Comparatives And Superlatives Worksheet With Answer Key Page 3
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28Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs
LESSON 1
EXPLORE
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READ the article about consumer societies. Notice the words in bold.
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What is a Consumer Society?
A consumer is a person who buys things, and a consumer society is a society that
encourages people to buy and use goods.
Some people think that a consumer society
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provides people with better lives. People in consumer societies tend to live more
comfortably. They eat a wider variety of food. They go to restaurants more often.
They also buy a lot of products, maybe more than they need.
Products such as TVs, cell phones, and computers used to be luxuries.
Today
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people can buy these things more easily than ever before. The market for these goods
is growing faster all the time. Consumer societies encourage people to buy bigger and
better products. For example, “smarter” phones come out every year. In a consumer
society, people are often buying newer and more advanced products. This creates a
lot of waste. Nowadays, many people are thinking more seriously about the effects
of consumer societies on the environment, and they are trying to become more
responsible consumers.
goods: items that can be bought or sold
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luxury: something that is expensive but not necessary
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