Lesson 3_Unit 1_ L&S_Academic English B2

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What retail trick do you remember?

Briefly describe them within 1 minute.

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Do you think online shopping will completely replace physical stores in the future?

Use 'if' statements to support your answer. Record under 1 minute.

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SECOND ROUND:

Do you think online shopping will completely replace physical stores in the future?

Use 'if' statements to support your answer. Record under 1 minute.

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1. It’s​

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to look at old photographs from fifty years ago. Fashions have changed so much!

2. Some parents are ​

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about their children’s approach to money. Young people have easy access to credit cards, and some think of shopping as a hobby.

3. Don’t worry if you don’t have enough money to go out for dinner. I have some extra money, so I’ll​

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you.

4. Many expensive hair products are not very different from less expensive products. It’s easy to find a(n) ​

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for a luxury product.

5. Students often borrow money to pay for their college education. A negative consequence is that these students may graduate with large amounts of ​

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concerned

fascinating

treat

substitute

debt

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1. It’s fascinating to look at old photographs from fifty years ago. Fashions have changed so much!

2. Some parents are concerned about their children’s approach to money. Young people have easy access to credit cards, and some think of shopping as a hobby.

3. Don’t worry if you don’t have enough money to go out for dinner. I have some extra money, so I’ll treat you.

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Record reading in under 1 minute.

4. Many expensive hair products are not very different from less expensive products. It’s easy to find a(n) substitute for a luxury product.

5. Students often borrow money to pay for their college education. A negative consequence is that these students may graduate with large amounts of debt

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6. Researchers ​

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that up to 10 percent of college students have serious financial problems.

7. Studying when you are tired is not a(n)​

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use of your time. It’s better to get some sleep, then come back to your studies.

8. Some high schools have introduced financial planning classes for their students. Teenagers are becoming more ​

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of the need to manage their money well.

9. Even if you have plenty of money, it is a good idea to​

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the amount you spend on things that you don’t really need.

10. There is a ​

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of workers, especially in the service industries. It is hard to find good servers.

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estimate

productive

aware

limit

shortage

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6. Researchers estimate that up to 10 percent of college students have serious financial problems.

7. Studying when you are tired is not a(n) productive use of your time. It’s better to get some sleep, then come back to your studies.

8. Some high schools have introduced financial planning classes for their students. Teenagers are becoming more aware of the need to manage their money well.

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9. Even if you have plenty of money, it is a good idea to limit the amount you spend on things that you don’t really need.

10. There is a shortage of workers, especially in the service industries. It is hard to find good servers.

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Most of us change our phones every two years. What are the environmental effects of this? Are you concerned about this?

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What can we do to limit the amount of electronic waste we produce?

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At what time of day are you most productive?

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1. Every year, people around the world produce​

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tons of electronic waste.

2. About ​

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tons of e-waste are produced every year in China. 

3. In the U.S., people throw out over ​

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used cell phones every year.

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50 million

10 million

150 million

15 million

1500 million

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4. For every million cell phones that are recycled, ​

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pounds of copper,​

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pounds of silver, and ​

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pounds of gold can be recovered.

5. The average American throws out ​

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pounds of clothing every year.

6. It is estimated that​

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percent of all plastic in the ocean comes from washing clothes made of polyester.

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35,274

772

75

82

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A lot of us go shopping for all kinds of complex emotional reasons. Many of them have nothing to do ​

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actually needing something. You have a bad day, so you go shopping. Finding a bargain makes you feel better. You get a good grade on a paper you worked hard​

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, so you treat yourself ​

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something new. You’ve all done this, right? But I want to talk ​

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Mina’s point. As Mina said, quite rightly, people of your generation are more aware ​

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the environment.

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What were the three main reasons why people might

have a no buy year?

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Write one sentence using one of the new words you have learned today.

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Fill the blank with the correct participial adjectives

A: I found the presentation kind of ​

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.

B: Me, too, but I was sitting in the first row, so I had to look ​

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!

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boring

interested

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Explain one reason for a no-buy year plan mentioned in the listening task.

Record answering within 30 seconds.

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