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<cat_item title="1. Read and translate the text 'Shopping Experience'. Get ready to do Check Point according to the text. {Assessment}" paragraph="true" swf="m1_assessmentread.swf" audio="" type="text">

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<![CDATA[<p><b><a href='event:swf/shop.jpg'><font color='#3C5999'><u>Shopping Experience</u></font></a></b><br /><br />

There are several ways to improve the shopping experience. There are different types of shopping, so the first step is to decide how to shop. Shopping can be done in the traditional way by heading to the shopping malls and doing in-store shopping. It can also be done by staying at home and indulging in online shopping.

The Internet has certainly revolutionized the shopping experience. Many people find it more convenient to check things online. It is easier to read product reviews by other consumers, to research prices and compare shops at different online shopping stores.<br /><br />

In this way, they can get the best possible bargain from the comfort of their home and have it delivered right to their door too. Online shopping is also a boon if a customer lives in a remote area far away from any major stores. It ensures that the shopping experience is not limited by geographical boundaries.

When buying online, however, it is important to buy from a reliable vendor and make sure that the site is secure. Read the site privacy policy and their product return policy. Make sure that the purchase, the purchase price, the order delivery time and the shipping charges are clearly detailed before making the payment.

Online shopping is easy, but shopping is not just about getting essentials or, for that matter, non-essentials. People often visit shopping malls and shops for the social and entertainment factors found in those places. Traders know this and they also know that just looking can lead people into buying things.

So they make an effort on their part to enhance the shopping experience for shoppers. This can mean arranging products in a way that can be easily seen and accessed by shoppers. On the other hand, the dazzling array of goods can also overwhelm and confuse buyers to the extent that they don't know where to start.

Traditional shoppers at shopping malls can do two things to make their shopping experience easier for themselves. They can make a list of things they need and they can draw up a strict shopping budget. This way they will know what they have come to buy and they won't overspend.<br /><br />

The crowds at the shopping malls are another aspect to consider when doing in-store shopping. Pushing through a crush or getting shoved by other frantic shoppers does nothing to enhance the shopping experience. It might be wiser to make a note of slow shopping times and do the required shopping then.

Take the help of the shop assistant to find any particular thing that seems hard to locate. Be clear and polite in stating what is required. Smile and thank the assistant for his or her help. That will improve everyone's shopping experience.<br /><br />

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<cat_item title="2. Find the English equivalents from the {text}:" swf="u1_texts.swf" nextVisible="true" type="textEntry">

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<item write="1. надежный поставщик – {.}" answer="reliable vendor"/>

<item write="2. время доставки заказа – {.}" answer="order delivery time"/>

<item write="3. транспортные расходы – {.}" answer="shipping charges"/>

<item write="4. делать лишние траты – {.}" answer="overspend"/>

<item write="5. ослепительное многообразие товаров – {.}" answer="dazzling array of goods"/>

<item write="6. побуждать людей к покупке вещей – {.}" answer="lead people into buying things"/>

<item write="7. правила возврата покупок – {.}" answer="product return policy"/>

<item write="8. делать необходимые покупки – {.}" answer="do the required shopping"/>

<item write="9. расширить покупательский опыт – {.}" answer="enhance the shopping experience"/>

<item write="10. строго планируемые расходы на покупки – {.}" answer="strict shopping budget"/>

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<cat_item title="3. Fill in the sentences with the appropriate word(s). Translate the sentences." swf="" nextVisible="true" type="textEntry">

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<item a="shopping list" b="shop assistant" c="arrange products" d="overspend"/>

<item a="shopping budget" b="convenient" c="entertainment" d="lead"/>

<item a="confuse" b="polite" c="" d=""/>

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<item write="1. Though traditional shopping has some disadvantages people often visit malls for {.}. " answer="entertainment"/>

<item write="2. If you want to make your shopping experience easier you have to make the {.}" answer="shopping list"/>

<item write="3. Many people find it more {.} to check things online, sitting on the sofa and not to push through a crush. " answer="convenient"/>

<item write="4. Sometimes it is difficult to find a particular thing in the shop. In this case take the help of the {.}. " answer="shop assistant"/>

<item write="5. Traders know that people often visit shopping malls for entertainment factors and looking can {.} people for buying things." answer="lead"/>

<item write="6. Be {.} and thank the assistant for his or her help." answer="polite"/>

