"Shopping Advice"
Reading Lesson

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

addicted: unable to stop doing something
spend: to use money to buy things
mall: a large building with many stores
advice: suggestions to help you decide what to do
following: coming next
stick to: to follow or not change
go shopping: to go to stores to buy things
several: more than two but not many
on sale: available at a lower price
deduct: to take away an amount
bill: a paper that shows how much money you owe
set aside: to save something for later

Exercise - Key Words

Read the definition and select the word that was defined.

Reading

Shopping Advice

Are you a "shop-aholic"? Are you addicted to shopping? Do you spend too much money at the mall? Try some of the following advice to limit how much you spend at the mall.

Don't go to the mall. If you need to buy something, just go to the individual store that you need Don't walk through the mall where you will see other things that you want to buy.

Make a list and stick to it. Make a list of the things that you need to buy when you go shopping. Only shop for those things.

If something that you know you'll need (not want) is on sale buy several of them. For example, if the brand of shampoo that you use is on sale, buy several of them.

Don't use credit cards. Now many stores allow you to pay with debit cards or ATM cards (Automated Teller Machine card). With debit and ATM cards the money is automatically deducted out of your account. If you have to use the credit card, set aside the cash to pay for it when the credit card bill arrives.

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Comprehension Questions

Complete each sentence with the correct information from the box.

buy several of them.
go to the individual store, buy it, and leave.
set aside the cash to pay for it.
make a list and only buy those things.

Writing

Describe in English the last time you went shopping. Which stores did you go to? Who did you go with? What did you buy?

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