Unit 6 - Online Shopping or Traditional One?

A. Grammar & Vocabulary

Determiners: Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)

When we refer to things that are close to us, we use “this” (for singular and uncountable nouns) and

“these” (for plural nouns).

When we refer to things that are far from us, we use “that” (for singular and uncountable nouns) and

“those” (for plural nouns).

Examples:

“I love this watch!”

“What about that one over there?”

“Do you like these shoes?”

“Actually, I prefer those ones in the window.”

Determiners

Other grammatical words that come before the noun are each, every, either, enough, much, many, a
lot of / lots of, several, a few, a little, all, both and some and any (which were discussed in the previous
unit).

Each, every and either

Use each, every and either with a singular countable noun.

“Each” identifies one of a group.

“Every” refers to all the components of the whole group.

“Either” means “this one or that one”.

“Every shoe shop in this town is expensive.” ( = all the shoe shops are expensive).

“Each pair of shoes is hand-made.” (= each separate pair is hand-made)

“Which one of these jumpers do you want? Either goes well with my jeans.”

Several, all and both

We can use “all” with a plural or uncountable noun.

“All the jeans are beautiful.”

We can also add (“of”) + these / possessive adjective:

“All of these shirts are beautiful.”

“All (of) his shirts are hand-made.”

We can use “both” and “several” in the same way as “all”.

“Both shirts are lovely.”

“Both of those hats suit you.”

“They have several pairs of white trousers in that shop.”

“They have several of those trousers that you like.”

Don’t use “the” before several, all, or both.

Much, many and a lot

Use “much” with uncountable nouns, “many” with countable (plural) nouns, and “a lot of” / “lots of”
with both type of nouns.

“I don’t have much money.”

“She doesn’t have many friends.”

“She has a lot of money / friends.”

 B. Exercise

1. Look at the finger and the picture and do as the example.

____these shirts_______
2.

_____those socks______
3.

4. _____________________

5. _____________________

6. _____________________

7. _____________________

8. _____________________

9. _____________________
 10. _____________________

11. _____________________

12. _____________________

13. _____________________

14. _____________________

15. _____________________

16. _____________________

2. Put the words and phrases from the box below into the right categories (online shopping,
offline shopping, both):
shopping out of shopping
delivery checkout on sale discount order
assistant stock cart

changing shipping search

aisle queue wish list return bargain
room cost engine
 ONLINE SHOPPING BOTH OFFLINE SHOPPING

3. Fill in the blanks with the verbs from the box below to create phrases related to shopping .

spend place make(x2) use visit change add shop get

1. You can always return a product bought online if you _______________ your mind or if it
doesn’t fit you.
2. It is easy to _______________ around online and find the best deal very fast.
3. A lot of people _______________ too much money on clothes or gadgets.
4. If you want to _______________ an order, click the green button and make the payment.
5. If you want to _______________ a complaint about products you bought at our store,
complete this form and send it to customerservice@acme.com.
6. How many stores do you usually _______________ when you go shopping?
7. Enter your credit or debit card details and any other information required and click “confirm
card details” to _______________ a payment.
8. When you make a decision, simply select quantity and _______________ the product to the
cart.
9. You can _______________ coupons to save money on everyday things such as your grocery
shopping.
10. We promise you 30-day satisfaction guarantee, which means that you can return the
product within 30 days and _______________ a full refund.
 C. Conversation

In groups, prepare arguments for or against this statement: Online shopping is better than
offline shopping.

When you’re ready, try to convince the other group to your opinion! Consider the following
phrases to fill in the (+) or (-) list

easier a wider selection save money discounts and offers

save on gas long lines to check out interact with humans safer
are almost never no annoying crowds no parking hassles reviews about the
closed products
less time get better help from ability to physically the power to negotiate
sales representatives inspect or try on the the price and payment
items terms

FOR (+) AGAINST (-)