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👉SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Read the list below and tick (✔) the most common reason(s) why you go shopping.
- hanging out with friends ⬜
- reducing stress ⬜
- buying goods ⬜
- exercising ⬜
- browsing ⬜
2. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
Why We Go to Shopping Centres
Shopping centres attract a lot of customers, especially at the weekend, on holidays, or during sales. People go there to shop. Shopping centres offer a wide range of products to choose from. Customers can touch the products and try on clothes and shoes. This makes them feel more comfortable when they decide to buy something.
However, people also go to shopping centres for many other reasons. Some people go there for entertainment. These centres often offer year-round free entertainment for customers of all ages such as live music and special performances. During holidays, shoppers can see decorations and join in the holiday excitement. It's a good way to relax. Some people go there just to hang out with friends. They go browsing and chat while wandering through the shopping malls. Others visit shopping centres to get exercise.
They enjoy walking for one or two hours in clean and well-lit areas. Some people even go there to avoid the heat or cold outside. Shopping centres offer free air conditioning and heating.
1. People go to a shopping centre _____.
A. only for shopping
B. mainly to hang out
C. for many reasons
2. At shopping centres, customers can _____.
A. touch the products
B. bargain to get lower prices
C. pay to watch live performances
3. A kind of entertainment at a shopping centre is _____.
A. fashion contests
B. live music
C. painting exhibitions
4. Some people exercise at a shopping centre because they like its _____.
A. crowds B. well-lit areas C. shops
5. The word "year-round" in paragraph 2 is similar in meaning to _____.
A. always B. sometimes C. rarely
3. Fill in each blank with ONE word from the passage.
Shopping centres
1. attract a lot of customers during _____.
2. allow customers to _____ on clothes and shoes.
3. offer free _____ for customers of all ages.
4. are full of _____ during holidays.
5. offer _____ air conditioning andheating.
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Speaking
4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a new shopping centre.
• Student A reads the suggestions for questions on card A.
• Student B reads the information about the new shopping centre on card B (page 91).
CARD A
Northwood Shopping Centre
1. Where / it?
2. How many / shops?
3. What kind of entertainment?
4. What/opening hours?
5. What date/open?
5. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about a shopping centre, a supermarket, or an open-air market in your area. Take notes of your partner's answers and report them to the class.
You can use the suggestions below:
- where it is
- how you get there
- what its opening hours are
- what you do there
- what you like / don't like about it
