Unit 24 Society

Lesson 1 Consumer Society

惠安三中 杨萍萍 08. 8

1. Look at the photos and the title of the article.

Which three of the these things do you think

will not be mentioned in the article?

Before you start

globe trade, stress and lack of time,

crime and violence, reductions in the

working week, work sharing, advertising,

opportunities for leisure, drugs

globe trade

crime and violence

drugs

Q1: What is the main idea of the article?

A. To spend more money.

B. The vicious circle in consumer society.

C. We should take certain issues seriously.

Fast reading

Match the headlines with the paragraphsThe result of a spending circle It’s time to take the issues more seriously. What is a spending circle? A growing resistance to this consumer society.

2. Detail reading

1). According to the writer, why are

bigger and better houses and cars are

burden for us?2.What suggestions does the writer give?

Which one do you agree or disagree?

Detailed reading 1). According to the writer, why

are bigger and better houses and cars are burden for us?

We don’t have time to enjoy them, and instead we spend most of the money we earn to pay for them.

2).What suggestions does the writer give? Which one do you agree or disagree?

Advertising should be more controlled;

make sure there are better ways for the youth to spend their free time;

visit the shops less and worry less about images.

1.be in a vicious circle 恶性循环a vicious companion 一个坏朋友a vicious textbook 错误百出的教科书vicious criticism 恶意的批评vicious reasoning 错误的推理a vicious headache 剧烈的头痛a vicious kick/ look 含有恶意的一踢 / 看

Language points

2. go round and round 不断地循环3. be oneself （人）处于正常状态；显得自然 e.g. Sorry - I'm not myself this morning.

Don’t try too hard – just be yourself.

4. resistance to sth. 抵抗（制） ; 反抗（对） ;wind resistance to an aircraft 风对飞机的阻力resistance to the law 反对法律break down the enemy’s resistance 粉碎敌人的

抵抗★resist vt. 抵抗；反抗；抵御；阻止 the power to resist disease 抗拒疾病的能力她真忍不住要笑。 She could hardly resist laughing. 我顶不住烤面包的诱惑。I can't resist baked bread.

抵抗侵略resist aggression耐热resist heat不受引诱resist temptation

5. be redistributed to 重新分配 The presents were redistributed to the orphans.6. aim at 向 ······ 瞄准 ; 旨在 , 针对 ; 志在 他把枪瞄准了敌人。 He aims his gun at the enemy. 他力求准确。 He aimed at accuracy. 我们尽力在周五之前完成。 We aim to finish by Friday. a program that's aimed at teenagers The criticism wasn't aimed at you.

7. apart from

1) except for

We didn't see anyone all day, apart from a couple o

f kids on the beach.

Apart from the ending, it's a really good film.

除了鲍比外所有的孩子都喜欢音乐。 All the children like music apart from Bobby.

2) as well as/ besides

Apart from his earnings as a football coach, he also

owns and runs a chain of sports shops.

除了花费外，我们还需考虑这项工作要耗费的时间。Quite apart from the cost, we need to think about h

ow much time the job will take.

8. on a personal level 从个人角度来说

4. In the text underline all sentences with

the following verbs and expressions.

should, ought to, insist, demand,

suggest,

it’s high time

5. Look at the sentence you underlined in

the text. Now form the rules by matching.

After: We use:

1. should a) (that)+S+should do sth.

2. ought to b) (that) +S + subjunctive

3. insist, demand c) (that)+S+present

suggest tense

4. it’s high time d) (that)+S+past tense

e) infinitive without “to”

ee

a, b, c

d

1) Which of them buys second-hand clothes?

Lucy.

2) Which of them spends a lot of money on clothes?

Grant.

6. Listen to the dialogue between Grant and Lucy.

Answer these questions.

3) Which of the them has an evening job?

Grant.

4) Which of them doesn’t eat meat?

Grant.

5) Which of them suggest going to a film?

Grant.

7. Listen to the dialogue again & complete the

sentences. What are the verb forms used after the

expressions in bold?

It’s about time you ______ going there.

If I were you, I __________ buying all those

expensive clothes.

I would rather you _____________ that.

I think you ought to _______ that job.

I think you should _______ meat yourself.

You had better __ going.

started

would stop

didn’t mention

give up

give up

be

8. Complete the sentences with the words in the list.

You do not need all of them.

1) If I were you, I _________ cover my bare arms.

The sun is strong.

2) You’d ________ start saving for your pension.

3) His boss ________ that he work longer hours so

he resigned.

4) I think you ________ to spend more time at home.

would

better

insists

ought

5) You ____ better avoid carrying heavy

weights.

6) It’s ____ you started thinking about your

future.

7) I’d ______ you didn’t bite your fingernails in

front of me.

8) I _______ that they use hydrogen to power the

rocket.

9) I think we ______ change the format of the

book a little.

hadtime

rather

suggest

should

9. Use the words in brackets to paraphrase the

sentences. 1) He __________________ his career

plans. 2) I’d ____________________ music late

at night. 3) We ____________________________

_________ the money more carefully. 4) If ___________________ finance.

had better changed

rather you didn’t play

insist that the committee

I were you, I’d studymanages

5) It’s about ____________________ for

a job.

6) Her teachers _____________________

long skirts.

7) I ___________________ more smartly

for work.

8) Jim ____________ a doctor before it

gets any worse.

time he started looking

demanded that she wear

’d rather you dressed

had better see

Student A:

You should really like to buy a new mobile

phone but you have no money

Your best friend is angry with you because

you borrowed her books without asking

You can never find anything in your room

because it is always in a mess

Language in use

Student B:

You don’t know what to buy your mum fo

r her birthday

Your are very unfit and always feel tired

You’ve lost your friend’s favourite CD

Language in use

Exercise1. But _____________ (strange) enough,

the more money we earn, ___________ often we see it. Instead, we start putting our signatures _____ credit cards and ___________( spend) money we don’t even have.

2. There is a ___________ (grow) resistance to this consumer society.

strangely the less

onspending

growing

3. And the result of all this? Not____________ (increase) happiness, but stress and less free time to be ourselves and enjoy _____________ our friends and families.

4. They are also suggesting that people share work ______ thus reduce employment.

increased

being with

and

5. We should insist that advertising is more controlled, especially advertising _______ (aim) at children.aimed