Unit 3: Shopping

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Safe Shopping
When buying items on the Internet, people should always be careful that their financial details are secure. Some companies take precautions to protect their customers. Amazon.com is an American e-commerce company based in Seattle, Washington. It was one of the major companies to sell goods over the Internet. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and launched in 1995, Amazon began as an online bookshop but soon diversified its product lines by adding VHSs, DVDs, music CDs, MP3s, computer software, video games, toys and more. Bezos chose the name"Amazon" because it started with the letter A, was symbolic of something big and was easy to spell. Amazon.com offers Safety and Security Tips. They advise shoppers to keep theirpassword private. When creating a password, they suggest using at least eight characters, including both letters and numbers, and advise people to frequently change their password. Amazon will never e-mail or call customers on the phone to ask for their password, credit card or bank account number.

Unit 3: Shopping

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You have read about online shopping, in particular about Amazon.com and e-Bay.
Listen to these two texts on Qwiki and all the related ones taht you are curious about.

Unit 3: Shopping

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Talking about shopping is talking about Xmas shopping, when people rush up and down the most important commercial streets on a"spending spree".
Your Task: Watch the first video, enjoy the lights, and try to recognise some of the most famous chain stores in London.

Watch the second video and write down some of the recommendations to "stretch your budget" at Xmas time.

Unit 3: Shopping

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It is not the same to buy in a chain store or at a greengrocer's.
Your Task:

• Watch the first video and tell me what the problem is in the three situations and what the customer decides to do.
• Watch the second video and write down the shopping list.

Unit 3: Writing. A Summary

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Your Task: Read the text on page 146 of your Student's book or the one on page 27 of your Workbook and write a summary of 60-80 words.

Here is the link to the solution of the passive sentences.

Unit 3: Answer Key

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Here is the link to the solution of the workbook exercises corresponding to this unit