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ACTIVIDAD DE HETEROEVALUACIÓN 7.

READING AND WRITING

NOMBRE DEL ALUMNO/A: … READING ACTIVITY: Read the text and answer the questions below.

BUY NOTHING DAY In 1990, in ten countries around the world, people demonstrated their discontent with consumer culture and decided to hold a Buy Nothing Day. Their intention was to encourage people to say no to consumerism and to remind them that they shouldn't be slaves to material possessions. Every year since then, they have staged similar days, and each year more and more people and countries have joined them . On Buy Nothing Day, activists organise various free and creative forms of entertainment to prove to people that it is possible to have fun without spending money. Activists also pass out colourful booklets and stick up posters to encourage people to think twice about the dangers of consumerism. Some activists publicly cut up their credit cards at mass demonstrations, as a protest against the pressure on people to spend more than they can afford. Buy Nothing Day campaigners in the United States have also produced a special TV commercial called an "uncommercial", which asks people not to buy anything! However, the most imaginative suggestion of the Buy Nothing Day activists is their "Christmas Gift Exemption Vouchers". The idea is to give people you love a voucher which states that they are exempt from buying Christmas presents, on condition that they spend quality time with you instead. The message of Buy Nothing Day is not supposed to be heard only once a year. Its supporters insist that the spirit of simplicity is timeless, and they want people to fight materialism with imagination and creativity all year round.

QUESTIONS 1 Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F). Add evidence from the text to support your answer. (2 points) a. It is necessary to spend money in order to enjoy yourself. b. Buy Nothing Day is not to be practised only once a year.

ACTIVIDAD DE HETEROEVALUACIÓN 7.

READING AND WRITING

2 In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer the following questions. (2 points) a. What is the message of Buy Nothing Day? b. What things do activists do on Buy Nothing Day? 3 Find the words in the text that mean: ( 1 point) a. put on, organized (paragraph 1) b. permit yourself financially to do something (paragraph 2) c. present (paragraph 3) d. coupons (paragraph 3) 4 Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in parenthesis when given. (2 points) a. Materialism … (be) one of the … (big) illnesses in our society. b. The idea of Buy Nothing Day (begin) … in 1990, and … (continue) ever since. c. I wish I … (spend) time with my family … Christmas. d. Materialism can … (fight) by … (use) one's imagination and creativity. e. If I … (be) you, I … (not buy) anything at that store. It’s rather expensive. 5 Choose ONE of the following topics and write a composition of 125-150 words. (3 points) a. What would you do at the weekend if you didn't have any money? b. "We live in a materialistic society." Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.