chapter 11ONLINE SHOPPERS

Do you use internet for shopping?

How often do you shop online?

What kind of things can people buy on the Internet?

Can you name some online shopping websites you use?

Are these websites familiar to you? ;)

Getting Ready to Read

How many people in the class use the Internet for shopping?

READ TO FIND OUT

WHAT IS AN ONLINE SHOPPER?

True/False

• 1. An online shopper uses a computer to buy things.

True

True/False

2.All online shoppers use the Internet in the same way.

False

True/False

3. Some people spend a lot of time shopping online.

True

True/False

4. People can go online just to learn about things.

True

True/False

5. All online shoppers love to shop.

False

Vocabulary

anythinghard

usually

wear price

expensive

information

decide

worry

I can do anything for you!

Rocky is hard to beat.

Jerry usually tells lies

I like wearing rings.

The price of iPhone is very high in

Turkey

Porsche cars are very expensive.

Can you give us more information about online shopping?

I decided to save money.

Don’t worry, Be happy!!!

You should keep your money in a safe place

EXPLORING VOCABULARY

B

Anything decide expensivehard

information safe usually

1. You can use the Internet to buy all kinds of things: clothes, computers, food, TVs, telephones- you can buy _________ online!anything

Anything decide expensivehard

information safe usually

2. For newcomers, it can be ________ to understand websites. It is not easy for them, so they need extra time to read them.

hard

Anything decide expensivehard

information safe usually

3. Most of the time, newcomers don’t buy new products online. They don’t _________ do this.usually

Anything decide expensivehard

information safe usually

4. When you pay just a little for something that is usually _________ , you get a bargain.

expensive

Anything decide expensive hard

information safe usually

5. Many people go online to learn about products. They have questions, and they go online to get ___________ .

information

Anything decide expensivehard

information safe usually

6. ‘’ Do I want to buy this or not?’’ Some shoppers take a lot of time to __________ . Single-minded shoppers don’t.

decide

Anything decide expensivehard

information safe usually

7. Some people don’t want to give their credit card numbers online. They think it may not be _________ . They think something bad may happen.

safe

EXPLORING VOCABULARY

C

price wear worry

1. People ______ when their children are sick.

2. They both ______ glasses.

3. The salesperson is looking for the _____ on the box.

worry

wear

price

EXPLORING VOCABULARY

D

expensive hard information safe

wear1. Don’t play in the street! It isn’t ______ .

2. Ask your doctor for more __________ .

3. Restaurants are _________ , so we usually eat at home.

4.It’s ____ for me to remember what to buy, so I make a shopping list.

5.When it rains, I ______ a raincoat.

safe

information

expensive

hard

wear

EXPLORING VOCABULARY

E

anything decide price worry

1. A: The _____ of gas is going up again B:It’s getting really expensive.

price

anything decide price worry

2. A: Can I have some cereal for snack? B:You can have _______ you’d like

anything

anything decide price worry

3. A: Drive safely! B:I’ll be fine. Don’t ______ about me.

worry

anything decide price worry

4. A:Where would you like to go for lunch? B:I don’t know. I can’t _______ .decide

oftenusually

always

sometimesnever

What is the topic?

The Internet

Going shopping

People who shop online

What is the topic?

The Internet

Going shopping

People who shop online

What is the main idea?

Today, you can buy anything online.

There are different kinds of online shoppers.

Computers and the Internet are a great help to shoppers.

What is the main idea?

Today, you can buy anything online.

There are different kinds of online shoppers.

Computers and the Internet are a great help to shoppers.

Groups of people Definitions

1People who use the

Internet for shopping

2People who are new to

online shopping

3People who love to find

good prices

4People who shop online

for fun

5People who shop online

when they have to

Complete the chart

Online shoppers

newcomers

Bargain hunters

Nonstop shoppers

Single-minded shoppers

Yes No It Doesn’t Say (IDS)

____1. Do most people in the United States shop online?

____2. Can someone buy a house online?

____3.Can newcomers understand websites easily?

IDS

Yes

No

Yes No It Doesn’t Say(IDS)

____4. Are prices important to bargain hunters?

____5. Are older people usually bargain hunters?

____6. Are nonstop shoppers usually women?

Yes

IDS

IDS

Yes No It Doesn’t Say(IDS)

____7. Do single-minded shoppers like to spend a lot of time shopping online?

____8. Do some shoppers worry about using their credit cards online?

No

Yes

Summarizing the Reading

feel Internet kinds same shops

An online shopper is a person who _______ online. Online shoppers are not all the ______. Different _____ of online shoppers use the ________ in different ways. Also, they do not all _______ the same way about shopping online.

shopssame kinds

Internet

feel

Discussing the Reading

1. What is an online shopper?

2. How many kinds of online shoppers does the reading list? Name them. Tell something about each kind.

3.Think about online shoppers and in-store shoppers. How are they the same? How are they different?

Discussing the Reading

4. Some people worry about shopping online. Why?

5. Do you shop online? What kind of online shopper are you?

Using New Words

1. I never ______________ .

2. I worry about _____________ .

3. I think __________ can do anything.

4. I ask _____ when I need information about __________________.

5. The price of ________ is _________ .

the End