Lesson 1.

Are you a
Shopaholic?

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Warm up

What constitutes a Shopaholic?

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Introduction

What is a Shopaholic?
1. A shopaholic is somebody who is addicted to shopping.
2. Shopaholics are compulsive shoppers who suffer from
uncontrolled overspending.
3. Shopaholics are individuals who can't control their
spending.
4. For those people, buying something is makes them feel
great.
5. For shopaholics overspending becomes an addiction, one
that is very hard to overcome.

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Warm up

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

1. I love to go shopping.
2. I often buy things that I don't really need.
3. I often buy things that I didn't plan to buy.
4. My friends would consider me a shopaholic.
5. I have recently made a large purchase.

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Vocabulary Exercise
Matching Type

1. Impulse A. to think about (something or someone) carefully

2. Cost especially in order to make a choice or decision
3. Recent B. a serious medical condition in which a person feels
very sad, hopeless, and unimportant and often is
4. Revealed
unable to live in a normal way
5. Conducted C. to make (something) known
6. Consisted D. fear or nervousness about what might happen
7. Center E. the position of a person or thing that is causing a
8. Consider lot of interest, argument, etc.
9. Maxed out F. happening or beginning not long ago
10. Depression G. a sudden strong desire to do something
11. Anxiety H. organized and carried out
I. to reach the maximum of something
J. an amount paid or required in payment for a purch
ase; a price.
K. made up of or composed of

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Reading
Some people love shopping. These people buy on impulse, which
means they don't think about the cost or the need. Some of these
people have huge amounts of credit card debt as a result. If this
sounds like you, then you may be a shopaholic.
A recent test revealed that 9% of people are shopaholics,
which is an increase from a similar test conducted fifteen years ago.
The data also shows that men are just as likely to be shopaholics as
women. The test consisted of six statements, and people answered on
a 7-point scale (from strongly agree to strongly disagree). Some statements
included:
•Much of my life centers around buying things.
•I buy things I didn't plan to buy.
•Others might consider me a shopaholic.
People who are shopaholics often have financial problems like an
empty bank account and maxed out credit cards.Yet these unneeded and
unwanted purchases may be the sign of more serious problems, such as
depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. In addition, relationships and family
harmony can also worsen because of arguments about the purchases. This is a
problem that affects all levels of society.
Researchers suggest that shopaholics felt better when they were
shopping, even when they knew and understood about the problems it caused.

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Comprehension
Comprehension: True or False
1. According to the article, shopaholics are people who can't stop shopping.
2. Less people suffer from this shopping problem than in the past.
3. According to the article, more women than man are shopaholics.
4. Shopaholics have other problems like from anxiety and low self-esteem.
5. Both rich people and poor people might be shopaholics.

Post Comprehension

1. What are your shopping habits? Please explain.

2. Based on the information in the article, would you consider yourself a
shopaholic?
3. Do you agree that women and men suffer from the problem equally?
Why/not?
4. Why do you think the number of shopaholics has increased? Please explain.
5. What solutions are there for people who are shopaholics? How can they
be helped?

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Discussion
Common causes of addiction to Shopping

Emotional deprivation in Need to gain control.

Excitement seeking.
childhood. Inability to tolerate
negative feelings.

Consequences

1. Ruined relationships as a result of your overspending.

2. Debt that can take years to pay off.
3. Ruining your credit can affect your ability to make more important
purchases later in life.
4. Feelings of guilt and worthlessness, because you can't buy true
happiness and all of your purchases are temporary.

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Useful Expressions
Phrasal Verbs

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs in the box.

Put on Try on Try out Pop in Brought in Stand out

Come up Take up Bring down Turn down Sell out Help out

1. She wants to …………… the newest cosmetic in the market.

2. I think that dress can make you …………….. in the party.
3. She has …………… good money selling houses.
4. I’m planning to ……………. retail marketing course.
5. Would you like to …………… with the grocery bags?
6. She will surely ………….. during the store hours.
7. The new model has ……………..
8. She just ……………. to check the products on sale.
9. I ……………. a coat and shoes to go outside.
10. Why didn't’ you ……………… the job at the department store?
11. I will surely …………….. with a better idea after I sleep tonight.
12. The new competitor has ………….. the price of commodities
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Useful Expressions
Complete the sentences
1. What can I do for you?
I’m trying to ……………………………………..
2. Are you open all day?
We’re open from ………………………………..
3. Where can I get ………. from?
You can buy that ………………………………..
4. Do you take credit cards?
We accept all ……………………………………
I’m afraid ………………………………………..
5. Where can I weigh my groceries?
The scales are …………………………………...
6. Do you have a refund policy?
You can get a refund if …………………………..
7. Would you have this in another ………………..?
I’m afraid that’s …………………………………
8. Does it come with a warranty?
It’s comes with a ……………………………….
9. May I help you?
No, I am just …………………………………….

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Vocabulary Building
Discuss the following vocabulary

Tip Cut Back on

Therapy Out of control
Dump Previews
Window-Shop Drowning dept
Prioritize Compulsive shopper

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Dialogue

Practice and discuss the dialogue with your partner

Ella: So I’m not gonna lie. I’m a total shopaholic. And when Confessions of a
Shopaholic came out I was completely excited.
Devan: Did you go see it?
Ella: I haven’t seen it yet. But I’ve seen a lot of the previews and stuff. So it looks
great, and I love Isla Fisher.
Devan: Yeah, I saw a preview for that too and I don’t know if I’ll be jealous of all the
clothes she buys in the movies or if it’ll be helpful ‘cause I have a shopping problem
too. I’m drowning in debt from all of my credit cards. I’m just a total compulsive
shopper. So maybe I can get some tips from that movie about what to do.
Ella: Yeah totally. So in the movie it looks like she just shops all the time for no
reason. Some people use it for therapy but it seems like she just does it to do it.
Devan: Yeah. I’m more of a shopper when I’m sad or after I get dumped, you know?
And I just go crazy spending money.
Ella: I’m more of a window-shopper if I don’t have the money, but I like to do it if I
need to get something.
Devan: I definitely need to learn how to prioritize. I’m much more likely to go buy a
new shirt than to, you know, buy trash bags.

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Pronunciation

Common Mispronounced Words in English

1. height /haɪt/ (haayt); the pronunciation is as if it were written “hight”. The “e”
is there just to confuse foreigners.
2. fruit /fruːt/ (froot); the same situation as in the previous word; simply ignore
the “i”.
3. subtle /ˈsʌtl/ (sʌ-tl); “btle” simply doesn’t sound good. Just don’t pronounce
the “b”.
4. queue /kjuː/ (kyoo); if you want to pronounce this word correctly, just think
about the Q at the beginning; “ueue” is not pronounced at all.
5. draught /dr ːft/ (draaft); this is just the British spelling of “draft”, and is also
pronounced the same. It is not spelled this way in all of the meanings of “draft”;
for example when it is a verb (i.e. when someone drafts something), it is spelled
“draft” in British English as well.
6. chaos /ˈkeɪ s/ (kei-oss); the pronunciation of this word is actually quite
regular, but people tend to pronounce it as the same word in their own
language, which usually differs from its English pronunciation.
7. albeit /ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt/ (aw’l-bee-it); this fairly formal word, meaning “although”, is
not used much in speech, but is still quite common in literature. Once you
remember that it is actually a composition of three words “all be it”, you will
no longer have any problem with its correct pronunciation.
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