学术英语学术英语 社科社科Academic English for Social Sciences2 2EconomistJust as you cannot become a mathematician, psychologist, or lawyer overnight, learning to think like an economist will take time. However, what is the economists way of thinking? What does it mean to think like an economist? By learning this unit, you will find the answers.Unit 2EconomicsLead-inText A Text BText CListening SpeakingWritingUnit ContentsLead-in Who studies economics?Unit 2EconomicsLead-inJust as you cannot become a mathematician overnight, study economics and learn to think like an economist will take time. However who studies economics? Task 1 Listen to a talk “Who studies economics?” and complete the sentences.Unit 2EconomicsLead-inUnit 2Economics1 Economics can seem _ at first, but the field is fundamentally very _.2 Mick Jagger once studied at _.3 When asked in 2005 why The Rolling Stones were going on tour again, Mick Jagger replied, “_.”abstractpracticalthe London School of EconomicsSupply and demandLead-inUnit 2EconomicsTask 2 Listen to the talk again and complete the following table.NameProfessionRonald ReganMichael KinsleySteve BallmerMick JaggerFormer President of the United States JournalistChief Executive Officer, Microsoft Singer for the Rolling Stones Text ACritical reading and thinking Difficult sentences English language for academic purpose Specialized vocabulary Collocations Formal and informal English Signpost languageUnit 2EconomicsText ACritical reading and thinking of Text AUnit 2EconomicsText AnalysisThesis: Economics is a science. The economist works as a scientist.Text ACritical reading and thinking of Text AUnit 2Economics1 Science and scientists have its own language, e.g. math, psychology, law. Economics and economists are the same, e.g. supply, demand, elasticity, consumer surplus.2 Science and scientists use scientific method, e.g. observation, devise theories, collect data, analyze, test, shown with the example of Isaac Newton.Economics and economists are the same; they use observation and theory, e.g. a theory of inflation.Text ACritical reading and thinking of Text AUnit 2EconomicsNatural sciences or Social sciences?Economics is a social science.Text ADifficult sentencesUnit 2Economicsl “The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking.” (Para. 4) “Science is all just about improving everyday thinking.” Text ADifficult sentencesUnit 2Economicsl Yet, despite this lack of realism indeed, because of this lack of realism studying these models is useful for learning how the human body works. (Para. 13) Yet, although the models are not exactly the same as real bodies actually just because they are not that realistic they are useful to help people learn how the human body works.Text ADifficult sentencesUnit 2Economicsl These models are stylized, and they omit many details. (Para. 13) These models are artificial rather than realistic, and they dont take many details into consideration.Text ADifficult sentencesUnit 2Economicsl Yet, despite this lack of realism indeed, because of this lack of realism studying these models is useful for learning how the human body works. (Para. 13) Yet, although the models are not exactly the same as real bodies actually just because they are not that realistic they are useful to help people learn how the human body works.Specialized vocabulary l elasticity _l comparative advantage _l consumer surplus _l deadweight loss _l high inflation_l quantity of money _ l long-run effects of the policy _Text AEnglish language for academic purposeUnit 2Economics（需求等的）弹性（需求等的）弹性比较优势比较优势消费过剩消费过剩净损失净损失高通胀高通胀货币量货币量长期政策效应长期政策效应Specialized vocabulary l 经济政策制定者 _l 货币流通量 _l 供需供需 _l 货币政策 _Text AEnglish language for academic purposeUnit 2Economicseconomic policymaker amount of currency in circulation supply and demandmonetary policyCollocationsText AEnglish language for academic purposel address the subjectl devise / verify / refute theoriesl collect / analyze / generate datal the interplay between observation and theoryl doubt the validity of the theoryl face an obstaclel make do withl find a substitute for l simplify the complex world / realityl in circulationl omit detailsUnit 2EconomicsSignpost languagecause and effect: clue words to indicate cause and effect: because therefore the reason consequently lead to, result from as a result is due to as a consequenceText AEnglish language for academic purposeUnit 2EconomicsSignpost languagel Signpost language to introduce the topic: The main issues addressed in this paper are This study critically examines The objective of this paper is to . The purpose of this investigation is to . The aim of this paper is to . This paper reports on the results obtained Text AEnglish language for academic purposeUnit 2EconomicsSignpost languagel Signpost language to introduce the topic: This study was designed to . This paper argues that . The rest of this paper is organized in the following way . This paper is structured as follows . The r。