Consumption | HF Engelsk B | 2. december 2015

Her er god hjælp til spørgsmål A i skriftlig Engelsk B på HF fra 2. december 2015 med Studienets study guide. Temaet er forbrug (consumption) ud fra tre artikler, der behandler emnet på forskellig vis.

Opgaveformulering

Sådan lyder opgaveformuleringen til spørgsmålet om consumption:

Write a summary of text 1 "Living With Less. A Lot Less" in about 150 words.
Give an outline of the various attitudes to consumption in the three texts.
Comment on the following statement from text 1: "Enormous consumption has global, environmental and social consequences."
Write an article (150-200 words) for a student magazine in which you discuss whether the positive aspects of shopping are greater than the negative aspects.

Texts

Graham Hill, "Living With Less. A Lot Less", an opinion article from The New York Times website 2013
Samir Jeraj, "Collaborative Consumption: Tool Sharing", a text from The Ecologist website, 2012
Daily Mail Reporter, "Feeling sad? Go shopping because it really does make you happier, say psychologists", an article from the Daily Mail website, 2011

Uddrag

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Presentation of the topic

The three texts deal with the topic of consumption and consumerism. Nowadays, people have so many options regarding the things they can buy that today's society has often been called consumerist. But, opinions on this trend vary. Some argue that possessing more things causes more stress and advocate for owning less stuff and sharing more. Others say that shopping can have some therapeutic effects on people. Subsequently, we can say that there is no consensus on the topic, only a growing debate.