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Unit 1
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Listening 4 Complete the second sentence so that it means

the same as the first.
1 13 Listen to four people talking about 1 I told her the news in secret but she didn’t keep it.
shopping. Write A, B, C or D. You can use I wish I
the speakers more than once. because she didn’t keep it a secret.
1 Which speaker needs quite fashionable yet not 2 Our garden needs water. It hasn’t rained for some time.
expensive clothes? I wish
Speaker(s) because our garden needs water.
2 Which speaker saves time by doing shopping online? 3 I don’t have my credit card with me.
Speaker(s) If only
3 Which speaker never knows what he/she is going to buy? my credit card with me.
Speaker(s) 4 I didn’t know you were coming.
4 Which speaker is focused on what he/she needs to buy? If only I
Speaker(s) were coming.
5 Which speaker is not spontaneous when buying clothes? 5 I feel sick. I ate a whole bar of chocolate.
Speaker(s) If only I
5
a whole bar of chocolate. Now I feel sick.
2 13 Listen again and complete the sentences 5
with one word in each gap.
1 Speaker A doesn’t usually 5 Complete the sentences with these words.
buying something spontaneously.
everything • anybody • everyone • something
2 Speaker B thinks fun is in the shopping
nowhere
rather than in the actual buying.
3 Speaker B isn’t influenced by discounts or 1 There was for me to sit so
. I left.
4 Speaker C compares before 2 has a chance to win.
buying new clothes. Just buy a lottery ticket.
5 Speaker D dislikes music 3 There is wrong with this
in the shops. TV – the picture is blurred.
5
4 can get into the club – you
Total: 10 don’t have to be a member.
5 She seems to have – good
Grammar looks, money, intelligence.
5
3 Complete the dialogue with so, such or such a(n).
Total: 15
 on has (1)
Mary: D big house!
It’s (2) ridiculous.
Kate: Really? How so?
Mary: It’s (3) enormous I actually got
lost on the way to the bathroom!
Kate: It must have been (4)
embarrassing feeling for you.
Mary: Y
 es, it was. But Don has (5)
amazing friends and they all came to find me after
10 minutes.

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Vocabulary Use of English

6 Name the type of shop to match each description. 9 Choose one word to complete the sentences
in the email.
1 It’s a place where you can buy rings, earrings and watches.

Hi Megan,
2 You can buy medicine, beauty products and toiletries
How are you doing? I had (1)
there.
a wonderful time yesterday – I went sales
shopping with my friend Monica. It is always great
3 It’s a shop where you can buy novels, encyclopaedias, etc. with her because she is very interested in fashion
and can advise me really well on the new trends or
4 It’s a large shop divided into several parts, each selling on what suits me. It was (2)
a different type of goods. nice to spend time trying on new clothes.
The shops were crowded because it was Black Friday –
it looked like (3) from our
5 It’s where you go to buy some meat.
town was in the shopping mall. We had to
(4) for ages to pay
5 at the checkout. When we’d finished I was so
hungry I had to eat (5)
7 Choose the correct alternatives to complete in a café. It was just a salad and a bottle of water but
the sentences. I’m sure they had higher prices – unlike the shops –
because of Black Friday! I wish I had
1 How much do I save / owe you for the groceries?
(6) breakfast at home –
2 He’s won / earned £10,000 in the lottery.
I had to (7) some money from
3 We’re making / raising money for the local charity Monica because I had (8)
organisation. everything on the clothes in the shops and didn’t
4 The bank is unwilling to borrow / lend him the money. have enough to pay for my salad. What a shame.
5 I’m not going to win / waste any more time on If only I had taken my credit card.
the problem. Anyway, I hope you’ve also had a great weekend.
5
Best wishes,
Sarah
8 Complete the dialogue with these words.

checkout • debit card • discount • queue 8

changing room

Ruth: C
 ome on Mary! What is taking you so long
in the (1) ?
Mary: Wait a second. I’m trying on the second pair of
jeans. There’s a big (2) if you
buy two pairs.
Ruth: Do you really need two pairs?
Mary: Well, I need only one but the other pair suits me
extremely well. The colour is really great.
Ruth: 
Fine. Oh no, just look at how many people are
waiting in the (3) !
Mary: No wonder, the prices are really tempting.
Ruth: Can you pay with a (4) ?
If you can, let’s use this new
self- (5) machine.
We wouldn’t have to wait so long.
5

