10 Spend, spend, spend?

Grammar as and like

Modals expressing ability 2 Are as and like used correctly in these
sentences? Correct any mistakes and put a tick (✓)
1 Complete these sentences with can, could or the next to the sentences which are correct.
correct form of able to. In three of the sentences,
there are two possible answers so write both. 1 As you know, this school has been here for more than
100 years. ✓
1 I might be able to give you a lift but I’m not sure yet.
2 I (not) swim till last year. Until then I was 2 I bought Jack the same CD as you.
nervous about going in a boat. 3 Tommy looks as his grandfather did at the same age.
3 I see Sarah in the distance. She’ll be here
soon. 4 As far as I remember, I don’t think it was possible to fly
4 I’ve made the main course for dinner but I’ve been direct to Mexico 20 years ago.
talking on the phone so I (not) make the
5 I really admire Jason as an actor, but I don’t really get
dessert yet.
on with him.
5 When I was 14, I run from my home to the
school in four minutes. 6 A loganberry is a bit like a raspberry but bigger.

7 Your hands are as cold like ice.

8 We didn’t talk about the important things as where we
would live.
9 The beginning of this film was exactly the same as the
one we saw last week.
10 I’m working in Italy at the moment like a tour guide.

Vocabulary
arrive, get and reach
6 (you) speak Chinese by the end of the 1 Circle the correct word in italics.
course next month?
1 By the time we arrived / reached / got the coast we’d
7 I go to last Saturday’s match in the end
been walking for four hours.
because my friend had a spare ticket.
8 My brother (usually) fix the computer 2 Did you arrive / reach / get in Brazil today?
when it goes wrong.
3 When you arrive / reach / get to the restaurant, will you
order me a salad?

4 The temperature arrived / reached / got almost 40

degrees yesterday.

5 When Pablo arrived / reached / got at the hostel, the

door was locked and he couldn’t get in.

6 We spent ages talking about what to do but we

couldn’t arrive / reach / get a decision.

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 Unit 10

Shopping Phrasal verbs

2 EP Read a conversation which took place in a sports 3 EP Read the text below. Circle the correct words.
shop and choose one word from the box for each gap.
Some of the words need to be plural.
LIFE’S LESSONS Andrew, 25
bargain brand catalogue chain competitor
counter guarantee refund sale stock

Manager: So, Emma, I’m going to show you round

before you start work here.
Emma: I’m looking forward to working in a sports
shop.
Manager: Good. As you know we’re part of a
(1) chain . There are nearly 200 of our
stores across the country and we’re one of the
biggest. We do have some (2)
in the town though so we have to watch our
prices. Everyone comes in looking for a
(3) and they won’t come
back here if they find something cheaper When I moved out of my parents’ home into my first
elsewhere. And of course we have a big flat, I got into big trouble with money. I never looked at
(4) twice a year when we reduce
my bank statements. I knew my salary was paid
everything. That’s a very busy time.
Emma: Do you keep everything in (5) (1) back / in every month but I just took
or do customers sometimes have to order (2) away / out however much I needed. I sometimes
things? even gave money (3) in / away to friends who didn’t
Manager: We keep most of the main (6)
have enough. The stupid thing was that I worked in
here but we also have a (7) that
people can look through while they’re in the the foreign exchange department of a large bank so I
shop or they can order from our website. On spent all day checking which currencies had gone
the (8) here by the till we keep (4) on / up and which had come (5) down / out. But I
lots of small items that customers often pick
never bothered to look at my own account. Of course
up while they’re waiting to pay. One other
thing about us, and it’s important to tell I soon ran (6) down / out of money and I started to
customers this, we offer a two-year build (7) on / up a large debt. I realised that I had to
(9) on all the equipment we cut (8) back / off and go (9) out / without some things.
sell. So if anything goes wrong we will give Eventually I paid (10) out / off my debt. Now I sit down
customers a full (10) or exchange.
every month and add (11) up / up to how much I’ve
spent and compare it with how much money I have.

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 Spend, spend, spend?

Reading and Use of English | Part 6

You are going to read an article about the psychology of
shopping. Six sentences have been removed from the
article. Choose from the sentences A–G the one which
fits each gap (1–6). There is one extra sentence which
you do not need to use.

Who’s playing mind games with you?

