5 Knowledge is power and education will always _p_a_y_o_ff_i_n_a__lo_n_g_-_te_r_m_. Now watch it again and check your answers.
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• Text A
5 What does sectoral shift (结构性变化) mean?
Sectoral shift means the change in the composition of demand among industries or regions.
学术英语 社科
Academic English for Social Sciences
3
Unemployment
Unemployment has been a serious global social issue in recent years. Both politicians and economists are making great efforts to find ways to reduce the unemployment rate, though the result is not always satisfactory. The texts in this unit may give you some insights into this issue.
Task 1 Watch a video clip and complete the following sentences according to the information you have heard.
1 Eric, president of , is invited to give college grads _ti_p_s_o_f_f_in_d_in_g__a_j_o_b_.
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Text A
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
Read Text A and answer the following questions.
1 Why can losing a job be the most distressing economic event in a person’s life?
4 College grads can apply to graduate school right now for _a_p_r_o_fe_s_s_i_o_n_a_l _d_e_g_re_e_ and higher education, in order to ride out this recession and this extremely _w_e_a_k__jo_b__m_a_r_k_e_t .
2 College grads of this generation have _in_c_r_e_d_ib_le__ta_l_e_n_ts__ which is an advantage that not everybody has.
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Lead-in
3 College grads who have _w_o_r_k_in_g__e_x_p_e_ri_e_n_c_e_ or _d_o_I_n_te_r_n_s_h_ip_s_ are more likely to find jobs.
3 What are the two categories of the unemployment problem?
They are long-run problem and short-run problem.
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Text A
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Because people rely on their labor earnings to maintain their standard of living, get income and get a sense of personal accomplishment.
Unit 3 Unemployment
Text A
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
2 What happens to a country when it keeps its workers as fully employed as possible?
The result of it is achieving a higher level of GDP.
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Unemployment
Unit Contents
Lead-in Text A Text B Text C Listening Speaking Writing
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Unemployment
• Lead-in
– Lead-in task
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Lead-in
Text
4 How can we judge how serious the problem of unemployment is?
We can consider whether unemployment is a short-term or long-term condition. Long-term means it is a big problem; short-term means it is not a big problem.
– Critical reading and thinking – Difficult sentences – English language for
academic purpose
• Specialized vocabulary • Collocations • Signpost language • Formal English