This document provides an overview of the topics and activities to be covered in Unit 4 on Economic Systems: 1) Students will learn to preview topics, find the main topic sentence, and read about different economic systems. 2) A post-reading activity involves completing a table defining and providing examples of traditional, command, and market economic systems. 3) A language focus covers introducing quotations and paraphrasing information from source materials. 4) For writing, students will create an article on Mongolia's economic situation incorporating the ideas of other researchers on the topic.

1. Unit 4 Economic Systems

2. We are going to learn
1. Pre-reading: Previewing for topics and finding topic
sentence
2. Reading: Economic systems
3. Post-reading: Using graphic organizers: Table completion
4. Language focus: Introducing quotations and paraphrases
5. Writing: Introducing other researchers’ ideas about
Mongolian economic situation

3. Pre-reading: Previewing for topics
• Previewing for Topics
The pictures and their captions (words under the
pictures)
The headings (the bold titles on the left)
Important new vocabulary in bold (darker) print
• Finding topic sentence
In a text, the main idea is in the introductory
paragraph and in the concluding paragraph.
In a paragraph, the main idea is usually found in
the first sentence.

4. Reading: Economic systems
The New York Stock
Exchange
A Traditional Sun Hunter

5. Post-reading: Table completion
System Definitions/ Characteristics Example
Traditional Economic decisions are based on
customs, beliefs and religion.
The San people

6. Discussion on Mongolian
economy using the bar
chart information

7. Language focus:
Introducing quotations & paraphrases
Study table on page 34-35

8. Writing: Write an article about Mongolian economic
situation including other researchers’ideas.
Make brainstorming.
Economic
situation in
Mongolia
______
______
______
______
______
______
• Give your opinion
• Give reasons for your opinion
• Give evidence to support
your opinion
• Comment on how the
evidence supports your
opinion
• Write a concluding sentence