Transcript Document 7898060

Intro
Do you agree with Samuelson that everybody
should have some knowledge of
economics? Why?
• r__
un up against ...
• i_____
nvest the nest egg...
ice of life
• so that the d___
are not loaded against you???
• More figurative language?
What do economists do?
Tools? Skills? How is that important?
Why economics?
Exchange RB’s and check your neighbour’s hw
on pp 12 & 13.
Why economics? HW check
II Number paragraphs 1 – 13
Pg 2: economic, economics, economics
Pg 3: scarce Attn: [ skeәs ]
Pg 4: economy, economic, economize, economics
Pg 5: economics
Pg 6: economy, economy
Pg 7: economic
Pg 9: economic
Pg 11: economic
Pg 12: economics
III Terms that primarily belong to the
language of economics and business
- Get into teams (4-5 people)
- Compile a list of terms to hand in ( 3 min)
- What’s missing on your colleagues’ list?
- Close your RB’s
IV Tic Tac Toe
Reading the whole text
you may need to take / make notes...
Also, while...
... listening to a lecture ...
... attending a meeting ...
... interviewing a candidate ...
... making slides for a presentation ...
Why are notes taken?
• Information important for making business
decisions
• We are swamped with information
• Notes save time
→ RB, p 62
Which of the three would you prefer
learning from?(1)
Extrasensory perception includes means of
perceiving without use of sense organs.
Here we speak about telepathy, that is,
sending messages, clairvoyance, which is
about forecasting the future, and
psychokinesis, which is about perceiving
events external to situation.
Which of the three would you prefer
learning from?(2)
EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION
definition:
means of perceiving without use of
sense organs
3 kinds:
a)telepathy: sending messages
b)clairvoyance: forecasting the
future
c)psychokinesis:perceiving events
external to situation
Which of the three would you prefer
learning from?(3)
Example of a mind map
Details
Details
Idea
Idea
Main Concept
Idea
Details
Idea
Details
Charting method (cont.)
Period
Important people
Events
Significance
1941-45 F.D.Roosevelt
WWII
USA involvement
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TAKING NOTES WHILE READING
Five-step procedure:
• SKIM to get the rough idea of the content (title,
introductory paragraph, pictures?)
• SCAN to spot the essential: underline the main points
(key words, topic sentences)
• GIVE HEADINGS (identify main idea of each pg)
• GROUP PARAGRAPHS (how many parts of the text?
headings, subheadings?)
• READ TO ESTABLISH LOGICAL RELATIONS
between parts of the text
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STRUCTURE!
(Logical relations are expressed by signalling devices)
RB, p 63 & 65
→ WHY ECONOMICS?
TACKLE EACH PARAGRAPH SEPARATELY:
1 NUMBER the paragraphs  Piece of cake!
2 SCAN each paragraph and underline the 
essential, key sentence(s), words & phrases
3 GIVE A HEADING to each paragraph
(Why is it here? What is unique about it?
What does it contain that cannot be found in the
rest of the text?)
Giving headings
Team up and identify main headings (ideas)
A Scientific tools and methods
B Scarcity of resources
C Discovering an objective reality?
D Informed voting – civic duty
E Chief interest of economics
F Impact on personal life
G Careful allocation of resources
H Obstacle: clinging to familiar theoretical
conceptions
I Economic research topics (examples)
Identify subheadings for pgs 8-11
Time to take a break
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lin-a2lTelg
4 SUMMARIZE THE TEXT IN NOTE FORM
• read paragraph headings again and establish
relationships between main ideas
• organise the main ideas visually (Chronological
organization? Cause-effect? Problem-solution?
Claim-illustrations-conclusion?)
• use a clear visual layout and symbols, bullets,
abbreviations
(lists of symbols and abbreviations → RB, p 63 & 65)
For example:
Why economics?
(SPACE IT OUT!)
1 informed voting (civic duty)
2 impact on personal life (quality)
Chief interest of economics
Scarcity of resources → Careful allocation of r.
Scientific tools and methods
... pls. continue to include all paragraphs
HOMEWORK: expand the notes by adding
necessary details and examples HAND IN!
e.g.
Why economics?
1 Informed voting – civic duty
- govt. budget
- legislation
- tax and foreign trade policies
2 Impact on personal life
- choosing occupation (impact on earnings)
- ... pls. continue