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学术英语社科AcademicEnglishforSocialSciences3UnemploymentUnemploymenthasbeenaseriousglobalsocialissueinrecentyears.Bothpoliticiansandeconomistsaremakinggreateffortstofindwaystoreducetheunemploymentrate,thoughtheresultisnotalwayssatisfactory.Thetextsinthisunitmaygiveyousomeinsightsintothisissue.Unit3UnemploymentUnitContentsTextATextBTextCListeningSpeakingWritingLead-in•Lead-in–Lead-intaskUnit3UnemploymentLead-inTask1Watchavideoclipandcompletethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationyouhaveheard.Unit3Unemployment1Eric,presidentofCollegeClickTV.com,isinvitedtogivecollegegrads________________.2Collegegradsofthisgenerationhave_______________whichisanadvantagethatnoteverybodyhas.tipsoffindingajobincredibletalentsLead-inUnit3Unemployment3Collegegradswhohave_________________or____________aremorelikelytofindjobs.4Collegegradscanapplytograduateschoolrightnowfor__________________andhighereducation,inordertorideoutthisrecessionandthisextremely______________.5Knowledgeispowerandeducationwillalways_________________.Nowwatchitagainandcheckyouranswers.workingexperiencedoInternshipsaprofessionaldegreeweakjobmarketpayoffinalong-term•TextA–Criticalreadingandthinking–Difficultsentences–Englishlanguageforacademicpurpose•Specializedvocabulary•Collocations•Signpostlanguage•FormalEnglishUnit3UnemploymentTextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAUnit3UnemploymentTextAnalysisReadTextAandanswerthefollowingquestions.1Whycanlosingajobbethemostdistressingeconomiceventinaperson’slife?Becausepeoplerelyontheirlaborearningstomaintaintheirstandardofliving,getincomeandgetasenseofpersonalaccomplishment.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAUnit3UnemploymentTextAnalysis2Whathappenstoacountrywhenitkeepsitsworkersasfullyemployedaspossible?3Whatarethetwocategoriesoftheunemploymentproblem?TheresultofitisachievingahigherlevelofGDP.Theyarelong-runproblemandshort-runproblem.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAUnit3UnemploymentTextAnalysisWecanconsiderwhetherunemploymentisashort-termorlong-termcondition.Long-termmeansitisabigproblem;short-termmeansitisnotabigproblem.5Whatdoessectoralshift(结构性变化)mean?Sectoralshiftmeansthechangeinthecompositionofdemandamongindustriesorregions.4Howcanwejudgehowserioustheproblemofunemploymentis?TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAUnit3UnemploymentTextAnalysis6Whatwayscanbeusedtofacilitatejobsearch?Therearemanywaystofacilitatejobsearch,forexample,governmentprogram,government-runemploymentagencies,publictrainingprograms,newspaperads,Internetjobsites,universityplacementoffices,headhuntersandwordofmouth.TextACriticalreadingandthinkingofTextAUnit3UnemploymentTextAnalysis7Doyouhavesuggestionsthatmayhelpthegovernmenttackletheproblemofunemployment?ThenDoTask1andTask4onPage50and51.TextADifficultsentencesUnit3Unemployment•Itisnotsurprising,therefore,thatpoliticianscampaigningforofficeoftenspeakabouthowtheirproposedpolicieswillhelpcreatejobs.(Para.1)→“Office”inthissentencemeansapositioninalargeandpowerfulorganization,especiallyagovernment.Itcanbeusedinphrases“runforoffice(trytobeelected)”or“takeoffice(begintoworkinaposition)”.TextADifficultsentencesUnit3Unemployment•Evenifsomefrictionalunemploymentisinevitable,thepreciseamountisnot.(Para.9)→Evenifwecannotavoidfrictionalunemployment,wecanaffecttheextentoffrictionalunemployment.Specializedvocabulary•naturalrateofunemployment•GDP•cyclicalunemployment•sectoralshiftTextAEnglishlanguageforacademicpurposeUnit3Unemployment自然失业率国内生产总值周期性失业结构性变化CollocationsTextAEnglishlanguageforacademicpurpose•maintainstandardsofliving•asenseofpersonalaccomplishment•reduceself-esteem•campaignforoffice•standidle•upsanddowns•jobvacancies•cutbackonproductionandemployment•facilitatejobsearch•giveoutinformationUnit3UnemploymentSignpostlanguage•Comparison:Similarly;likewise;both;same;resemble;parallels;inthesamemanner•Contrast:ontheotherhand;in/bycontrast;however;while;whereas;nevertheless;different;instead(of);conversely;ratherthanTextAEnglishlanguageforacademicpurposeUnit3UnemploymentComparisonandcontrastsignals&cluewordsTextAUnit3Unemployment2Replacetheunderlinedwordsinthefollowingsentenceswiththeonesthataremoredaily-life.EnglishlanguageforacademicpurposeFormalEnglish1…andinformationaboutjobcandidatesandjobvacanciesisdisseminatedslowlyamongthemanyfirmsandhouseholdsintheeconomy.widelyspread2Atthesametime,cheaperpetrolstimulatescarsales,socar-producingfirmsraiseproductionandemployment.encourages3Governmentprogramstrytofacilitatejobsearchinvariousways.helpTextAUnit3Unemployment2Replacetheunderlinedwordsinthefollowingsentenceswiththeonesthataremoredaily-life.EnglishlanguageforacademicpurposeFormalEnglish4…andthattheyreducetheinequitiesinherentinaconstantlychangingmarketeconomy.existingnaturallyneverchanging5Thesecriticscontendthatthegovernmentisnobetter—andmostlikelyworse—atdisseminatingtherightinformationtotherightworkersanddecidingwhatkindsofworkertrainingwouldbemostvaluable.argue6Althoughtheeconomywillalwayshavesomeunemployment,itsnaturalrateisnotimmutable.7Buthowwechoosetoorganizeoursocietycanprofoundlyinfluenceh