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课件网) Unit 4 Everyday economics Starting out & Understanding ideas Learning objectives 1. To know the status and development of currency and payment; 2. To analyse the structure and language of the passage, get the main idea and specific information of it. How did people make payments in ancient times Starting out Activity 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. What is the video about What stages are mentioned in the video What are they like What is the video about What stages are mentioned in the video What are they like The video is about the development of money. stages currency 1 _____ A _____ is a way to exchange goods and service for other goods and services 2 Around _____ Chinese people started to use _____ to trade things. _____ of different shapes were used. 3 The coins were standardized and started to take a circular shape with a _____ through the middle 4 Around _____ The Chinese began to use _____. 5 _____, which is said to be not only the first example of paper currency used in China, but also in the world. 6 We have a modern system of coins and _____, but this is continuing to change and develop to other forms. Long before the 11th century BC the Qin Dynasty the year 1000 The Song Dynasty Today barter system small pieces of bronze Coins square hole paper money Jiaozi paper notes The Development of Currency 1. A barter system 2. small pieces of bronze 3. paper money 4. coin＆paper currency 5. mobile payment Activity 2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. What activities are shown in the pictures What do they have in common What other economic activities are part of your daily life Picture 1 _____ Picture 2 _____ Picture 3 _____ Picture 4 _____ Paying coins for some vegetables Using an ATM card to withdraw money Donating money to people in need Paying through an app on a smart phone These pictures all show types of economic behaviours, and they are all related to currency of various forms. Business Blossoms Understanding ideas Look at the charts and answer the questions. What options do college students have after graduation What does the second chart tell you about the trend for college graduates starting their own businesses What do you think the trend will look like in five years’ time Lead-in What options do college students have after graduation What does the second chart tell you about the trend for college graduates starting their own businesses What do you think the trend will look like in five years’ time They can get a full-time job, pursue further education, or start their own business. They may also choose not to have a job. From 2009 to 2015, the percentage of university graduates who started a business rose. Between 2015 and 2016, the percentage remained almost at the same level, about 3%, while in 2017, the percentage declined. I think the trend will rise in five years’ time due to the policy of starting one’s own business as well as the devel ... ...
