选修模块8 Unit 24 Society Lesson1 Consumer Society

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At the end of the class, you are
expected to:
Know about what is a consumer society.
Learn the consumption pattern in a consumer society.
Use some of the words and expressions we learned today to talk about the consumer society.
Before you start: check the new words
1.He ___________ a sum of money in the bank each month.
2.The president declared that a new ___________ would be issued.
3. Think it over before you put your ___________ on the check.
4. The beggar was dressed in _________.
5. 3G (The 3rd Generation) network has _____________________ in china.
deposits
currency
signature
rags
come into being
Match the paragraphs with the main ideas.
paragraph 1
paragraph 2
paragraph 3
paragraph 4
a. It’s time to take the issues more seriously
b. What is a spending circle
c. A growing resistance to this consumer society
d. The result of a spending circle
Judge these sentences and correct mistakes.
1. We accumulate possessions but feel like we have enough.
2. Thus, the circle goes round and gets more and more complicated.
3. We should insist that advertising is more controlled, especially advertising aimed at children.
4. On a personal level, we should visit the shops more and worry more about image.
F
have -- never have
T
T
F
more -- less
phenomenon
Many of us in developed society 1.__________________________________.
when we have more money , we spend more.
The more money we earn, 2._____________ ____________________________________.
Analysis On the one hand, we 3. ________________ ____________________________________
On the other hand, we work 4. ___________ ____________________________________
____________________________________.
Fill in the blanks.
are trapped in a spending circle
the less often
we see it
accumulate
possessions but never feel like we have enough.
towards the ownership of bigger and better houses and cars and never have time to enjoy them
Suggestions to solve it Protest groups are insisting 5 _____________________________________. Trade unions demand 6._________________
_____________________________________. People should share work and 7.___________
_____________________________________.
Advertising is more controlled ,especially____
_____________________________________.
On a personal level 9. ___________________
_____________________________________.
Conclusion Above all, we should remember that 10. __________________________________________________________________________.
that some of our money be given to the third world.
that the government shorten the working week.
thus reduce
unemployment.
advertising aimed at children.
"being "and "doing"are much more important
than "having".
we ought to visit the
shops less and worry less about image.
展示分工与要求:
Blanks 展示同学
(1)---(3)
(4)---(6)
(7)---(10)
展示要求：
1、条理清晰.
2、字迹工整.
非展示同学：
1.继续讨论本组未解决问题。
2. 查看展示的内容有无错误，可补充之处。
3. 评价同学做好评价准备
评价分工与要求:
评价要求：
评价时要面向学生，充满激情，声音洪亮，神态自然
1.先打分；
2.陈述扣分原因，表达自己观点；
3. 如有必要，请对其展示进行补充（已展示内容无需重复）
非评价同学；认真听，做好笔记，如有需要，起立补充或提问
Blanks 评价同学
(1)---(3)
(4)---(6)
(7)---(10)
Retell the text using the following phrases:
be trapped in pay for be better off a growing resistance
have an effect take sth seriously aim at
be controlled a personal level worry about
Today ,many of us are trapped in a spending circle ,especially the young. We work hard to earn money to pay for the living expense.Although we know we are better off than those who wear rags and sleep on the streets, there is a growing resistence to this consumer society. Advertisements often have an effect on us. So it is high time that we took more seriously. What's more, some advertisements aimed at children should be controlled .On a personal level ,we should visit the shop less and worry less about image.
Discussion:
As a member in the consumer society, what
should we do to develop into a good spending
habit
1. Work hard to earn more money .
2. Enjoy our free time to spend some of the money we earned.
3. Hand over some of the money we earned to people who need money most for the result of increased happiness .
4. Visit the shops less to spend and enjoy being with our friends and families.
Summary and homework:
1. Read the text again , and try to understand the text better.
2. Prepare the language points in this text.
Read the text again and complete the passage.
Many people are _______ in a spending circle. They work hard so that they can earn _____ money. When they have more money, they spend _____. They have to work ____ ______. Then they have ____ free time and increased _____.
trapped
more
more
even harder
less
stress
Trade Unions suggest that the government _______ the working week and people should _____ work. In addition, advertising should be more __________. Above all, we should remember that _____ and _____ are much more important than _______.
controlled
being
doing
having
shorten
share
1) be trapped in 被困住, 被缠住
They were trapped in the burning building.
He was trapped in an unhappy marriage.
2) in the hope that/in the hope of sth.抱有……的希望
I called early in the hope of catching her
before she went to work.
Language points
She asked him again in the hope
that he would agree.
3) The more money we earn, the less
often we see it.
The more we earn, the more tax we
have to pay.
4) go round and round 不断地循环
5) be better off 比较有钱, 比较宽裕
Families will be better off under the new law. 新法律会使家庭经济宽裕一些。
6) 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
the power to resist disease
抗拒疾病的能力
She could hardly resist laughing.
她真忍不住要笑。
7) come into being 生存,存在
When the new law comes into being, the
old one will be abolished immediately.
当新的法律产生, 旧法律会立即废除。
I have no idea when the policy comes into being. 我不知道新政策何时开始实行的。
8) aim at 向...…瞄准; 旨在, 针对; 志在
aim one’s gun at the enemy 把枪瞄准敌人
He aimed at accuracy. 他力求准确。
9) apart from/besides 除……外
All the children like music apart from Bobby.
除了鲍比外所有的孩子都喜欢音乐。
10) 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 sentences you underlined in the text. Now form the rules by matching.
1- 4 with a - e
After: we use:
1. should a) (that)+S+should do sth
2. ought to b) (that)+S+subjuntive
3. insist, demand c) (that)+S+present
suggest tense
4. it’s high time d) (that)+S+past tense
e) infinitive without “to”
e
e
a, b, c
d
Translate the following sentences.
1. 医生建议她戒烟。(suggest)
2. 他命令我们马上出发。 (demand)
The doctor suggested that she should
give up smoking.
He demanded that we should set out right away.
3. 我们坚持认为他们应该和我们一
起去。 (insist)
We insisted that they should go
with us.
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 them has an evening
job
Grant.
4) Which of them doesn’t eat meat
Grant.
5) Which of them suggests going to a
film
Grant.
7. Listen to the dialogue again and 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.
started
would stop
didn’t mention
I think you ought to _______ that job.
I think you should _______ meat yourself.
You had better ___ going.
give up
give up
get
8. Complete the sentences with the words in the list. You do not need all of them.
should ought suggest rather
would insist better time had
1. If I were you, I ______ cover my bare arms. The sun is strong.
2. You’d ______ start saving for your pension.
would
better
3. His boss ______ that he work longer hours so he resigned.
4. I think you ______ to tell your husband you’re pregnant.
5. You ____ better avoid carrying heavy weights.
insists
ought
had
6. It’s ____ you started thinking abut 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.
time
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 change
rather you didn’t play
insist that the committee
I were you, I’d study
manage
5) It’s about ____________________ for a job.
6) Her teachers _____________________ longer 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