学术英语（第二版）经管Unit 1.docx

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StudyingBusinessandEconomics

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Uponcompletionofthisunit,students(Ss)areexpectedtoaccomplishthefollowingobjectives:

Professionalknowledge

Knowsomecommonreasonswhypeoplestudybusinessandvariousrolespeopleplayinrelationtobusiness(e.g.,entrepreneurs,employees,consumers,investors)

Understandwhypeoplestudyeconomics(tolearnawayofthinking,tounderstandsociety,andtobeaninformedcitizen)

Getacquaintedwithsomespecializedvocabularyofbusinessandeconomics

Reading

Criticalreadingandthinking

Understandthestructureofbusinesswriting(e.g.,lookingforthemesentences,subheadings,andtransitionalsentencesinatext)

Analyzedifficultsentencesandformallanguageuseinatext

Thinkaboutissuescritically

Languagebuilding-up

Learnthespecializedvocabularyofbusinessandeconomics

Practicevocabularyandcollocationsinacademiccontexts

Studysomeformallanguageuse

Researching

Dogroupresearchtolearnmoreaboutarbitrageandhowitworks

Viewing

Makepredictionsaboutthecontentofalecture,usingbackgroundinformationandcommonsense

Speaking

Analyzetheaudienceandkeeptheminmindthroughoutthepreparationofapresentation

Writing

Knowhowtochooseasuitableandmanageabletopicforanessay/aresearchpaperindependently

Learnhowtosearchforrelevantinformationaboutthetopictosupportideas

学术英语经管教师用书

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Overview

Thisunitisdesignedforsixperiodsofclassroomactivities.Ineachoftheperiods,certaintasksaretobecompleted.Generallyspeaking,theremaybeseveraldifferentwaystoexplorethisunit.Hereisasuggestedteachingplan.

Periods5-6

Periods5-6

Speaking:analyzingtheaudienceWriting

Choosingatopic

Searchingforinformation

Summaryoftheunit

Periods3-4

Reading

CriticalreadingandthinkingofText