1- Listen and read. Do Alex and Sami both like online shopping?
No. Alex prefers going to shops.
2- Work in pairs. Read the dialogue again and answer the questions.
1 What does Alex invite Sami to do?
to go shopping with him.
2- Why doesn’t Sami like shopping?
He thinks it’s a waste of time.
3- What does Sami do if something he buys online doesn’t fit?
He sends it back.
4- What shops does Alex really like?
Bookshops.
5- What does Sami not like about shops?
long queues for the tills and impolite customers.
6- What does Sami think will happen to shops in the future?
He thinks we might not need them.
3- Work in pairs. Find these expressions in the dialogue. Then use the expressions and act out.
No chance! I’m only kidding! That’s true.
4- Work in pairs. Say your answers to the questions.
- Do you prefer online shopping or going to the shops? Why?
- Are there any shops that you really like or don’t like? Why
- Do you think we’ll need shops in the future? Why? Why not?
Student’s own answers
1- Read and complete the sentences from the dialogue on Pupil’s Book page 20. Then listen and check.
- No chance! I don’t like shopping..
- I am only kidding!
- It’s just such a waste of time
- But what about clothes and shoes?
- What do you do if they aren’t big enough?
- I suppose so
- You don’t get that online.
- If that happens, I won’t be happy.
2- Read the dialogue again. Circle T (true) or F (false). Then explain your answers
- Sami says he wants to go shopping. T / F He says he doesn’t like shopping.
- Alex has -already seen Sami’s blog. T / F He says he has read it
- Sami’s parents don’t buy things online. T / F They buy things online for Sami
- Alex says he doesn’t like going to shops. T / F He says he prefers shops
- Sami says he doesn’t have to wait online. T / F He says you don’t get long queues for the tills online
- Alex won’t be sad if all the shops close. T / F He says he won’t be happy if the shops close.
3- Read and complete the dialogues with the expressions. Listen and check.
