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ELEMENTARY English Vocabulary in Use 2-3 Test your Vocabulary 1 4-5 Let’s talk 6 Real Listening & Speaking 7-8 Gateaway – Pesonal Shopper +

teacher’s notes 9-12

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Vocabulary for PET 13-18 English Vocabulary Organizer 19-22 Vocabulary for FCE 23-25 FCE Language Practice 26-29

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Culture – Personal shoppers

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1 READING Read the text about personal shoppers and match the questions (a–d) with the paragraphs (1–4).

a Howhastheroleofthepersonalshopperchanged?

b Whatarethemaintasksofapersonalshopper?

c Whatskillsdoesapersonalshopperneed?d Whyhastheroleofthepersonalshopper

changed?

1 Personal shoppers have existed in well-known department stores in big cities like New York, London, and Boston for many years. More recently the number of freelance personal shoppers has increased and they have moved from giving traditional one-to-one advice on fashion and accessories to online shopping, gift shopping and shopping for modern technology. The customers have changed too. They are no longer just the rich and famous, but busy professional men and women, wardrobe assistants working for film and theatre companies and people trying to save some money.

2 The main reason for this change is that in recent years, people have generally had less time, more money and a greater need to feel good about themselves. They can do this instantly by wearing the right clothes and carrying the right mobile phone and designer accessories. Another reason is that we are not good at spending the money we have. So, on average, people never use 20% of the items they buy. A huge waste of time, effort and money!

3 The first task of a personal shopper is to learn everything they can about a person they have only just met. It’s important to find out about a customer’s lifestyle: how they live, what they do, what they like and dislike. After the personal shopper has got some idea of what their customer is like, the shopping starts! Personal shoppers usually take their clients to high street shops unless the customer has a lot of money and can afford to go to designer shops.

4 A personal shopper must be interested in clothes and understand how colours and styles work together. He or she must like being with people and be very patient, because most of us change our minds over and over before deciding what to buy. It’s also important to be a good listener, to be careful when telling a customer what does and doesn’t suit them and to have excellent observation skills.

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2 READING Read the text again and choose the correct alternative(s).

1 Personalshoppersarea new.b notnewtobigcities.c onlyinsomecities.

2 Personalshoppersshopfora womenonly.b richpeople.c differenttypesofpeople.

3 Peoplehavea moremoneyandlesstime.b nomoneyandnotime.c moremoneyandmoretime.

4 Peoplegenerallya useeverythingtheybuy.b usenoneofthingswebuy.c don’tuseallthethingswebuy.

5 Apersonalshoppermusta knowtheircustomers.b liveliketheircustomers.c liketheircustomers.

6 Apersonalshoppertakestheircustomerstoa designershops.b highstreetshops.c shopstheycanafford.

7 Apersonalshoppermustbeinterestedina customers.b clothes.c colours.

8 Mostpeoplechangetheirmindsa veryoccasionally.b veryoften.c fromtimetotime.

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3 SPEAKING Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions about shopping habits. Try and ask some follow up questions.

1 Do you like the idea of a having a personal shopper? Why/Why not?

2 How important is shopping to you? What…/How often…?

3 Have you ever bought anything on the Internet? What/Why not…?

4 Where do you prefer to shop? Why?

5 How important is fashion to you? What fashion…/Why…?

6 Who do you usually shop with? Why…?

4a WRITING Think of five more questions and write a shopping habit questionnaire to survey the students in the class.

4b SPEAKING Survey the students in your class. Then report any interesting information back to the class.

‘6peoplehaveneverboughtanythingtheydidn’tneed,buttheother20peopleintheclasshave,forexample…’

5 PROJECT Find out about shopping. Use a dictionary and the Internet to help you answer the questions.

1 What is window shopping?

2 Why do you often see £9.99 and not £10 on

price tags?

3 What is a chain of shops? Can you give an example?

4 What can you buy on these Internet sites?

a) Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/

b) Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/

c) Expedia: http://www.expedia.co.uk/

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Teacher’s Notes

Activity Skimming and scanning for specific information Matching personal profiles with voluntary roles Personalisation – writing a personal profile Q&A target language Internet research

Language Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives Vocabulary of feelings, emotions and social problems

To use: After Student’s Book unit 8 – in class, as self-study or as a homework activity

Preparation: Make one copy of the worksheet for each student.

