News Broadcasting Discussion

News link: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/aol.april.show/

10-15 interesting or key words and their English definitions using an online dictionary (cite sources):

Consumption: the act of consuming something
Conscience: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Charity: an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
Shantytown: a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
Shanty: small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Catwalk: narrow platform extending out into an auditorium; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show")
Benefit: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"
Luxury: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
Discard: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries")
Scrap: worthless material that is to be disposed of
Recycle: use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
Donate: give to a charity or good cause


5-7 comprehension questions and answers


1. Try to explain the meanings of these words, consumption, conscience and charity; and make three sentences with these three words
2. Please translate “Seeing beauty in the unwanted, he uses discarded material from scrapyards to make high-end furniture” into Chinese, and make a brief explanation about it using other sentences to describe its meaning.
3. Please briefly explain the four examples in this article in five sentences.
4. Read this article aloud, and record it to check your pronunciations and tones.
5. Can you think of other two examples about consumption with a conscience according to your experiences?
6. What are your reflections after reading this article?


A 5-sentence summary
This article talks about we consumers should be responsible for this world when consuming something. There are four examples of how those people use their conscience to make their products or activities. “Two worlds apart” describes a designer gives something back to his country with his creative social work. “Green with style” describes the example of Lexus to be made with concern of environment. “Seeing beauty in the unwanted” talks about recreation that uses unwanted materials. “Rock in the name of charity” says that a band can hold a concert to raise money with charity.