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There are many different types of shoppers. These four people are shopping on
Oxford Street, London — one of the busiest shopping areas in the world.
David
The _________ shopper
Shopping habits: ‘I really don’t like
shopping. I don’t spend a lot of time in
the shops and I choose things very
fast.’
Today: ‘At the moment, I’m looking
for a new suit. There’s a good dark
brown suit in this shop. It’s expensive
but I can pay for it’.
Alex
The _______ shopper
Shopping habits: ‘I come to Oxford
Street about once a month but I don’t
usually spend a lot. I just like to look
at the different things in the shops.’
Today: ‘I’m not looking for anything
special. Right now, I’m waiting for
my friend. She’s trying on a pair of
jeans.’
Claudia
The _____________ shopper
Shopping habits: ‘I go shopping every
weekend. I usually buy clothes or
things for my house. I love big
department stores.’
Today: ‘Right now, I’m carrying five
new things — a coat, a shirt, a cookery
book, a pair of shoes and a belt. Time
to go home!’
Ann
The ___________ shopper
Shopping habits: ‘I always check the
prices in different shops. I always
look for the lowest price.’
Today: Today, I’m looking for a
digital camera. I’m thinking about
buying this one, but I`m not sure —
it’s a little expensive.’
2b Read the article again. Are these sentences true or false?
1.
David cannot buy the suit because it is expensive.
2.
In her bags, Claudia has got three things to wear.
3.
Ann is interested in the digital camera in the shop.
4.
Alex wants to buy a pair of trousers.
2c Match the verbs with the correct objects:
to buy to check to pay for to spend (2 times) to try on
1.
a new shirt by credit card
2.
the prices in different shops
3.
time in a shop
4.
50 pounds on DVDs
5.
new computer on the Internet
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6.
a pair of jeans before you buy them
2d Complete the questions with a verb from exercise 2c. Then ask a partner
the questions:
1.
How much time do you _____in clothes shops?
2.
Do you ________ prices in different shops before you buy something?
3.
Do you always ______ clothes before you buy them?
4.
Do you often _____ things by credit card?
5.
Do you ________ things on the Internet?
6.
Do you _________ a lot of money on clothes and music?
3 Listening
3a Match the words with their definitions:
1.
to tighten your belts a.
someone who enjoys buying things and
sometimes cannot doing this
2.
to be restrained in
b.
to spend money using credit cards and
borrowing money from the bank
3.
shopaholic
c.
try to spend less money
4.
debt culture
d.
be very calm and unemotional
3b Listen to the conversation (audio file 7) and answer the following
questions.
1.
What are they talking about?
a.
about travelling
b.
about different kinds of shopping
c.
about different ways of spending money
2.
Is it difficult for many people to spend less money?
a.
Yes.
b.
No.
c.
It does not mention.
3.
Why does Rebecca buy things?
a.
because she is happy
b.
because she is a bit down or depressed
c.
she does not speak about the cause
4.
What does “to develop a debt culture” mean?
a.
to develop your own business
b.
to make ends meet
c.
to live off credit
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5.
Who are shopaholics?
a.
people who are slow shoppers
b.
people who are compulsive shoppers
c.
people who are speed shoppers
4 Speaking
4a Make a list of things we do when we prepare a talk. Match 1-6 with a-f.
What is the best order to do the six stages?
1.
Put your ideas
a.
the talk.
2.
Check the pronunciation
b.
notes to help you remember things in
the talk.
3.
Find out
c.
to make your points clearer.
4.
Practise
d.
in the best order.
5.
Prepare some pictures
e.
of difficult words.
6.
Make some
f.
some interesting information
.
4b These things can be problems when someone gives a talk. Can you think
of any other problems?
The speaker ...
1.
looks down at the floor.
2.
looks at just one or two people.
3.
speaks very fast.
4.
wears old or dirty clothes.
5.
talks for too long
.
4c Listen to a student giving a short talk about Harrods (audio file 8). What
does the student talk about? Tick the topics.
the building
places to eat
the area
opening times
what you can buy
Internet shopping
4d Complete the notes for the talk with these words.
every building food department floors
huge
1
_______ store – London
beautiful
2
_________ (at night)
open
3
________ day
4
________
can find everything – give examples
also
5
______ halls +cafés / restaurants
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(25) + doctor / bank
4e Listen again and complete the sentences from the talk (audio file 8).
1.
In this short talk, I d like to
______ ______ favourite store – Harrods...
2.
It’s _____ for
its fantastic food halls...
3.
One of the _____ _____ things
is that there’s even a doctor...
4.
To _____
, I think Harrods is the best department store in the world.
4f Prepare and give a short talk of about one minute on your shopping
habits. Before you start, look at the stages in ex. 4a and Appendix 1.
5 Writing
5a Find out what phrases from the box below can be used for e-mails.
Greeting
:
Hello
, ...
Opening phrase:
How’s life? ...
Ending:
See you soon, …
Bye for now Dear ... How are things? Love
Hi How are you? Take care Hope you’re OK
5c You want to buy a gift for someone in your group for their birthday.
Write an email to a friend, asking for ideas. Consult Appendix 2 (p. 45).
6 Extra Activities
6a Read the text Mall Rats. Which of the people do you think would regularly
visit the shops (1-9)?
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MALL RATS
My friends and I go to them all every day after
school. It's just somewhere to spend time with your
friends. We usually just hang out or walk up and
down looking in the clothes shops. We don't often
buy anything. We go to the mall at the weekends too,
and go to the movie theater there or hang out in the
ice cream parlor. We always make sure we look good
when we go to the mall in case there are any cute
boys there!
Nancy
We take the kids to the mall every weekend because
they often have special activities there, like
children's shows and games. We also go to the
bowling alley there too, and the kids love eating at
the food court - there's so much choice: Mexican,
Italian, Thai - and plenty of fast food, of course! We
get the weekly groceries at the mall too, and
sometimes Vanessa goes to the spa there. It's great
having everything under one roof.
The Kowalskis
My friends and I go to the mall about twice a
week. We play the games in the arcade, and
we like to check out the latest DVDs and
computer games in the shops. You can even
listen to the music or try out the new games in
some shops. And we like to buy the latest
sport clothes, too. Sometimes, if it’s raining at
the weekend, we go to indoor skate park at the
mall, too.
Tyler