ProcedureThis worksheet can be given as homework or be done in pairs in class.

1 Give a worksheet to each student. Ask the students if they know what a personal shopper is. Then ask them to skim the text and match the questions with the paragraphs. Students can check answers first in pairs and then as a whole class. If they are working at home, tell students to use a monolingual dictionary to help with vocabulary.

2 Next, ask the students to scan the text and choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. Students can check answers first in pairs and then as a whole class.

3 Ask the students to discuss the questions in pairs. If students are working at home they can prepare their answers for the following lesson.

4a & b Ask the students to write a questionnaire to survey the class’s shopping habits. Students should write about 5 questions and use the target language. Ask the students to carry out their class surveys and then report any interesting results back to the class.

5 Finally, ask the students to research shopping language and modern shopping websites. This can be checked in the next lesson.

ExtensionSmall groups of students could combine some of the results of their surveys and write a short report with graphical illustrations and interpretations of the data. They could then give a small presentation to the class.

Key

1 a How has the role of the personal shopper changed? 1

b What are the main tasks of a personal shopper? 3c What skills does a personal shopper need? 4d Why has the role of the personal shopper

changed? 2

2 1 Personal shoppers area new.b not new to big cities.c only in some cities.

2 Personal shoppers shop fora women only.b rich people.c different types of people.

3 People have a more money and less time.b no money and no time.c more money and more time.

4 People generallya use everything they buy.b use none of things they buy.c don’t use all the things they buy.

5 A personal shopper musta know their customers.b live like their customers. c like their customers.

6 A personal shopper takes their customers toa designer shops.b high street shops.c shops they can afford.

7 A personal shopper must be interested ina customers.b clothes.c colours.

8 Most people change their mindsa very occasionally.b very often. c from time to time.

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5 1 What is window shopping? Looking without buying.

2 Why do you often see £9.99 and not £10 on price tags? Because it’s a little less than a round number, so it seems cheaper. In marketing it’s called a psychological price.

3 What is a chain of shops? Can you give an example? Shops in different places selling the same things, with the same central management and branding e.g. Benetton.

4 What can you buy on these internet sites?

a) Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/ This is an online auction and shopping website. You can buy or sell anything from individuals or companies and you can bid online.

b) Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ You can often buy books cheaper than you can in shops and, more recently, other things likes clothes and electronic goods, even food.

c) Expedia: http://www.expedia.co.uk/ You can often buy travel packages cheaper than you can in travel agencies.

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Complete the labels wi th suitable words from the box. Not all words given are

suitable.

2 Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a) At Harry's school, the children have to wear a special style/uniform.

b) If we go to the Embassy ball we'll have to wear fashion/formal/polite clothes.

c) I really like Jack's new dress/suit/trouser.

d) In the summer I always wear shirts with short collars/cuffs/sleeves.

e) Paul answered the door wearing his pyjamas and his dressing gown/nightdress.

f) You get really dirty repairing a car unless you wear overalls/underwear.

g) I didn't get wet in the rain because I put on my plastic mac/overcoat/tights.

h) When it snows, Freda always wears a/an anorak/glove/scarf around her neck. i) David had to stop three times to tie up his small daughter's shoelaces/soles.

j) My hands were cold so I put them in my pockets/turn-ups.

k) The waitresses in this restaurant all wear white aprons/dungarees/robes.

1) When Tom goes to a party he always wears a bow/butterfly/knot tie.

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V O C A B U L A R Y 4 CLOTHES A N D A P P E A R A N C E

3 Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in

the space in the same line.

