张英莉-科技英语综合教程-Unit 5 Economy.pptxVIP

Unit 5 EconomyWarm-upIntensive Reading--Text AExtensive Reading--Text BExtensive Reading--Text CUnit 5 Economy Unit 5 EconomyUnit OverviewPassagesAcademic SkillsTest AIntensive ReadingWill Growth Make us Happy?translating skillsVoice ConversionText B Extensive ReadingFive Key Trends Shaping Your Financial FutureWriting SkillClassificationText CExtensive ReadingMarkets are in Chaos：Control the One Thing You CanListening SkillListen for Details Unit 5 Economy Economics affects all our lives. As consumers we try to make the best of our limited incomes. As workers—or future workers—we take our place in the job market. As citizens of a country our lives are affected by the decisions of our government and other policy makers: decisions over taxes, decisions over spending on health and education, decisions on interest rates, decisions that affect unemployment, inflation and growth. As dwellers on the planet Earth we are affected by the economic decisions of each other: the air we breathe, the water we drink and the environment we leave to our children are all affected by the economic decisions taken by the human race.Before ReadingWarm-up Before ReadingWarm-up QuestionsUnit 5 EconomyApproaching the Topic1. How do you understand “money?is?the?root?of?all?evils” and “money is the source of happiness”? 2. Are you a saver or a spender? Do you agree with the saying “A penny saved is a penny earned”?3. Do you invest in the stock market? What kind of investing strategy do you use if you do? Intensive ReadingInformation analysis1. How do you understand “money?is?the?root?of?all?evils” and “money is the source of happiness”? It is not money, as is sometimes said, but the love of money - the excessive, selfish, covetous love of money, that is the root of all evil. Money itself is nothing but a token of value, a medium of exchange. With money we can buy a lot of things that we need or we like. but if one person has an endless desire for money and goods, he will do whatever to get