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The Internet has changed the nature of the way we shop. More and more of us are shopping online instead of in "bricks and mortar" stores. In the United Kingdom, this is having dire consequences for the traditional high-street store. A respected business leader has released a report containing grim statistics on the future of U.K. retailing. CEO Bill Grimsey warns that 47 per cent of Britain's chain stores are "horribly stressed financially". This amounts to some 20,000 shops. He predicts a quarter of these will be out of business within the next three years. Mr Grimsey has also said that the continual demise of traditional shopping streets has led to what he termed as "ugly" town centres.
Mr Grimsey provided a range of reasons for the degeneration of Britain's downtown areas. Over 40,000 of Britain's shops are empty; roughly eleven per cent of all retail space. Grimsey said many stores have not sufficiently risen to meet the challenge posed by the Internet. He said that rather than looking to the future, and at innovative ideas to lure customers back, many stores are still stuck in the past. In particular, he said companies were too "nostalgic". Another reason is that multinational companies are draining local areas of money. He said: "It is not difficult to keep local money within the local economy, but it doesn't work if…we are listening too much to big firms."
Sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10278443/Half-of-high-street-retailers-in-danger-of-closing-down.html http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2407852/Warning-20-000-high-street-shops-brink-collapse.html#ixzz2dchKcX2v http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/editorial-time-to-rethink-the-high-street-8792880.html
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1. INTERNET SHOPPING: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about Internet shopping. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
nature / shopping online / dire consequences / statistics / stressed / town centres / degeneration / empty shops / challenge / innovative ideas / nostalgic / local economy
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. SHOPPING: What are the pros and cons of these ways of shopping? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
Pros
Cons
Online
In malls
Shopping streets
Via catalogues
Markets
Garage sales
4. SHOPPING: Students A strongly believe shopping is boring and a waste of time; Students B strongly believe shopping is great fun. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
MY e-BOOK
See a sample5. SHOPS: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• clothes shops
• music stores
• bakeries
• electronic goods shops
• bookshops
• toy stores
• furniture shops
• sports shops
6. STORE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "store". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
The article says Internet shopping is changing nature.
T / F
b.
A CEO warned that almost half of UK stores have financial problems.
T / F
c.
Around 5,000 British shops may be out of business in three years.
T / F
d.
A business leader says shopping streets make town centres ugly.
T / F
e.
More than 40,000 shops in the U.K. are vacant.
T / F
f.
A CEO said shops failed to cope with competition from the Internet.
T / F
g.
The CEO said stores were too focused on the future.
T / F
h.
The CEO said it was impossible to keep money in local economies.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.
nature
a.
tempt
2.
dire
b.
issued
3.
released
c.
downfall
4.
predicts
d.
vacant
5.
demise
e.
character
6.
range
f.
sentimental
7.
empty
g.
variety
8.
roughly
h.
terrible
9.
lure
i.
approximately
10.
nostalgic
j.
forecasts
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1.
The Internet has changed the nature
a.
statistics on the future
2.
dire
b.
the local economy
3.
a report containing grim
c.
shopping streets
4.
stores are horribly
d.
of reasons
5.
the continual demise of traditional
e.
space
6.
a range
f.
of the way we shop
7.
roughly eleven per cent of all retail
g.
stressed financially
8.
meet the challenge posed
h.
customers back
9.
lure
i.
consequences
10.
keep local money within
j.
by the Internet
GAP FILL
The Internet has changed the (1) ____________ of the way we shop. More and more of us are shopping online (2) ____________ of in "bricks and mortar" stores. In the United Kingdom, this is having (3) ____________ consequences for the traditional high-street store. A respected business leader has released a report (4) ____________ grim statistics on the future of U.K. (5) ____________. CEO Bill Grimsey warns that 47 per cent of Britain's chain stores are "(6) ____________ stressed financially". This amounts to some 20,000 shops. He (7) ____________ a quarter of these will be out of business within the next three years. Mr Grimsey has also said that the continual (8) ____________ of traditional shopping streets has led to what he termed as "ugly" town centres.
