U24 Consumer Society Lesson2 Utopia

Objectives revise some words related to perfect society and learn some new words listen to a story and learn to take notes use listening strategies for understanding cultural references talk about Utopia At the end of the class, you are expected to

Lesson2 Utopia

What words can be used to describe the ideal society of Utopia? Brainstorm

Utopia developed harmonious beautiful have feasts rich peaceful elected leaders democratic few laws slaves surplus food leisure activities

Vocabulary n. leisure 闲暇，空闲 virtue 优点，长处 framework 框架，结构 feast 盛宴，宴会 surplus 盈余，剩余 roundabout 环岛 collision 相撞 n. weed 杂草，野草 fountain 喷泉，喷水池 packet 小包，小盒 grocer 食品杂货商 league 联合会 ministry 部 poster 海报

Vocabulary v. elect 选举，推选 sow 播 ( 种 ) paddle 涉水，划水 wag 摇摆，摆动 rot 腐烂 skip 跳过 show off 炫耀，夸耀 knock into sb. 撞上某人 adj. merciful 宽大的，仁慈的

virtue 美德，优点 truth, good/kindness and beauty

framework 构架，结构 National Stadiums

show off 炫耀，夸耀

feast 盛宴，宴会 Thanksgiving dinner

surplus 盈余，剩余

elect 选举，推选 Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States

merciful 宽大的，仁慈的 Jesus

sow 播（种） (As) a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 sowed, sowed sowed, sown

roundabout 环岛，环形交叉路口

collision 相撞

knock into sb. 撞上某人 I ____________ an old friend of mine in the park. knocked into

weed 杂草，野草

fountain 喷泉，喷水池

paddle 涉水，划水桨

wag ( 狗 ) 摇, 摆动 ( 尾巴 ) 摆动，摇 ( 头或手指, 常表示不赞成 )

packet 小包 小盒

grocer 食品杂货商

rot 腐烂 rotted, rotted, rotting

League 巴克莱超级足球联合会, 通常简称英超 Our club is a member of the Barclays Premier ___________.

ministry 部

poster 海报

skip 跳绳 蹦蹦跳跳地走 跳过 skip forward skip backward

1.Are there any differences between rich and poor people? 2.What leisure activities are there? 3.How far is the society? 4.What punishments are there? Guess the answers to some of these questions.

Ex2 Listen to Sir Thomas More ’ s story about Utopia. Check your answers to Ex1. 1 Are there any differences between rich and poor people? 2 What leisure activities are there? 3 How fair is the society? 4 What punishment are there? none going to lectures or playing interesting games like chess your own answers be made into slaves

1) What kind of country is Utopia like? Give some examples. It is the most beautiful country in the world. For example, all the towns are the same and all the buildings are laid out in an ordered way. Ex 3. Listen to the story and answer the questions.

2) How do the people in Utopia usually spend their time? People only have to work six hours a day. When they are not working, they go to lectures or play clever games.

3) How are the Utopian society and families organized? Utopian society and families are well organized. There is a head of each family. There is a leader in each area of the town and each town has an elected leader. Each town has three representatives sent to the government.

4) Are there any divorces in Utopia? What if some married people have affairs? Divorce is possible only when both the husband and wife want it. There are severe punishments for married people if they have affairs. They can be made slaves.

5) Does Utopia ever trade with other countries? Why / Why not? Utopia never trades with other country because there is nothing that it needs. There is no war in Utopia, because the people there hate war. 6) Are there any wars in their country? Why?

Summary Utopia is the most ________ country in the world. All the buildings have the same _________, laid out in an _________ way. There is no private _________ of houses or land. Nobody has any desire to _____ ____ and gold and silver have no ______. Everything is well ________ and people only have to work _____ hours a day. Because there is such a _______ of good food, people there can have ______. When they are free, they go to _______ or play ______games like ____. In each family, the oldest ____ is the head. Husbands have __________ over their wives and parents have _________ over their children. Each town has an ______ leader. Every town has three ____________ who are sent to the government. There are very few laws and no lawyers. The government is _______ but if someone behaves really badly they can be made into _____. They _____ the fields and do all the other really hard work. Utopia is a very rich country but it never _____ with other countries, because there is nothing that it needs. The people there are ________ and _____ war. beautiful framework ordered ownership showoffvalue organised six surplus feasts lecturescleverchess male authority electedrepresentatives merciful slavessow trades peacefulhate

Discussion Would you like to live in More’s Utopia? Why/why not?

Storyteller: I was away on business when I met this very interesting man. He had traveled for years and had had lots of strange adventures. Amongst them he had spent five years on the island of Utopia and he couldn’t stop talking about its virtues. I invited him to dinner and asked him to tell me all about it. Man: Well, to start with, Utopia is the most beautiful country in the world. All the towns are the same you know, and all the buildings have the same framework, laid out in an ordered way. Every building has piped water and the houses are large with glass windows—just think of that! Well…there is no private ownership of houses or land in Utopia and various families live together in each of the large houses.

Everybody wears the same kind of clothes and so there is no fashion. Nobody has any desire to show off and gold and silver have no value – unlike in our society. Everything is well organized and people only have to work six hours a day. They usually have all of their meals in a large dining room, but can have them at home if they want to. The meals are usually feasts because there is such a surplus of good food. During meal times, people listen to music and have interesting discussions. When they are not working, people go to lectures or play clever games like chess. There’s no betting in Utopia– so that’s very different from our society, isn’t it? You know, the people there take their pleasure from living a healthy and useful life.

In Utopian, families are well-organized. There is a head of each household, who is always the oldest male by the way. Husbands have authority over their wives and parents have authority over their children. There is a leader in each area of the town and each town has an elected leader. Every town has three representatives who are sent to the government, where major decisions are made. There are very few laws in Utopia, because there is no need for them. So there are no lawyers – just imagine that. The government is merciful but if someone behaves really badly they can be made into slaves—the slaves in Utopia are prisoners or foreigners. They sow the fields and do all the other really hard work. The threat of slavery is enough to put anyone off doing something wrong. Girls can marry when they are 18 and boys when

Storyteller: I made some polite remarks about Utopia and thanked the man. I cannot say I agree with everything he said, but I admit that there are a few things in Utopia that I would like to see adopted in Europe. Utopia is a very rich country but it never trades with other countries, because there is nothing that it needs. The people there are peaceful and hate war. they are 22. Divorce is only possible when both husband and wife want it. There are severe punishments for married people who have affairs. The guilty people can be made into slaves.