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学术英语综合AcademicEnglish—AnIntegratedCourseUnit1EconomicsUnitContentsUnitobjectivesTextATextBTextCAcademiclanguageanddiscourseListeningSpeakingWritingUnit1EconomicsUnitObjectives1.ProfessionalKnowledge•Getacquaintedwithsomeimportanteconomicconcepts(e.g.theinvisiblehand,signalingtheory,antitrustlaw,comparativeadvantage,etc.)2.Reading•Summarizethemainideasofatextandidentifyessentialsupportingpoints•Understanddifficultsentences(e.g.,sentenceswithabstractmeaningorambiguousreference)•Analyzecomplexorcontroversialissuescritically(e.g.monopoly,freemarketvs.governmentregulation,etc.)Unit1EconomicsUnitObjectives3.Listening•Makepredictionsaboutthecontentofalecture4.Speaking•Askforinformationandclarificationinapoliteandeffectiveway•Learntodointerviewsandreportthefindingsinanoralpresentation5.Writing•UnderstandwhatkindoftopicissuitableandmanageableforatermpaperUnit1EconomicsUnitObjectives6.Researching•Independentlylocateandstudyavarietyofresources(articles,books,videos,etc.)toknowmoreabouttheMicrosoftcase7.Academiclanguageanddiscourse•Knowwhatisspecializedvocabularyandacquiresomespecializedvocabularyofeconomics•Understandthefunctionsofparentheticalstatements•ComprehendstylisticdifferencesbetweenformalandinformalEnglishandacquiresomeformalexpressionsUnit1EconomicsTextALead-inHowdoyoucelebrateSpringFestival?Writedownyouractivitiesinthetableinthetextbookandanalyzewhoseskillandlaborarerequiredtomaketheseactivitiespossible.Shareyouranswerswithyourpartneranddiscussthefollowingquestions:1.What’sthepowerthatleadspeopletoworkandcooperate?2.Whatdoyouunderstandabouteconomiclifefromthetable?Unit1EconomicsTextAOverview1.SummarizethemainideasofTextA.2.DoTask1/Criticalreadingandthinking.UsethelaborandskillsbehindtheThanksgivingweekendasexamplestoillustratetheconceptof“theinvisiblehand”Echothebeginning,emphasizingweshouldbegratefultothemiracleonthisThanksgivingDayandeverydayUnit1EconomicsTextAIn-depthanalysis1.Contributeasmuchaspossiblewhatyouknowaboutthefollowing:•Thanksgiving•AdamSmith•theinvisiblehandUnit1EconomicsTextASupplementaryinformation1.ThanksgivingItisanannualnationalholidayintheU.S.andCanada.AmericanscelebrateThanksgivingonthefourthThursdayofNovember,honoringtheearlyPlymouthsettlersandtheirharvestfeast.TheycommonlytracetheThanksgivingholidaytoa1621celebrationatthePlymouthPlantation,wherethePlymouthsettlersheldaharvestfeastafterasuccessfulseason.Althoughprayersandthankswereprobablyofferedatthe1621harvestgathering,thefirstrecordedreligiousThanksgivinginPlymouthhappenedtwoyearslaterin1623.Onthisoccasion,thecolonistsgavethankstoGodforrainafteranearlycatastrophicdrought.Unit1EconomicsTextASupplementaryinformation2.TheinvisiblehandTheinvisiblehandisametaphorusedbyAdamSmithtodescribethenaturalforcethatguidesfreemarketcapitalismthroughcompetitionforscarceresources.Thegeneralideaisthatindividualspursuingself-interestendupdoingwhatisbestforsocietyasifguidedbyaninvisiblehand.Forexample,whenthepriceofsomethingincreasesduetohigherdemandorlowersupply,morepeoplewillstartproducingit.Thisisdoneoutofself-interest,butitalsobenefitssociety.Asawholeitwillmakethegoodsavailabletomorepeopleaswellasloweringthepriceagain.Unit1EconomicsTextAIn-depthanalysis2.FocusonsomeofthedifficultsentencesinTextAbydoingTask2/Criticalreadingandthinking.3.HaveagroupdiscussionaboutthequestionsinTask3/CriticalreadingandthinkingUnit1EconomicsTextBTextAnalysis1.Whatiscasestudy?Acasestudyisadescriptiveorexplanatoryanalysisofaperson,grouporunit.Anexplanatorycasestudy(e.g.Case1/TextB)isusedtoexplorecausationinordertofindunderlyingprinciples.Unit1EconomicsTextBTextAnalysis2.Howdoyouunderstandthetitle“Giftsassignals”?Signalingtheoryisusefulfordescribingbehaviorwhentwopartieshaveaccesstodifferentinformation.Typically,thesignalsenderchooseswhetherandhowtocommunicatecertaininformation,whilethereceiverchooseshowtointerpretthesignal.Signalingtheorytacklesafundamentalproblemofcommunicationandappliesinvariousareas.Unit1EconomicsBackin1974,NobellaureateMichaelSpenceintroducedthenotionofsignalingineconomicthinking.Spencedevelopedthetheoryofsignalingtoshowhowbetter-informedindividualsinthemarketcommunicatetheirinformationtotheless-well-informedtoavoidtheproblemsassociatedwithadverseselection.TextBTextAnalysisUnit1Economics3.Workingroupsof4-5todiscussthequestionsinTask1/CriticalReadingandThinking/TextB.4.ReadCase2quicklyandtrytosummarizethemainideaofCase2onthebasisofTask2/CriticalReadingandThinking/TextB.TextBTextAnalysisUnit1EconomicsTextBTextAnalysisInternetbrowserWindowsoperatingsystemdeterenteringthemarketandofferingnewproductscarstodayincludemanybuilt-inproductsmonopolyreliableeasiertouse80severelylimitedchangingcompetitorslowUnit1EconomicsTextBResearchingFormintoteamstodothetaskinResearching/TextB.Withineachteam,thereare:facilitator:•Thinkaboutthewholegroupandmanagethetask•Makesureeveryonefeelsincludedandhasajobtodobeforeandduringthediscussion.•Presideovertheclassroomdiscussion.recorder:•Makenotesofthegroupdiscussion.•Workwiththereporter,whowillhavetoreadfromthenotes.reporter:•Sum