ESL Podcast 832 – Creating an Online Store Flashcards
making good progress toward something
Kay: I’d say we’re …….. to establishing our new online store.
Greg: I can’t wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will pour in and we’ll make
money hand over fist.
Igor is getting really good grades and is well on his way to becoming the top
student.
a website where people can buy products
Kay: I’d say we’re well on our way to establishing our new …….
Greg: I can’t wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will pour in and we’ll make
money hand over fist.
- Do you prefer to buy books from online stores, or physical bookstores?
to launch; to begin something; for something to start for
the first time
Kay: I’d say we’re well on our way to establishing our new online store.
Greg: I can’t wait for this to ……… Orders will pour in and we’ll make
money hand over fist.
- We hope to get this project off the ground by the end of the summer.
to receive a lot of something, especially money
Kay: I’d say we’re well on our way to establishing our new online store.
Greg: I can’t wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will……. and we’ll make
money hand over fist.
- The director was very pleased when the critics’ praise started pouring in.
to make a lot of money; for something to be
very profitable
Kay: I’d say we’re well on our way to establishing our new online store.
Greg: I can’t wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will pour in and we’ll ……..
- If only we had invested in technology companies 20 years ago, we’d be making
money hand over fist!
to get too excited about something so that one
begins thinking about what will happen in the future before one has finished all
the preparations
Kay: I’d say we’re well on our way to establishing our new online store.
Greg: I can’t wait for this to get off the ground. Orders will pour in and we’ll make
money hand over fist.
Kay: Let’s not …… ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
- Wendy got ahead of herself, buying paint and curtains before she had even
bought the house.
a plan for how one will find buyers and interest them in buying
one’s products and services
Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
Greg: All right. We’ve created a …… that includes several ways to
drive traffic to our website.
- Our marketing plan calls for a mix of newspaper ads, email campaigns, and
radio announcements.
to encourage and direct many people to go to a particular
website or store
Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing plan that includes several ways to
…… to our website.
- Many companies are using social media sites to drive traffic to their online
stores.
to connect and configure a piece of hardware or software so that it
works with one’s computer system
Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing plan that includes several ways to
drive traffic to our website.
Kay: That’s great. We’ve also …… a shopping cart and a secure way to
process orders.
- How long did it take you to install the new scanner?
the part of a website where individuals can see a list of the
products they have decided to buy and then “check out” (pay for the products)
Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing plan that includes several ways to
drive traffic to our website.
Kay: That’s great. We’ve also installed a …..and a secure way to
process orders.
- Once you have everything in your shopping cart, click “Check Out” and then
enter your credit card information.
safe; without risk of one’s personal or financial information being stolen
Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing plan that includes several ways to
drive traffic to our website.
Kay: That’s great. We’ve also installed a shopping cart and a ……… way to
process orders.
- Li keeps his online accounts secure by using a different password for each one.
to receive, fulfill, and ship products that have been ordered
and paid for by people
Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing plan that includes several ways to
drive traffic to our website.
Kay: That’s great. We’ve also installed a shopping cart and a secure way to
………
- It usually takes us just 2-3 days to process orders after we receive the payment.
to observe and monitor the status of orders, including when
orders were placed, when they were paid for, and when products were sent and
received
Kay: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s see where we are in our
preparations.
Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing plan that includes several ways to
drive traffic to our website.
Kay: That’s great. We’ve also installed a shopping cart and a secure way to
process orders.
Greg: We can use that system to ……, right?
- This computer program makes it easy to track orders. Just click here to see the
most recent status.
to observe and record; to save data
Kay: That’s great. We’ve also installed a shopping cart and a secure way to
process orders.
Greg: We can use that system to track orders, right?
Kay: That’s right. All customer information will be ……… and we’ll have a
database of information we can mine later
- This website captures each visitor’s email address and country or origin.
a computer program that saves and organizes a large amount of
information
Greg: All right. We’ve created a marketing plan that includes several ways to
drive traffic to our website.
Kay: That’s great. We’ve also installed a shopping cart and a secure way to
process orders.
Greg: We can use that system to track orders, right?
Kay: That’s right. All customer information will be captured and we’ll have a
………of information we can mine later.
- The university has a database that records personal and academic information
for each student.
