OP Unit 5 The Consumer Society

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OP unit 5: The consumer society

Objectives:         Listening:  Documentary consumer behaviour

                                 Speaking:  Discussing impact consumer society

                                 Writing:       Summarising and formulating opinion

                                 Grammar:   Nouns review

                                 Reading:     CPE reading and Use of English part 1 and 2

Don't you just love shopping?

... and having nice dinners?

 .. and travelling?

What do you think we're looking at here?

Consumer spending is one of the most important driving forces for global economic growth. (World Economic Forum, n.d.)

• Have you ever felt (slightly) quilty when buying a new item? Explain. When? Why?
• Have you ever felt (slightly) guilty when travelling? Explain. When? Why?
• Have you ever felt (slightly) guilty when eating? Explain. When? Why?
• Have you ever changed your consumer behaviour after reading or watching documentaries/news/debates, etc? 
  
• Can you think of reasons why it is so hard to change our behaviour?

Assignment: The story of stuff

• Go to the next link and choose a video: https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/

• Write a summary of the video you watched, voice your opinion of this video and add this to the next slide.

Write a summary of the video you watched and voice your opinion of this video below.

Countable nouns

Study the grammar on page 181!

Learn the list on page 44!!!!

Possesives (the genetive)

People               John's sister - James's sister - my parents' car

Time                    a year's salary - one month's notice - a 3 weeks' holiday 

Distance                 an hour's drive - a mile's walk - a stone's throw

Unit 5

All exercises of pages 43 – 45. 

Grammar of nouns review (p. 181).

Reading into writing: ex. 3 -6 (p. 47)

Do exam folder 3

Don't forget to study the exam vocabulary!

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