why did Sue think the only help she was going to get was from herself?6.What new struggles and obstacles did Sue have to face when she applied for a job?7.Do you think Sues life will be better and better after her receiv
6、ing$300 cash from her old friend?Why?Introduction(Para.1)Many People experienced long months of struggles when the economic slump swept across the nation.Body(Para.2-17)The Economic crisis brought about disastrous effects on Sues life.Para2-6:The BeginningPara7-13:Every Aspects of lifePara14-16:Ende
7、avor to fightPara 17:ConclusionReading Comprehension1.What was the consequence when large numbers of homeowners failed to repay their loans?The companies that had the oversight and those that owned the loans(as well as their subsidiaries and their shareholders)lost sizable amounts of money,which wil
8、l soon spiraled into the US job market as layoffs and termination.Many people experienced long months of struggles.Language Focuses Paraphrase:“The economic slump so many people suffered through originate in the United States,with a regulatory failure of mortgates rated less risky than they turned o
9、ut to be.(Para.1)The economic decline first occurred in the US.The authorities did not properly evaluate the risk of mortgages,which proved to be far more serious than expected.But they failed to take effective measures to regulate the mortgages,and a large number of people were severely affected.Pa
10、raphrase:“The effects of these drastic losses soon spiraled into the US job market as layoffs and terminations.”(Para.1)The drastic losses soon seriously affected the US job marketmany people lost their jobs and became unemployed.Many people experienced long months of struggles when the economic slu
11、mp swept across the nation.Sum-upBody(Para.2-17)The Economic crisis brought about disastrous effects on Sues life.Para2-6:The BeginningPara7-13:Every Aspects of lifePara14-16:Endeavor to fightPara 17:ConclusionPara2-6:Reading Comprehension2.What were“99ers”?They were jobless people who were no longe
12、r allowed to claim unemployment insurance benefits which they could only receive for 99 weeks.3.What did the unemployment benefits mean to the layoffs?Although the unemployment benefits were small in amount,they helped jobless people to survive and to keep their life going.Language Focuses Paraphras
13、e:“Long-term unemployment was at record levels”(Para.5)The total number of people who didnt have jobs for a long period of time reached the highest level.Where is she going?Sue packed up and drove out of town.She wound up at a motel.Sum-upSue faced life as migrant after being evicted from her apartm
14、ent.Para.2Para.3The cause of her present life-the exhaustion of her unemployment benefits.Sue was a“99er”.Unemployment benefits were her lifeline.She began to tumble over the economic cliff.Para.4Para.5Para.6MorePara7-13:Reading Comprehension4.Which aspect of Sues life was affected by the economic c
15、risis?her income her living standard her education opportunity her accommodation/shelter her belief and confidence in life her self-esteem.Language Focuses Whats the tone of the sentence“Sue would have been evicted from her two-bedroom apartmentthe process was delayed by paperwork and bureaucracy.”(
16、Para.10)Its both helpless and sarcastic.On one hand,in her helpless condition after losing her corporate job,Sue was lucky that her eviction from her apartment was delayed,which enabled her to stay there a little longer.On the other hand,the fact that she could still living in the apartment without
17、paying rent suggests sarcasm of the efficiency of the bureaucracy.The use of“should have done”and“thankfully”is ironic in the tone.What does it mean“Sue even considered turning the steering wheel of her car into a tree and ending her life story there.”(Para.11)Sue even thought of bumping her car aga
18、inst a tree and killing herself right there.This implies that Sue had nearly lost her hope for life.Why do you think that“none of her three adult sons were in a position to help her(Sue)”?(Para.13)Because her three adult sons might also be severely affected by this economic slump that swept across t
19、he nation and they may also get into financial difficulties.Belief and confidence Shelter Education Living standardHow the economic crisis affected Sues life.Income Self-esteem Sum-upPara14-16:5.Why did Sue think the only help she was going to get was from herself?She couldnt receive effective suppo
20、rt from the government and social organizations.Furthermore,what she needed was far beyond what her friends could offer and her sons were also not in a position to help her.So,she could only rely on herself.Reading Comprehension6.What new struggles and obstacles did Sue have to face when she applied
21、 for a job?She had to deal with new difficulties like what to do for an address for job applications,and worried that calls would not reach her because her cell phone was cut off for non-payment.What does it imply“Sues days were spent surfing Internet job index,applying for jobs where the silent No.