Father and son

My next-door neighbour has a very unusual (1)appearance . APPEAR

He has long hair with a (2) in the middle, and PART

usually wears an old pair of jeans and a (3) shirt. STRIPE

His clothes are very (4) for working in a bank, but SUIT

that is what he does! Unless he (5) when he gets to DRESS

work and changes his clothes! His clothes are usually filthy

and I am sure he never washes them or takes them to

the (6) When he wears a coat it is always CLEAN

old and (7) , and even on very cold days it is WEAR

(8) all down the front. The funny thing is that his BUTTON

son is very (9) , always wears the latest styles, and FASHION

never wears casual clothes, even on an (10) occasion. FORMAL

4 Correct any errors in these sentences. Some sentences contain no errors.

size a) This shirt is too small, it s not my number. b) You have so many clothes. Why did you buy this cloth as well? c) What costume did you wear to the fancy dress party? d) Joan was dressed completely in white. e) I like your new trouser. How much was it? f) As far as I can see, the man in this photograph wears a suit. g) What are you wearing to the party this evening? h) You're soaked! Put out your clothes immediately!

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6 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

a) My hands were so cold that I couldn't D. my coat buttons.

A) open B) remove C) put out D) undo

b) Those trousers are far too big. Why don't you have them ?

A) taken in B) let out C) taken up D) let in

c) I don't think that purple shirt with your yellow skirt.

A) suits B) fits C) goes D) wears

d) This jacket is the kind of thing I want. Can I ?

A) wear it B) dress it C) take it off D) try it on

e) You look really silly! Your pullover is on

A) upside down B) inside out C) round and round D) side by side

f) I don't want a pattern. I prefer just a/an colour.

A) plain B) simple C) clear D) only

g) You look hot in that coat. Why don't you ?

A) put it on B) take if off C) put it away D) take it out

h) I went shopping today and bought a new winter

A) costume B) outfit C) suit D) clothing

7 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

a) If I wear a long-sleeved shirt, I usually .C the sleeves.

A) put up B) take up C) roll up D) get up

b) That skirt is very short. Why don't you have it ?

A) left out B) set in C) let down D) taken round

c) The thief wore gloves so that his fingerprints didn't

A) give him in B) give him away C) give him out D) give him up

d) I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep

A) falling off B) falling back C) falling out D) falling over

e) Why is my swimming costume too small? What are you

A) seeing to B) getting at C) making up D) putting out

f) I'm money every week to buy a new sports jacket. A) making for B) getting over C) putting aside D) turning in

g) Some of the young people in my town very strange haircuts! A) go out with B) go in for C) go through with D) go back on

h) Before we choose a dress for you, let's all the shops. A) look into B) look through C) look up D) look around

VOCABULARY 4 CLOTHES AND APPEARANCE

8 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Choosing clothes

Are you one of the thousands of people who eagerly follow every new

(1) B. that appears? Or are you one of those who go to the shops and

just buys whatever they can find in their (2) that (3)

them? Or perhaps you order from a mail-order catalogue, and then have to send

everything back because nothing (4) ? Whatever (5)

of shopper you are, one thing is certain. Everyone finds (6)

important. According to a recent survey, people spend more time either buying

clothes, or thinking about buying them, or looking at them in shop

(7) , than they do on most other products, (8) from

food. And the reason is obvious. Clothes are an important part of our

(9) At work, you may need to impress a customer, or persuade

the boss that you know what you are doing, and clothes certainly help.

(10) dressed people, so they say, get on in the world. And as far as

attracting the opposite sex is concerned, clothes also play a vital role. If a friend

who has been (11) the same old jacket or the same old dress

suddenly appears in the (12) fashion, you can be sure that

romance is in the air. And apart from work and romance, there are the

influences of sport, music and leisure on the way we (13) So

excuse me while I (14) on my tracksuit and training

(15) I'm just dashing off for some fast window-shopping.

1) A appearance B fashion C uniform D dress

2) A place B price C size D self

3) A suits B makes C takes D likes 4) A sizes B styles C fits D measures

5) A means B typical C idea D kind

6) A out B clothes C dresses D vests

7) A centres B sale C times D windows

8) A apart B or C according D taken

9) A nowadays B appearance C looking D events

10) A well B good C best D fancy

11) A dressing B putting on C carrying D wearing

12) A last B minute C latest D complete

13) A clothes B have C dress D go 14) A put B dress C wear D have

15) A fit B shoes C tonight D again

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