商务英语综合教程学生用书第三册课件彭青龙 ISBN9787811346237第三册第12课.ppt

Learning Objectives To understand the consequences of consumerism; To know the impact of financial crisis on the performance of big brands; To see the change of people’s consumption patterns; To acquire theme-related words and expressions and apply them in real situations. Part I Lead-in First, listen to the audio clip of movie “Confession of a shopaholic”. /article/spoken/ScreenTalk/201004/2619.html Then, read Rebecca’s confession of her addiction to shopping. “Cause you know that thing, when you see someone cute and he smiles, and your heart kind of goes like warm butter sliding down hot toast. Well, that’s what it’s like when I see a store. Only it’s better.” “You see, a man will never love you or treat you as well as a store. If a man doesn’t fit, you can’t exchange him seven days later for a gorgeous cashmere sweater.” “And a store always smells good. A store can awaken a lust for things, you never even knew you needed. And when your fingers grasp those shiny, new bags...Oh, yes! Oh, yes!” Survey: Are you a shopaholic You are watching TV and another advert comes on. Do you Realise that this was what was missing from your life, rush out to buy it then contemplate at home your newly perfect life. ( 5 points ) Admire the creative skills of the ad agency but wonder why someone would be stupid enough to believe the hype. ( 3 points ) Oh, you didn’t see the ad. ( 1 point )? When the latest cool accessory/haircut/style comes along - You’ve already got it and you’ll be dumping it next week for everyone will have it by then. ( 5 points ) You team together with some friends, buy one and share it for it will be out of fashion soon anyway. ( 3 points ) You know this craze has been round 3 times this century already and borrow your grandmother’s. ( 1 point) You get to the mall with no cash only to find that due to power failure and computer glitches your account shows empty. You – Throw yourself to the ground kicking and screaming that i