22、No.No.gave way to a feeling of helplessness”?(Para.15)She had made every endeavor to fight against the reality,hoping to find a job and live on her own.But the reality was so harsh that it destroyed her hope.Language Focuses Why is the“address”an obstacle for her to deal with for job applications?(P
23、ara.16)Because as we know,she was evicted from her apartment,and has no regular place to live.But in job application,one has to leave his/her address with the company,which is a problem for her because she had lost her shelter and didnt know where she would be for the next moment.Sum-upSue struggled
24、 to fight the harsh reality.Para.14She decided to live on her own.Para.15Her endeavor to fight against the harsh reality gave way to helplessness.Para.16She had all new struggles and obstacles to deal with.Para17:7.Do you think Sues life will be better and better after her receiving$300 cash from he
25、r old friend?Why?No.There is no doubt that this was the only hope in her difficult situation,but it was just a temporary remedy.She couldnt live on that kind of hope very long and her future might be even more brutal.Reading ComprehensionShe needed to continue her struggle for a living.Sum-upSue fac
26、ed life as a migrant because her unemployment benefits had expired.(Paras.2-6)The economic crisis affected every aspect of her life.(Paras.7-13)Sue struggled to fight the harsh reality.(Paras.14-16)Sue needed to continue her struggle for a living.(Para.17)To extend the period of unemployment insuran
27、ce benefits for people;To create job opportunities to help them with employment.p What initiatives should the government undertake to save people like Sue form feeling despaired?1)protect the environment;2)help people who may be too young,too old,too ill or otherwise unable;3)maintain economic stabi
28、lity.p Which do you think is important for the government to regulate economic activities?Since free market economy is driven by individual innovation and the notion that hard work and creativity will be rewarded by success,we should strive to do our best to make more valuable creation.p Which do yo
29、u think is important for the government to allow the market complete freedom?When using the writing the technique for cause and effect,we have to consider two strategic points:(1)Whether we are exploring causes or effects or both;(2)What is the order of the causes or effects we are going to follow,e
30、.g.from the least to the most important or vice versa.Further develop a cause-and-effect essayThe Purpose of cause-and-effect essays To explain to readers:the cause of an event or situation;the effects of an event or situation;both causes and effects.What should we focus on when writing this type of
31、 essay?The type of essay we write depends on our topic and main point.If we want to explain why we moved out of our family home,our essay would focus on causes.If we want to tell readers the impact a person had on our life,our essay would focus on effects.In this unit,wed like to draw students atten
32、tion to effects.Lets look at Paragraph 1&Paragraphs 7-13 of Text A to see how cause-and-effect method is used to develop ideas:Paragraph I is the introduction of the passage,serving as the root cause why so many people experienced long months of struggles when economic slump swept across the nation.
33、CauseAnalysis of the textHer loss of income.(Para.7)Effects Her loss of high living standard.(Para.8)Her unfinished education.(Para.9)Her loss of shelter.(Para.10)Her loss of belief and confidence in life.(Para.11)Her loss of self-esteem.(Paras.12-13)Topic:The effects of getting married in collegeIn
34、troduction:Thesis statement:Getting married in college will bring about dramatic harmful effects on students development.Body:Effect 1:Maintaining a marriage would do nothing but disturb students pursuit of education.Effect 2:Supposing a family is surely a heavy economic burden to both students and
35、their parents.Effect 3:Raising a child may be difficult for young parents.Conclusion:College students are supposed to achieve academic success,so they should not marry young.Writing practiceUseful Expressions.take time and commitmentstrike a balance between study and familyyield negative consequence on their future career and lifebe not financially independentbe psychologically immature to some extentbe beyond their capability to handlehave catastrophic effects on their childrens growth and development More topics:The effects of peer pressureThe effects of excessive packing of products
