Lesson 1Consumer SocietyLesson 1Consumer Society1. 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 you startglobe trade, stress and lack of time,crime and violence, reductions in the working week, work sharing, advertising, opportunities for leisure, drugsglobe tradecrime and violence drugs2. Read the article and check your guesses3. Which of the writer’s views do you agree and disagree with? Give your reasons.Read to learn1.be in a vicious circle 恶性循环a vicious companion一个坏朋友a vicious textbook错误百出的教科书vicious criticism恶意的批评vicious reasoning错误的推理a vicious headache剧烈的头痛a vicious kick/ look含有恶意的一踢 / 看Language points2. go round and round 不断地循环3. be oneself （人）处于正常状态；显得自然 E.g. Sorry - I'm not myself this morning. Don’t try too hard – just be yourself. 4. 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break down the enemy‘s resistance 粉碎敌人的抵抗★resist vt. 抵抗；反抗；抵御；阻止 the power to resist disease 抗拒疾病的能力她真忍不住要笑。 She could hardly resist laughing 。 我顶不住烤面包的诱惑。I can't resist baked bread. 抵抗侵略resist aggression耐热resist heat不受引诱resist temptation5. be redistributed to 重新分配 The presents were redistributed to the orphans.6. aim at 向 ... 瞄准 ; 旨在 , 针对 ; 志在 他把枪瞄准了敌人 He aims his gun at the enemy 他力求准确。 He aimed at accuracy. 我们尽力在周五之前完成。 We aim to finish by Friday. A program that's aimed at teenagers The criticism wasn't aimed at you.7. apart from 1. except forWe didn't see anyone all day, apart from a couple of kids on the beach. Apart...
