DATE: ____________________________________________________

LISTEN TO SIX PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT SHOPPING ONLINE AND

COMPLETE THE LINES WITH THE WORDS YOU HEAR:

DO YOU USUALLY BUY THINGS ONLINE?

Lindsay / United States

Yes, I've bought ______________ ________________

______________. This year, I bought all of my family's Christmas presents
online. I bought my ________________ a calendar, and I bought my
_______________ a golf bag online. And I bought my ______________a gift
certificate to an American store, because she wants ________
____________ a new suit.

Paul / England

I'm an avid record collector, vinyl record collector. I often use internet
shopping sites to purchase rare and difficult-to-find records. It offers a huge
range and access to records that often record shops __________ _________
____________, or you have to ___________ __________ ______________
to come into stock. So, I find it opens up a whole world of options.

Gareth / England

I've bought stuff from Amazon before, and just mostly ____________
and ___________ and stuff like that, and it was really convenient. I could click
online, and it got sent to my door, and I paid on delivery. So, yeah, it was
really easy.

Sarah / England

I tend to do more of my shopping online, including __________

____________ _________________, generally because it saves time and
normally saves money. I've always gotten with online shopping; I've never really
had a problem with it. Even when you want to return something, it's always
______________ _____________.

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Shifani / New Zealand

Yes, I have bought quite a few things online, actually. I use Trade Me
quite a lot, where you can buy items, used or new, from other users. So, I've
bought computer software, I've bought a _________________, I've bought a
________________, I've even bought ____________and jackets, and have
been satisfied every single time.

Warren / Canada

Yeah, I actually quite often buy things from the internet. The
___________ ______________ I bought was a ____________, actually. I
was quite surprised; I've never bought anything that large before. I actually just
ordered it and it hasn't arrived yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing how easily
they can deliver that.

Adria / United States

Yes. Actually, _________ ________________is a computer

engineer, and because of that, he likes a lot of gadgets, so I go to a website and
get him some kind of geeky little trinkets* __________ ____________ for
birthdays and Christmas.

*A trinket is a small piece of jewelry of little value.

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Now, answer these questions:
1) Lindsay bought her sister a _______ .

a) new suit
b) gift certificate

2) Paul likes to buy _______ online.

a) digital music
b) old records

3) Gareth pays for the products _______ .

a) online by credit card

b) at his house

4) Sarah likes to buy _____ .

a) food
b) clothes

5) Shifani does NOT mention ______ .

a) clothes
b) electronics
c) furniture

6) Warren says his table _______ arrived.

a) has not yet

b) has already

7) Who bought the biggest item?

a) Paul
b) Gareth
c) Warren

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