ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DR.

GINESTAL MACHADO
ENGLISH TEST

11º Ano – Março/2021

Nome: Nº: Turma:

Ponderação
Resultados Parciais 
ACPA  (De acordo com os critérios de avaliação da disciplina)

Percentagem  Valores  Valores 

A  35%  7
B  25%  5
I  6%  1,2
Total   66%  13,2

A - LISTENING COMPREHENSION

ACTIVITY A
You will hear the first and second parts of a podcast about a survey on teens’ shopping habits.

1. Listen to the first part of the podcast on teens’ shopping habits and choose the correct
option (underline the correct word) according to what you hear.

Piper Sandler 1conducted / concluded its biannual “Taking Stock with Teens” 2service / survey
between February 17 and March 27, polling 3 2,500 / 5,200 teens in 41 states. The last three weeks of
the survey 4 covered / coveted an unprecedented time for America, with schools shut down to help
5
prevail / prevent the spread of COVID-19, and teens figuring out how to 6earn / learn from home.
When teens were asked for their top social or political concern, coronavirus was named as the
number two 7worry / hurry. The environment remained in the top spot, so the sustainability-minded
8
generator / generation still puts the environment first among their top concerns.
Gen Z has grown more concerned about the U.S. economy as the virus outbreak has spread,
according to the survey, and it is likely that this concern is weighing on 9sending / spending. Teens
reported their annual spending was down 13% this spring, to $2,300, compared with the same period
last year. That 10amount / discount is the lowest spending level reported by teens since fall 2011.

2. Listen to the second part of the podcast on teens’ shopping habits and complete the text
with the missing words.

Overall spending may be down for 1)____________________, but food accounts for the largest
share of males’ 2)___________________ and is in a very close second place for females. Teens report
a quarter of their 3)__________________ goes to food. Chik-fil-A holds onto the top spot for teens’
favourite 4)__________________ brand, followed by Starbucks. Chipotle Mexican Grill takes number
three for the higher-income teens, McDonald’s is third for the average 5)__________________
teens.
While Gen Z’s total spending is down sharply, when they do go 6)___________________,
7)__________________ like Nike, Lulumelon and Amazon are top on the list. While the guys are
spending a lot on 8)__________________, teen girls are spending less on 9)__________________,
10)__________________ and apparel. Ralph Lauren and Victoria’s Secret are among the brands
falling out of favor.
 B - READING COMPREHENSION

1. Read the following text.

For an estimated 6% of Americans with compulsive buying tendencies, this is a tough
time of the year as attractive bargains egg people on to spend.
"The whole culture conspires against us in the holiday season," says April Lane
Benson, a Manhattan psychologist. Besides tempting sales and the urge to shop for oneself,
she says, "the holidays bring up a lot of unfulfilled longing for some people - and that's one
reason why they shop, as a salve for disappointment."
While the stereotypical compulsive shopper is traditionally a woman in her 30s,
experts say the ease and speed of Internet shopping is luring more men and more young
people. Over Black Friday weekend, men outspent women $484 to $317, on average,
according to the National Retail Federation. They also spent an average of $200 online -
twice as much as the average woman.
In a 2005 survey of 195 U.K. teenagers, who grew up with the Internet, 44% showed
signs of compulsive shopping habits, according to research published in the British Journal of
Psychology. "The Internet is dangerous for compulsive buyers," says psychiatrist Elias
Aboujaoude. Transactions move so quickly that it is hard to pause to reassess the buying
urge, he says.
But when does "retail therapy" cross the line into compulsive shopping? Experts say
purchasing turns pathological when people continue to do it even though it causes financial
problems, disrupts work, family or social life or involves deceit, such as hiding bills and
packages. Feeling out of control is another tip-off.
Compulsive buying disorder is generally considered an impulse-control problem, like
gambling or sex addiction. Some sufferers describe feeling their hearts race, cheeks flush and
abandoning all sense of caution when they're stalking favorite items. "Usually, the idea is, 'I
see it, I like it, I want it, I'll buy it - and damn the consequences,'" says Donald W. Black, a
professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa. But the thrill fades fast and is often
followed by remorse, and then more shopping to feel better again.
Many compulsive shoppers also suffer from depression, anxiety or eating disorders,
and about half of them are also hoarders. Compulsive shoppers themselves often have a
sense of what drives them. Some suffer from low self-esteem and think the perfect dress or
accessory will help overcome it.
Arzu Yonak says she shopped out of boredom growing up in rural Ohio. The habit got
out of hand when she had an internship in New York - and her father's credit cards - at age
20. "I remember having five shopping bags in one hand and the phone in the other, saying
'Mom, I can't stop!'"

1. Find words/expressions in the text that mean the same as:

1. obssessive
2. encourage
3. attracting
4. warning, sign
5. accumulators
2. Explain the following sentences using your own words.
1) ...”men outspent women”… (l. 10¶)
2) ...”the thrill fades fast and is often followed by remorse”… (l. 24¶)
3) ..."says she shopped out of boredom"... (l. 31)

3. Answer the following questions using your own words as far as possible.

1) Is online shopping a safe alternative for compulsive buyers? Justify.

2) In what way does obsessive shopping affect people’s lives?
3) How do shopaholics try to cheat others about their spending?
4) Why do you think was it difficult for Arzu to control her spending habits?

C - VOCABULARY

1. Complete the paragraph using the given words.

 buying  unnecessary  bored  counterparts  purchase  engage 

behaviour  ads  shoppers  need  survey  consumerism

A recent (1) _____ has found that one in 20 American adults (2)___ things they may not
even want or never (3)____ or use. In today’s world of (4) ______, where we are constantly
bombarded by (5)____, men are just as likely as women to suffer from compulsive (6)_____.
Gone seem to be the days when women dragged their (7) _____ men around shopping
centers. The new research from Stanford University has revealed that men are now just as
avid and compulsive (8) _____as their female (9) _____. Researcher Dr Lorrin Koram said
that the numbers of men who indulge in (10) ______shopping sprees has rocketed: "That's
the biggest surprise – men (11)_____ in this (12) _____almost as commonly as women," he
said.

Cotações
A B C
1 2 1 2 3 1
ACPA – A (70 pontos) 10 pontos 18 pontos 30 pontos 12 pontos
ACPA – B (50 pontos) 10 pontos 10 pontos 5 pontos 10 pontos 15 pontos

ACPA – I (12 pontos) 12 pontos