Speaking: Shopping

Question 1

Describe a place you like to shop for food.
You should talk about:
Where this place is
What this place is like
What you buy there
And explain why you like buying food at this place

Answer 1

Vocabulary:
- A loyal customer
- Distance:
- Shop: aisle
- Food: dairy products, local produce, staples, condiments, locally sourced products, imported goods

Question 2

How do advertisements influence people to buy things?

Question 3

Apart from advertising, what other factors influence people’s decisions to buy things?

Question 4

What are some advantages (disadvantages) of buying things on the Internet?

Question 5

What are the advantages and disadvantages of advertising?

Question 6

Is advertising really necessary in modern society?

Question 7

Describe an advertisement which you found persuasive.
You should talk about:
what the advertisement was for
where you saw or read it
what the advertisement consisted of
and why you found it so persuasive.

Answer 7

Tense: past tense
Vocab: convincing,
the ad featured (product), showcased
(unique selling points, special features), celebrity’s endorsement, user’s testimonials