Question

read the text and check the meaning of new words with a partner or in a dictionary . b) complete the information about Ross Regan : Age ,
Own possession , Monthly allowance , Job to do for allowance , Jobs paid extra for , Interests c) 1 What did the study compare ? 2. In waht way in Ross materialistic ? , 3.What things does Lucy pay a high price for ? 4.How has materialism changed young British people ? 5.What are schools trying to do ? dau coroanaaa

Answer 1

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A. Read the text and check the meaning of new words with a partner or in a dictionary.

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B. Complete the information about Ross Regan: age,  own possession, monthly allowance, job to do for allowance, jobs paid extra for, interests.

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C. Answer the following questions:

1. What did the study compare?

2. In what way in Ross materialistic?

3. What things does Lucy pay a high price for?

4. How has materialism changed young British people?

5. What are schools trying to do ?

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Răspuns:

A. New words:

• allowance = alocație
• bargain = chilipir
• household jobs = treburi casnice
• materialistic = materialist
• designer jeans = jeans de firmă
• deed = faptă bună

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B. Complete the information about Ross Regan:

Age: 16  years old;

Own possession: a Play Station with 10 games ;

Monthly allowance: 30 pounds ;

Job to do for allowance: tidy his room ;

Jobs paid extra for: cutting the grass in the garden and cleaning his parents' car ;

Interests: TV and games .

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C. Answer the following questions:

1. What did the study compare?

The study compared young people's attitudes in Britain to those in nine other countries.

2. In what way is Ross materialistic?

He has a £150 PlayStation complete with ten games and he thinks that if he didn't have his TV or his games, he would die of boredom.

3. What things does Lucy pay a high price for?

Lucy spends £80 on designer jeans, £30 to have her hair cut and she wouldn't wear anything else except designer labels. So she pays a high price for designer labels.

4. How has materialism changed young British people?

The study shows that materialism has had a great impact on the attitudes of British teenagers. Therefore, it becomes more important for them to wear the right clothes or to have the latest things than to show a caring nature and to admit to doing good deeds.

5. What are schools trying to do?

Some schools recognise that materialism is related to bad behaviour and they try to reward students for good and responsible behaviour.