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Fashıon ın Technology 6

Reading and Vocabulary

A. Discuss with a partner.
1. How often do you and your family shop online?

2. What do you buy and from which sites?
3. What percentage of your shopping do you do online compared to going to physical shops?
4. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce?

B. Choose the correct word in each sentence. Use a dictionary to help you.
1. We live in a consumer / eater society where all we care about is buying the latest products.
2. I prefer buying from independent marketers / retailers so that the things I buy are more unique.
3. Clothes would be much cheaper if they were sold directly from the changing room / warehouse.

4. I prefer to buy electronic merchandise / production from a shop so I can easily return it if it doesn’t
work.
5. Whenever I purchase / sell something new, I always keep the receipt for at least six months.
6. It’s important for business owners to have layouts / premises where they can display their products.

7. More companies should work with fair-trade demanders / suppliers to support local businesses.
8. Too many people nowadays are couch potatoes / tomatoes – they should be getting more exercise.

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