Unit24 Society Lesson1Consumer SocietyReading （使用范围：选修 8 Unit24 Society）Learning Aims:（学习目标）Practise reading skills---fast reading and careful reading. Read and understand the article, knowing about the spending circle inthe consumer society;Step1:Revision(知识回顾) Have a dictation.Step2: Check preview（检查预习） Check their books.(page34)Step3:Lead—In(导入)1. Have you got any pocket money?2. If so, how do you spend it?Step4:Self-study and Cooperation（自主学习与合作探究） Skim and match each paragraph with the given key words.Para 1 A.Suggestions given to resist the consumer SocietyPara 2 B.What the spending circle is likePara 3 & 4 C.Results of the spending circlePara.1Many of us are _________ in a spending circle. We work hard to ________________. And then we ____________, and because of this we have to work _____________. Sometimes we try to _______ or change our money into different countries’__________ to earn more money, but we usually feel disappointed. We start putting our _________ on credit cards to spend money we don’t even have. Besides, the more we earn, the more ______ we have to pay to those who ______ us. The circle goes round and round and gets more and more ___________.Para.2We work towards the __________ of bigger and better houses and cars which feel like a ________ because every month we have to _________ most of the money we earn to pay for them. The result of this is that we don’t feel ________ happiness, but ______ and less free time to be ourselves and enjoy being with our friends and families. Para.3We’re still ___________ than those who wear ______ and sleep on the streets or in _________ buildings, but there is a growing ___________ to this consumer societ...
