IO8-ER1-Gabriel

Extensive Reading Report - Intermediate

Title of the article: 
Why de we buy?

Source of the article (link): 

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201306/why-do-we-buy/

Author's name:

Jehovah's witnesses

Before you read, look at the picture(s) if any, as well as the title. What do you think the article will be about?

I think the article will be about the people, who don't have idea about they will buy in the stores . They buy a lot of things but don't use all the things and they lose a lot of money.

Read the article and describe what you understand of it in as much detail as possible.

The article say the majority of the people in the world buy a lot of things and they have some debts,some people think that that buyers can get so excited while shopping that they may actually experience a rush of adrenaline .
But the article talk about how you can buy with responsability the necesarity things that you need in your home and in your life. Other important point in the article is about the article compare marketing promises with reality ,there are 3 promises: The first is "Improve your quality of life" .The advertisers says if you buy a lot of things you have a better life but in reality  as our number of possessions increases, our quality of life can actually decrease.I thing is the most important promises. But the others are "Gain status and prestige" and "Define your identity" and i thing is the same idea.

Vocabulary Use: Choose 05 new vocabulary items (words, collocations or idiomatic expressions, etc.) and write their meanings and 02 examples related to your real experience.

• Spiraling   (espiral) 
• Luxury   (lujo)

1. My brother have a lot of  luxury cars of metal in his bedroom, but some times he also buy a old cars.  

• Bombard   (bombarda)

1. When in my city there are traditional parties the people usu some bombards in the night. 

• Self-worth   (autoestima)

1. Some people have a lot of money,they have a big house, new cars,an expencive things but they have bad self-worth.     

• Samples   (muestra)

1. All the doctors see samples of blood and urine.But I see samples of talents because I have a band of rock.             

GABRIEL EDUARDO SUÁREZ SANTANA I08