LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Compare ways of buying things
4
GET READY TO WATCH
Nisrine and Alina are talking about shopping online
versus shopping in a store. Which kind of shopping
do you prefer? Why?
WATCH
Watch the video. Circle the correct words.
1.
Nisrine
likes / doesn’t like
going to stores.
2.
Nisrine thinks that the prices
online / in a store
are usually lower.
3.
Alina prefers to buy clothes
online / in a store
.
4.
Alina thinks it’s easier to get information from
a person / a computer
.
5.
Nisrine’s
daughter / sister
knows a lot about computers.
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video. Complete the conversation.
Alina:
Nisrine, do you do a lot of your shopping on the Internet?
Nisrine:
Oh, sure. Who wants to go to a store? The
, the lines, the
crowds . . . I prefer to just go online and shop from the comfort of my own home.
Alina:
Yeah, I know what you mean. Shopping online is definitely more convenient than
shopping in a real store.
Nisrine:
And things are usually cheaper
, too.
Alina:
True. But for some things, I still prefer to go to a store.
Nisrine:
Oh, yeah? For what?
Alina:
Well, for
, of
course. You can’t try on clothing if
you’re shopping online.
B
Listen and repeat.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
Use your own names.
D
PAIRS
What are some good and bad things
about shopping online and shopping in a
regular store? Write a list.
E
SAME PAIRS
Make similar conversations.
Talk about whether you prefer to shop online
or in a regular store. Use your ideas from Exercise D.
PAIRS
Shopping online has become so popular that some regular stores are
going out of business. Do you think this is a problem? Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
The words
the
and
to
have two pronunciations.
Before a consonant sound, they have the short
vowel /
ə
/. Before a vowel sound, they often have
a clearer vowel sound:
the
/
ði
/ and
to
/
tu
/.
Listen and repeat.
the traffic, the lines, the crowds
on the Internet
to go
to a store
Pronunciation Note
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