I4 VIDEO ACTIVITY. PART I - SPEAKING. I. Discuss in pairs. Do you think the sentences below are true for our society? Why or why not? Can you think of examples to illustrate it ? Are they true for you? Why or why not? Can you think of examples?. PART II –

I4 VIDEO ACTIVITY

PART I - SPEAKING

I. Discuss in pairs. Do you think the sentences below are true for our society? Why or why not? Can you think of examples to illustrate it? Are they true for you? Why or why not? Can you think of examples?

a. When we buy a product, we don’t think about the process that brought it to us.

b. We have more stuff, but less time to do the things that really makes us happy.

c. In our society, the primary way our value is measured is by how much we can buy.

d. TV commercials make us feel like we need to buy more things.

PART II – VOCABULARY

II. Number the steps in the order they happen in the materials economy system.

a. ( ) Distribution

b. ( ) Production

c. ( ) Extraction

d. ( ) Consumption

e. ( ) Disposal

III. Now, write the right name for each stage described below.

a. __________________ A fancy word for natural resource exploitation: chopping down trees, blowing up mountains to get metals, using up the water, etc.

b. __________________ We use energy to mix toxic chemical in with the natural resources to make toxic contaminated products.

c. ___________________ Selling all the toxic contaminated junk as quickly as possible.

d. ___________________ The heart of the system, the engine that drives it. Having people buy things.

e. ___________________ Throwing the products away.

Watch the video and check your answers.

PART III – LISTENING COMPREHENSION

IV. Watch the video and check the incorrect information.

a. ( ) The current materials economy is a system in crisis.

b. ( ) The reason why it’s in crisis is it’s a linear system and we live in a finite planet.

c. ( ) The government works for the people in this system.

d. ( ) If we all consumed as much as they do in the U. S. A, we would need 3 to 5 planets’ resources.

e. ( ) If you don’t own or buy a lot of stuff, you don’t have value in the system.

V. Answer the questions in pairs:

a. What’s planned obsolescence?

b. What’s perceived obsolescence?

c. What’s their importance in the system?

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