1、Unit 24 SocietyLesson 1,Teachers notes:,1. Show the symbols of different currencies. Teach the words: currency, accumulate, possession. 2. The Ss describe the pictures and they can try to title them. 3. Then ask them : what do you think of shopping? How do you feel when you are shopping? Does shoppi
2、ng bring happiness to people? What is wrong with shopping these days? 4. Ss read the passage and find out the writers views on shopping.,5. Students read the article a second time and find out : How does the writer make the points convincing? What should be done to solve the problem according to dif
3、ferent bodies and the writer? 6. Structure-analysis 7. Further questions 8. Post-reading,Spend, Spend, Spend,BUY NOW!,Shop till you drop!,Read the article and find out the writers view on shopping.,Para. 1,Many people are trapped in a spending circle.,Para. 2,People accumulate possessions but never
4、feel like they have enough and never have time to enjoy them.,Para. 3,There is a growing resistance to this consumer society.,2. The writer uses examples to support his view.,Depositing or changing money into different countries currencies Using credit cards Paying more taxes because of more income,
5、examples,What we are supposed to do:,insist that some money be given to the third world.,demand that the government shorten the working week.,suggest that people share work to reduce unemployment,How can be done according to the writer?,take the issues seriously control advertisinguse free time apar
6、t from spending moneyworry less about image“being” and “doing” are much more important than “having”.,Structure-analysis,Stating the problem,Analyzing the problem,Some suggestion,My advice,Solving the problem,Further questions,1. Why is “consumer society”？ 2. Why are we trapped in this spending circ
7、le? 3. How do you understand “The more money we earn, the less we see it”？ 4. Why does the author suggest that advertising should be more controlled? 5. What do “being”, “doing” and “having” refer to? Why are “being” and “doing” more important than “having”?,Why is “consumer society”？,Purpose: spend
8、ing,We have to hand over most of the money we earn to pay for,us,How do you understand “The more money we earn, the less we see it”？,We put our money in the bank. We dont often see the notes. We use credit cards and spend money we dont even have. The money we earn will soon be used to pay back.,Post-reading,Discuss in group: Which of the writers views do you agree or disagree? Why? 2. Work in groups:Write two or three pieces of advice to students who are shopaholic in middle schools.,Supplementary reading,详见 word 文档,