<item write="7. If you want to improve your shopping experience you have to draw up strict {.}. " answer="shopping budget"/>

<item write="8. If you have a strict shopping budget and a shopping list you won’t {.}. " answer="overspend"/>

<item write="9. A great deal of choice in the shopping malls can {.} buyers to the extent that they don’t know what to buy and where to start." answer="confuse"/>

<item write="10. To enhance the shopping experience for shoppers traders try to {.} in a way that can be easily seen and accessed by shoppers." answer="arrange products"/>

<item write=" " answer=""/>

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<b>Group A prefer online shopping. Write down and discuss advantages of it. <br />

Group B do the shopping in the traditional way. Write down and discuss disadvantages of online shopping. <br /><br />

Take part in a round table discussion on the topic 'Online shopping vs. traditional shopping' using the following phrases.</b>

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Stating an opinion:<br />

• In my opinion...<br />

• I believe that...<br />

• As far as I'm concerned...<br />

• If you ask me...<br />

<br /><br />

Expressing agreement:<br />

• I agree with you 100 percent.<br />

• I couldn't agree with you more.<br />

• That's for sure.<br />

• You're absolutely right.<br />

• Absolutely.<br />

• That's exactly how I feel.<br />

• Exactly.<br />

• (weak) I suppose so./I guess so.<br />

• I was just going to say that.<br />

<br /><br />

Expressing disagreement:<br />

• I don't think so.<br />

• (strong) No way.<br />

• I'm afraid I disagree.<br />

• (strong) I totally disagree.<br />

• Not necessarily.<br />

• That's not always true.<br />

• No, I'm not so sure about that.<br />

<br /><br />

Interruptions:<br />

• Can I add something here?<br />

• If I might add something...<br />

• Sorry to interrupt, but...<br />

• (after accidentally interrupting someone) Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry, you were saying...<br />

• (after being interrupted) You didn't let me finish.<br />

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<cat_item title="5. HOME ASSIGNMENT. Learn the theoretical grammar material on Conditionals." swf="" paragraph="true" audio="" type="text">

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<b>Get ready to answer the following questions:</b><br />

• In what cases do we use Zero Conditionals? How to form it?<br />

• In what cases do we use First Conditionals? How to form it?<br />

• In what cases do we use Second Conditionals? How to form it?<br />

• In what cases do we use the verb WISH?<br /><br /><br /><br />

<b>You can use the following references:</b>

<br /><a href='http://www.the-world.ru/english-language/grammar/predlozhenie/171-uslovnoe'><font color='#3C5999'><u>Условное предложение в английском языке.</u></font></a><br />

<br /><a href='http://www.correctenglish.ru/theory/grammar/conditionals/'><font color='#3C5999'><u>Английские условные предложения. Условные предложения в английском языке (Conditionals)</u></font></a><br />

<br /><a href='http://online-teacher.ru/study/tipy-uslovnyx-predlozhenij-anglijskij-yazyk'><font color='#3C5999'><u>Типы условных предложений английский язык.</u></font></a><br />

<br /><a href='http://english-4life.com.ua/urokionline/intermidiet/uslovpred.html'><u>Условные предложения в английском языке.</u></font></a><br />

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<cat_item title="6. Fill in the gaps with missing words from the {text}." swf="u1_texts.swf" nextVisible="true" type="textEntry" test="bonus">

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<item write="1. A {.} is a building or group of buildings that contains stores. " answer="shopping mall"/>

<item write="2. {.} is the process of buying goods and services from merchants who sell on the Internet." answer="Online shopping"/>

<item write="3. A {.} is someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company etc. " answer="customer"/>

<item write="4. A {.} is something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price. " answer="bargain"/>

<item write="5. A {.} is something that is very useful and makes your life a lot easier or better. " answer="boon"/>

<item write="6. A {.} is someone who sells things, especially on the street." answer="vendor"/>

<item write="7. A {.} is something you buy, or the act of buying it. " answer="purchase"/>

<item write="8. A {.} is an amount of money that has been or must be paid. " answer="payment"/>

<item write="9. The {.} is knowledge or skill that you gain from the process of buying things." answer="shopping experience"/>

<item write="10. A {.} is the real or imaginary line that marks the edge of a state, country etc, or the edge of an area of land that belongs to someone." answer="boundary"/>

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