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?
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Read the idiom of the week. Rephrase it in your own words and give examples.
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Toolbox
Toolbox
consumer (n.)
economic system (n.)
platform (n.)
provider (n.)
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Vocabulary challenge
Make sentences using at least four words from the vocabulary lists.
Ex: Couchsurfing means hosting travellers in your home. It’s flexible and promotes independence.
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Idiom of the week!
Think outside the box
Idiom
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.
Sharing Economy
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box 1
barter (v.)
collaborate (v.)
borrow (v.)
host (v.)
lend (v.)
offer (v.)
rent (v.)
ride (v.)
swap (v.)
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box 2
auto‑sharing (n.)
carsharing (n.)
cohousing
coworking (n.)
couchsurfing (n.)
hosting (n.)
tool sharing (n.)
ubering (n.)
woofing (n.)
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box 3
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.)
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box 4
drivers (n.)
educators (n.)
hosts (n.)
fablab (n.)
makers (n.)
peer (n.)
riders (n.)
shared garden (exp.)
travellers (n.)
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box 5
co‑creation = co‑design (n.)
accommodation (n.)
DIY = do it yourself (n.)
sell ≠ give (v.)
use ≠ own (v.)
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box 6
experience (n.)
flexibility (n.)
independence (n.)
instability (n.)
trust (n.)
profitability (n.)
regulations (n.)
safety (n.)
sustainability (n.)
unpredictability (n.)
On your way to the task ❯❯ Step 1
Imagine a way to make the world better by sharing resources. Pitch your project.
❯❯ Step 2
Interview the CEO of a collaborative‑economy startup.
❯❯ Your final project
Design a collaborative‑economy solution to a local problem.