Boom and bust — 现成的英语课程，C2

课程目标: Students can discuss economic cycles, government policy and personal finance in precise terms, using nominalisation to sound analytical.

添加课程后会得到词汇集和练习的副本，课程会在编辑器中打开：可以在那里调整步骤并上课。

课程计划

1
热身
引导学生开口并进入主题的问题。
- Have prices where you live changed noticeably in the last year?
- Do you remember an economic crisis? How did it affect people around you?
- Is it better to save money or invest it?
2
新单词
认识单词并在游戏中巩固。
单词卡迷宫追逐
recession · inflation · subsidy · fiscal policy · volatile · asset · liability · speculate · austerity · default on a loan · plummet · monopoly · disposable income · a safety net · boom
词汇集中的全部单词
3
练习
在语境中练习本课单词。答案只有您能看到。
1. 填空
  When ___ is high, the money in your savings account buys less every year.
  答案: inflation
2. 填空
  Unable to keep up the repayments, thousands of homeowners began to default ___ their mortgages.
  答案: on
3. 填空
  After a decade of ___, public services had been cut to the bone.
  答案: austerity
4. 填空
  The ___ of the national currency led to a sharp rise in import prices. (devalue)
  答案: devaluation
5. 选择题
  Choose the most formal, nominalised version.
  The sharp decline in consumer confidence prompted a reduction in interest rates.Because consumers felt much less confident, the bank cut interest rates.Consumers stopped feeling confident, so rates went down.
6. 选择题
  Prices that rise and fall sharply and unpredictably are ...
  volatilefiscaldisposablespeculative
7. 选择题
  The part of your income left after tax and essential bills is your ...
  disposable incomeassetliabilitysafety net
8. 判断对错
  Read: "The boom of the early 2000s was fuelled by cheap credit and property speculation. When prices began to plummet, banks that had treated mortgages as safe assets suddenly found them to be liabilities, and the economy slid into recession." The writer suggests that banks had misjudged the risk of mortgages.
  答案: 正确
9. 判断对错
  Read the text again. The recession came before the fall in property prices.
  答案: 错误
10. 讨论题
  In a recession, should governments cut spending (austerity) or increase it? Write a short analytical paragraph, using at least three nominalisations.
  参考答案: The case for increased spending rests on the assumption that a reduction in public investment deepens a downturn. Austerity, by contrast, prioritises the restoration of fiscal credibility. In my view, the evidence from the last crisis points towards targeted stimulus combined with a gradual consolidation once growth returns.
4
口语
学生用新单词回答。
- Should governments subsidise industries that are struggling?
- Is a monopoly ever good for consumers?
- How strong should a welfare safety net be, and who should pay for it?
- Is buying property a sound investment or a form of speculation?
- What would you do differently with your money if you knew a recession was coming?
5
复习
本课单词测验。选择学生后，是其链接中的家庭作业。
选择题

课程计划

热身

引导学生开口并进入主题的问题。

Have prices where you live changed noticeably in the last year?
Do you remember an economic crisis? How did it affect people around you?
Is it better to save money or invest it?

新单词

认识单词并在游戏中巩固。

单词卡迷宫追逐

recession · inflation · subsidy · fiscal policy · volatile · asset · liability · speculate · austerity · default on a loan · plummet · monopoly · disposable income · a safety net · boom

词汇集中的全部单词

练习

在语境中练习本课单词。答案只有您能看到。

填空
When ___ is high, the money in your savings account buys less every year.
答案: inflation
填空
Unable to keep up the repayments, thousands of homeowners began to default ___ their mortgages.
答案: on
填空
After a decade of ___, public services had been cut to the bone.
答案: austerity
填空
The ___ of the national currency led to a sharp rise in import prices. (devalue)
答案: devaluation
选择题
Choose the most formal, nominalised version.
The sharp decline in consumer confidence prompted a reduction in interest rates.Because consumers felt much less confident, the bank cut interest rates.Consumers stopped feeling confident, so rates went down.
选择题
Prices that rise and fall sharply and unpredictably are ...
volatilefiscaldisposablespeculative
选择题
The part of your income left after tax and essential bills is your ...
disposable incomeassetliabilitysafety net
判断对错
Read: "The boom of the early 2000s was fuelled by cheap credit and property speculation. When prices began to plummet, banks that had treated mortgages as safe assets suddenly found them to be liabilities, and the economy slid into recession." The writer suggests that banks had misjudged the risk of mortgages.
答案: 正确
判断对错
Read the text again. The recession came before the fall in property prices.
答案: 错误
讨论题
In a recession, should governments cut spending (austerity) or increase it? Write a short analytical paragraph, using at least three nominalisations.
参考答案: The case for increased spending rests on the assumption that a reduction in public investment deepens a downturn. Austerity, by contrast, prioritises the restoration of fiscal credibility. In my view, the evidence from the last crisis points towards targeted stimulus combined with a gradual consolidation once growth returns.

口语

学生用新单词回答。

Should governments subsidise industries that are struggling?
Is a monopoly ever good for consumers?
How strong should a welfare safety net be, and who should pay for it?
Is buying property a sound investment or a form of speculation?
What would you do differently with your money if you knew a recession was coming?

复习

本课单词测验。选择学生后，是其链接中的家庭作业。

选择题