1、Lesson 1 Consumer Society 教案Teaching Aim: (1) to learn to write complex sentences with these words: should ought to insist demand suggest its high time(2) to read a passage about earning money and spending money (3) to master uses of some words and expressions(4) to listen to a dialogue, pay attenti
2、on to the correct verb formsStage 1 revision 1. check the homework 2. make a dictation about the new words 3. guess the main idea of the text through the title and some pictureslet the ss Look at the photos and the title of the article. Which three of the these things do you think will not be mentio
3、ned in the article?globe trade, stress and lack of time,crime and violence, reductions in the working week, work sharing, advertising, opportunities for leisure, drugsStage 2 fast reading 1.read for the first time and check the result answers : global trade crime and violence drugs 2.Which of the wr
4、iters views do you agree and disagree with? Give your reasons.Then report back to the class and see if your view are very different or similar.3.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;c4.
5、 Match the headlines with the paragraphs The result of a spending circle Its time to take the issues more seriously. What is a spending circle? A growing resistance to this consumer society.Answer; 2413Stage 3 read the article again and finish the summary of the article Detail reading1). According t
6、o the writer, why are bigger and better houses and cars are burden for us?2. What suggestions does the writer give? Which one do you agree or disagree?Stage 5 solve language puzzles Here, several words are explained. They are:be trapped inin the hope that/in the hope ofgo round and roundresistance t
7、obe better offcome into beingaim atapart from/besideson a personal level Stage 6 grammar focus find out some sentences in the article and summarize their uses 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 headac
8、he 剧烈的头痛a vicious kick/ look 含有恶意的一踢/看2. 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 - Im not myself this morning. Dont 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 enemys resistanc
9、e 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 cant resist baked bread. 5. 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 ai
10、med at accuracy. 我们尽力在周五之前完成。 We aim to finish by Friday. a program thats aimed at teenagers The criticism wasnt aimed at you.2) as well as/ besidesApart from his earnings as a football coach, he also owns and runs a chain of sports shops. 除了花费外，我们还需考虑这项工作要耗费的时间。Quite apart from the cost, we need to think about how much time the job will take.8. on a personal level 从个人角度来说 translationStage 7 listening and exercises Homework: exercise 1,2,3,5,6 on page 80 and page 81 can be used as exercise resources.Stage 8 options Practice and extension Stage 9 summary Stage 10 homework