INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA SAN CRISTÓBAL

“Liderando Procesos de Crecimiento Humano”

TALLER 5
TRABAJO EN CASA – EMERGENCIA SANITARIA COVID 19 - 2021

DOCENTE: Edgar Hernando Rivillas Orozco ÁREA/ASIGNATURA: Inglès

GRADO: 8º GRUPOS: 8º1,2,3,4 PERIODO: 4 FECHA: 7 Septiembre 2021 TALLER #: 5

NOMBRE ESTUDIANTE: _________________________________________________ GRUPO:

_________

1. Complete
a) Have you ever bought a product because a friend was wearing it? __________ Which ones?
and because

b) Who do you usually look at when you buy clothes?

c) How long ago did you buy or change your cell phone? was necessary? Why?
2. Write 10 products you would like to buy. (WANT)

Of the above, which 3 would you discard because you know that you are less obliged to buy,
since in the environment where you live, few have it (DUTY)

Of the remaining seven, mention 4 that would give you more power or pleasure, because that way
everyone would notice you. (CAN)

Of the four that you have left, which 2 do you know are most essential for you? (TO KNOW)
3. Mention in English articles that make us fall into consumerism.

4. Answer the following questions. Mark your answer by underlining it

a) Have you ever bought something that you have not used later? Yes not.
b) Have you paid something more expensive because it was brand name? Yes not.
c) Have you bought something when you could have waited for the sales because it was not
urgent to have it? Yes not.
d) Would you like to buy a well-known brand t-shirt? Yes. No
e) Do you really need it or would you buy it to buy? Yes. No
f) Have you ever stopped to think that many of the things you buy are not necessary? Yes.
No

5. Check the correct options of the following objects, indicate those that you consider to be
consumer goods:
A. Electric power.
B. Culture.
C. Fruit.
D. Wellness.
E. Tv shows.
6. True or false?
A. Well-known brands guarantee that the products sold under that brand are of higher quality
than those of another unknown brand.
True False
 2. Fair trade products guarantee that they have been manufactured respecting the rights of
workers and the environment and have reached the store avoiding intermediaries who make them
more expensive.
True false
3. Market research helps producers know the tastes of consumers before manufacturing and
selling a product.
True False
4. There are ways to send hidden messages in advertisements that, although not visible to the
naked eye, directly influence the will of the consumer.
True False

7. Fill in the gaps correctly fill in the blanks with these words:
workers - rights - commercial - solidarity - market
Fair Trade is a strategy of _____________________ international and ____________________
that seeks to improve _________________________ conditions and ensure the
________________________ labor of producers and ____________________________
marginalized living in developing countries.
8. How can we stop consumerism?

9. Complete

WORD TRANSLATE
1. ABUSE
2. ACCUMULATE
3. ADDICTION
4. ADVERTISING
5. BUSINESSMEN
6. CAPITALISM
7. CARDBOARD
8. CIRCULARECONOMY
9. CIRCULATION
10. CONDUCT
11. CONSUMER
12. CONSUMERISM
13. CONSUMERIST
14. CONSUMERS
15. CONSUMPTION
16. COUNTRY
17. DEPARTURES
18. DISEASE
19. ECOLOGY
20. ECONOMY
21. ENTRY
22. ENVIRONMENT
23. EXCHANGE
24. EXHAUSTION
25. FAMOUS
26. FEEDING
27. GADGETS
28. GLASS
29. GLOBALIZATION
 30. HALF
31. IMBALANCE
32. INGESTION
33. LUCK
34. MARKET
35. MENTAL
36. NATURALRESOURCES
37. NEEDS
38. PLANET
39. PLASTIC
40. POLLUTION
41. POOR
42. PRESTIGE
43. PRETEND
44. PRODUCERS
45. PRODUCT
46. RECYCLE
47. REDUCE
48. REFUSE
49. RICH
50. SALE
51. SATISFACTION
52. SERVICE
53. SOCIALPRESSURE
54. SOCIETY
55. SPEND
56. TECH
57. TECHNOLOGY
58. THE
59. UNNECESSARY
60. USE
61. UTILIZATION
62. WEALTH

10. Answer the soup letter

PEGA LAS SIGUIENTES IMÁGENES EN EL CUADERNO DE INGLES OJALA A COLOR PARA
QUE SE VEAN LAS IMÁGENES Y SE VEA BIEN LAS ILUSTRACIONES