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Module 7 Young people and consumerism

Reading Comprehension test

Part A
A.1. Below are a series of ways/strategies of attracting the consumers attention used in
ads/commercials. Match each of the ways/strategies with the corresponding advertisements.
1. Facts / statistics

a)

2. Humour
3. Imperative
4. Celebrities
5. Social conscience

b)

d)

c)

e)

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A.2. Slogans are important in advertising. Match each of the slogans with the corresponding
product. Two of the products do not apply.
Slogans

Products advertised

1. Radiance starts in the shower

a. Trainers

2. It all starts with one button

b. Fast-food

3. Easy, effective night-time

c. Bath Care

whitening. It has everyone smiling

d. Wine

4. Do what tastes right

e. Tooth paste

5. Run like an animal

f. Jeans
g. Camera

Part B

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A. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.

1. Nowadays shopping is a hobby for lots of people. _________
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2. Shopaholics only buy things they need.
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3. They dont go shopping if they dont have enough money
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4. Some people go shopping to forget their problems.
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5. Shopaholics feel bad after buying something. _______________
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6. Men dont like shopping. _________________
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B.

Find the words in the text that mean the following. Paragraph numbers are given in
brackets.

1. large shop that sell many different types of goods

2. an activity that we do for pleasure
3. people who arent able to stop spending money
4. anxious
5. unhappy because they have no friends to talk to
6. problems connected with money

C. Give complete answers to these questions.

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According to the text, what is a shopaholic?

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When do some people go shopping?
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What sort of items do men and women normally buy?
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What sort of problems can shopaholism cause?
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What does Lourdes advise shopaholics to do?
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