Unit 24 Lesson 1（北师大）.docx

北京师范大学出版社 (选修八) 畅言教育Unit 24 SOCIETYLesson 1 Consumer Society 教材分析This unit is about SOCIETY. Consumer Society is the first lesson of Unit 24. It talks about earning money and spending money. 教学目标【知识与能力目标】1. To improve the skills which the students should learn how to guess the meaning of new words.2. Accumulate some speaking materials about to improve speaking and writing skills.3. Develop the right spending attitudes, to get rid of the negative of spending actions.【过程与方法目标】To helpthestudents improvetheirreadingandspeakingabilities.【情感态度价值观目标】To make the students the real masters in class and develop the students awareness of self-learning. 教学重难点【教学重点】1. Words and phrases2. To improve students reading abilities .【教学难点】To get to know how to give advice with some verbs and phrases such as : should, ought to, insist, demand, suggest, its high time. 课前准备 Tape recorder, Multimedia 教学过程Step 1 Lead in 1.T: What are most people working hard for?S:T: In the consumer society, people are working hard to earn more money. When we earn more, we spend more. Because we spend more, we work even harder.There is a growing tendency for us to be treated as consumers rather than people. We are at the risks of becoming enslaved to the “vicious circle” of consumerism.Do you like go shopping?Do you often eat out?Step 2 Reading1.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?globe trade, stress and lack of time,crime and violence, a shortened working week, work sharing, advertising, free time, drugsanswers : global trade crime and violence drugs2.What is the main idea of the article?A.To spend more money.B.The vicious circle in consumer society.C.We should take certain issues seriously.Answer: C3. Match the paragraphs with the main ideasparagraph 1 Its time to take the issues more seriouslyparagraph 2 What is a spending circleparagraph 3 A growing resistance to this consumer societyparagraph 4 The result of a spending circle4. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).(1)The more money you earn, the more you can save. _F_(2)If we have larger and better houses and cars, we will enjoy more of life. _F_(3)Trade unions suggest shortening the working time and increasing employment. _T_ (4)The author thinks “having” is more important than “doing”. _F_Step 3 Further reading1.Reading the first two paragraphs and answer the questions.1) Whats the spending circle people are trapped in like? Key:Work harder earn more spend more work even harder2) Whats the result then? Key: Not increased happiness , but stress and less free time to be ourselves and enjoy being with our friends and families.2. Choose the best answers.1)Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. The more money we have, the happier we will be. B. We often enjoy being with our friends and families in bigger and better houses. C. We are satisfied with the possessions accumulated by working hard. D. Sometimes we spend more money than we have.2)If people work hard in order to own a bigger house, finally they might have _A. more stress and less free timeB. more money and experienceC. more taxes and changes D. more debts in credit cards3. Read paragraphs 3-4 and answer the questions1).What do the protest groups insist?ASome of our money should be given to the children.BSome of our money should be given to the students.CSome of our money should be given to the third world.DSome of our money should be given to the consumers.2).Which is right according to the last paragraph?ATo visit the shops more and more often.BTo support the people to spend more money.CTo encourage people to earn less mon