1、1Unit 2Economic Issues2Intensive ReadingWhy Nations Trade (pp17-18)BrainstormingVocabularyReading for ideas and structureAssignment3Intensive ReadingBrainstorming1.List several things you use in daily life that are made in a foreign country and think about why you prefer a foreign brand to a domesti

2、c brand2.List the advantages and disadvantages of international trade4Intensive ReadingReading for ideas and structureReading comprehension (pp18-19)An outline of the passageWhy Nations TradeI.Definition of International TradeII.Three Main Benefits of International Tradea.Tackling scarcityb.Speciali

3、zation and economic principles underlining itc.Political effectsIII.Conclusion5Intensive ReadingPresentationRead articles on an economic issue / dispute which has been heavily reported. For example, protectionism practices by some countries, criticism of bloated pay for CEOs, recent influential merg

4、ers and acquisitions, etc. You can go to some English newspapers, magazines, or the Internet for information. Note: focus on the event itself how it took place and evolved; you can report a single event or a string of related events; tell the story in a simple way; dont let your comments confuse the

5、 audience.6Extensive ReadingPassage 5 (p26)International TradeVocabulary: find the originally used words for the following explanationsPara 1: a certainPara 2: comparatively / full of mountains / profitable / given up, let goPara 3: stimulus or motivation / (of land) producing much / fixed or regula

6、rFind more information on comparative advantage if it interests you7KeyPara 1: somePara 2: relatively / hilly / lucrative / forgone Para 3: incentive / fertile / routinized8Extensive ReadingPassage 3 (p23)UnemploymentReading comprehension questions (p24)Match the paragraph number with its respective

7、 topicPersonal losses caused by unemploymentA summary of the disadvantages of unemploymentProblems caused by unemployment to communitiesDifferent types of unemploymentYou answer: Para 1_ Para 2 _ Para 3 _ Para 4 _9Key Para 1: DPara 2: APara 3: CPara 4: B10Match the situations with different types of

8、 unemployment1. People e out of work when the economy goes into recession.a. Seasonal unemployment2. People lack the skills required for the newly created jobs and thus are not employed.b. Frictional unemployment3. A normal transfer from one job to another causes people to lose jobs. c. Cyclical une

9、mployment4. People get unemployed in certain seasons of the year.d. Structural unemployment11Key cdba12Vocabulary: find the originally used words or *expressions for the following explanationsPara 1: differentiate / changes / shift/ not having enough / worried/ recessionPara 2: inadequate use / diff

10、iculty / give up / deprives of / strike or attack/*go back to / *depend on something as a source of living / money or food given to the poor / *fall apartPara 4: disorder / pressure13Key Para 1: distinguish / varies / transition / lacking / concerned / slowdownPara 2: under-utilization / hardship /

11、forgo / costs / blow / fall back on / living off / charity / break upPara 4: dislocation / stress14Extensive ReadingPassage 4 (pp24-25)Interest RateReading comprehension questions (p26)Vocabulary: find the originally used words or *expressions for the following explanationsPara 1: *calculated as / yearly / that can be used for a long time / establishment or building / spending money / benefits / reallocatedPara 2: calculated / *the amount by which imports exceed exports / be greater thanPara 3: *a number of / *play a dominant role in / *one after anotherTHANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!15