3.2 To buy or not to buy ? 2

I want this !

Chapter

To buy or not to buy ?

Recycle

Mass consumption

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INDEX

INDEX

1. Ads everywhere

2. Let's go shopping !

Lesson 1

Ads everywhere

even in schools

Really ???

describe the picture

Who ? What ? Where ?

lockers

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• Why does Conor mention that the ads are in “a public school”?
• What do you think the influence of ads is on students?
• Are ads in schools a problem? Why? Why not?

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There are ads painted on the lockers in Ben’s school. A possible consequence is that these ads may push students to buy more things or to influence students to buy certain brands. Conor is surprised that there are ads in a public school because you are not supposed to encourage consumerism in schools, even less in public schools. Students are supposed to study and learn critical thinking and that seems contrary to buying things.

watch the video about San francisco

Click on the picture and watch until 2:04

answer the questions

• What is the main problem exposed at the beginning of the video?

• What did the city of San Francisco decide to do about its trash?

• Can you give numbers?

• What does the city expect to be able to do in the end? What is its final goal?

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• The main problem explained in the video is that we produce more and more trash.

• So, the city of San Francisco has decided to reduce their waste to protect the environment.

• Americans throw away about 4 pounds per person per day!

• The city hopes that they will be able to become a zero waste city!

Lesson 2

Let's go shopping !

or... should we ?

Maybe not...

describe the picture

Who ? What ? Where ?

a cart / a shopping cart

Let's go further

What do you think about the woman ? Does she look real ? What do you think she symbolizes?

write

This is a sculpture by the artist Duane Hanson called "“Supermarket Lady”, probably made of fiberglass. It represents an overweight woman pushing a shopping cart full of mass consumption products. She is the epitome of the society of consumption and she doesn’t seem happy. Duane Hanson wants us to see that consumerism is not the key to happiness. He expects to raise awareness about overconsumption and its consequences.

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2. Traduis ces trois phrases dans ton cahier.a. vouloir que b. s'attendre à c. encourager à

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2. Traduis ces trois phrases dans ton cahier.a. Certains politiciens veulent que nous changions nos habitudes de consommation. b. Les publicistes s’attendent à ce que les adolescents achètent les produits qu’ils voient à la télévision. c. Nos professeurs nous encouragent à recycler.

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3. Quels éléments diffèrent entre les phrases en anglais et celles en français ? Pourquoi les francophones font-ils souvent une erreur lorsqu’ils veulent transmettre ces idées en anglais ?

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3. En anglais, le verbe indicateur (want, expect) est suivi d’une proposition infinitive (to + base verbale). Le sujet de la proposition infinitive se place avant to. En français, le verbe est conjugué et est donc précédé d’un sujet.