Cross-Curricular Social, health, and finance Issues pag 62

Responsible Consumption and the Benefits of Local Consumption

Activating Prior Knowledge

1. Where do you usually go shopping?

2. What are some local products you can find?

3. How often do you buy these products?

Read the article.

As consumers, we have much more power than we realize. So much, it could be said that everyday we vote by what we buy, as if purchasing was a political choice. In what way is this true?

Specialized consumer affairs journalist Brenda Chavez, author of the book Your Consumption Can Change the World, explains that: “Through our consumption, we can reward fair and responsable models of production. Voting is something we do every few years but buying is something we do every day. We give our money to a group of companies and at times this money benefits productive systems which, if we knew what kind of norms they operate by, we would probably think twice about it.

What is a responsible consumer?

In a few words we can say that the responsible consumer could be defined as someone who is conscious of their consumption habits and who chooses to have, even demands, a more positive impact on society and the environment from the producers of goods and services. In this way, according to the magazine Ethical Consumer, the profile of the responsible consumer is determined by five factors. He or she helps by:

• Reducing consumption.

• Being more active.

• Consuming local products and contracting local services, as well as secondhand products.

• Keeping and investing their money in an ethical bank.

• Reusing, repairing and recycling.

One of the factors that notably influences this kind of responsible consumption is proximity, also called local consumption. It is often heard that local consumption has environmental, social and economic benefits, but what are those benefits? By buying from local producers who respect the environment and labor conditions, why are we supporting sustainable development?

The main environmental benefits of local consumption are energy saving and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, given that the means of transporting the products from far off places generate more emissions. Likewise, it cuts back on packaging because a product that does not travel so far does not need so much protection. Also, as concerns food, the consumption of seasonal products favors the local economy and reduces imports of products and their corresponding transportation.

Reading Comprehension pag 63

1. According to the article, it is said that…

a. we vote every day

b. purchasing is a political choice

c. we vote by what we buy

2. According to Brenda Chavez, what can we do through our consumption?

a. buy every day

b. reward responsible models of production

c. give our money to a group of companies

3. What are the benefits of local consumption?

a. environmental, social and economic

b. high prices and better-quality products

c. nice packaging, good transportation of products and energy saving

4. Do you agree with the idea that purchasing local products benefits the country?

Why? Why not?

Vocabulary Builder

Choose the correct option to define the word or expression from the article.

1. What does the word purchasing, paragraph 1 line 2, mean?

a. buying

b. selling

c. renting

2. What does the expression think twice, paragraph 1 line 8, mean?

a. accept an idea

b. reject an idea

c. analyze an idea better

3. What does the word goods, paragraph 2 line 3, mean?

a. the opposite of bad

b. products

c. animals

Parts of speech

Write the word from the previous exercise and define its corresponding part of speech and its meaning

Word Part of Speech Meaning

purchasing Gerund / noun Buying

Think twice

Good

DDiagnosic evaluation pag 67

Answer the following questions

1. I _________ listening to rock music. 2. You know my sister, _______________?

a. lovely a. aren’t you

b. loving b. don’t you

c. love c. didn’t you

3. Peter enjoys _____________soccer on weekends.

a. play

b. to play

c. playing

4. I stopped working _____________my lunch.

a. to eat

b. eat

c. eating

5. I stopped my_____________lunch to answer the phone.

a. to eat

b. eating

c. eat

6. We went to the park,_______________it was raining.

a. therefore

b. furthermore

c. although

7. Jane loves cooking, __________she made us a lovely meal.

a. so

b. but

c. however

8. I enjoy playing video games____________ I’m not very good at them.

a. and

b. but

c. so

9. Harry’s very funny.____________, he’s really clever.

a. However

b. As a result

c. In addition

10. The boys didn’t do their homework. _____________, they got in trouble with the teacher.

a. As a consequence

b. On the other hand

c. That said

Look at the pictures and swap statements about what you see with a partner. Pag. 68

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B. Listen to the conversations and complete the sentences on page 71.

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For example: Two people were at the airport talking about past experiences.

C. Listen to the story again then answer the questions.

1. I guess you two want an ice cream too,_____don´t you__ ?

2. You haven’t got a very good memory,__________ , Tamara?

3. Well, I’m sure you’ll help me if I can’t,_____________ , Abi.

4. Harry, I’ve told you before about shouting out in the class,_____________ ?

5. The missing number is two, sir,_______________ ?

6. OK, Harry, you’re dying to answer, ____________? I can tell.

7. I told you you’d like it,____________ , Jasmin?

8. That guitarist was amazing, _________________?

9. They’re definitely in love, ____________________?

10. It wouldn’t hurt once in a while, __________________?

11. I’m just not very good at showing my feelings in public, _________________________?

Grammar Time pag 69

Tag Questions

We use tag questions to confirm information (You’re dying to answer, aren’t you?) or to emphasize a point (It wouldn’t hurt once in a while, would it?).

To make a statement into a tag question, the subject in the statement and the “tag” need to correspond. The verb tenses also need to correspond. yo

That guitarist was amazing, /wasn’t he? You haven’t got a very good memory, have you?

What do you notice about the verbs in bold in the examples above? Completethe rule below:

If the auxiliary verb in the statement is affirmative, it is________________ in the tag.

If the auxiliary verb in the statement is negative, it is _________________ in the tag.

E. Match the halves. Use colors

1. We don’t have any homework to do tonight, haven’t I?

2. You haven’t tried my mom’s spaghetti bolognaise, isn’t she?

3. You won’t forget to pick up the laundry after work, do we?

4. I’ve met you somewhere before, wouldn’t it?

5. It would be a miracle if we won, will you?

6. Sheila’s a beautiful girl, have you?

F. Make the following statements into questions

You didn’t hear me.

• You’re Terry’s brother/sister.

• We make a great team.

• I was right.

• It wouldn’t be a surprise then.

• We can go to the party together

Can you confirm that, please? Pag 81

1. Underline the correct option. Subraya la respuesta correcta

a. You gave up smoking recently, did / didn’t you?

b. That was a wonderful play we just saw, was / wasn’t it?

c. It couldn’t have been Kim that stole that money, could / couldn’t it?

d. We need to ask them to help us with our project, don’t we / they?

e. Your parents didn’t ask us about babysitting your little sister, did we / they?

f. It isn’t right that he asked you to drive him home after the party, is / was it?

2. Complete the sentences with the question tags in the box.

couldn’t they haven’t we aren’t you didn’t I can’t you wasn’t he

a. My parents couldn´t probably stay with your brother when they visit Mexico,?

b. We’ve been late to work lately,________________ ?

c. You’re Michael’s younger brother, ________________________?

d. I forgot to pay you back for that loan you gave me last week, _______________________?

e. You can take the exam again and see if you pass this time, ____________________?

f. Our math teacher was always very strict,________________________ ?

3. Read the dialogue. Insert the missing lines that are below and add appropriate question tags.

• And you were recommended to us by your college principal

• Now, you won’t let me down

• He’s not usually one to make recommendations

• You studied engineering at Eaton College

Interviewer: Welcome, Shayla. Your curriculum is impressive, I must say.

Shayla: Thank you, sir. And thank you for considering my application.

Interviewer: ______________________________________________?

Shayla: That’s right. I studied there for two years before I moved to the United States.

Interviewer:__________________________________________________ ?

Shayla: Yes, it was him who suggested I apply for a scholarship here.

Interviewer: You must have made a good impression.

____________________________________________________?

Shayla: I’d heard that. I feel very fortunate.

Interviewer: Well, I’m happy to say your application has been successful.

_________________________________________________________?

Shayla: I promise I won’t. Thank you so much!