predicts
containing
instead
horribly
nature
dire
demise
retailing
Mr Grimsey provided a (9) ____________ of reasons for the degeneration of Britain's downtown areas. Over 40,000 of Britain's shops are empty; (10) ____________ eleven per cent of all (11) ____________ space. Grimsey said many stores have not sufficiently risen to meet the challenge (12) ____________ by the Internet. He said that rather than looking to the future, and at innovative ideas to (13) ____________ customers back, many stores are still stuck in the past. In particular, he said companies were too "(14) ____________ ". Another reason is that multinational companies are draining local areas of money. He said: "It is not difficult to keep local money within the local (15) ____________, but it doesn't work if…we are listening too much to big (16) ____________."
lure
firms
roughly
posed
range
economy
retail
nostalgic
LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1)
The Internet has changed ______ the way we shop
a. the nurture of
b. the natural of
c. the nature of
d. the natures of2)
shopping online instead of in bricks and ______
a. mortal stores
b. mortar stores
c. more tar stores
d. more tall stores3)
A respected business leader has released a report containing grim statistics
a. containing grin statistics
b. containing rim statistics
c. containing grim statistics
d. containing in statistics4)
Britain's chain stores are "______ financially"
a. horribly stressed
b. horrible, stressed
c. horribly stress
d. horrible stress5)
the continual ______ traditional shopping streets
a. demise with
b. demise of
c. demise for
d. demise from6)
Mr Grimsey provided a range of reasons for ______
a. the regeneration
b. the degeneration
c. the be generation
d. the degenerating7)
roughly eleven per cent of ______
a. all retail space
b. all retail space
c. all retail space
d. all retail space8)
risen to meet the challenge ______ Internet
a. posted by the
b. post by the
c. posed by the
d. supposed by the9)
innovative ideas to ______ back
a. liar customers
b. leer customers
c. lair customers
d. lure customers10)
it doesn't work if we are listening too much ______
a. to big films
b. to big farms
c. to big firms
d. to big fernsLISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
The Internet has changed (1) ___________________ way we shop. More and more of us are shopping online instead of in "bricks and mortar" stores. In the United Kingdom, (2) ___________________ dire consequences for the traditional high-street store. A respected business leader has released a report containing (3) ___________________ the future of U.K. retailing. CEO Bill Grimsey warns that 47 per cent of Britain's chain stores are "horribly stressed financially". This (4) ___________________ 20,000 shops. He predicts a quarter of these will (5) ___________________ within the next three years. Mr Grimsey has also said that the continual demise of traditional shopping streets (6) ___________________ termed as "ugly" town centres.
Mr Grimsey provided a (7) ___________________ for the degeneration of Britain's downtown areas. Over 40,000 of Britain's shops are empty; roughly eleven per cent (8) ___________________. Grimsey said many stores have not sufficiently risen to meet the (9) ___________________ the Internet. He said that rather than looking to the future, and at innovative ideas to lure customers back, many stores (10) ___________________ the past. In particular, he said companies were too "nostalgic". Another reason is that multinational companies (11) ___________________ areas of money. He said: "It is not difficult to keep local money within the local economy, but it doesn't work if…we are listening (12) ___________________ firms."
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.
How did the article describe traditional shops?
2.
What kind of consequences is the Internet having on stores?
3.
What did a report contain?
4.
How many shops could go bust within the next three years?
5.
How did a CEO describe the look of town centres?
6.
What percentage of retail space in the UK is vacant?
7.
What ideas have stores not been looking at?
8.
What feelings did the CEO say stores had too much of?
9.
What is draining local economies of money?
10.
How can local economies make things difficult for themselves?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1.
How did the article describe traditional shops?
6.
What percentage of retail space in the UK is vacant?
a) as online stores
b) as being old-fashioned
c) as being concerned with nature
d) as bricks and mortar stores
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 132.
What kind of consequences is the Internet having on stores?
7.
What ideas have stores not been looking at?
a) dietary
b) dire
c) positive effects
d) unfair
a) ideas to move location
b) nostalgic ideas
c) ideas about new technology
d) ones to bring customers back3.
What did a report contain?
8.
What feelings did the CEO say stores had too much of?
a) photos of every closed store
b) a way forward
c) bleak statistics
d) innovative ideas
a) nostalgia
b) pity
c) anger
d) relief4.
