英语：24.1《society》课件2（北师大版选修8）.pptVIP

* Lesson 1 Consumer Society 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 we start global trade, stress and lack of time, crime and violence, work sharing, a shortened working week, advertising, free time, drugs Match the paragraphs with the main ideas Read to learn paragraph 1 paragraph 2 paragraph 3 paragraph 4 What is a spending circle The result of a spending circle A growing resistance to this consumer society It’s time to take the issues more seriously 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 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. She asked him again in the hope that he would agree. Language points 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. They feel like a burden because every month we have to hand over most of the money we earn to pay for them. feel like 想要；感觉像；摸起来像 Do you feel like going to a movie? hand over 交出，移交 The Queen will make the presentation (ie will hand over the gift) herself. 7. come into being 形成；产生；出现