Total: 15

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Reading

10 Read the article about shopping. The headings have been removed from A The credit card revolution
the article. Choose the most appropriate headings (A–F) to complete B Our favourite pastime
the article. There are two extra headings.
C Will smartphone technology lead
the next big change?
The future of shopping
1 D The rise of the mall
According to statistics, shopping is now considered one of the most popular pastimes E The new home delivery apps
in the developed world. We spend an average of 15 hours a week on shopping-related F Sofa surfers
activities. So what is it about shopping that we enjoy so much? The answer is that
different aspects of the all-round shopping experience appeal to different people. 4
For some it’s the browsing and comparing goods to get a bargain which they enjoy.
For others it’s the social experience of actually going into shops with friends or relatives 11 Read the article again. Are these
and looking at and trying things together. But whether you like to shop online or in-store, statements True (T) or False (F)?
in your local high street or at big shopping malls, be prepared for big changes in
the way we buy and sell goods over the next few years. The whole shopping experience 1 People enjoy shopping
has evolved enormously in the last few years, and it’s about to change even more. for various reasons. T/F
2 2 Shopping habits
Undoubtedly, the way we shop has changed considerably over the last two decades. haven’t changed much
One significant change, which has already had far-reaching consequences, has been over recent years. T/F
the move away from individual specialist shops on the high street to shopping malls 3 Many small shops have
and large supermarkets in the suburbs. These enormous retail centres are designed
moved their business
to help us save time in our busy lives by presenting a whole range of different items
to shopping malls. T/F
for sale in one place. This is convenient as it means shoppers don’t have to make
time-consuming trips to different parts of town to find all the things they need. Planners 4 Fewer and fewer customers
also encourage shoppers to spend as much time in shopping centres as possible by do their shopping via
including cafés and restaurants where they can eat and relax, and sometimes even the Internet. T/F
leisure facilities like cinemas. The idea is to transform shopping there into a complete 5 Online shopping has
day out, an experience, rather than a simple necessity. And it seems that many
resulted in another type
people love this new way of shopping. The success of malls has, however, changed
of service becoming more
the centres of our towns forever. Small businesses that can’t afford to compete with
the chain stores in shopping malls have had to close, and there are now fewer popular. T/F
and fewer shops in town centres. 6 Technology will allow
3 companies to predict
Another important change in the way we shop is seen in the massive increase in our shopping preferences
the number of people who now shop online. Retailers must have a website and offer in the distant future. T/F
their customers the possibility to order their goods via the Internet, as well as in their 7 Some customers can
stores, if they want to be successful today. The development of shopping websites already get information
means that people can easily browse, order and pay for goods with their tablet
about shopping offers
or smartphone while sitting at home in their living rooms. The online phenomenon
on their mobile phones
has also resulted in a massive change in the way we pay for goods – cash is already
almost a thing of the past – and a huge increase in the growth of delivery companies when walking past
bringing the goods we order directly to our homes. Now it’s no longer a case of certain stores. T/F
the shopper going to the shop, but of the shop coming to the shopper! 8 There are still some new
4 possibilities to make
So, what will the next big change in shopping habits be? Smart technology is already shopping easier. T/F
able to build a profile of our preferences and tastes from our search history online,
and retailers use this information to send us advertisements for similar goods which 8
it thinks we might like to buy. Other types of technology are also being tested which
can send advertising messages to our phones as we pass by different stores to
Total: 12
encourage us to go in and buy their goods, information about special offers, discounts
and new products. However, retail technology is about to go one step further. Imagine
that you are out window shopping one evening and see something that you would like
to buy, but the shop is closed. Soon, smartphone technology will be so advanced that
you’ll be able to simply point your phone at the item in the window and … buy it!
If you’d like to check the cost before you decide to pay, you’ll be able to check prices
for the item in other stores via a link to a price comparison website. If you find the goods
cheaper in another store you can send that information back to the store and you’ll
receive an automatic discount. All that’s left for you to do is to pay remotely using your
credit card details, then wait for your goods to arrive at your home. What could be easier?

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Writing Speaking

12 You recently ordered a laptop online, but it hasn’t 13 Discuss this question with your partner.
arrived. Write an email to the company explaining Use the ideas in the box to help you make brief
the problem and asking for information about what notes before you begin.
has happened.
What type of shopper are you? Describe your shopping
In your email, you should include:
habits.
• the name, model and price of the laptop.
• the date you bought it. • Where do you usually go shopping?
• the website you bought it from. • What kind of products do you usually buy?
• when you expected it to arrive. • How often do you go shopping?
• Does technology influence the way you shop?
• a request for a solution to your problem.
• an explanation of what you will do if there
is no solution. 10

Write 150–180 words.

Total: 80

10

Total: 70

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