How many shops could go bust within the next three years?
9.
What is draining local economies of money?
a) 5,000
b) 47%
c) 20,000
d) 11%
a) sewage systems
b) tourists
c) multinational firms
d) nostalgia5.
How did a CEO describe the look of town centres?
10.
How can local economies make things difficult for themselves?
a) modern
b) comfortable
c) ugly
d) original
a) by not offering huge discounts
b) by listening to big companies
c) competing with the Internet
d) closing earlyROLE PLAY
Role A – Internet shopping
You think Internet shopping is the best way to shop. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): malls, markets or shopping streets.
Role B – Malls
You think malls are the best way to shop. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): Internet shopping, markets or shopping streets.
Role C – Markets
You think markets are the best way to shop. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): malls, Internet shopping or shopping streets.
Role D – Shopping streets
You think shopping streets are the best way to shop. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their ways. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): malls, markets or Internet shopping.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'shop' and 'store'.
shop
store
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- nature
- dire
- statistics
- amounts
- three
- ugly
- range
- 11
- meet
- past
- particular
- listening
SHOPS SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about shops in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1
_____________
STUDENT 2
_____________
STUDENT 3
_____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
SHOPS DISCUSSION
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a)
What did you think when you read the headline?
b)
What springs to mind when you hear the word 'shop'?
c)
What do you think of Internet shopping?
d)
How is Internet shopping better than going to a mall?
e)
What do you think of traditional stores?
f)
How can regular shops compete with the Internet?
g)
What would happen if thousands of stores in your country went bust?
h)
How has your local shopping area changed in the past few years?
i)
Will all shopping be online in the future?
j)
What's your favourite shop (and why)?
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a)
Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)
What's the difference between a shop and a store?
c)
How is going to a mall better than Internet shopping?
d)
How risky is it to open a new shop?
e)
Why have stores been slow to recognize the threat from the Internet?
f)
How can stores lure customers back?
g)
Do you prefer locally-owned stores or international brands?
h)
Is window shopping a total waste of time?
i)
Are people tempted to buy more online or in real stores?
j)
What questions would you like to ask Mr Grimsey?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE - CLOZE
The Internet has changed the (1) ____ of the way we shop. More and more of us are shopping online instead of in "bricks and mortar" stores. In the United Kingdom, this is having (2) ____ consequences for the traditional high-street store. A respected business leader has released a report containing (3) ____ statistics on the future of U.K. retailing. CEO Bill Grimsey warns that 47 per cent of Britain's chain stores are "(4) ____ stressed financially". This amounts to some 20,000 shops. He predicts a quarter of these will be (5) ____ of business within the next three years. Mr Grimsey has also said that the continual demise of traditional shopping streets has led to what he termed (6) ____ "ugly" town centres.
Mr Grimsey provided a range of reasons for the (7) ____ of Britain's downtown areas. Over 40,000 of Britain's shops are empty; (8) ____ eleven per cent of all retail space. Grimsey said many stores have not sufficiently risen to meet the challenge (9) ____ by the Internet. He said that (10) ____ than looking to the future, and at innovative ideas to lure customers back, many stores are still stuck in the past. In particular, he said companies were too "nostalgic". Another reason is that multinational companies are (11) ____ local areas of money. He said: "It is not difficult to keep local money within the local economy, but it doesn't work if…we are listening too much to big (12) ____."
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.
(a)
maturity
(b)
natural
(c)
nurture
(d)
nature
2.
(a)
fire
(b)
mire
(c)
lyre
(d)
dire
3.
(a)
germ
(b)
grim
(c)
gram
(d)
grime
4.
(a)
horrible
(b)
horrid
(c)
horribly
(d)
horror
5.
(a)
outside
(b)
outing
(c)
out
(d)
outer
6.
(a)
as
(b)
has
(c)
was
(d)
is
7.
(a)
generation
(b)
degeneration
(c)
regeneration
(d)
ingeneration
8.
(a)
roughly
(b)
coarsely
(c)
turbulently
(d)
bristly
9.
(a)
pasted
(b)
posed
(c)
peered
(d)
posted
10.
