CHAPTER FIVE Reading Page 75.
POINTS OF VIEW,
One day,Mr Yang had a friendly argument with Debbie.
'Kids today watch too much TV and spend too much money,'he said.
Debbie disagreed,so Mr Yang showed her these newspaper items.
1 Little Spenders are Big Spenders.
The latest target for TV advertisers is Asia's fastest growing consumer group children.
Asian families are getting smaller and wealthier.
and Asian children are watching more and more TV.
One estimate says the average Hong Kong child sees about 25,000 TV commercials a year.
To get the attention (and the money).
of these young viewers the advertisers use little actors.
'The kids can identify with someone from their own age0group,'
says one advertiser,
'so the adverts are more effective.
And,of course,the little actors earn big money.
'Not everyone is happy to see kids turned into consumers.
Some educators believe that if youngsters watch the ads,
they will become more and more materialistic.
One Japanese survey asked children what they wanted most in life.
Twenty per cent said money or possessions.
So governments are taking action to protect children.
Television authorities for example,
would usually ban an ad if it made children feel inferior.
because they did not own the advertised product.
2 Bad for Children.
With reference to your'Little Spenders'article.
children should not be used in TV commercials.
It is illegal for them to work in factories,
so why are they allowed to work in commercials?
Also,regarding the high salaries.
it is bad for children to have too much money.
3 Silly Toys,
Advertising to children is wrong.
because its aim is to make them ask their parents for money to buy things.
Also,many things advertised such as toys,are silly and encourage violence.
If a child buys them,he or she will learn nothing.
4 Nothig Wrong with Commercials,
I disagree with Mr Hu and Ms Liang.
Ifcommercials for kids had been harmful,
the gouvrnment would have banned them long ago.
Furthermore,what is wrong with children earning a lot of money.
or asking their parents to buy things for them?
My final point is that children buy toys to have fun with,not to learn from.
That is what kids want.
and that is why the'Smart Tortoises'are one of the world's best selling toys,ever
LISTENING
Under standing the main points,
SPEAKING,
A Talk time.
when we speak English,wu do not say each word separately.
We link many of the words together.
Vowel sounds when a word ending with a vowel sound is put together.
with a word starting with a vowel sound,
we say them as if they were joined with the letter 0y0see(y)Asia my(y)estimate.
However,if the first word ends with an osjound,
we say thenn as if they were joined with the letter0w0no(w)one go(w)inside.
Exercise A1 ,
be inferior be asked.
I interrupt my initials,
they allow they enjoy.
tie up we advertise,
w go out how awful.
no authority no entry,
to answer two eyes.
two offers you areSame consonant sounds.
when we say words together that finish and start with the same consonant sounds.
we only pronounce one of the sounds.
latest target best toys.
Exercise A2,
big group bob brown.
clear report good driver,
most tv nine nights.
plastic cards some money,
top priz.
Consonant and vowel sounds.
when we say a word ending with a consonant sound together with a wordstarting with a vowel soundwe often move the final sound inthe first word to the beginning of the second word.
child actors an estimate.
Exercise A3,
an advertiser.
big audience,
come again.
good example,
more effective.
not everyone,
put on.
take off,
when I.
Exercise A4,
1 Bob Borown is a good driver.
2 I'm going to attend a tald about teching.
3 Can I have some money for a red dress?
4 When I switch the light off,pull out the plug.
5 youought to ask how old she is.
MORE LANGUAGE,
Reading,
Keys to a better life.
On April 17,1999,2,500 American bankers.
gave 5,000 talks in elementary schools throughout the United.
States to teach children how to save money.
The bankers wanted to help the children.
to be able to makesmart decisions about their money.
They said that'education and money management skills are keys to a better life.
Here are some of the tips and skills that the bankers advised the children to learn.
Develop A Habit Of Saving When You Are Young!
MAKE YOUR SAVINGS,
VI5I3LE Build Up YourSavings In A Piggy Bank.
Make Sure That Part Of Your Money GoesInto Your Savings.
For every dollar you earn or have spend 25 cents.
on what you want or need now put 25 cents away for a bigger item later.
and save or invest the rest.
B listing,
Young spenders in America and China Children everywhere love toys.
As a matter of fact,who doesn't?
But are toys the number one item that children anywhere will buy.
when they have some money to spend?
do children in dhe different cultures make the same choices?
A recent survey by a U.S.professor gives us some intersting infomation.
The following are some of his findings.
Complete the statements according to what ou hear on the tape.
The number one item for children to buy.
both in the United Statas and in China,is the same thing.
Guess what?(1)___!
The second favouerite item for children inthe U.S.is something to(2)___.
such as(5)____.
(6)____ ____rank third for Chinese children;
for American children,it is(7)_____.
well,Children like to play,too.
So what is their next choice?
(8)___.And for American children?
Their fourth choice is software of some sort.
After all,they have to study,too.