Designing a shop is a science, as we found out
when we did some research

A bit of retail therapy is supposed to be good for you. You

stroll round the shops at leisure, try on items which catch
your eye, make those purchases you’ve been meaning to
get for ages. But who’s really making the choices? You’re
certainly picking up the bill, but the shops could be having a When men go shopping it’s a different ball game. They want
bigger say than you think. to buy a pair of jeans because their old ones have worn out.
We all know how supermarkets use the smell of baking In fact, they probably want to get exactly the same jeans.
around the store to draw shoppers in and how soothing 5 So menswear shops are laid out with everything
music can make you stay longer while faster tunes are in its place and men can buy what they want and go. ‘We all
designed to keep you on the move. 1 Tim Denison, know that men hate shopping,’ says Tim, ‘so what we have to
who is a retail psychologist, confirmed this increase and he do is make it as simple and spartan as we can.’
let me in on some of the secrets of the retail sector. But just as the shops are becoming more sophisticated, so
The shops are clearly far more sophisticated than you might are the shoppers. If you’re looking for a flat to buy or rent and
think. 2 In fact this can start before you even get you notice the smell of freshly brewed coffee, you’re likely
that far, with warm air over the doorway to encourage you to get suspicious because this is an old trick to convince
in. Of course, that wouldn’t work in hot countries. They have people it’s a nice place to live. So while the mind games
their own version with air conditioning at the entrance. are targeting our subconscious, they tend to work well.
6 We don’t mind spending our hard-earned cash,
Smells are still a favourite – travel agents sometimes release
but we want to feel we’re making the choices, not them.
a coconut odour to get you in the holiday mood. Items placed
at eye level are supposed to sell better, and the end-of-aisle
displays are best for persuading people to buy food they A Such items are placed near each other so they can be
hadn’t intended to. 3 You’re then more likely to stop visualised together, as an outfit.
B These kinds of techniques have been around for a while,
and buy something. Colours are also used successfully.
but there’s evidence that their use is growing.
But where the art is really catching on is in the way it C When those decisions are made for us, it can stop us from
differentiates between women and men. A woman entering buying anything at all.
D You spend longer turning corners with awkward trolleys, so
a shop might well find party clothes, with lots of frills and
they catch your eye.
special materials, at the front. ‘The key to effective retailing
E These shoppers don’t want to be faced with ideas and
for women,’ explains Tim, ‘is to make the buying of clothes suggestions.
an engaging experience.’ 4 They will be grouped F But if they become too obvious, we’re likely to resist, and
not by what they are but their style – classic or casual, for things can backfire for shop-owners.
instance. G The minute you walk through their front doors, most of
your senses are attacked.

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 Unit 10

Listening | Part 1 Reading and Use of English | Part 3

11 You will hear people talking in eight different For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word
situations. For questions 1–8, choose the best answer given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form
(A, B or C). a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
1 You hear a woman talking to her son. Why is she talking
to him?
A to refuse permission
Designer labels
B to make a suggestion
The biggest and most (0) profitable PROFIT
C to give a warning
companies have large advertising budgets
2 You overhear a teenager talking to a shop assistant. which they use to make their name familiar.
What does he want to do?
When we are looking for new trainers,
A get a refund
B try something on clothes or household goods and we have
C exchange something a (1) between two different CHOOSE
products – one with a label we have
3 You overhear two people talking. The woman dislikes
A having to work all weekend. heard of and one which by contrast is
B working in the stock room. (2) to us – we often decide on KNOW
C people not being polite. the product whose name we recognise.
4 You hear the following on the radio. What does the It makes us think that we are buying
man do? something of (3) quality which we REASON
A advertise a product can trust. However, if we looked carefully
B give some advice
at them, we might find the number of
C announce a decision
(4) between the two products SIMILAR
5 You hear two people talking about their holiday plans. quite (5) . We often willingly SURPRISE
What do they agree about?
pay extra for the name of the designer or
A how much cash to take
B where to exchange their money company without (6) gaining ACTUAL
C how to carry their money very much in quality or style. If we are
(7) , we should therefore not SENSE
6 You overhear a woman talking to a friend. The woman
thinks the shop assistant was be persuaded that something is better
A well informed. because of the label on it. But advertising
B helpful. is very (8) and, however hard EFFECT
C efficient.
we try, it is always going to influence our
7 You hear a teenager talking to his friend about decisions.
buying clothes online. What does he think is the main
advantage?
A You can get a good price.
B You can avoid going to the shops.
C You have a wide choice of styles.

8 You hear a message on an answerphone. How does the

speaker feel?
A sympathetic
B determined
C optimistic

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