Affluenza.ppt

Affluenza---from wiki affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. affluenza, n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by the pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. Questions 1.Is it wrong to want more things? Why or why not? 2.Does it make you happier to have things? Why or why not? 3.What usually makes you buy things? How much are you influenced by the advertisement? Text 1)The term affluenza combines two words: _______ and _____. 2)For many people ,economic growth and increase in possessions are signs of ___ , but for anti-consumer groups overconsumption and materialism are ____. 3)According to Noam Chomsky,the Americans,who account for five percent of the world’s population,consume______percent of the world’s resoruces. Text 4)On which day is”Buy Nothing Day” observed in the U.S. every year?_______. 5)One of the anti-consumer groups mentioned in the article is____. 6)Organizations and publications which have attacked the advertising industry include_____ and _____. Match On the book P156 Vocabularies Phrases Consumption 英音：[k?ns?mp??n]美音：[k?ns?mp??n] ? ? 1. 消耗;用尽This food is for our consumption on the trip. 这些食物供我们旅途中吃。 2. 消耗量;消费量[S1]Theres too great a consumption of alcohol in Britain. 在英国酒的消耗量太大了。 3. 消费products for domestic consumption 供国内消费的产品 4. 憔悴;肺痨;痨病  2.term名词 n. [C] 1. 期,期限They were sentenced to long terms in prison. 他们被判长期徒刑。 2. 学期Are there any examinations at the end of term? 学期结束时有考试吗? 3. 任期The Presidents term of office is four years. 总统任期为四年。 4. 【律】开庭期;地产租用期;偿债期 5. (契约,谈判等的)条件;条款[P]We accepted the new terms. 我们接受了新的条件。 6. 关系,友谊;地位[P][(+with)]We are on good terms with our neighbors