May I Borrow This?

1

a. Spend one minute brainstorming words related to the sharing economy. Add your words to the

vocabulary lists

.

b. Find a title for each category. Explain your choice.

2

a. Look at the

infographic

. Rephrase in your own words what the sharing economy is. How is it different to other systems?

b. Name other companies, websites or charities which are part of the online sharing economy.

3

a. Watch the

video

. Is it for or against the sharing economy?

Workbook p. 53

4

Discuss these brainstorming questions with your classmates:
What would you be prepared to give, lend, rent or sell to someone you don't know? Do you feel comfortable with renting, borrowing or buying things from people you don't know?

5

Read the

idiom of the week

. Rephrase it in your own words and give examples.

Think outside the box

This phrase appeared at the end of the 1960s in management classes, alongside the “Nine Dots” puzzle. To solve it, you will literally need to think ‘outside of the box'. This expression has been used since then to describe creative thinking, to find unconventional solutions.

• barter (v.)
• collaborate (v.)
• borrow (v.)
• host (v.)
• lend (v.)
• offer (v.)
• rent (v.)
• ride (v.)
• swap (v.)

• open-source (adj.)
• peer-to-peer (adj.)
• collaborative economy (exp.)
• crowdfunding (n.)
• crowdsourcing (n.)
• crowdversting (n.)
• group-buying (n.)
• open innovation (n.)
• open knowledge (n.)

• co-creation = co-design (n.)
• accommodation (n.)
• DIY = do it yourself (n.)
• sell ≠ give (v.)
• use ≠ own (v.)

• auto-sharing (n.)
• carsharing (n.)
• cohousing
• coworking (n.)
• couchsurfing (n.)
• hosting (n.)
• tool sharing (n.)
• ubering (n.)
• woofing (n.)

• drivers (n.)
• educators (n.)
• hosts (n.)
• fablab (n.)
• makers (n.)
• peer (n.)
• riders (n.)
• shared garden (exp.)
• travellers (n.)

• experience (n.)
• flexibility (n.)
• independence (n.)
• instability (n.)
• trust (n.)
• profitability (n.)
• regulations (n.)
• safety (n.)
• sustainability (n.)
• unpredictability (n.)