CONSUMERISM WORKSHEET

Task 1: Read the poem by Ezra Po !d a!d a!s"er the # est$o!s be%o"& 1& What message is conveyed?

When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogs I am compelled to conclude That man is the superior animal. When I consider the curious habits of man I confess, my friend, I am puzzled.

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Identify the key words.

Task ': Mat(h the "ords $! (o% m! ) to the (orrespo!d$!* de+$!$t$o! $! (o% m! ,& 1. 2. ". #. $. %. &. '. -o(ab %ary consumer consumerism consum tion sho er s endthrift sho aho!ic customer urchase E# $.a%e!ts something that you buy / (v. To buy) com u!sive sho er buyer the amount used or eaten someone who s ends a !ot of money in a wastefu! way f) a erson who buys goods or a service g) too much attention is given to buying and owning things h) a erson that consumes a) b) c) d) e) Tra!s%at$o!

1/&&& '/&&& 0/&&& 1/&&& 2/&&& 3/&&& 4/&&& 5/&&& Task 0: Read th$s !e"spaper art$(%e to a!s"er the # est$o!s be%o"& Co!s mer$sm a!d Co!s mpt$o! $! o r Moder! So($ety The rise of consumerism in the (deve!o ed wor!d) occurs as buying habits are transformed* and !u+uries are turned into necessities. The idea of getting more and more he! s to stir u an+ieties* greediness and rest!essness over the ossession of things. ,ashion ressures eo !e to buy out of need* -ust for sty!e* to be conform to what others define as ort for fashion is seen as very va!uab!e because it is a subt!e form of fashionab!e. .ut as we!! as meeting consumers/ desires there is a more fundamenta! o!itica! and economic reason for romoting consumerism. That is* this su im osing socia! contro!* as eo !e become more individua!ist* turn more inwards on themse!ves. 0eo !e who were once concerned about socia! issues are now !arge!y transformed into e+ !oring and fu!fi!!ing their individua! desires through the urchase of materia! goods. Task 1: 6$!d e# $.a%e!ts $! the te7t +or these "ords8e7press$o!s& growth cause an un !easant wanting a !ot more than you fee!ing unab!e to be ca!m in o u!ar and modern sty!e matching satisfying buying

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Task 2: )!s"er these # est$o!s $! yo r !otebook& 1& What e+act!y makes consumers buy things? '& Why is it dangerous to romote individua!ism?