北师大高二英语选修4Module-8-Unit-24--Lesson-1

Lesson1ConsumerSocietyUnit24Society■TopractiseusingcomplexsentencesinwrittenandspokenEnglishtopersuade,usingverbssuchasshould,oughtto,insist,demand,suggest.■Topractisegivingadvice.ObjectivesPartIWarm-upWhataremostpeopleworkinghardfor?Intheconsumersociety,peopleareworkinghardtoearnmoremoney.Whenweearnmore,wespendmore.Becausewespendmore,weworkevenharder.Thereisagrowingtendencyforustobetreatedasconsumersratherthanpeople.Weareattherisksofbecomingenslavedtothe“viciouscircle”ofconsumerism.Doyoulikegoshopping?Doyouoftenshoppingonline?Doyoulikethefamousbrands?Doyouofteneatout?Lookatthephotosandthetitleofthearticle.Whichthreeofthethesethingsdoyouthinkwillnotbementionedinthearticle?globetrade,stressandlackoftime,crimeandviolence,ashortenedworkingweek,worksharing,advertising,freetime,drugsPartIIReading1.Readthearticleandcheckyourguesses.Answers:globaltrade,crimeandviolence,drugs2.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1)Themoremoneyyouearn,themoreyoucansave._____2)Ifwehavelargerandbetterhousesandcars,wewillenjoymoreoflife._____3)Tradeunionssuggestshorteningtheworkingtimeandincreasingemployment._____4)Theauthorthinks“having”ismoreimportantthan“doing”._____FFTF3.Choosethebestanswers.1)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Themoremoneywehave,thehappierwewillbe.B.Weoftenenjoybeingwithourfriendsandfamiliesinbiggerandbetterhouses.C.Wearesatisfiedwiththepossessionsaccumulatedbyworkinghard.D.Sometimeswespendmoremoneythanwehave.√2)Ifpeopleworkhardinordertoownabiggerhouse,finallytheymighthave________A.morestressandlessfreetimeB.moremoneyandexperienceC.moretaxesandchangesD.moredebtsincreditcards√Whichofthewriter’sviewsdoyouagreeanddisagreewith?Giveyourreasons.PartIIIDiscussionPartIVStructureAnalysis1.Sometimeswetrytodepositalittleorchangeourmoneyintodifferentcountries’currenciesinthehopethatwecanmakeevenmoremoney.译文：有时候，我们试图存储一些钱或者把自己的钱换成不同的外汇以希望能赚取更多的钱。结构分析：本句的主语是：we；谓语部分是：trytodepositalittleorchangeourmoneyintodifferentcountries’currencies。而句中的介词短语inthehope...则在句中作目的状语。在这个目的状语中，又包含着一个同位语从句thatwecanmakeevenmoremoney，在句中解释前面的名词hope的内容。2.Notincreasedhappiness,butstressandlessfreetimetobeourselvesandenjoybeingwithourfriendsandfamilies.译文：我们并没有得到更多的快乐，得到的反而是压力，并且更加没有时间享受自己想要的生活，也没有时间享受与家人和朋友在一起的快乐。这是一个省略句。句子的主语和谓语动词省略掉了。其完整的形式应是：Wedon’tgetincreasedhappiness,butwegetstressandlessfreetimetobeourselvesandenjoybeingwithourfriendsandfamilies.结构分析：3.Besides,we’realltaxpayerssothemoreweearnthemoretaxwehavetopaytothosewhogovernus.译文：除此之外，我们都是纳税人，因此，我们挣的钱越多，就得向管理我们的政府缴更多的税。结构分析：这是一个由so连接的并列句，第二分句中包括一个固定结构themore…,themore…,whogovernus是定语从句，修饰those。4.Asasociety,it’shightimethatwetooktheseissuesmoreseriously.译文：作为整个社会来讲，我们早就应该更严肃地考虑这些问题了。结构分析：这是一个主从复合句，asasociety是介词短语作状语，it’shightime…是主句。takesth.seriously严肃地考某事。拓展：It’shightimethatsb.didsth.是固定句型，表示“到了某人干某事的时候了”，含有责备的感情色彩，从句中用虚拟语气，that引导的从句中谓语用一般过去时。如：Itishightimethatyouwenttoschool.你该上学了。It’shightimewewereoff.我们该走了。PartVLanguageNotes1.Sometimeswetrytodepositalittleorchangeourmoneyintodifferentcountries’currencies...[用法点拨]deposit意思是“存储；储蓄（=toputmoneyinabank）”。如：Hedepositsasumofmoneyinthebankeachmonth.他每月在银行存一笔钱。Iwanttodepositthesechecksintomysavingsaccount.我想把这些支票存进我的储蓄账户。[拓展]deposit还可作名词，意为“存款；押金”。如：Shemadetwodepositsof￡500lastmonth.她上月存了两笔500英镑的款。Youmustpayadepositifyouwanttobooktheroominadvance.你要预订房间，就得先付押金。[即时演练]选词填空：Itiswiseofyouto_____10%ofyoursalaryeverymonthforoldage.A.depositB.reduceC.chargeD.offer√Therentforthishouseis$250.Butyouneedalsopay$50firstasthe_______.A.depositB.councilC.desiredD.submitted√2.Inthisspendingcircle,ontheonehand,weaccumulatepossessionsbutneverfeellikewehaveenough.[用法点拨]accumulate意为“积累；积聚(=tograduallygetorgathertogetheranincreasingnumberorquantityofsth)”，如：Byinvestingwiselysheaccumulatedafortune.她由于投资精明而积蓄了一笔财产。Mysavingsareaccumulatinginterest.我的储蓄不断生息。1)如果你不定时整理桌上的文件，那它们只能堆得越来越多。Ifyoudon’tsortoutthepapersonyourdeskonaregularbasis,theyjustkeeponaccumulating.2)房屋不经常打扫,尘土很快就越积越多。Dustanddirtsoonaccumulateifahouseisnotcleanedregularly.[即时演练]3.Instead,theyfeellikeaburdenbecauseeverymonthwehavetohandovermostofthemoneyweearntopayforthem.[用法点拨]burden在句中用作名词，意思是“负担；重担（=sthdifficultorworryingthatyouareresponsiblefor）”，如：Womentherecarrythemainburdenofshopping,homemakingandchildcaring.Hisparentsarejoblessandhehastoshouldertheburdenofsupportingalargefamily.burden也常用作动词，表示“加重压；承担重担”，搭配有：burdensbwith...“使某人负担起……”。如：Idon’twanttoburdenyouwithmyproblems,youknow.你知道，我可不想让我的问题给你增加负担。Poorfellow,hewasonlytwenty-twoandtobeburdenedwithafamily!可怜的人哪，他还只有二十二岁，竟要担负起养家的重担！[拓展][即时演练]选词填空:1)Measureshavetobetakentolightenhighschoolstudents’heavy_____causedbythepressureofenteringagoodcollegeoruniversity.A.luggageB.attackC.expressionD.burden2)Myfather,_____withalargefamily,wasunabletosupporttheexpenseofmybrother’scollegeeducation.A.burdeningB.burdenedC.beingburdenedD.havingburdened√√4.Surelywe’restillbetteroffthanthosewhowearragsandsleeponthestreetsorinvacantbuildings,...[用法点拨]vacantadj.“未住人的；空置的(=notfilled)”，如：Sithere;thisseatisvacant.坐这儿吧，这个座位空着呢。Arethereanyroomsvacant