UNIT 1: CONSUMERISM

LISTENING SKILL


Listen to the following report on New Year sales and fill in the gaps with one suitable word. Number 0 is the example.

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0. Shoppers around the world are snapping up bargains in post-Christmas sales.
1. …are trying to lure bargain hunters with __________ of up to 75%.
2. However, the global recession has ___________ many people have spent much less…
3. Sales of __________ goods such as brand bags and perfumes…
4. …customers, who know prices will fall more than in __________ years.
5. …big department stores and retail _________ in the UK and USA opened their doors …
6. …started queuing in bitterly cold weather from __________ .
7. Penny Owen, from Sale in England, said she would __________ back on her spending …
8. Our new year resolution is to make our money go __________ .
9. ‘I’ve lost __________ in money. I’ll stock up in these sales …’



key: 1. discounts 2. meant 3. luxury 4. previous 5. chains 6. midnight 7. cut 8. further 9. confidence