(a)
prefer
(b)
instead
(c)
rather
(d)
alternative
11.
(a)
leaking
(b)
dripping
(c)
draining
(d)
seeping
12.
(a)
ferns
(b)
farms
(c)
forms
(d)
firms
SPELLING
Paragraph 1
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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6.
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7.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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11.
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12.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( )
Mr Grimsey provided a range of reasons for the degeneration of Britain's downtown areas. Over 40,000 of Britain's shops
( )
for the traditional high-street store. A respected business leader has released a report containing grim
( )
"nostalgic". Another reason is that multinational companies are draining local areas of
( )
stores are "horribly stressed financially". This amounts to some 20,000 shops. He predicts a quarter of these will be out
( )
within the local economy, but it doesn't work if…we are listening too much to big firms."
( )
of business within the next three years. Mr Grimsey has also said that the continual demise
( )
of in "bricks and mortar" stores. In the United Kingdom, this is having dire consequences
( )
statistics on the future of U.K. retailing. CEO Bill Grimsey warns that 47 per cent of Britain's chain
( )
are empty; roughly eleven per cent of all retail space. Grimsey said many stores have not sufficiently
( 1 )
The Internet has changed the nature of the way we shop. More and more of us are shopping online instead
( )
money. He said: "It is not difficult to keep local money
( )
risen to meet the challenge posed by the Internet. He said that rather than looking to the future, and at innovative
( )
ideas to lure customers back, many stores are still stuck in the past. In particular, he said companies were too
( )
of traditional shopping streets has led to what he termed as "ugly" town centres.
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
1.
changed has Internet The shop we way the of nature the.
2.
and instead bricks stores online in mortar Shopping of.
3.
statistics A on report the containing future grim.
4.
will these of quarter a predicts He business of out be.
5.
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6.
of Reasons Britain's for downtown the areas degeneration.
7.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
The Internet has changed the nature / nurture of the way we shop. More and more of us are shopping online instead / rather of in "bricks and mortar" stores. In the United Kingdom, this is having mire / dire consequences for the traditional high-street store. A respective / respected business leader has released a report containing grin / grim statistics on the future of U.K. retailing. CEO Bill Grimsey warns that 47 per cent of Britain's chain / chained stores are "horribly stressed / stresses financially". This equals / amounts to some 20,000 shops. He predicts a quarter of these will be out for / of business within the next three years. Mr Grimsey has also said that the continual demise / despise of traditional shopping streets has led to what he termed as "ugly" town centres.
Mr Grimsey provided a range / derange of reasons for the degeneration of Britain's downtown areas. Over 40,000 of Britain's shops are empty; evenly / roughly eleven per cent of all retail / detail space. Grimsey said many stores have not sufficiently risen / rising to meet the challenge posed / posted by the Internet. He said that rather than looking to the future, and at innovative ideas to lure / lurk customers back, many stores are still stuck on / in the past. In particular, he said companies were too "nostalgia" / "nostalgic". Another reason is that multinational companies are draining local areas of / for money. He said: "It is not difficult to keep local money within the local economy, but it doesn't work if…we are listening too much to big farms / firms."
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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Mr Gr_ms_y pr_v_d_d _ r_ng_ _f r__s_ns f_r th_ d_g_n_r_t__n _f Br_t__n's d_wnt_wn _r__s. _v_r 40,000 _f Br_t__n's sh_ps _r_ _mpty; r__ghly _l_v_n p_r c_nt _f _ll r_t__l sp_c_. Gr_ms_y s__d m_ny st_r_s h_v_ n_t s_ff_c__ntly r_s_n t_ m__t th_ ch_ll_ng_ p_s_d by th_ _nt_rn_t. H_ s__d th_t r_th_r th_n l__k_ng t_ th_ f_t_r_, _nd _t _nn_v_t_v_ _d__s t_ l_r_ c_st_m_rs b_ck, m_ny st_r_s _r_ st_ll st_ck _n th_ p_st. _n p_rt_c_l_r, h_ s__d c_mp_n__s w_r_ t__ "n_st_lg_c". _n_th_r r__s_n _s th_t m_lt_n_t__n_l c_mp_n__s _r_ dr__n_ng l_c_l _r__s _f m_n_y. H_ s__d: "_t _s n_t d_ff_c_lt t_ k__p l_c_l m_n_y w_th_n th_ l_c_l _c_n_my, b_t _t d__sn't w_rk _f…w_ _r_ l_st_n_ng t__ m_ch t_ b_g f_rms."
PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
the internet has changed the nature of the way we shop more and more of us are shopping online instead of in "bricks and mortar" stores in the united kingdom this is having dire consequences for the traditional high-street store a respected business leader has released a report containing grim statistics on the future of uk retailing ceo bill grimsey warns that 47 per cent of britain's chain stores are "horribly stressed financially" this amounts to some 20000 shops he predicts a quarter of these will be out of business within the next three years mr grimsey has also said that the continual demise of traditional shopping streets has led to what he termed as "ugly" town centres
mr grimsey provided a range of reasons for the degeneration of britain's downtown areas over 40000 of britain's shops are empty roughly eleven per cent of all retail space grimsey said many stores have not sufficiently risen to meet the challenge posed by the internet he said that rather than looking to the future and at innovative ideas to lure customers back many stores are still stuck in the past in particular he said companies were too "nostalgic" another reason is that multinational companies are draining local areas of money he said "it is not difficult to keep local money within the local economy but it doesn't work if…we are listening too much to big firms"
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
TheInternethaschangedthenatureofthewayweshop.Moreandmoreofusares
hoppingonlineinsteadofin"bricksandmortar"stores.IntheUnitedKingdom,thi
sishavingdireconsequencesforthetraditionalhigh-streetstore.Arespect
edbusinessleaderhasreleasedareportcontaininggrimstatisticsonthefutureof
U.K.retailing.CEOBillGrimseywarnsthat47percentofBritain'schainstoresare
"horriblystressedfinancially".Thisamountstosome20,000shops.Hepredictsa
quarterofthesewillbeoutofbusinesswithinthenextthreeyears.MrGrimseyhas
alsosaidthatthecontinualdemiseoftraditionalshoppingstreetshasledtowhath
etermedas"ugly"towncentres.MrGrimseyprovidedarangeofreasonsforthed
egenerationofBritain'sdowntownareas.Over40,000ofBritain'sshopsareemp
ty;roughlyelevenpercentofallretailspace.Grimseysaidmanystoreshavenots
ufficientlyrisentomeetthechallengeposedbytheInternet.Hesaidthatratherth
anlookingtothefuture,andatinnovativeideastolurecustomersback,manystor
esarestillstuckinthepast.Inparticular,hesaidcompaniesweretoo"nostalgic".
Anotherreasonisthatmultinationalcompaniesaredraininglocalareasofmoney
.Hesaid:"Itisnotdifficulttokeeplocalmoneywithinthelocaleconomy,butitdoes
n'tworkif…wearelisteningtoomuchtobigfirms."FREE WRITING
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ACADEMIC WRITING
Compare and contrast shopping online and shopping in "bricks and mortar" stores.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about how the Internet is affecting "bricks and mortar" stores. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. INTERNET SHOPPING: Make a poster about the pros and cons of Internet shopping. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. THE FUTURE OF RETAILING: Write a magazine article about how we will shop in the future. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against Internet shopping.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to a retailer. Ask him/her three questions about the future of "bricks and mortar" stores. Give him/her three ideas on how to get people back into shops. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a
F
b
T
c
T
d
F
e
T
f
T
g
F
h
F
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1.
nature
a.
character
2.
dire
b.
terrible
3.
released
c.
issued
4.
predicts
d.
forecasts
5.
demise
e.
downfall
6.
range
f.
variety
7.
empty
g.
vacant
8.
roughly
h.
approximately
9.
lure
i.
tempt
10.
nostalgic
j.
sentimental
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1.
As "bricks and mortar" stores
2.
Dire consequences
3.
Grim statistics
4.
5,000
5.
He said they were ugly
6.
11%
7.
Ones to bring customers back
8.
Nostalgia
9.
Multinational companies
10.
By listening to big companies
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1.
d
2.
b
3.
c
4.
a
5.
c
6.
b
7.
d
8.
a
9.
c
10.
b
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