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Unit 8 Topic: Auction Objectives To get to know the professional terms about auction; To understand the process of auction; To obtain the background knowledge of the field of auction. Arrangement: This unit will be taught within 8 learning hours, which will be roughly arranged as following: Periods 1-2: Pre-reading Periods 3-4: Text of reading 1 Periods 5-6: Exercises for Reading 1 Periods 7-8: Reading 2 Extended Activities Warm-Up Activities Pre-reading questions: What is auction in your opinion? How is a traditional auction conducted? Which one do you think is better, auction or ordinary sales? Name the advantages and disadvantages of both. What do you think of auctions on the web? Top Auctioneers in the world  Cultural Background in Reading 1 Top Auctioneers in the world  Cultural Background in Reading 1 Auction Online Cultural Background in Reading 1 Auction Online Cultural Background in Reading 1 Language Points 1. The Cutting Edge in Auctions: Cutting edge: the area of a subject or activity where the most recent changes and developments are happening? on/ at the cutting edge California is on the cutting edge of trends that spread nationwide. 加利福尼亚正位于席卷全国的时尚的最前沿. New, young, Italian designers are at the cutting edge of fashion. 新出现的，年轻的，意大利的设计师引领着时装的潮流。 Language Points 2. Auctions were a relatively exotic way to … Exotic: a. non-native; unusual 异国情调的 ;不寻常的 exotic clothes/flowers/food 奇装异服/奇花异草/奇食珍馐 Ive seen everything there and I have eaten more exotic and wonderful dishes than you could possibly imagine. exoticism: n. 异国情调，外国风味 Language Points 3. Electronic auctions have popped up like .… pop up: appear suddenly 突然发生 He seems to pop up in the places we can never imagine. Shes one of those film stars who pops up everywhere, on TV, in magazines, on Broadway. The words Hard disk failure - program aborted popped up on the screen. pop-up: adj. appearing all of a sudden 弹出的 pop