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23. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Put a tick (v) next to the lines
which are correct. If it has a word which should not be there, write this word on the
line. There are two examples at the beginning.
SHOPPING ONLINE
I really love to shopping online. I buy everything on 00 to
the Internet: books, CDs, even my groceries. It wasn’t 0 v
always about like this, though. I have had my computer 1 ____
for years and I always enjoyed surfing the Net but I 2 ____
had never used it to buy anything. Even as though I 3 ____
knew most sites were more safe and trustworthy, I was 4 ____
worried about who might get hold out of my credit 5 ____
card number and whether anything I paid for would 6 ____
actually arrive. Finally, one of my friends convinced me to 7 ____
give it up a try and so I decided to do my Christmas 8 ____
shopping online. It was so many easy; everything I 9 ____
wanted was there at the touch of a button. I didn’t have 10 ____
to fight my way through the crowds in the bad weather 11 ____
or struggle to carry through my shopping home at the 12 ____
end of the day. Everything arrived in plenty time and in 13 ____
perfect condition and since to then, I’ve been hooked. It 14 ____
saves me time and makes shopping a real pleasure. 15 ____
IDIOMS & FIXED PHRASES
24. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the list. Are there any similar
idioms in your language? What are they?
Hat Glove Shirt Trousers Shoes
1. I love your new dress, it’s such a beautiful colour and it fits you like a … .
2. Elaine doesn’t want anybody to know about her new job yet, so keep it under your … .
3. She’s so bossy. I think it’s obvious who wears the … in her family.
4. I wouldn’t want to be in Mike’s … when his boss finds out he wasn’t really sick last
week.
5. If the deal goes wrong, he’s going to lose his … .
EXPRESSING OPINIONS
25. Read the dialogues, then in pairs act out similar dialogues using the prompts. Use
the following phrases to express your opinion:
You should …; How about …; Trouble is …; Anyway … .
1 A: Where do you think we should go to eat tonight?
B: How about Marco’s? We haven’t been there for ages.
2 A: When I got home I noticed that the CD was scratched.
B: You should take it back and exchange it.
3 A: I think I’ll wear my new T-shirt to the party tonight.
B: Trouble is, I think it’s going to be quite formal. Maybe you should wear a shirt and a tie
instead.
go to new Italian restaurant for dinner?/ Chinese/ instead?
go to Italy on holiday this year?/ expensive/ stay home
MAKING COMPLAINTS
26. Read the dialogues. Which is a mild complaint? Which is a strong complaint?
1 A: Excuse me.
B: Yes.
A: I’m afraid this T-shirt is the wrong size.

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