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Look at the picture below. Discuss with a partner what Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
the new way to shop might be. Then read the article,
• Do you think this new way of shopping will
ignoring the gaps, to check your ideas. appeal to consumers? Why / Why not?
• It is possible that there will be no shops in the
For questions 1 -8, read the article and think of the word future because everyone will shop online. How
which bestfits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. likely do you think this is?
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Grammar
A new way to shop as and like

Ever since the introduction (0) vii online shopping, Page 177 Grammar reference
companies have (1) looking for new and innovative as and tike
ways to reach consumers and make their shopping experiences as seamless
(2) possible. A company based (3) o Look at sentences a-c and answer the
the UK thinks it has done just that with its software Stop and Shop. It aims questions below.
’
to (4) advantage of people s love of streaming and
watching online videos by offering them a unique way to shop. a Tom has two jobs:he ’s a teacher and a football
When a user pauses a video, episode or film, the technology instantly referee. As a teacher he’s very easy -going,but
recognises the clothing, devices and furniture in the scene and brings as a referee he’s really strict.
(5) a list of websites where you can go to buy them. b Mark is a social worker, but he spends so much
So if you like the jacket a particular actor is wearing, or the sofa they time with young people that sometimes he feels
are sitting on, you can instantly find out the exact make or model, (6) like a teacher.
than having to search for them yourself online.
c Shops should be more like clubs that provide
It is unclear (7) or not this way of shopping will appeal personal service and social interaction,and
to consumers, but (8) thing's for sure, online shopping each should be seen as somethingunique.
is here to stay.
Which word,as or like, means
1 he is a teacher / the shops should be unique?
2 he is similar to a teacher / shops should be
Jacket similarto clubs? PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
£ /0 J
BUY Complete the sentences with as or like.
TV,
£1 , 000
1 He has a weekend job a shop
assistant.
2 He was regarded by his teachers
one of the most brilliant students they had ever
taught.
ICoffee table,!
£60 3 Tanya’s father gave her a car for her 18th
BUY birthday she’d done so well in her
exams.
m 4 I find subjects physics and
chemistry very difficult.
5 I’llbe on holiday next week, you
know.
6 I’m afraid I don’t study much
Ishould.
• Answer the questions you find easy first.
7 I’m speaking to you a friend.
• Pay careful attention to the meaning of the text to help you
8 My English teacher is lovely. She’s
think of the right word.
a friend to me!
’
• Answer all the questions. If you can t decide, think about 9 Traditional retail companies, such
what type of word you need (preposition, pronoun, etc.) department stores and bookshops,have often
and guess. struggled competitors of online
shopping giants Amazon.
• Check your answers by reading the completed
10 Yuriko came to the party wearingexactly
text again. Make sure the words you have chosen the same clothes me! How
make sense with the surrounding language
embarrassing!
in the text (nouns, verbs, conjunctions, etc.).

Spend , spend , spend