Стр.148-149 Unit 12 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс
12 Big spender Skills aims Listening to a number of extracts for details Filling pauses and expressing interest in conversations Reading for gist:
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12 Big spender
Skills aims
Listening to a number of extracts for details
Filling pauses and expressing interest in conversations
Reading for gist: understanding text cohesion
Writing a formal letter of application to practise content, register usage and paragraph formation
Dive in!
A Work in pairs. How much do you know about shopping? Do the quiz and find out.
1 Which country has the largest shopping mall?
a Iran
b the USA
c France
2 Which of the following is not an accessory?
a jewellery
b a belt
c a cardigan
3 What is the spending money given to children or teenagers called?
a pocket money
b bank account
c money box
4 Where would you haggle over the price of an item?
a a department store
b a street market
c a high street shop
5 What can you buy at the butcher’s?
a fruit
b magazines
c meat
Check your answer, on page 193.
Reading
В You are going to read about consumerism. Skim the article. What do you learn about each person in the pictures?
C These sentence parts have been removed from the article. Choose the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra part you do not need to use.
A wouldntaskt want to spend my time
В as she does not have the money
C that some people might even say
D when Max hasntaskt spent some money
E if we werentaskt so fashion-conscious
F as Max and Paula are very similar
G that I can compare prices
H would not allow them to buy
Teenage consumerism
Consumerism is the term used today to describe our obsession with buying things. Some would say that it has become a way of life. In fact, for many people, spending money equals happiness. Is it any wonder then, that young people have also been affectedtask Years ago, the pocket money teenagers got 1) would not allow them to buy an iPod, a trendy outfit or anything more expensive than some sweets, magazines and perhaps even a record. But today, things are different. We interviewed three teenagers about their consumer habits and this is what they had to say.
Paula, 16. is a fashion victim, she admits it herself. Trying to look trendy is listed as her main hobby. I spend at least six hours a week shopping for clothes and shoes. I love it! I 2) wouldntaskt want to spend my time doing anything else.’ Where does Paula find the money to spend on so many clothes when shetasks only 16, you ask?
I have a part time job working as a cashier in a local supermarket on Friday nights after school and on Saturday mornings. Also, I always ask for cash presents for my birthday and for Christmas. I buy most of my clothes when the sales are on, that way I can buy more with my money. I spend so much time window shopping 3) that I can compare prices from one store to the next. I know where to get the best bargains.task She shows me her shoes and a picture of a similar pair at ten times the price. I got these shoes for only 30 pounds, the real thing would have cost me over 300 pounds! I know I could be doing other things with my time, but I find it hard to resist!task
Paula may spend hours a week shopping, but most of that time she is only window shopping 4) as she does not have the money to do much else. Max on the other hand is a shopaholic. How is that different from Paula, you ask? Well. Max, 18, buys something every time he goes shopping and he goes shopping every day!
Tm happiest when Itaskm shopping. I do most of my shopping online. I find it such a pleasure I dontaskt spend all my money on myself. I get presents for friends, my family and even my dog.task A day does not go by 5) when Max hasntaskt spent some money on clothes, games, music or the latest electronic gadget. Retail therapy is very real for Max. He Is only happy when he is spending money.
You probably couldntaskt find two mote different people than Max and Kathy. Kathy, 15. Is careful with her money. So much so, in fact, 6) that some people might even say she is frugal. ‘I dontaskt like spending my money needlessly. I don’t need to buy lots of jeans and shoes to be happy. I have hobbies, family and friends for that. I save money and spend it when I absolutely have to.task Kathy says she is sensible with money and that everyone else is a consumer victim. She says we need to find other things that make us happy because this is something that will end up costing us more than we bargained for. Spending leads to debt. Debt leads to misery. I dontaskt want to be one of those people who cannot see that there are other things in life that can make you happy. Every day more and more shopping malls are popping up around us. Why arentaskt we building parks instead?task
Where will all this spending lead us? To the poor house if wetaskre not careful. As Kathy wisely points out. It s a trap. Fashion changes every year and so, to keep up, you have to buy more things every year. Perhaps 7) if we werentaskt so fashion-conscious or so easily influenced by fashion magazines, we could see past it for what it really is a spending trap. Money doesntaskt grow on trees and the sooner we realize that the better.task
Words in context
D Find these words and phrases in the text. Choose the correct definition for each one.
1 trendy outfit
a a fashionable set of clothes worn together
b trendy clothes that fit
2 sales are on
a when things are for sale
b when shops reduce the price of the goods they sell
3 bargains
a agreements
b things bought more cheaply than usual
4 window-shopping
a looking at things displayed in shop windows
b shopping for windows
5 find it hard to resist
a it is difficult to stop doing it
b it is difficult
6 retail therapy
a shopping to make yourself feel happier
b therapy for an illness
7 frugal
a very careful with money
b careless about money
8 debt
a money that is owed
b money that is lent
9 keep up
a to continue at the same pace
b to keep something up high
10 fashion-conscious
a awaring of what is in fashion and dressing accordingly
b not following the fashions
E Complete the sentences with words from D.
1 I bought some real bargains in the sale. Everything was under ten pounds.
2 Jill is really fashion-conscious. She wants to keep up with all the latest trends.
3 I borrowed money and now Itaskm in debt.
4 Window-shopping is great. Theretasks no need to buy, you can just look.
5 Tina always feels better after some retail therapy.
Quick chat
What advice would you give to Kathy, Paula and Max?