americaneconomyhitstoughtimes.pptVIP

* * American economy hits tough times I. Questions: Annie Joyner , who _________ at Duke University, _______ an internship at bank Lehman Brothers and ________ on to have a great job in finance. But the bank ______ bankrupt two weeks ago. graduated landed signed went 2. Experts blame it on _________and mortgage while ________ made it even worse. The financial storm has _______ through most of the world and it is hard for China to ___________ from it. US banks investors swept keep away II. Chunks: 1.签约受雇 ____________ 2.有回报的职业 __________________ 3.金融危机 _______________ 4.把目标定在 _____________ 5.责备 ________ sign on a rewarding career a financial crisis set sights on blame on 6. 失去信心 ___________ 7.远离 ________________ 8.遭受巨大损失 _______________ 9. 全球衰退 _________________ 10. 从…恢复 _____________ lose faith in keep away from suffer a big loss a global recession recover from III. Translate the following sentences: With dropping house prices, a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. 随着房价的下跌，许多借钱的个人和公司发现自己无力还钱。 2. China would suffer a big loss if American consumers have less money and are not willing to buy foreign goods. 如果美国消费者的钱变少了又不愿买外国货，中国会遭受巨大的损失。 3. Because the US economy is by far the largest in the world and the US dollar is the most used currency, all other countries suffer if it collapses. 美国经济是世界上最强大的，而且美元是使用最广泛的货币。如果美国经济垮了，其他国家都会蒙受损失。 Read with ears I. Pre-reading: How do you like to read a book? II. Read and find out how the new -fashioned readers “read” a book. They like to listen to e-books. III. Read again and find out the advantages of “e-books” ac- cording to the teenagers. Advantage 1: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ _____________. E-books don’t take much time for studies as they can be listened to when the lights are turned off Advantage 2: ______________________